The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-29
HE WAS BRIBED.
Charge Made Against County
Attorney Gibson.
Mr.. Coleman Files New Petition
in Custer Suit.
NOT IN GOOD FAITH.
Joint Prosecutions Were Re.
peatedly Postponed.
Charged He Received So a Month
From BreWeries.
lOT IN GOOD FAITH.

Attorney General C. c. Coleman
fled in the supreme court late Tues
day afternoon his amended petition in
the custer suit against James S. Glib
son, county attorney of Wyandotte
county. The petition is filed to make
the original petition more definite and
certain, as requested by the attorneys
for Gibson.
1t is evident from the new petition
that somebody is at work in Kansas
City supplying the information for Mr.
Coleman's campaign. Some believe
that it is Mr.. Stubs detective agency
which is doing the work.
There are really four different parts
to the new petition. The four charges
are as follows:
or carry on prosecutions of jointkeep-
ers in good faith; to substantiate
which charge the court record of a lot
of cases are cited showing that many
cases have been repeatedly postponed.
2 That Mr. Gibson has received ST
per month as a bribe for immunity
from about 24O jointkeepers whose
names are given.
g. That Mr.. Gibson has received IS
per month from all of the big brewing
concerns for each joint which the
brewery supplies.
4 That Mr.. Gibson entered into
bling houses by which they were per-
mitted to run without molestation in
consideration of payment of money,
Concerning the way in which brides
were paid to Mr.. Gibson, the amended
petition goes on to say:
THE said defendant, James S. Glib
son, in disregard of his duty as county
attorney, and of his oath as an officer
Of the state, and in consideration that
! the keepers of said large number of
places for the unlawful sale OF intOxi
eating liquors should not be prose
cuted by him as such county attorney,
has continually. during his said term
of office and up to the present time,
under and by virtue of an arrangement
and agreement, expressed or implied,
unlaWfuly and cOrruptly received
from each of the said persons SO en-
gagged in the business of baFteTing and
selling intoxicating liquors in said
county and city the sum of five dollars
per month as bride, he agreeing
with the said violators of the law that
in consideration of the payment to
him. directly or indirectly by each of
them, of the said sum of five dollars
per month, so .9ng as the same should
be paid, the person so paying him or
causing to be paid to him the said
monthly bribe should not be prose-
! cuted by him as county attorney on &C
count OF any violations of the said
prohibitory liquor law of which the
said person so paving the said bribe
:
informs the court that the said unlaW
full. corrupt and criminal agreement
and practice has been in force and car
ried out between the said defendant
and the said persons, so uniawfully
engaged, in said county, in the bust
ness of selling and bartering intoxicat-
ing liquors, up to the present time and
is now in full force and operation to
the great scandal of the people of said
county and to the total destruction Of
any possibility of enforcing said laws
in said county. The names of the per-
sons with whom the county attorney
has had dealings as charged are here
given"
Then follows a list of about $50 joint
/ lists who it is claimed have been pay
ing the So per month. The petition then
says
1.-THE attorney general further alleges
/ that the following named brewing com
/ panies and brewers, with their home
! offices or with branches warehouses To-
! Gated in Kansas City, Mo, own or have
/ heretofore owned a large number of
/ the parcels of real estate, or have held
/ leases on the same, where the places
! for the Illegal sales of liquors were
/ kept for sale and sold; and that each
/ of the brewing cOmnanies and brewers
/ supplied the intoxfc2 ting liquors for
/ such sales to the persons who occupied
/ and operated the saloons located on
| property of the brewing companies;
The Schlitz Brewing company.
The Dick Bros. Brewing company.
The Imperial Brewing company.
] The Rochester Brewing company.
The Helm Brewing company
The Lemp Brewing company.
/ The Muehlbach Brewing company.
The Anheuser- Busch Brewing COM
4 pany.