The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-06
T. f. Carver, Assistant Attorney Cen
eraI, Who VIII Resign.

Il shall quit and put it up directly to
the county attorney and to the police
he said. There is no use in trying to
do anything with the officers acting as
they now are. About q week ago I is
sued a contempt subpoena for R. +.
Bodgins. Yesterday afternoon I went
into the sheriff's Office and asked there
when 1t had been returned. The deDuty
fn the sherin's Office told me that Dick
Hodgins could not be found. Now what
do you think of q farcical proceeding like
that? Isn't it tfresome. The same con-
dition I met in the case of Henry Yes
per, the baker, whom wanted as a wit
ness in one of the liquor cases which
tried. For two days subpOenas were out
for him. Some were left at the house.
Some at the bakery. I didn't get him.
I get no cooperation from the sheriff's
Office whatever. It shows no interest in
the effort to enforce the prohibitory
law The sheriff and his force got into
a great howdy-do and became rip-roar-
ing angry because [ had young Harry
Dusenberry serve a subpoena for me on
a particularly important witness in one
of my liquor cases. We have the best
sherfn in this county we ever had was
the answer I got to my request. That
may be SO on other things, I replied,
but it is not on liquor cases or in mat
ters relating to the enforcement of the
prohibitory law Dusenberry served the
subpoena and had my witness.
1.-THE police are worse than useless.
lney 10 uOlilllS dl et4i 70 ClOs6 up Liz
joints. What can you expect when
members of the force go into these
places. drink there, and sh ow the joint
lists that they are in sympathy with
them. More than that they lend to
them a sort of protection. 1t goes
without saying that the police are
worse than useless. More than that 1t
is useless to discuss that point
These jointists have no respect for
the court. They don't care. Take for
instance the contempt proceedings
which I brought Whenever a person
disobeys the mandate of the court, he
should be hauled up at once and
punished. What is the use of having
a court If It is not respected. These
contempt proceedings should have
been brought up at once Those who
dfsobeyed the law ought to be punish
ed Judge Dana declares that the
docket is h eavy and that other pressing
matters need attention. There are
lot Of little horse-swapping cases on
hand. I do not see why they should
be given precedence over a disobeyed
Injunction of the court
srWhen I was appointed assistant at
torney general 7 went to the county at,
torney and told him that I was willing
to cooperate with him in closing the
joints and that we should work togeth-
er. You follow your own plans, he
answered, and I will follow mine
have lost interest in the matter to
considerable extent anyway. That is
all the help I got from him So had
to take up the fight alone"
DO you think the plan of appointing
assistant attorney generalsa good one2"
was asked of Judge Carver.
We'll" he replied 7 think that if
some summary method were employed
to remove county attorneys who do not
do their duty. it would be far more to
the point In fact it ought to apply to
any officer who does not follow the
dictates o. his oath
ssVVflI you recommend the appointment
Of a successor to yourself2" was asked.
No" he replied NO. I think that
the matter ought just be put up to the
county attorney good and stroTsg. and
to the police as well That I think Is
the best way out Of it now
ssWiH the future action of the law
and order peoDle In Topeka aenend