The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

have done I can especially appreciate
how well you have done your duty
You remained true to the injunction
winch L imposed upon you to recognize
no one whether of standing or not,
whether of high or low estate, whether
in or out Of position" He then al
journed the jury to meet again in To-
peka on next Thursday morning at 10
o'clock At that time the work
viii be resumed. The reason for the
present adjournment was because Of
the necessity OF having several witness
es here who are needed to corrObOrate
some of the testimony which was ad-
duced to the jury room yesterday. It
was thought early on Saturday morn
ing that a final adjournment could be
taken last night, but developments
came up which need immediate atten-
ton, and they are of ~-7ed1v sen
sational character.
officials May Be Caught.
It was whispered about the federal
court corridors late yesterday after
noon that three officials, two of whom
are OF high standing are to. be placed
on the rack next week. Some real
fresh Information concerning their
actions came to light Saturday morn
ing before the grand jury, and when
the noon recess was called it was
deemed wise to keep the jury intact
for a time longer and have them re-
assemble next week some time to fur
Incl investigate THESE new lgutlu Clues
If they develop as anticipated, a de-
clded sensation will result. Certain
offices may be stirred up from the bot
tom and a very bad Odor may be
emitted theTefrom. That is the real
reason why the jury was not let go
last night. It will not return for work
until Thursday, so as to give the gov
eminent plenty of opportunity to keep
on vigorously digging.
Green and NTcKeever Pleased
Things are just going fine" said A.
r. Green, the man behind the gun
They could mot be better. We are not
falling down anywhere. All our efforts
have been successful. The witnesses
have proven good. All of our clues
have worked out properly. I am i'm
mensely satisfied. The fight is Just get
ting under way. There are some things
now on the boards which win cause a
decided sensation if they result as we
expect We viii keep right at it. I ex-
pect the jury to finally adjourn about
next Saturday. But that doesn't mean
that the work viii be finished. Not by
any means. Things are just shaping up
for the fight"
E. D. MeKeever, assistant United
States attorney, showed the effect of his
strenuous weeks work before the grand
jury. He has been on the firing line
practically every minute. He too, is
pleased.
We adjourned the jury he said
because the holidays are at hand and
because for the present the work is
pretty well cleared uD with the ex-
ception of a few very bad cases to
still be threshed out. But the cam
paign is not yet finished. suppose it
will again be taken up by either the
March jury at Wichita or the April
jury in Topeka Everything has gone
fine. Our plans succeeded admirably.
Our witnesses did not fall down The
jury worked hard, faithfully and we'll
1t is one of the best juries ever
worked with. Colonel Green should
have great praise for his work His
management is excellent, he is leve
headed and tremendously Industrious
He has a marvellous capacity for doing
things He accomplished more IL
three weeks than some of his prede-
cessors in a year.