The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-11
Explain Action or Be Punished
for Contempt.
WHAT OF MIR. LINSKI.
Charged He Has Been the Go
Between.
Joints Have Refused to Close
Their Doors.

Pittsburg, Crawford county, must
come before the Kansas supreme court
on November IS, and show why they
should not be punished for contempt
in receiving money from jointists in
violation of the order of the supreme
court ousting the city of Pittsburg from
licensing joints. The following officials
are cited for contempt:
J. E. Holden, police judge.
B. D. Fox. city engineer.
J. E. Bevans, street commissioner.
T. W. Howe, chief of the fire de-
partment.
J. T. Atkinson, Marion Robinson,
George White, William Doss, J. G..
Stokes, Andrew Urban, F. o. Robinson.
Peter Cordory, Walter Stanfill. John
Maskrod, all members of the city fire
department
King, j. E. Walker, j. Leemaster.
Charles M. Fisher. Charles Phillips, A.
E. Spriggs, all members of the city
police department.
Frank Linski
Linksi seems to be the "goat" in the
alleged illegal transactions. In an afh-
davit filed by Attorney General F. 8.
Jacks on. it is stated that Linski col
lected money from the jOintiStS, and
paid it directly to the city employees.
l.
treasury. and by that means, the city
thought it would dodge" the order of
the supreme court. Attorney General
Jackson has had his agents at work
for some time trying to solve the Pitts
burg puzzle, and now the solution has
apparently been arrived at. The custer
against Pittsburg was granted about a
year ago, and the officials of the city
of direct payments for some time. The
city officials have allowed the saloons
to operate without molestation, though
according to the city records no
licenses have been paid for protection
The money was all collected by Lin
ski, and turned over directly to the city
employees, each employe getting the
same that he used to get when. paid
out of the city treasury.
So much for Crawford county, where
the lid has been tipped off for some
time. To further emphasize his deter
mination to close up the saloons in
southeastern Kansas, Attorney General
jackson has also started trouble for
public officials at Scammon and West
Mineral in Cherokee county, where
joints are running in violation of the
law.
General jackson filed custer proceed
of both cities, and then against the
cities themselves. He charged them
alike with knowingly permitting the
illegal sale of liquor in these cities, and
the city treasury by the jointists and
saloonkeepers, information about tie
latter was either by neglect, failure Or
refusal not supp,ier , the county at+or-
ney of Cherokee county.
In the case against the officers of
the city of Scanmon the following Off
GERS are made defendants: r. w.
Markham, mayor; James E. 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. to the present time that in the
CITY of Sc sn,r1on there have been OPEN
ly maintained and kept numerous
places where liquors have been sold in
violation of law and where slot ma
chimes and gambling devices have also
been maintained. JacF son declares thai
the city officers which he makes de-
PENDANTS had knowlc 7ge of the places
kept by the persons named, and that
they failed to notify the county attor-
ney and copspired with these persons
to permit them to maintain these un-
lawful places upon the payment of Ger
tain sums of money monthly into the
city treasury of Scammon.
1t is prayed that all of the city Off
GERS made defendants be ousted from
their offices for the remainder of the
term to which they have been elected
or appointed.
The city of ScammOn is asked to be
ousted from the further practice of the
alleged unlawful acts charged against
the officers who are made defendants
in the first petition.
The action against West Mineral is
much like that against Scammon. r..
w. Young. mayor: H.nry Frasco. police
Judge: Sandy Gibson. marshal: and
Joseph Carbonetti. assistant marshal;
are all made defendants. Jackson
states that since May, 1907, up to the
present time places have been kept
where liquor has been sold illegally.
None of these are declared to have
per,nit frcr the probcte i'.7cc.
The officers made defendants are
charged with having had knowledge of
the places where liquor has been IL
legally sold, that they did not notify
tire county attorney of Cherokee cnnrty,
that they conspired with the keeping
of these places and these keepers paid
regular monthly sums into the city
treasury of West Mineral The attor-
ney general then prays that each of
the defendants be ousted from their
term of office.
The court is asked to also oust the
citv of West Mineral from the further
practice of alleged illegal acts os it's
tfficers.
Cleveland Goes Rabbit Hunting.