The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08

Attorneys Foster and Larimer
in Police Investigation Clash,
Latter Charges Former with
:. Acting in Bad Faith.
1T COMES TO AN END.
Committee Holds That Charges
We're GrOundless.
Amusing Revelations Made by a
Dealer in Bottles.
1T COMES TO AN END.

lively tilt between opposing attor-
neys was the only incident which
served to throw a dash of excitement
and pepper into what was otherwise a
fiat morsel of scandal. The charges
against the chief of police, Wfnteld
Eaton. after the testimony was heard
were dismissed by the police commit
tee of the council.
The committee came to quick de-
cision in an executive session following
the hearing of number of witnesses
procured both by H. A. Dusenberry,
discharged policeman, who filed the
charges. and Winfield Eaton. chief of
police The committee did not deem
the charges strong enough.
Only the former friendship between
Attorneys Frank Foster and H. G.
Larimer, who were on the opposite
sides of the case. kept them from
mixing.
DO you remember the circumstance
of load of stuff that was taken back
to the police station that Mr.. Stahl
rePlevined?" asked Foster of Chief
Eaton.
IT would like to make a plain state
ment about that said the chief.
Il would like to have you. Mr..
Eaton" said Foster.
you are not asking that question
=. good faith" shouted H. G. Larimer.
one of the attorneys for the chief of
police.
DO you say that I am not asking
that in good faith?" said Foster.
II do came back the answer.
"Then say that you are telling an
untruth,' almost shouted Foster
across the council chamber to Lari-
mer.
You are not asking that in good
faith. I repeat it," said Larimer.
Witnesses and spectators alike ex-
pected something in the way of a
physical encounter between the two
men. but both men dropped their
tenseness of expression and relapsed to
the monotony of cross examination of
witnesses.
In the beginning of the hearing H
A. Dusenberry withdrew his first
charge, that he had been discharged
from the force without hearing The
committee permitted him to withdraw
the charge. Later in the hearing H.
G.. Larimer protested against accepting
a withdrawal of the charge. IF the
man has lied in one thing he has lied
in ALL" said Larimer.
Practically all of the charges hinged
about the disposition of the property
cOnfiscated by the police in joint raids.
1t was claimed that the chief instead
of ordering his men to destroy empty
beer bottles and cases. had sold them.
That he had appropriated some Of the
property to his own personal use. The
police committee did not appear to
care so much about this as to discover
whether the chief had in reality treat
ed certain persons to the liquor cap
tured, as it was proved the money
went into a fund to use at the police
station. George Dusenberry, father of
ii. A. DuSenberry, and E. B. Chapman,
a reporter on the Capital, gave testi-
mony tending to show this while Eaton
entered a denial backed by members
of the police force. The chief of po-
lice acknowledged taking an ice chest
n a fOfnf To
house for his private use, and also
permitting Frank Snyder. street COM
missioner, to use one also. He claim
ed, however. that the ice chests were
of small value and would be returned
to the police station when the court
should order them destroyed or if re-
plevined.
A shout of merriment swept the
room when c. H. Dyal. a dealer in
junk who had purchased several loads
of empty beer bottles and cases from
the police station. testified that he had
received a letter from a brewery stat
ing that they would not purchase any
more empty beer bottles because it
simply whetted the appetite of Kan
sans to raid joints and capture more
bottles.
The kitty fund" was given a thor
ough airing. The kitty fund" it was
stated during the testimony had been
in existence for years. It was con-
tributed to from the sale of property
taken by the police in raids and was
used for various purposes. To help
prisoners who needed financial aid to
buy meals for people who were picked
up and who needed assistance of that
character, as a fund from which the
police might borrow when they got
short and also TO furnish them with
shoe shining supplies.
How long has this kitty fund exist
ed2"' was asked of Eaton. !
Il understand for a great many
years.
How much is in the fund ?''
About 30 or As dollars was collected
to the best of my knowledge. 1 know
because the jailers take care of it"
DO you remember pouring CUT so-r,c |
blackberry brandy and giving il to a |
by the name of Chapman to |
drink; that he remarked 1t was pretty |
good stuff and said that he would like |
to have some more?"
L did not
Did not Arch Bailey take a drink
out of bottle when you were MAX
ing a raid?" continued Frank Foster.
: Il had charge of the bottle. 1t was
being placed in the wagon. He was /
coming by at the time and helped hirc- |
SER ana told him that 1 expected TO |
subpoena him as a Witness
. Have you at any time given the |
Keys TO the basement where the confs-
Gated liquor Is stored to Mr. Wilson.
the police court prosecutor"
He had the keys. / don't know
what he did,