The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-21
WILL MEET FEB. 8
Judge Dana to Convene Shaw
nee Grand Jury.
Investigate the Charges Against
James McCabe.
RAKE OPEN SCANDALS
Said Attack Will Be Turned
on City Attorney.
Charge Him With Attempted
Bribery of Witnesses.
Sunday Closing of Theaters
Wins First Fight.
RAKE OPEN SCANDALS

The grand Jury which will investigate
the charges of alleged misconstruction
of sewers in Topeka, overcharges for
paving grading and other claims of
fraud in connection with city contracts
for the several years will be summoned
in the district court on February 8, 1908
The date is the result of a conference
held between Mr.. Dreaming, city attor-
ney, and County Attorney Schenck, who
put their heads together and decided
that it should follow the criminal
docket of January. A reporter for the
State Journal said to Mr. Dreaming to-
day: 1T is rumored that the grand jury
is going to investigate you on claim
that you offered a bride to secure evil
dence."
What's that?'' asked Dreaming
who told you that?"
THE story is that you offered not to
prosecute George Brooks, contractor,
If he would come across and tell what
he knew"
Nothing to it," said Dreaming in a
voice that swelled out like the tones
from pipe organ. He was plainly dis
gusted. Nothing to it whatever No.
sir I didn't offer any bride and 1
didn't say anything like that l never
heard of any grand jury investigating
me-"
you still stand pat that the statute
of limitations has not run against the
McCabe charges?"
Yes. sir. have not changed on
that from the beginning. Anyone who
has told you differently has got on on
the wrong foot
The petition for the grand jury was
signed by about $50 citizens of Topeka
1t is expected that after City Attor-
ney Dreaming finishes presenting his
graft evidence, County Attorney John
Schenck will have some matters OF
Importance to present concerning the
enforcement of laws in Shawnee
county. In speaking of the evidence
of graft against city contractors, Mr..
Dreaming said this morning:
we realize that it Is going to be
very hard to get the evidence to stick
these people, but we are going to do
our best"
Sunday Closing Wins Skirmish.
Sunday closing of theaters won first
blood today in the district court when
Judge Dana overruled the motion to
quash the complaint against Roy
Crawford.
Last Saturday. Judge q. T. Hazen,
attorney for Roy Crawford, theater
manager, who was arrested on test
case for violating the Sunday labor
ordinances" by requiring, or as the
complaint words it, compelling" his
employees such as actors, stage car |
penters and scene shifters, to work on
Sunday, argued a motion to quash the |
complaint. His contention was that |
the ordinance was invalid, having
books, and not in the official city pa |
per The court took the motion I'M
der advisement until this morning,
when the motion was overruled. The |
court said that an investigation of the |
city charter act showed two methods
of validating an ordinance-publish-
ing in the ordinance book or in a
and that the ordinance
would therefore be held valid. This
leaves the Sunday theater case in the
same condition it was before The
court has not set a date for hearing
Of the argument in the merits of the
case and it is impro bable that the
question will be settled before jan
uary 1.
Urging Harvester Trust Case.
In district court today the attor-
neys are arguing two motions in the
case of the state against the Interna-
tionaI Harvester trust which was ten
days ago convicted on 43 counts by a
fury. One motion is for a new trial,
and the other is for arrest Of judg-
ment The Harvester trust has not
been sentenced, but is subject to a
fine of $1,000 on each OF the 43
counts The result of the two mo-
tons today will not be learned be-
fore next Saturday.
The Harvester peop:e claim that IL
guilty their offenSe was a continuous
one and not punishable as 43 separate
offenses If the court holds the
offenses to be continuous, only one
penalty of $1,000 can be imposed.