The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-27
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denied that he had in any way criti-
cised Sheriff Kiene for his actions, or
did anything to incite the mob. He
admitted that certain persons had
told him during the day that mob vio-
lence against Bissell was planned and
he did not inform officials of the fact
but cautioned his informers against
taking any action until Bissell had
been proven guilty beyond any ques-
ton of doubt.
DIR. Rinehart was asleep in bed
when the mobs were in front of the
city and county jails in Topeka, he de-
clared, and was awakened after the
mob had left. He hired an automobile
at his own expense and drove to Law
renee. There at the solicitation of 9TH
ers he entered the county Jail he says
with J. E. Wilson, candidate for sher-
iff, and others, whom he does not
know, to ascertain the whereabout of
BisselI He denies that he told
Douglas county official that any
man who would protect fellow like
BisselI should have a like catastrophe
occur at his home.
Hoped for Confession.
my connection in this case has
been along similar lines with those of
county officials. l have known OF eyl-
dence obtained in this case from the
beginning and kept it as sacred Sc
cret to myself, hoping that we would
soon be aDle TO get d COAlAOSoAOAA
the man in the case
.'Wait Until He Confesses-
Il went home and to bed early IN
the evening, not knowing OF any exist
ing mob although there had been
number of people who had spoken to
me during the day about mobbing the
man and 1 asked them to, at least wait
until the man had made complete
confession and until they knew he was
guilty and that they surely wouldanot
want to take an innocent lie.
81 did not take this up Win the
officials because l did not think there
would be any mob. After L mad peen
to bed and asleep my wife called me
to the telephone and someone Whon
1 do not know, told me that there was
a bunch of about 100 cars gong TO
Lawrence. 1 got car at my own eX-
pense and started for Lawrence.
s'At Sixth street and Kansas avenue,
I stopped and was talking with some
one when some men got into the back
of the car, asking me if they could go
along. [ told them yes. They were
all strangers to me and do not know
who they are yet
Told to Come Back.
81 asked the persons with whom L
was talking at Sixth street how long
the crowd had been gone. They told
me-. about thirty minutes
Upon my arrival at Lawrence and
as 1 approached the north side of the
river bridge, someone from the car
shouted:
Come on back, it is all over with
"Out of curiosity L went on to the
county Jail. 1 found there probably
twenty-five or thirty people standing
around. Someone in the crowd told
me that they had piloted the criminal
to Lansing. L turned around and
started for home and as L got north
some two or three blocks, 1 saw a
crowd at the city Jail. 1 turned my
car and drove to the jail.
'"They told me they had been
through the Jail, he was not there and
had been taken to Lansing. During
our course of conversation someone
said:
doctor is there anyone you know
here
Il replied L was well acquainted
with the under sheriff. They sug-
gested that I go down and ask him
as he probably would tell me the
truth 1 went down and they showed
me the entrance to the jail.
II asked the undersheriff to let me
in and / was accompanied by ]. E.
Wilson, and a newspaper reporter.
asked where the prisoner was located
and he told me that he had been taken
to Lansing and a newspaper reporter
was talking to Kiene then
After the telephone conversation
we talked considerable time and
made the remark that I did not see
how one could protect such a criminal
as it might have been one of our own
daughters instead of the Dinsrnore |
girl. But as to censuring the officials
for their official actions I positively
deny. l also deny that took any part |
in melting the mob