The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-22
JeWeIer and BOndsman Is Ac-
cused of Bribery.
Police Protection Charges Con-
tanned in Complaints.
LEE AND SWALLOW BLAMELESS
Belief That BIitz Action Is Be-
hind All the Trouble.
Mayor Thinks Department Is
Rid of Only Bad Features.

The attorney general today gave to
Mayor Corwine and City Attorney
O'Neil certain evidence and statements
OF facts in connection with the To-
peka police scandal that will result,
it is believed. in the suggestion that
Guy Swallow. chief of police, be sus
pended pending investigation. or that
he be asked to resign from his posi-
tion as head of the police department
Attorney General Hopkins refused
TO reveal the suggestions that were
made to the mayor but stated that he
preferred that the city administration
assume the burden of action from this
day on.
Rumors Rave been afIoat today that
Swallow had been given until O'Clock
this afternoon 10 resign. This was
denied by the mayor and city attorney
It is known. however, that the lid is
blown off from the department scan
dal and that the arrest of /. NJ. BlitZ,
bondsman, accused of bribery, and the
resignation of Rad NJ Lee, police
judge, are parts of the general up
heaval
Evidence collected in the investiga-
tion which has continued for the past
seven weeks by Ralph T. O'Neil, city
attorney. at the request of Mayor
Herbert ]. Corwine. will be laid before
the Mayor by O'Neil with the sug-
Kcst.oa that it be placed before the
city commission and that Chief of Po-
lice Swallow be asked to explain irreg-
ularities in the operation of the police
department.
ONeiI has collected evidence to the
effect that !. NJ. Britz has taken mon
oy from law violatOrs, and after TAX
ing that money, has eXerted an un-
due influence in the disposition of the
cases Of the offenders.
ONeu has shown that Blitz has
liquor law and other laws. has appear
cd in police court for these offenders.
has paid the fine assessed and has
secured for them paroles from the
jail sentences imposed. The offenders
themselves have never appeared in
court. but have paid Blitz for fixing it,
O'NeiI finds.
No Lee or Swallow Dishonesty.
The parties in the police department
who have connived with Blitz are as
yet unknown to O'Neil, he says
4 have not discovered directly any
dishonesty on the part of either Rad
II. Lee or Chief of Police Guy M
Swallow" O'Neil stated today.
Mayor Corwine declined to state this
afternoon whether he would follow
the suggestion of the city attorney
or not Nor will the mayor at this
cation of women who called upon him
Saturday for the removal of Chief of
Police Guy A Swallow.
Il am investigating the statements
OF the women. and am not ready to
comment upon it or my own course in
the matter Mayor Corwine said this
afternoon.
1t is the judgment of those in touch
with affairs at the city hall that an
investigation Of the charges against
the chief of police, viii likely not be
made by the city commission on the
recomTn endatiOn of the city attorney,
but that any investigation and the dis
posaI of the cases will be handled per-
sonally by the mayor.
Mayor Believes Problem Solved.
Mavor Corwine this afternoon de-
clared his belief that the reorganiza-
problem of improper disposition OF
liquor cases which was the chief diff
ficulty with law enforcement in To-
peka.
He pointed out that the investiga-
tion was not forced upon the city Of
ficials by newspaper publicity or the
action of any other law enforcement
agent, but had been initiated by him
self, or April 20. when he wrote o
City Attorney O'Neil. asking an inves-
tigation Of the situation in the police
court.
when watched for the disposal OF
certain liquor cases which interested
me. When I followed these cases
thru, decided that 1t was necessary
to check up on the conducting OF
SIMILAR cases" Mayor Corwine said
He started O'Neil and S. L. Lash
brook. formerly assistant city attorney,
on the trail
Reorganization Meets situation.
Mayor Corwine expressed himself as
confident. this afternoon. that the re-
organization of the court has met the
situation perfectly, that we are sure of
better results in the DISPOSITION of