The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-06-04
The Crusaders and SalOOn-keep-
ers in the Police Court
Rooms.
Great Interest Manifested in the
Test Cases Between the Two.
Parties.
What the Temperance Women
Have Done, and What They
Intend to DO.
Declaration OF War by JennisOn,
and the Other Saloon
Keepers.
How They Have Organized Tor
Their Own Protection.

| Tie rush for the Police Court ROOMS yes-
,stday NOR. ius res embed, in great de-
gree, the famous Grzr ger procs sion. II vas
the dsy .ppointed FOR tie meeting oil the
crusaders and ssloon keepers, and as every
oae knew the conflict WIS 10 be q orirance,
they were, of coursA, anxious 10 be in at the
death OF one or both of the parties. Long
before the Ii. ST case Was called, the conti act
el Court rooms were
FILLED To OVERLOOKING,
and the sursing crowd pressed up the stairs
outside ill no, foot Of standing room vas
left.
While the belated ones. on the outslde,
we're cnr.ing their i'll luck al not being able
to &c, in, the sweltering, swaying mass pack
ed behind the raj ing were groaning in
spin, because they could not &c: out, and
tie rul,Iy air WAS burdened with suppressed
profanity, a some miserable being drew bis
crushed corns fem beneath the grinding heel
OF huge COW hide boot. Inside Of
The CHARMED CHILE
sat Tie Judge, police ofiicisl-, prisoners, cru
saders, salotn keepers, and oil those imme-
distely interested 10 the trial. About fifteen
ladies' occupied one Of the hnches and look
ed a. dignitied and sedste rs it was possible
Tor body of women to look under such
circuus anccs. The saloon keepers were out
in ful force, all intensely interested in the
result. 70, it would either'grant them
ANEW LEASE OF LIFE,
or else put an efiec ,ual quietus on their bust
ness. Tbi. fact they comprehended full
we'll. After order had beea restored the
Judge took his Place end the court was
opened for bus.re,-. Several cases involv-
ing testimony which would not be very
Agreeable t. the ladies' present, were d.
M. ss,'. and the brazen nymphs who wanted
to stand trial out.of
PURE CUssEDNEss
were sent below to re'ate their tale OF OBJ |
scenity on the morrow. When the name OF
Thomas Cu-ick, charged with violating the |
Sunday law, was read from the docket, there
was vsbl. stir AMI commotion among |
the Crusaders. This was their man. In /
him they had more thsn an ordinary inter
est. For him they bad not only
PRAYED FOR BUT WATCHED.
and th.ic watching resulted in finding him
vicl sting the Sandy law BY allowing cards
to be Tl,yed in his saloon On the Sabbath,
and al.o 81. ing intoxicating drinks. On
their cath that lie was guilty of a mi,de-
meanor he W iran. had been issued for his |
arres', and they alone we're responsible for
his appearance before the Police Tribunal. |
CIsick seemed to accept the situstion with
calmnes-, All after the C ase had been stated
asked tor ,ni nuance till next Monday,
which was G ated.
JEYNIS n AND HIS "KENo"
next Gained the attention Of the court.
The nigh, before the "Ssratogs" had been
no;ified 10 desc and the proprietor to ap-
peal before the crusaders. He came eur
rounded by hia cour,iers with grand -four
III OF trumpe,s and many honied and com
llinentaIy words for his lady friends"
Who had 70 kindly Invited him to rise and
Explain
THE WHY'S AND WHEREFORE
IF biz peculiar blsiness. Whea his case
vas called he ak ed a cont inuance for ten
laws ia order that he might summon the
witnesses Necessary 20 prove the principal
POINTS in the defense which he intended 10
make. He admitted that he had been q
gambler for some years, but did not clafs
Keno" under that head, and expected to
,roye that
THE SAME GAME
or Lotto" which is the twin sister Of IKE
,C" wa- played in the very houses OF the
women brins ing the prosecution. In his de-
ense he intended 10 prove ihst his bouse
vas not bling house-that it was fie-
luen'e,i by men and women; ,hst church
erv ices had b-en held there that r"-v ~
pect.ble and high toned :: .-e.I
nesls there; and moreover Ia: it WAS to Q
ertiin extent tolerated by the city govern
n,n; After considerable discussion the de-
ense was given ten days in which to sum-
non wi,nessss and prepare for tri,l. Jenni-
m declares his intention of
GIVING THE PROSECUTION A GAME,
which will p,ove very interesting. He says
e intended to close out the ''keno" room on
ne iirst Of the month, and had made an ar
angement with the mayor, city attorney and
narshal to tolerate il TIL that time. But the
rusa iers could not wait. TLey vent to the
ity a,torney and demanded . warrant for Lis
rr,s.. Fiiz~ilisms told them it was no uee
D issue warrant as the establishment would
e closed as per agreement. The crusaders
rent to the mayor and the mayor sent them
2ck TO the city attorney, who
FLED THE OFFICE
, pes rid If them Rat again thew came