The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-29
HERE'S SUMNER
Kansas City, KS, Jointists De-
clare McHale Got the Cash.
Was Paid So Monthly by Them
for Official Protection.
SUPPOSEDGO-BETWEEN
The Arm0urdale Politician Says
1t Goes to Topeka.
Is ,Ued in Campaign Fund to
Aid the Brewers.
Openly States c. C. Coleman and
j. M. Simpson Know This.
SUPPOSEDGO-BETWEEN

Kansas City, Kan. Sept. 29.-The
feature of Thursdays DEVELOPMENTS in
the Joint war in this city and Wyan-
ootte county was the charge made by
three Joint" keepers that Martin II.
McHale, an Armourdale real estate
dealer, is the man who collects the
a month from the Joint" keepers.
They said they supposed McHale was
a go-between in the case for what
they vaguely termed county authori-
ties" 1t furnished the desired pro
lection and they did not question
further.
What McHaIe Says.
McHale, however. denies this en-
phaucally, but declares that he knows
money is paid by the saloon men and
brewers and that it goes to Topeka to
the Republican or the Democratic CEN
trail committee. whichever one seems
likely to win, and thus be able to do
the brewers the most good McHale
further declared that G. c. Coleman
attorney general, knew all that he did
and that James M. Simpson, former
chairman of the Republican state cen
trail committee, also knew all about
where the money came from. McHale
refused to give the names of any of the
politicians who received money from
the Joints
Joint keepers Statement.
The three Joint keepers of Rose
dale who declared that McHale col
lected the SIS monthly stipend from
them are Joseph Thaler, James Chris
topher and John McNichol. They gave
out a statement which each signed as
follows:
Rosedale, Kan, Sept, 27.-To Whom
1t May Concern: This is to certify
that at various times we, the under
signed, have paid to one Martin Nc
Hale certain sums of money, which he,
the said Martin McHale. represented
was for the use and benefit of the
county auth orities of Wyandotte coun-
ty, Kansas.
(signed) JOHN McNICHoL.
JOSEPH THALER
JAS. CHRISTOPHER
Joseph Thaler of 200 Southwest
boulevard, RosedaIe, Kan. keeps a
Joint" at that address. He is one of
the men who signed the statement.
He said that he opened the place last
July and that the first month he was
not approached.
During the next month. however"
he said. -tMeHale came in was for
merly around a saloon in Armourdale
a good deal and SO when McHa1e came
I just said:
ssI guess I'll give you little money"
HE smiled and said all right, and I
paid him. 1 also paid him the next
month. He never told me who it was
for and I didn't ask him-just thought
it best to pay up. I understood that it
went to the county,
McHale's Little Black Book
James Christopher of 1017 u Kansas
avenue, Rosedale, said the collector
was McHa1e.
''I opened this place seven months
ago" said Christopher. THE second
month I was here McHale came in and
said:
g Gibson let you off the first month,
but you've got little fine to pay this
month";
81 paid him SIS that month and have
paid that amount each month since.
We never had any words about it. I
lust paid him the money and he made
a record of it in a little black book he
carries. Gibson may arrest me for
violating the prohibitory law, now that
have made this statement. 1t is just
what I'd say. though, if 1 was on the
witness stand