The Globe-republican., 1907-11-14
|C|TY IN CONTEMPT
ATTORNEY GENERAL GETS clTA.
TlONS AGAINST OFFICIALS.
AYERS THE JOINTS PAY Them

General Jackson today secured cita-
tions against the following officers OF
the city Of Pittsburg, compelling
them to appear before the supreme
court on November 18th and show
why attachments of contempt SHOULD
not be issued against them:
j. d. Holden, police judge; B. D.
Fox, city engineer; ]. e. Bevans,
street commissioner; T. w. Howe,
chief Of fire department; Firemen j.
J. Atkinson, Marion Robinson,
George White, William Doss. J. G.
Stokes, Andrew Urban, r. O. Robin
son, Peter Cordery, Walter Stanfill,
John Maskrod; Policemen S. M. Law
ter, e. r. Carter e. M. King, J. e.
Walker, J. ]. Leemaster Charles NJ.
Fisher, Charles Phillips and A. g.
Sprlggs.
The charge against these men is
that they receive their salaries from
money paid in various ways to the
city by joints and other resorts as
licenses to engage in their alleged I'M
lawful pursuits.
Frank Linksi Is also cited to ap-
pear before the court. Linksi is not
connected in any manner with the
city administration. 1t is charged he
has been "go-between" for the
handling Of these licenses. Some of
the money, the attorney general de-
clares, was paid into the CITY treas
ury as donation to the general fund
and some Of it directly to some of
the city officers.
This Dr'ctice, according to an aft
davit filed by Jackson, has been 60
ing on since the supreme court GUST
ed end enioired the CITY of Pittqbrrg
from engaging in the illegal licens.
ing of saloons. This custer acton
was commenced while c. c. Cole
man was attorney general
Mr.. Jackson was ASKED IL he would
proceed against any other officers Of
Pittsburg or against the jointists who
ERE allege1 to have been paying this
money. I'VE may after a while,' was
his reply.
Scammon and West Mineral, both
cities of the second class, in CherU
kee county. also met with the attor
ney generals promisef wrath this az
ternoon. Jackson flied custer cru.
ceedings against certain mun cipal
officers of both cities, and Men
against the cities themselves. He
charge1 them alike with known yly
permitting the illegal sale of liqtor
IN these cities, and that upon the pay.
nent of sums into the city treasury
by the jointists and saloon-keepers,
information about the latter wa1
either by neglect, failure or refusal
not supplied to the county attorney
OF Cherokee county.
In the case against the officers of
the city Of Scammon the following
officers are made defendants: R. w.
Markham, mayor; James =. Burke,
treasurer John T. Stewart. city
clerk; William Grady, marshal. and
P. L. Keener. police judge.
The attorney general charges that
continually from the first day of May,
1907, tn the present time that in the
city Of Sc7mmon there have been
openly maintained and kent num-
erous places where LIQUORS have he9n
sold in viciqtioI Of low and who're
slot machines and gambling devices
have also been maintained Jackson
declares that the city officers which
- makes defendants had knowledge
Of he places kent by the persons
hared and that thew fqiled to notify
p county attorney and conspirei
with these persons TO hermit them to
maintain these unlawful places upon
the payment of certain sums of
onev monthly into the city treasury
Scammon.
It Is PRAYED that ali of the city off,
GERS made defendants be ousted frnm
their Offices for the remainder of tho
term to witch they have been elect
ed or appointed.
The city Of SCammon Is asked TO
be ousted from the further practice
of the ALLEGED unlawful acts charged
against TIE officers who are made de-
PENDANTS in the first petition.