The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
TRIAL NEXT WEEK
TOpekanS Face Federal Court
Charge in X. C.
DIR. Harding, Gilberg, Newman
Accused of Blocking Draft.
HAVE NO LAWYERS AT HEARING
That Is the Plan of Gilberg and
DIR. Harding.
Governor and Mayor To Be
Character Witnesses.

DR.. Eva Harding. Ike Glberg and
Ernest Newman of Topeka. and Prof
George Kleighe. of Lawrence, will face
prosecution by the United States gov
eminent next week at Kansas City,
Kan, on a charge of consplrlnS
against the draft law. The prose-
cution followed the holding of an
anti-draft meeting at the Unitarian
church in Topeka in April ATTENDED oS
the four defendants.
witnesses in the cases have received
subpoenas calling them to appear pc
fore Judge Pollock in the tederai
court Monday morning. 1t is pre-
sumed the case will be one of the
first called on the January docket
DIR. Harding and Ike Gilberg an,
nounced this morning that they hau
employed no attorneys to detend tneili'
Whether the other defendants VIII re-
tain an attorney, or whether II Will pc
nut up TO the court to appoint one TOT
them is problematical
DR.. Harding. accompanied by ner
two sisters DIR. Fannie Howe, OF AT,
Gibson. and DIR. Agnes Haviland' or
rroneka left Topeka today for Kansas
City. The defendants bonds, turnlsned
following their indictment by a grand
inrv at Leavenworth. expire Monday
morning.
Friends Plan Demonstration.
II has been rumored that friends OF
DR. Harding in Topeka, nuInpe I'm.
hundreds, plan to invade Kansas CITY,
Kan, during the progress OF tne
trial. American flags and other signs
OF patriotism will be carried by the
DOCTORS friends.
II don't know whether any OF my
friends will be there. or not salu
Doctor Harding today. Il maven l
asked a soul to do thing for me- eX-
cent that | have subpoenaed Governor
Capper and Mayor House as character
witnesses Also l have subpoenaed
Mrs David Overmeyer OF Topeka VINO
attended the meeting"
Asked today what the formal
charges were against her, Doctor
Harding replied:
MY Lord, don't know.
Government witnesses include a
nrinter who distributed handbills ad-
Iartisinc the meeting, government Of
ficers who attended the meeting.
Percy C. Powell. a State Journal re-
porter and Robert w. Reed, kan
sas City Star reporter who covered
the meeting.
It is looked upon significant that
Fred w Felten, who was charged with
acting as secretary of the meeting Is
included in the list of government wit
neSses Felten wasn't indicted by the
Leavenworth grand jury and it is IN
derstood that he will turn states evil
dence.
Raymond 1. Moore, his wife. Lenora
Moore. and others charged with SIM
liar offense in Missouri were found
guilty and all except the woman were
sentenced to heavy fines and impris-
onment The woman received a fine.
Moore and his wife We're the principal
speakers at the Topeka meeting.
Jake Sheppard. prominent Fort
Scott attorney, had been depended
upon TO defend the Kansas City peo-
pie. Between the time Sheppard was
retained By the anti-draft people and
the time of trial Sheppard received a
government appointment Several
continuances were granted in the Mis-
Rouri court and finally the judge an
nounced that he would wait on Shep-
Eard no longer and called the case.
sheppard appeared in the preliminary
hearing of Doctor Harding, Ike Gil
Commissioner Campbell in Topeka.
1t was thought at first he would de-
fend the Topeka people.