The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
NOW AFTER EATON
I'll. A. Dusenberry, Discharged
Policeman, Files Charges.
Claims Chief of Police Sold
Cases of Beer.
DEALT WITHJUNK MEN
Disposed of Empty Beer Kegs
and Other Property.
Also Says He Wasn't Given a
Proper Hearing.
DEALT WITHJUNKMEN

Charges were filed today with the
city clerk against Chief of Police
Winfield Eaton by H. A. Dusenberry.
a discharged patro1n1an, claiming mis-
conduct on the part Of the head of the
police force.
The charges are a replica of those
aired previously by Dusenberry in
which he claimed that Eaton gave
away liquor and other property con-
| fiscated by the police in joint raids and
that he sold kegs and cases of beer
Dusenberry claims that he was dis
charged without being given a proper
hearing, that he had no opportunity
of presenting his side of the cause
| which occasioned his discharge d.
! That's what we want" said Mayor
Green when he glanced over the
charges filed. when there are any
! charges to be aired we want them filed
and not aired around without any at
tempt of substantiation. If what he
says here is true the condition is in
! deed serious.
eff there is anything that should be
investigated and needs attention the
right way to get at 1t is to file charges.
! That's the only way we can go to the
bottom of these things and find out"
The mayor stated yesterday that he
would pay no attention to Dusenberry's
| charges until he filed them IN proper
form. This the discharged policeman
proceeded to do. He also at the same
time filed a claim against the city for
SO claimed as salary due for six days
| from the time he was suspended to the
time of his discharge.
| Dusenberry's complaints will go to
the council committee on police for in
vestigation. The. committee consists
of Councilmen Howard, Montgom merry
and Stanley. Councilman H. B. How
ard is chairman of the committee
| Dusenberrv also claims that he noti-
fed Eaton of a gambling game which
was being carried on at the Copeland
hotel but that Eaton excused negli-
gence in acting on the information by
stating that he could find no way in
which to get access to the room in
which the gambling was alleged to
exist. rs~...,-
The charges filed this morning fol-
low:
<- e-.e..-- Topeka, Kan, July "a.
Honorable Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen: On the 18th of July
was suspended from the police force as
patrolnan1 and -.en the 23rd of July I
was discharged without, hearing of
any kind. fa-sH r,e~
THE charge that I was let out on. or
all that L was tn1dT of. was for sitting
down in front OF the T'hroop hotel and
was discharged on that account. Now,
gentlemen, I don't feel as though 1
have had a fair deal in this matter.
II also charge the chief OF police with
taking home for his own use such stuff
as is used in keeping and maintaining
nuisance He has sold the. kegs and
cases that beer and other liquors are
kept in to the junk dealers to be shipped
back to the brewing companies He
mas also sold goods that are used for thu
same purpose the cases being still in
the hands of the court.
1.-The chief of police has also given
away liquor freely by the bottle and by
the drink He also has a patrolman by
the name of Kellar that stole some OF
the fixtures out Of club room at APO
Kansas avenue and carried the same
away with him. Now this man is still
on duty This man has also made false
arrests for which the city is liable for
damages. The chief of police has given
the newspaper reporters glasses by the
suit case full. suppose for their friend
ship. and liquor by the bottle. Now this
is a matter would have looked up. He
also allows men that are TRUSTEES to
drink the liquor that is captured in the
Joints and get drunk and then lock them
up Pie Jordan was given beer by one
OF the patrolmen while he was locked
ND in the dungeon on bread and water
for running from Jail. stand ready to
prove all the above charges at any time
I an called on.
III A DJJSENBERRY.'