The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
Answer Today Admits Only
That He Is TOpeka's Mayor.
Request That Case Be Set for
Immediate Hearing.
NASTY CHARGES BY THE STATE
Petition Alleges knowledge of
Police "PrOtectiOn" Here.
Also Says Liquor and Cigaret
Endorsements Are Slack.

An answer in which he denies
leach. all AMI singular the allegations
and averments." contained in the
custer petition filed in tho Shawnee
county district court late Saturday by
Attorney General Hopkins. was filed
this afternoon by Mayor ] Corwine-
The only allegation in the Hopkins
petition which Corwine admits is true
is the one to the effect that he is
mayor OF Topeka.
Along with the answer attorneys for
Afavo- Corwine filed a motion asking
that the custer case be set down for
immediate hearing. AlthO not formally
decided upon il is expected tLat the
herring on the r. tfon will he held
before Judge James Mcclure Tuesday
morning-
At the attorney gen rails office to-
dar IL was stated that a suspension
Of Mayor Irvine pending hearing on
tho custer case probably viii not be
asked. especially in view of the fact
that efforts are being made TO bring
about an early hearing. Immediate
trial Of the case will he satisfactory
with the state. II was declared Under
the circumstances IL is probable that
the preliminary hearing and the actual
trial will be merged into one final
hearing on the date which will be
agreed upon Tuesday morning
Petition Filed Saturday.
The removal of Herbert J. Corwine
rs mayor of Topeka was requested in
a petition filed late Saturday after
noon in the Shawnee county district
court by Richard J. Hopkins, attorney
general Of Kansas. Hopkins charges
that Corvine was aware Of the alleged
irregularities and lax enforcement Of
laws in Topeka and that he was ia
UiliHr with the protection system
which existed with respect to violators
oe the p-ohihitory liquor law, gamb-
linz dcns and 6isorderly houses.
The attorney general names sixty
-hrer v.olotors Of the liquor law, who
he claims were arrested. and charges
that T. ~ Blitz. local jeweler. now
awaiting trial on charges of attempt
ing to bribe a city officer. went the
bonds Of each. charging them from
s25 to $50 each for the service Hop
kins 80 asserts that Blitz collected
from S1Oc TO $500 each from the per-
sons arrested. which money never
found its way into the city treasury.
but that. BY arrangements with Rad
NJ. Lee. police judge. the persons ar
rested. never appeared in court The
JUDGE. tho petition recites. made for
NAL and fictitious entries Of fines and
inlnrisonmcn cnts on his dockets and no
persons were committed to the city
sail for their fines and Jail sentences.
Or for costs in such cases. but that
said police judge entered a parole of
such persons"
Mayor Know of Actions.
The Rlitz system OF parole and re-
lease. the petition charges. was car
red on with the fun knowledge Of
Mayor Co-vvine. Chief Guy A Swal-
low and the police court This is the
only way in which the liquor laws
We're enforced. it is claimed.
The mayor. Hopkins asserts. CON
snired and COnfederated with and
agreed with said Blitz. Guy Swallow.
chief of police. and Rad NJ. Lee. pO-
lice Judge. OF carrying on said system
OF enforcing the city ordinances dur
ing his term Of office as mayor"
Mayor Corwine is also charged with
f. lure 10 enforce the antf-CiEaret law.
and Hopkins names forty stores
I'm Topeka where he alleges cigarets
could he purchased.
TTe names also several alleged gam
bling dens and seven alleged disorder
" houses which he says were allowed
To run. with the knowledge of Mayor
Corwine and Chief Swallow.
Raise Protection Fund.
Hopkins asserts that at one time a
fund was raised from certain law vio-
lators by Judge Lee and Bi.tz and GER
tain police officers. under promise to
the subscribers that they would be
protected from prosecution. Hopkins
alleges that the mayor had knowledge
or the raising of this protection"
fund.
Complaint is made also in the petit
zion that Judge Lee. as private at
the district court as their attorney
several persons charged with viola
tons OF the prohibitory law
Fight Case To End.
Mayor Corwine today would make
no statement regarding the charges
made by the state. nor would his at
torneys-Col Clad Hamilton. Col. 4.
NJ. Harvey and Tom Lillard-discuss
anything except the legal aspects OF
the case. Colonel Harvey stated,
however. that the mayor will fight the
case to the end
Clgaret Dealers.
The list of places named as cigaret
dealers follows:
Golden Belt Cafe. sOT North Kansas ave
nue.. 4-22-21
Mills building cigar stand 4-14-21. Ninth
and Kansas avenue.
thesterfleld drug store. III Kansas ave-
rue. 4-Ia-2I.
National hotel. Seventh and Kansas ave
nue.. 4-19-21
Oxford restaurant. 52s-5sO Kansas ave-
nue.. s-1d-21.
Ihroop hotel, 4OS Kansas avenue. 4-1a-21 |
Fourth street. 4-16-21
restaurant. 412 East Fourth, ASH.
StagE pool hall. 4-14-21.
lromp Annex. 4-14-21
campbell Drug Co. 4-14-21
restaurant. 215 Kansas avenue
Alex Gibler 334 Kansas avenue 4-1Q-2i |
Haltimore Hotel cafe North Topeka, |
Lowren's cafe. A-25-2I
College drug store, 4-15-2I
" ison drug store. 414 East Fourth.
Fool hall between Fourth and Sixth on /
Aansas avenue. 4-1S-21
Iully-McFarland, 4-14-2I