Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-15
TO HERMAN LONG, CITY ATTORNEY
AND CITY CLERK

Editor Western Kansas World: /
will reply to an article which appear
ed in the Reporter of last week, that
the mayor and council had notified
the police judge Co appear before
that body on Monday evening to an
swer some questions concerning the
status of the Frank O,Neil case.
The reason the police judge did not
appear before that honorable body
was tnat the honorable mayor and
council had no authority to cite the
police judge before them. If they
wanted to know anything about this
case they should have come to the
Office of the police judge.
These are the questions and an
swers that they wanted the police
judge to recognize. The questions
are by Mr.. Herman Long; the an
swers are mine.
L. On what date and at what hour
did you issue warrant for the arrest
of Frank O'Neil2
Answer-July "a about 1 o'clock
p. m.
2. On what date and at about
what hour was O'Neil brought into
your court by the city marshall
Answer. July 25 about O'Clock
p. IA.
3. At about what time did Her,
man Long appear in your court In
connection with this case2
Answer-Five O'Clock p. m.
4. Did the defendant O'Neil plead
not gnilty and state that he was
ready for Immediate trial?
Answer-0'Neil plead not guilty
and was ready for trial.
S. Was the cause thereupon con-
tinued until the following Monday at
1 O'Clock p. m.
Answer-Case was continued until
Monday OF l o'clock p. m.
g. Was the continuance by consent
of parties or was it for good cause
shown to the court by the attorney
for the city?
Answer-It was continued by re-
quest of City Attorney Long ON ac-
count of the late hour.
7. If the continuance was for good
cause shown to the court, and not
with the consent of the defendant,
state what cause was shown for
continuance and how il was showp2
Answer-On account of the late
liOuI, dhu diSO lOI@ -pIOCufIHB VIII
neSSeS.
8. Did you suggest the giving of
an appearance bond by the defendant,
and if SO what amount of bond did
you SuggeSt2
Answer-I asked Mr. O'Neil if he
coulo give bond and he said that ne
did not and wanted to go to trial i'm
mediately.
8. At the time of this continuan &c
did you regard the defendant O'Neu
as a criminal whom it was dangerous
to allow to run at large?
Answer-Ye es; as he was crazy or
drunk.
10. Had you prior to the time of
this continuance heard that O'Neil
had committed any offense for which
he ought to be prosecuted under any
of the criminal laws of the state2
Answer-Yes, when the marshal
served warrant on him he took from
him loaded revolver, and he showed
it to the-court and Mr.. Long.
IL. If so what offense had you
then heard that he had committed?
Answer-I heard of none only the
above case.
II. Did you approve of the contin-
uduCO III tDiS O6oC WieifouU oily dP-
pearance bond from the defendant2
Answer-Consented to it on the
advice of Mr. Long; I thought that
O'Neil should be committed to Jail,
and 1 told Mr.. Long SO.
13 If not, why did you permit it
to be SO done?
Answer-On Mr.. Longs advice; I
always took the advice of the prose-
cutting attorney while L was justice
of the peace.
In addition to the eighth question,
when L asked him to give bond, he
said he would not give bond to any
-- man.
JOSHUA CROFT,
Police Judge of the city of Wa-Kee-
new Kansas