The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-30
Topeka Is Becoming Popular
/ With Citizens at Kaw'S Mouth.
Timothy Lyon, Commissioner
of Wyandotte Co. Comes Next.
COME At BREWSTER REQUEST
Three Other Persons Appeared
Today on His Invitation.
Topics of Conversation Are
Kept a Profound Secret.

Timothy Lyon, county commissioner
of WXandotte county, is the next man
to- be dragged into the Kansas City,
Kansas investigation, according to
rumors today in state house circles.
Three Kansas City men appeared to-
day before s. NJ. Brewster, attorney
general ''by request Thursday DR..
John Haynes comes in answer to a
summons and will be asked to verify
some statements in a rather terse and
sarcastic letter to Brewster.
Among the men on the carpet in
the attorney generals office today,
We're James Meek, county attorney;
Thomas J. Worthington, county audi
tor; and w. c.. Trickett, Lyons attor-
ney. Worthington also called on Gov
ernOr Capper. He declared that Com
missioner Lyon should be removed
from office and made statements OF
personal knowledge of Lyons alleged
illegal actions.
In a conversation with Governor
Capper, Worthington declared that
cattle owned by Wyandotte county
had been sent to Lyons farm in An
derSOn county, where they were found
by the county auditor. Following this
action, Worthington declared, Lyon
offered to resign.
''Worthingtons statements were
most emphatic said the governor.
Il do not know all the details of the
situation, but as both Lyon and
Worthington are Democrats and for
mer good friends, it can hardly be
said to be straight politics
In his statement, Mr.. WOrthington
said that cattle owned by the county
had been found by him on Lyons farm
in Anderson county Lyon, Worth
ington said, had told him that the cat
tie had been sold on the market. Aft
er finding the cattle, Worthington
says that Lyon came to him and Of
fered to resign commissioner"
Turned Over to Brewster
The governor stated that the case
would be turned over to Brewster.
In Brewster'S office, it was admit
ted that the interview with Meek
Worthington and Trickett concerned
the Lyon case. Nothing concerning
the states attitude in the case would
be made public at this time.
When Brewster recently asked for
the interview, he sent for Lyon. In
stead of appearing in person, Lyon
sent Trickett, his lawyer. Trickett
was as full of mystery as a moving
picture plot. He didn't know the ma
ture OF the interview with Brewster,
who was present or what was desired.
That was before the interview. After
the conference, Trickett did not stop
to talk to reporters. Possibly, state
house visitors presumed, Tr1ckett
gathered some information.
AS for Meek, the attorney general
said they had talked about bridge
matters and other things" Whether
the "other things included questions
as to why Meek had not himself taken
a hand in the Lyon matter, was not
stated.
Thursday DR.. John Haynes will
come to Topeka. The capital city has
been a summer resort for Kansas City
people interested in the election probe.
But the coming of DR.. Haynes is by
request.
Recently Haynes wrote a letter to
Brewster in which the attorney gen.
eraI was charged with failing to do
his duty. 1t was also mentioned by
Haynes that Brewster was associated
with liquor interests and that the
author of the letter knew enough to
send Lyon to prison, or words to that
effect. Brewster didn't smile when
he read Hayness letter Instead he
sent a subpoena for Haynes to come
to Topeka. Now DR.. Haynes will be
asked-possibly in open inquisition-
to state what he really knows and
produce the proof w hich he has
claimed is in his possession.
Thus the state has started on an
other lap of itS Wyandotte county
probe