The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-08

TOPEKA DAILY STAT
$4,000. are far in excess OF the heav-
Tor q similar offense in this Jurisdtc-
ton.
Racial Hatred Charged.
The state Of Georgia may well
blush with shame IL Leo NJ. Frank
goes to the gallows or to the peniten-
nary. Such a persecution OF an tnno-
cent man stands out bold and strong
In the annals of the criminal records
OF our country, pointing with its hand
Of shame at the community allow
ing the courts of free America to be
ussed to satisfy racial hatred. So may
the people OF any community and any
country hang their heads with shame
when jury is influenced by q distor-
t1on and exaggeration of the real facts
IN any case into condemning an in
nocent man. The case of the Hebrew,
frank. prosecuted by Gentiles. differs
from the case of myself, a Gentle,
persecuted by Hebrews. only in the
the former. When the criminal courts
OF our country are to be used az mere
collection agencies for the purpose of
obtaining evidence for wholesale cloth
Ing houses to use in civil actions. we
may well stop and mediate on what
prostitution of the purposes of this
branch of our government.
Jurtes should be presented with a
true statement of the facts in a case
upon both sides and should not be
confused. influenced or prejudiced by
misstatements or wrong interpreta-
tions Of facts or insinuations not prov
en-.
Facts and circumstances not ger
name to points in issue in my case
have been exaggerated before the jury
and the true facts constituting my de-
Tense have been lost sight Of or be-
cause of records lost through no fault
Of my own have not been sufficiently
proved. do not believe the jury In
my case had such a free and unpre-
should be allowed to give them to en-
able them to render a fair and impair
tial verdict.
The parrot-like exactness of the
testimony Of my creditors on the wit
ness stand showed they were apt stu
had learned their stories well.
II was on the witness stand an en-
tire day during my examination and
crosS-examinatiOn, and although the
government held about 80 witnesses to
contradict my testimony, my story OF
my business affairs was SO true that
the government used only four Wit
nesses after I finished and were un-
able to disprove my testimony on a
single material point.
Persecution, Not Prosecution.
THAT my trial was not a prosecu-
ton by the government, but perse-
cution by my creditors was a matter
Of general comment about the court
room and was conclusively shown by
the presence OF the bankrupt lawyers.
McClintock and QUAINT, and by the
open and active assistance of QUAINT,
who sat behind and furnished the dis
trict attorney with more than half the
questions he asked me. That the gov
eminent was made the tool OF the
creditors Is undisputable. The ruling
of the court prevented me from show
ing the jury that my creditors had
given McClintock and QUAINT a fund OF
over So, 900 to assist in my prosecution.
but 1 will furnish the proof to any OF
my friends who want to see 1T. l can
also prove that practically all OF the
information used at the trial by the
government was furnished by McClin-
took and QUAINT.
my creditors have ruined a busi-
ness whose annual sales were over
100000. No man ever had a finer
opportunity than I and a brilliant sue
cess and future would have crowned
my efforts had not a certain jealous
creditor who wanted the business for
himself accomplished my ruin and
who now does not dare assert himself
because of the publicity given the
matter.
Court Justify Course.
could I have shown all these
things and others mentioned and had
the government confined itself to the
truth in it's closing argument to the
Jury (the government having the last
argument) the verdict would have
been different.
st have never knowingly committed
q dishonest act. have never wronged
any man. My early training has led
me to an exactly opposite course.
my intentions toward my creditors
were absolutely of the best and II l
had been let alone they would have
been paid in full.
my creditors have ruined my bust
ness. They have ruined me financial
ly They have ruined my credit. They
have tried to break up the dearest
home a man ever had. They want to
put me, an innocent man, in the peni-
Tertiary. But, thank God, they can
not crush my spirit or my ambition
and my lifelong friends and those who
have believed in me will yet see me
rise above my present trouble and be-
lief in me will be justified.
GEORGE S. BADDERS."
statement from Kelley.
February 6, 1915
At the time that George S. Badders
left the Commercial club, November
/, 1911, had the books of the club
audited and no irregularities were
found, and every cent of money due
the club was accounted for and any
statement that Mr.. Badders was short
in his accounts with the Commercial
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