The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11

Only IA Cases Lost In the LAST
Fiscal Year.
OFFICE CONDUCTED 1T PROFIT
Fred Robertson Succeeded III
Collecting sss,sO0.
Annual Report of One OF Busi-.
est Offices in U. s..

The report Of the office OF Uniteo
States district attorney for Kansas
which has just been prepared cover
ing the fiscal year ended June So'
shows an unusual RECORD OF aCco n
Of SO civil cases were lost and Few
have been appealed. Fred Robertson
district attorney, with his two assist
ants, L. s. Harvey and FRANCIS NJ
Brady, have charge OF the govern
ment's legal affairs for the entire state
and conduct branch offices In For'
Scott, Wichita, Leavenworth and Ran
sas City, in addition to the IoPeh1
Headquarters. The annual report 70
WashinRton which has direct super
vision over the activities OF this Office:
Besides participating in varieties OF
cases originating within the Doun
daries Of this state, the Kansas oistrac.
fs called on to defend habeas corpus
suits brought by prisoners In the fed-
erai penitentiary at Leavenwortn. the
majority of which have originated
elsewhere and have come from every
state in the Union and Alaska. .
During the year 83 civil cases IN
which the government was party
were disposed Of. OF this number Out
ten were lost by the government ano
a portion Of those which have been APP
pealed to higher courts s.. may ~, YET iua Se
haheas corpus cases. Seventy-five
criminal cases were disposed of In the
year, but four resulting in acQuittais.
The Kansas district has still pending
ana undlsposed of about $50 govern
ment cases both criminal and civil.
office at q Profit.
The fact that judgments for the gov
eminent amounting to $29,543.3S have
been obtained, $7,143.50 of the amount
having actually been paid In, puts the
office on a profit paying basis as the
total salaries of'tie office aggregate but
$11, 100 annually. During the admins
tration Of MI. Robertson. the govern
ment has won several important cases.
One was the famous case against
Don A. MounDay another, that against
H. Leone Miller, the railroad promoter
WHO got into trouble for mailing for
hidden matter, and the Kansas City
stock yards case in which that COM
pany was required to remove obstruc-
lions from the Kaw river at Kansas
City and construct a new bridge there.
This is one of the busiest offices In
the United States and its report Tor the
past year shows a record which Will
probably rot be surpassed for percent
age Of net results by any Of the hum
(lred or more similar districts.
Speaking Of the work Of the year Mr..
Robertson took occasion to pass the
credit for its success to his assistants,
saying:
This office is particularly fortunate
in the character and legal ability of
Mr. Brady and Mr.. Harvey. the assist
ant district attorneys, whose personal
efforts have each produced full share
of the results shown in the report. Some
hard cases have been worked out and
prosecuted by each of them. Mr.. Brady
Erecting his attention to the general
business Of the office, which includes
very large proportion Of business which
never goes into court nor comes to the
attention OF the public, while Mr.. Har-'
vcy's time is largely taken up with
habeas corpus. business