The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-04
County Attorney Begins on the
Campbell Case.
Will See About the Road House
Saloon.
EXPLANATION
Easy Matter to Convict Keeper
of Place.
Duty Performed When COnvic-
ton Is Had in Police Court.

Inquisition was held today relative TO
what was seen at the residence of Rob-
ert Campbell, colored, one mile east Of
the Three Bridges, when Police Chief
r. w. Eaton in company with Sergeant
Ross. Detective Lawson, and Charles
Bradshaw, marshal of the court of To-
peka, stopped there Wednesday after
noon. The inquisition was held by
County Attorney John ]. Schenck in his
office and the evidence transcribed by
a stenographer.
While the statements made by the
witnesses and transcribed by the
stenographer were secret, they will be
filed this afternoon along with an in
formation charging Campbell with the
sale of liquor. This will be done as
soon as the stenographer has copied
from her shorthand notes the state
ments made by Messrs. Eaton, Ross,
Lawson and Bradshaw, also Wesley
ment regarding his conviction in police
court on a charge of Illicit liquor sales
Chief Eaton's Statement.
All these matters are kept secret I'M
til filed this afternoon which will prob
ably be late. Chief Eaton today issued
a statement to this paper relative to the
affair, which statement is said not to
the inquisition. The statement follows:
''It is not our intention to enter into
a controversy over this matter of our
finding a joint one mile east of the city
On the Granville road. But l would
Hike to make a statement of facts about
that and what has been said in con-
nection Herewith. In the first place,
we went with the deputy marshal OF
the court of Topeka, he having war
rant for Doc Manson, an alleged hog
on f.
ted in the city of Topeka and we hav-
ing information that he was at Camp
bells place. What we found there VIC
told the sheriff as soon as we got to a
telephone. 1t ought to be an easy mat
ter to convict the keeper of the place
and we will gladly testify what we saw.
Regarding the recent convictions
in the police court of those charged
with violations of the prohibitOry law
we think when we secure the evidence
and the conviction is had in the po-
lice court our duty is performed. The
evidence in these cases was turned
over to the county attorney together
with a description of the places where
nuisanceS were maintained. The
county attorney said he wanted me
to verify the information with him.
said after furnishing the evidence and
securing a conviction in the police
court and swearing to an information
in the district court it would look as
I asked him to get the sheriffs office
to verify the complaints with him, put
asid that I will gladly do it if he de-
sired me to; and he said he did, and
I told him when he got the COM
plants ready to call me and I would
swear to them. He has never called
me. 1 also sent police officer, John
Fowler, to tell him when he got the
complaints ready to call me. But he
has not called me vet and I am still
waiting.
THE parole power of all those who
violate the city ordinances. as every
tive enactment of the last legislature
in the police judge. I have nothing
whatever to do with that matter. The
police judge can in his discretion pa
said that 1 will gladly do it If he de-
dinances. And I will say in this con-
nection that believe he is honest and
fair and does as near right as any
judge possibly can"
In this statement the police depart
ment head implies that criticism has
been given Judge S. S. Urmy relative
to his action in the parole of Topeka
persons who pleaded guilty of Illicit
liquor sales when arraigned in police
court.
Attorney Reeds Statement.
According to the statement of At
were entered b. John Hoffman, Dick
Hoffman and Wesley Hale, when he
as their attorney recommended that
leniency be shown them because of
their desire to plead guilty.
This recomm according to