The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-15


Valley Drainage board. which appear
ed in the Star Sunday morning.
No Wrong in Moore's Action.
This Office has nothing whatever to
do In an official way with the suit OF
the Fowler Packing company against
the drainage board, which was heard
in Topeka in federal court last De-
cember The Fowler Packing COM
pany has, on several occasions, been
a client of Judge Moore long before
his appointment as assistant United
States attorney, and there was In no
manner any impro pTiety in his accept
ing employm ent in the case above re-
ferred to. The government was in no
manner whatever interested in the lit
tEation between the Fowler Packing
Co. and the drainage board, and this
office was not in any manner directed
requested by the drainage board nor
its counsel, to render any assistance in
the trial Of this case, nor was any Of
fetal influence used by this office or
any person in any way connected with
this office, either before, during or af-
ter the trial.
In Court Room Once.
personally I knew nothing of the
case was only in the court room
once during the trial of the case ana
that was for about 10 minutes during
the opening statement of one of the
ATTORNEYS. was not consulted about
the case, was not in the court room
when the Jury was selected, nor did I
hear the testimony of a single witness,
nor the argument of counsel, and had
nothing whatever in the remotest way
to do with the case.
1.-THE statement of Mr.. Daniels that I
attended the trial and sat with the at
torneys for the Fowler Packing COM
pany is absolutely false, and he knows
it to be false, because on the one &C.
4~ xz7J7o In Ia
and listened to a part of the statement
of one Of counsel shook hands with
Mr.. Daniels as I left the court room,
and if he attended the entire trial ne
knows that that was the only occasion
I was in the court room during the
trial. Mr.. Daniels also knows. or should
know. that he never has called upon this
office for any assistance in any respect
whatever regarding the Fowler case, OF
any other case in which the drainage
board IS interested. and he must also
know that this office has never declined
to bring any suit on behalf of the gov
eminent In connection with the drain
age district or at the request or sug-
gestion of the drainage board.
Hot Shot for Daniels.
such talk on the part or Mr.. Daniels
is merely rot and the vapor1ngs Of a
driveling idiot of the sandy complexioned
-ed-headed variety, who knows more
about graft than he does about either
professional or official ethics. 1 have no
time to waste concerning any charges of
such character coming from such a
source and actuated by reason of chagrin
on account of his defeat in a lawsuit.
Several years ago my predecessor, Mr..
J. g. Dean, was directed by the depart
ment OF Justice to bring certain suits
| against various railroads owning bridges
across the Kansas river, to require sucn
roads to raise and lengthen their bridges.
After I was appointed district attorney
I fell heir to these cases, which were
successfully concluded by this office with
out single exception. Aside from this L
have not in any way been requested OF
directed to commence any suits relating
to the KaW river at Kansas City, Kan.
Except what is known as the $. & S. Co,
in which attorney for the drainage board
agreed to furnish the necessary evidence,
but failed to do so upon request from this
office. The government had no interest
whatever in the result or outcome of the
suit by the Fowler Packing company
against the drainage board