The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
What Council Committee Has
Decided About McCabe Charges.
Indications Are That Matter
May Be Dropped.
BROOKS ENTERS DENIAL
Said He Knew Nothing of the
Doodle Charges.
Mr.. Gilmore Stands by His
Original Statement.

James McCabe, city engineer, w.
E. King assistant city engineer, who
were suspended Monday afternoon of
last week pending charges of graft
and extortion, will be reinstated in
their former positions.
5 The investigation has practically
come to a conclusion. No further
meetings will be held.
The special committee of the coun-
Gil at the head of which is Councilman
F. E. Nipps. chairman. with Council
men Ryder, Horn, Howe and Mont
gomery will report back to the counc:;
that it can not show any conclusive
proof of the charges filed by w. M.
Gilmore, Fifth ward sewer contractor
Mr.. Gilmore met Mayor w. H. Da-
Wis. Councilman F. f. Nipps and Coun-
Gilman c. E. Jordan at the business
office of the former Sunday and stated
to them that he had nothing further
to bring forward in the way of proof
OF the charges made against McCabe.
This morning Mr.. Gilmore said to
State Journal reporter: Il have
nothing further to say at this time
The committee concludes from this
that their chief witness for the plain
tiff can bring nothing new of vital i'm
portance and having nothing to show
of value in the accumulation OF evil
dence on which the committee has
been working for a whole week. All
of the evidence was of such contra
5dictory nature that the committee has
come to practical decision not to
push the investigation any further.
The mayor said this morning; I'VE
haven't got anything to show that
these charges are true. We have run
down every rumor that presented
itself and all the evidence that was
laid before us and we can't find any
s<.l, cl
crooked work has been carried on L
can not see therefore any reason in
carrying this matter any further
George Brooks, former business
ward sewer contract, states that ne
has never had final accounting with
Gilmore on the contract.
1t is stated that because of this fail
ure to make this accounting that Gil
more is trying to show that the money
has been spent in the manner ind1-
Gated in his charges and that there
fore he can not be held responsible FOR
any balance that might or shouio
exist.
1t is claimed that both parties to the
charges, McCabe and King, will in
stitute damage proceedings against
Gilmore for defamation OF character
following their reinstatement INTO
their former positions by the mayor
The testimony which was secured at
the meeting Saturday evening OF the
into the alleged extortion and graft in
the city engineers office simply result
ed in further marking of time NC
Cabe denied. Gilmore denied
One denial was heaped upon another
each man claimed to tell the truth
Then others denied statements that
Gilmore had made, ]. H. Maxwell, con-
tractor, w. E. King, assistant city en-
gineer, G. T. Mattingly, sewer fns2ec-
tor. George Brooks, former partner OF
Gilmore, Charles Ramsey, contractor,
each offering a denial to Gilmore's al
Then Gilmore too the chair again and
offered further denials to all of the
above.
The committee was bewildered.
1t sat through four hours of long tedi-
Gus testimony. 1t adjourned into an
executive session and further discuss
ed and adjourned again without set
ting a time.
The most important testimony offer
ed during the evening was that of Geo.
Brooks. who stated that he had never
heard of any graft in connection with
the Fifth ward sewer. Brooks was the