The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-05

s.F3rvan was never in my employ TO
secure evidence against liquor dealers
or in any other capacity, Tor single
minute and I never paid him a slngFS
| cent for services of any kind, or to be
| used to purchase liquor, or to be used
in any way in or about or concerning
the liquor business
He did succeed in worming himself
into my confidence, by protests of his
reform and the assurance that he
would go to work for Mr.. Dawson IN
July, 1911 and by giving me the names
| of some alleged jointists, about 10 IN
all but at no time furnishing any real
evidence. He borrowed $40 from me on
| ons occasion and $40 on another occa-
sion to pay board bills and doctor bills
for his wife, promising to repay this
money when he went to work for MT.
| Dawson in July.
ION July IA, 1911, on the representa-
ton that he could buy a case of beer
from Ed Bossfeld, supposed to be
liquor wholesaler, I gave Bryan a i've
dollar check to purchase a case OF
| beer from said Hossfeld. I don't know
| what Bryan did with that IS, for
| have never seen him since he walked
out of my office on that day. ana
never talked with him between that
time and the time of his arrest by the
| federal authorities
Cites Letter to Prove Loan.
'"That the $40 which loaned to G.
NJ. Bryan was in fact a loan can be
! proven by himself (aithough that is
not very good evidence) by his own
letter to me- dated October 6, 1911,
which is as follows:
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 6. 1911.
=" Judge E. R. Simon, City.
Dear Judge: 1 suppose you have
| wondered what had become of me.
Well, to tell the truth 1 have simply
| been ashamed to come to see you.
| have not been with Mr.. Dawson for the
past two months On top of being out
| of a job, my wife was sick for three
weeks. I was witness for Mr.. Dawson
1 in two cases; in both cases we were
successful. It seems that it is impos-
/ sfble for a man to secure a job here.
I would like very much to have a few
weeks work. If you or the governor
could use me for a few weeks it would
/ give me a chance to get squared up
with you and make a little money.
! There are some places here, Judge, that
! should be closed. If you do anything
for me, drop me a. line, care of general
delivery, city. Yours very truly,
&C. NJ. BRYAN
Didn't Reply to Letter.
when received this letter, I was
convinced in my own mind that had
been taken in by a fakir and that the
/ $45 above referred to was a perma-
nent investment in experience And as
I did not care to waste any more
money in that manner on g. M Bryan,
never replied to his letter.
'I believe that people who know
I Mr.. Bryan will take no stock in the
statement he has made, and as / have
lived in Shawnee county for % years,
and have been in the public service in
some capacity or other for IL years, 1
/ have implicit confidence to believe that
my life and conduct in this community
| during all that time Is sufficient an
sWer to these and all kindred charges
against my sincerity and good faith as
a prosecuting officer"
Bryan Replies to Simon.
After the charges against his char
acter by Simon, the spotter himself
made a statement in writing today to
the State Journal. Bryan reiterates
| Simon'S charges as an effort to clean
his own skirts Here is what Bryan
had to say concerning the matter.
Yes. I have read Mr.. Simon's state
ment in the morning Capital 1t is
as had expected, Mr.. Simon attempts
I to hide under his good name and to
/ overcome my sworn statement by his
mere assertions and accusations He
calls me faker and tries to leave the
/ impression that I am a a'spotter's and
therefore no one should believe me. I
was never a *spOtter" until the attor-
ney general and Mr. Simon made me
one under the belief that I was serv-
ing a good cause
was not in his employ to secure evil
dence or in any other capacity for a
single minute and that he never paid
me a single cent for services of any
kind Yet he admits that he paid me
S45 and that I turned in to him the
names of fifteen jointists- He pub
fishes my letter showing that I asked
| him for a job and not to borrow
money. 1 wonder how many people
will believe that Mr.. Simon loaned me
Ia stranger-S45 out of pure sympa-
thy. The fact Is that he paid me by