The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-28
WILL NOT COME SOON.
MI. Dean Thinks q. S. Attorney May
Not Be Named Until January.

]. S. Dean, United States district at
torney for Kansas, does not look for
the appointment of a successor to his
office until next year. possibly January
or February, unless he himself gets the
place again, in which instance ne ex-
poets the commission to arrive at al
most anY time.
when do yez1 think the next attorney
viii be named2" he was asked this
morning.
1T viii be some time yet" was his
answer, probably next year, unless I
get the place again, and then it may
come any time"
why do you look for a delay in the
matter, when your time is up on De-
cember 1872" he was asked.
There are some very important mat
ters on right now" was his reply,
which need attention. 1t viii take
considera bic time to dispose of them.
''Wiu it take until January or Feb
ruary?' he was asked.
Perhaps" was the answer.
"What are these matterS2" he was
asked. He refused to answer this ques-
ton. It is pretty well known however
that they pertain to the special United
States grand jury which will come up
in Topeka next week to consider the
land frauds in Kansas. 1t was at the
special injunction of the attorney gen
eral of the United States that this in
vestigation was commenced. The vio-
lationS in Kansas with regard to false
entries and illegal fences make a long
story, one that it viii take an immense
amount of time for the grand jury to
dissolve.
A. R. Green, the special examiner
sent here by the government, and the
man who worked IN the big cases 10
the northwest which sentenced Unit
ed States senator to the penitentiary
and a lot of others with him, is IN
charge of the Kansas investigation and
from whispers heard about the federal
building he has a big stock Of prosecu-
tions which he win push. 1t is SAID
that there are probably some hfteen OF
eighteen cases ready now to go before
the ~rand jury. About this, however
| Mr. Green won't talk. He never talks
about the land investigation.
How long viii it take to unravel the
matters you have on handE' ne was
asked this morning
1T will be a long, hard grind and VII
! take lots of time" was his answer.
January or February, perhaps?' ht
| was asked
tsIt will be a long job" was his non
| cOnnmittal rebuttal.
Now to get back to the Dean Bone hgh'
/ for the incumbency of the district at
! torneyship for Kansas. This land fTauC
1 investigation has a big bearing upor
| the time of the appointment. If it i:
necessary for Mr.. Dean to stay IN OF,
/ fee until the grand jury's work anC
its consequent prosecutions are com
| pleted even though he does not get the
| appointment again, it may be some
| time before Mr.. Bone will step into hi:
| shoes. But it is a matter that canno
| be helped say the politicians. Th'
United States attorney general advised
and ordered the jury at this time and
now since it is called and will start mex
week a long 1aborious grind which may
4 unearth untold-of things, Mr.. Dean vii
have to stay at his post of duty unit
it is through with. On the other hand i
Mr.. Dean gets the commission there il
nothing at all to hinder 1t from coming
! at any time.