The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-05
BRYAN Affidavit Proves to BE a
Sensation.
County Attorney Simon Denies
He Employed Man.
LOANED HIM MONEY
Saws That Is as Far as His Con-
nection Went.
Attorney General Dawson Makes
Amusing Reply.

The affidavit of c. NJ. Bryan. IN
v.ticb he charged that County -AltVl
No. simon connived with MIN III -
,rbolesaling of liquor to get eViueiISe ~
ogatnst iointists is the sensation u
day. S;n,on de-
It, rsrvan,s charges. he makes certain
admissions which should thro" H5
~ +be case after an Investigation u
~ fac+s simon admits haFlhs
..loanea,, Brvan S45. 1t is not dehleu
that the county attorney knew OIL ti1
sporter's former relations Win 'ii9
breweries and liquor interests SlInoIl on
admits he brought ; liquor cases uii
Rrvan's evidence. Bryan say Le - -
77iSbad Information for so or tO CON-
1lioi,9te a1S can show Mr.. Simon most
of the cases on the crllillilai @PP
ance docket
Dawson Declined TO Help.
II was when Bryan was arrested
that he appealed to Attorney Iehei al
Dawson for assistance DeceIhD -,
two davs after his arresI--he Mlot0
Dawson a letter asking him 10 heip
17;r, ont of the trouble in which he
had become involved because u iAi9
This is the reply that Mr.. Dawson
mailed to the former admlhlstl tloii
spotter: ,o41
Nfr. C. II. BRYAN, No. 2oS New England
Bldg Topeka. Kansas
Dear Mr. Bryan:
am in receipt of your favor OF Deceii
Der 4rh It was matter of great regret
to me to hear of your arrest on chafge
of violating the federal statute coAeGli cen
ing the sale of Intoxicating liquors, Du-
n 2
Rrvan l cannot defend you on any sucn
charge and whatever may have been your
plans for getting on the INSIDE OF locdt
business here for Mr. Simon, II VIII not
serve vorr purpose to say that you nave
consulted me about any project Whlch
YOU had which involved violation OF the
federal act You have good lawyer 10
defend you and you can depend upon him.
7 talked the matter over with the as
trict attorney to satisfy myself that TINS
was no q scheme truTnped up against you
bv Hquor dealers for spite because you
had done work for the county attorney
and for me. The district attorney as
slred me that 1 need fear nothing of the
sort, but that he had very large amount
Of testimony against you and that You
had been doing quite an extensive busi-
ness.
(signed) JOHN 5. DAWSON,
Attorney General
Dawson Isn't Worried.
Attorney General Dawson is dis
posed to treat the Simon-Bryan affair
and his own alleged connection with
the case with much levity. He insists
that the path of the prosecutor is
strewn with thorns and sharp stones
and refiectively brings to mind Incl
dents of the past when his office has
been brought to answer certain
charges. Otherwise Dawson has little
to say. This is his reply to the charge:
This Bryan case doesn't bother me q.
little bit. I am used to it. Just let
me enumerate some of the charges
which have been hurled at me during
this liquor war.
s'Ttem.-Charge that the liquor men
hated Jackson and Trickett and loved
me.
.'Item-That deputy sherifs ap-
pointed by me sold liquors seized in
my raid on Weir City
"Item.-That Judge Sapp, County
Attorney Majors and I were in ca
boots.
"Item.-That one of my assistants
was drunk in public place. (Sworn
to by fve jointists and one deputy
sheriH I had thrown out of a job.)
Item--That one of my assistants
and myself had spent an afternoon
hshlng with two prostitutes
4teh--that one of my assistants
had lnsulted hotel keepers daugb+er
ana was kicked out into the street
1ten.-Ihat Trickett and I have ia
ken in 1890 for cleaning ND Wichita
CWish that We're trueO
ltem-That the governor had 70
keep after me all the time to get me
to do my duty HiO
Item.-That I altered warrant to
cover certain property not named in
my complaint. -'''iieu III
ltem--That my assistant dismiss
fees. o'iiey
ltem--That County Attorney cir,o-,
was engaged in the liquor business T,-it,-
a Jolntist-detectiVe in my e,,,nIo.1--,,,-
and with my approval
MS list Is by no means connfeta.
t out II Is Ialr sample of the peculiar
JOYS or prosecuting attorne1 y,-b,,.-,
policy is that Of Bismarrk-sto -, y 80 80
and nobody elsei''' Ae"l eou
II Is plain that Mr.. Dawson eo,,l5 not
nave been directly connected r-i+,e
~ Sll'tM MHse county prosecutions as he bss
never brouSht any cases here roT 5a,9
here. 'iley general
Mr. Simon's Statement.
aere IS Mr.. Simon's statement 49,.
a. ne wrote II and sent to ne So 80
mai otIlce. An effort was ma. -
set statement from him n -. y
..f7 osS ,sI ne could not be found:
ring TO the article IN L.
evenings State journal ra1.4..,' = last
SoIllechon with one C. n R-zs.u ~ my
80 arrested by the federal a,1+1,.o-. /
III, @ Iof Violation OF the liouor L..
,n+o ~ ~ ~. mat the article divides itse1,
+in tlto Two parts. one being the e soc1 user
stor,- st0r OF In ne reporter who wrote "a "a
&. n BIZ I5l-y 1ne other the statement of Of
Is based wholly on the '.tnal .sta+e.s $ story,
ne than; iaf+ have only this 10 'sl.en{ sav Of
will me M ar article in the state Jour,
by my politicaI @ ma1h great deal Of relish i is.f
people who do not wan ana those
l+aty p+r9tnlol1ory law enforced % Fee the
ssta'tement concerning bis Ir Bryan's
1si.ehs With me contains not t'ega o,I, re
''=--=H99a- but many falsehooode1ssy oe1sy one
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