The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-02
DID He
AID BAD
ROBBERS?
HEAD OF WICHITA
POLICE ROLLS INTO
BASKET
s- 81
FEDERAL ATTORNEYS
TO PROSECUTE
Strong Case Said 10 Be Worked
Up Against the City
Officials


Special to Daily Leader
Wichita, Kas., Sepe. Frank s.
Burt, chief OF police OF wichita, ar
r'ying homo from Topeka yesterday,
where ne had gone with Federal au-
tholities and the prisoners charged
with robbery and selling stolen prop
elty went to the city hall and ended
his services as head OF the Wichita
police department.
When Mr.. Burt resigned on August
3, he set his resignation to take ef,
feet September /, but as the mayor
,1as been away, he later revised his
intention and planned TO remain in
Office until the mayor would name
his successor Later he decided 10
step out OF Office on schedule time.
Information from the United States
district attorneys Office at Topeka
indicates that commissioners war
iants will be issued within two or
trree days summoning Frank S. Burt
and l.. s. Naftzger before the FEEDER
al grand Jury which is soon to con
vene In Wichita.
John Callahan, alleged leader ot
the famous Callahan aang. and Ed.
ward Earl and Roy Templeton, who
were rrested in wichita were present.
ed before Frank l.. Campbell, United
States commissioner at Topeka yes
terday afternoon and held in $1,000
bonds to appear before the grand
jury.
Callahan will be brought to the
Sedgwick county Jail, and the others
held at the Shawnee county Jail un-
I'll they provide bonds,
No Immunity Baths
Immediately after these prisoners
had been arraigned United States
District Attorney Bone, who has
charge OF the prosecution, disposed
OF the rumors that the government
proposed to permit Frank S. Burt TO
turn states evidence in connection
with the allegations that he has as
sisted Callahan's gang to dispose OF
stolen property.
Mr.. Bone said:
The conduct of the cases against
persons charged with the robbery OF
rostofiices and of dsposng of stoleh
stamps rest entirely with the dis
trict attorneys Office.
You may say for me that the dis.
trict attorneys Office has made "A.
deals, or agreement of immunity with
anyone, and will proceed impartially
to present the cases on their merits
before the Federal grand jury
Mr.. Bone was asked when commas
sioner's warrants would be issued for
other persons who are to appear be
fore the grand jury in this case, and
he replied that the circumstances
would decide that point. and that he
was not at liberty to discuss that fea.
ture. He explained that it Is custom
ary often in such cases to issue war
rants Immediately when there is cause
10 believe that the parties in ques-
tion might leave the state. He said
that the custom of the departments s
procedure depended entirely on the
conditions of the case, and as such
conditions arise.
Depends On Jury
Mr.. Bone said that as soon as the
grand jury hears the charges against
the various parties in the famous
stamp case that the future steps will
depend upon the grand iury's action.
Ii any indictments issue the cases
would come UP for trial in the FEEDER
NJ court sometime next March. Per
sons indicted, however. explained Mr..
Bone, hay the privilege OF demand
ing a mere speedy trial.