The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17

LIKE A LICENSE.
Mayor Green Says That LIS FL
!, feet of Drenning's Course.
Permits ViOlatOrs to Escape Dy
Paying Money.
EATON ISN'T SCARED.
Calls Attorneys Action Mlser-
able Piece Of Spite Work.
Gives Inside Facts About Ot'o
Andersen Case.
EATON ISN'T SCARED

An attempt to quiet F. G. Drenhlns
citv attorney, which will be trleo oy
the civ council. this evening pSonifse3
IN overshadow in every way the ques
tion of the Sunday closing OF the tne"
tars which is also up at the same 'liiie
resolution which will be lntrouuOe
calling ON the city attorney TO secuio
first the approval of the mayor 49,
anv cases appealed from the polloe
co,,rt are dismissed is expected " 9-
the fireworks the
Dreaming objects to securing IN
sanction of the mayor before
ing in handling the cases as ne tli1i--.a
they should be handled and nelll t'i5
of the council are just as uetei ~ .
To establish the city attorney III +a+e
subordinate position Wnlch 'iieS
the law provides for hlin- .1.1-or
IT licensing crime" is the way MAY " of
Green refers to Drenning's metnoi i,, Ct
handling the appealed cases +ba Major.
the same as a license, salo AZ f1srance.
..There is practically no Id +ben
The man puts up his money anu MI iei II
if is planned for him to escape Ills '
sentence" into the
The city attorney came lito bieh
mayors office this mo.tins was as
foSseiv ,bout the city hall as day III
June. ,,, chat messages
Rut il is only the clam thal VI
a storm. -, ;ss,,ad an uIti-
ANN I'd the mayor that ne VIII NO
prosecute the cases against De hon,
ANS and Frank Raynor, potn ot ~,
were re-arrested by Cnien aa1ed Eases
1-era dismissed on. The city tnIlIns
hat II has a good case against 49, 49,
of the men but the city attorney Lnlirn~
differently and states that tne inaS - %
will have to secure soiii0
push the prosecutor
Eaton Isn't Scared
The only new feature in the Dren-
ninp-Eaton controversy seems 10 De
large bitter words. Dreaming says ne
ia sorely tempted to have EATON ar
rested for SANDER, ana Eaton say
Dreaming may fire when ne pldnkeu
Dleases. Eaton also remarks that
Drenning has made sorry mess OF ex-
nIajning and that his alleged answers
to the complaint that ne nts 49, 1u
the collection of fines and costs con,
sisted principally of hot air ana falleu
To touch even remotely the issue an
hand. ,L =
commitment issued for Otto Ander-
son. alleged jointist with no evidence
against him, who to save rage, an
aged and feeble druggist, entered
plea of guilty in his stead. Eaton has
a few remarks to make about TINS case
and says:
THAT is a miserable little piece OF
spite-work on Drenning's part When
Anderson entered a plea of guilty, L
could see plainly that he did it to save
old man Page, who is IL years of age,
and in such a physical condition that
a term in jail would kill him Anoer-
son knew that there was not evidence
enough to convict him of any part IN
the Page drug store deal. and his act in
defending the old man at the cost or
himself made a hit with me. There
was no agreement that he should stay
out of jail, but when he paid the hne
and costs, amounting to $219, 1 held
up the sixty-day Jail sentence on con-
dition that it should be imposed the
first time he was connected in anyway
with the liquor business. Now. Schaf-
fer and Anderson were at daggers
points. Schaffer had made some nlys-
FERROUS deal with Dreaming, and evil
IDENTIFY expected to escape a Jail SEN
tence. He got left, because 1 beat
Dreaming 10 the mandate. IT looks
like Dreaming was trying to revenge
his friend Schaffer by ordering the
commitment for Anderson. The
whole thing makes me tired. and
Dreaming had better not talk to me
like he did to the mayor"