The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18
B0ggs Girl Was Promised Aid
by C0Rspirat0rs.
Boyle, Man In Case, Tells of
Trip to Topeka.
MADE TRIP WITH Them
Gffffins Here to Consult AttOr-
ney About Damage Case.
Additional Criminal Charges
May Be Filed Soon.

with the flood of affidavits made
public in the Gillett case. came an
nouncement today that Charley Boyle,
of Holton, had laid bare the details of
the plans of Charlotte Thomann and
Detectives Medlock and Ericsson to
use Josephine Boggs as the dupe in
the Griffin case. Boyle admits that
he himself consented to the Thomann-
Medlock proposition and himself
helped bring his bride to Topeka to
meet the Valley Falls man.
Boyte's affidavit is now in possess
sion of ]. ]. Schenck, who is prose-
cutting the $500 damage suit
against Lakins w. Smith the wealthy
Wichita plumber 1t is the testanony
of Boyte that reveals all of the details
of the scheme to force a compromise
of the damage suit against Smith,
who is a brother-in-law of Detective
Ericsson
relations with the Boggs girl, both
Boyle and the young woman consent
ed to make the trip to Topeka TO
meet Griffin. 1t was agreed that
would help the girl. After the To-
peka trip, January 10, Boyle and the
Boggs girl were married.
Before a notary Boyle swore that
MIS-. InOnldIn anu O6lSClANS
told him that they wanted girl to
go to Topeka to meet Griffin Ihey
advised Boyle that Griffin was mann
taining a damage suit against W1ch1-
ia man and if Griffin could be cauShI
IN a compromising attitude with a
girl that they could then force the
dismissal of the action. 1t was made
clear that the girl must be under the
statutory age of IS years. Suggestions
were made that Georgia Cooper be
ha 1oT f0 Mrs. 1fhOD1annS
hotel in Holton, but Medlock and the
Thofnann woman were unable TO get
her to make the trip. Then it was
agreed that Josephine BOggs should
come to Topeka, Charlotte Thomann,
Boyle and Medlock were to come with
them and Ericsson met the party
here the following morning.
Took Advantage of Her Condition.
IT was Ericsson who took the girl
before Smiths attorneys and secured
a statement purporting to relate the
experiences in the Chesterfield hotel.
At the time this statement was signed,
Miss Boggs expected to become
mother She later testified before
notary that it was this embarrass-
ment that induced her to make the
trip, believing that Mrs. Thomann and
the detectives would aid her. The
second affidavit corroborates that of
Bowie and repudiates several of the
statements in he roriginal testimony.
Just what action will follow the dis
covery of this evidence, as not been an
nouneed. At the court house, it has
plants will be filed. County Attorney
Simon, who has charge of the cases,
declined to predict the outcome of the
second investigation.
Both Griffin and his wife were here
today from Valley Falls. They came to
Topeka to consult their attorney re-
<arding the civil damage suit, which is
set for trial next Friday in Judge
- = ixvsef ton NJ no
ssConsidering that our case against
Smith will be tried in a few days.,
said Griffin, who was asked for state
ment concerning the possibility of fu-
true criminal actions. 81 do not be-
lieve I should say anything at this
time. There have been good many
developments recently, and in view of
the present circumstances, it does not
seem wise to discuss the matter until
later"
This morning the first real action in
the criminal libel suit against County
Attorney Wilcox of Harper county, was
taken in Judge Whitcomb's court.
Major A. M. Harvey, representing the
defendant. demanded an early trial of
the case, but the state announced that
1t could not proceed at this time.
Harvey insisted that the notoriety of
the criminal action against his client
would doubtless prejudice the disbar-
ment case against Wilcox in the SUI
preme court. County Attorney Simon
said he would try the case before the
disbarment action was reached, but
lodged every offer of a trial at this
term of court: although Judge Whit
comb offered to set the case for May
90. 1t was explained that Judge Gill
lett. who is holding court in Medicine
Lodge, could not come to Topeka at
that time.
"a commissioner has been appoint
ed to take evidence in the disbarment
case against Mr.. Wilcox" explained
Major Harvey in his motion to the
court "and this evidence will be re-
ported to the supreme court in July.
Perhaps the evidence will not all be in
at that time. But Mr.. Wilcox's case
is bound to be more or less prejudiced
by the criminal libel action. For that
reason we want an early opportunity
to disprove the charge against him.
The court intimated that it would
welcome an early trial and advised
the attorneys to confer regarding
date for final hearing. If no agree
ment is reached-and none seems
probable-the case must take it's regu-
lar course and go to the September
calendar. The disbarment case will
probably be passed on in October.