PORTIS MAN ACCUSED!

At a recent Lee of the United |
States District Court in Topeka, the!
vase of the government against J.
E. Kissell of Portis, Kansas, came|
up fer disposition. Mr. Kissell was |
charged with sending some matters!
of the nature of comic valentines)
through the mail. .Mr. Kissell who |
was represented Jegally by Harvey|
McCaslin of Osborne and Ed Rooney |
of Topeka, declared that he wus not!
guilty and that he wuuld not per-}
sonaily contest the case. Mr. Roon- |
ey, attorney for Mr. Kissell, was
present, and filed a motion to re-|
quire the government. to set out!
eopies of the alleged improper mail‘
matter. This request of Mr. Rooney |
“was sustained by Judge Hopkins.

As soon as the specimens of the|
mail were set out, Mr. Rooney then |
~ moved the court to quash the in-;
_dictment and throw the same out of |
court for the reason that indictment
cid not state a violation of the laws)
of the United States. Mr. Rooney!
argued the matter to the court and |
the court sustained hin.

The court in sustaining the mo-
tion of Mr. Rooney, stated that it.
was a common thing for him, the;
Judge, to receive more severe let- !
terS and ecards than those exhibited, |
every day, and thought nothing of |
the matter. Judge Hopkins repri-|
manded the District Attorney’s of-|
fice and told them that he thought |
they were uselessly wasting the|
money of the government when there
were more important things to ee!
after and prosecute.

ey’s motion: Mr. Kissejl was Gis.
charged and freed of all accusa-|
"tions.
In view of the foregoing  state-
ments which are true, Mr. Kissell,
whose name was connected with ac-|
tion that was said to 'be defamatory,
offensive and scurrilous. would like
to ask a question or two.
Who instigated the proceedingy
mentioned? j
And why? a