The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-06-26

ICOntiaaed from Ist Pa0e.l
J. @. MohIer announced that thew
challenged Affiant Tor cause Of opin-
ion formed, which the court OvarFulad.
Afiiaut says that during the prO4rez
81 the said trial Judge Prescott mani
Tested the utmost fairness and impair
tlality towards the defendant, aud IN
no way showed any desire to secure,
or influence the jury 10 convict the
defendant; that the conduct Of the
county attorney and his associate
counsel was without passion and fair /;
that jurors were not questioned as to
their beliefs on the prohibition Ques-
ton, but simply ~ TO their being I'm
favor Of the endorsement Of the law /.
that not one Of the jury questioned
the guilt OF the defendant under the
testimony in the case.
Afiiant further says that what Dre-
viOus knowledge he had Of defendants
guilt was not taken into considera-
ton by him 90 any extent Whatever
upon the trial. aud il had no fnfiu-
enee upon his mind In arriving At a
verdict that the defendant admitted
his guilt upon the trial, by remarking
In the presence Of the jury tOs Wit
ness, John 5. Baker, who appeared 10
be special friend Of the defendant.
that said witness had got drinks OF
intoxicating liquors at bis, defendants
saloon, every day in the week. This
remark was made I'm response 70 the
statement a. evidence by the witness
that he hsd bought thousand drinks
Of such liquors from the defendant In
the past two years w. J. HAoLER.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this 18th day Of June 1884.
J. +. WELLINGTON, JR.
Notary Public.
STATE OF KANSAS, I
SALINE COUNTY.
ID. HurfOrd being duly sworn says.
that he was a juror at the Nav term
1884, Of the District court Of Saline
county, Kansas, and at said term
served az Juror in the following
cases; State OF Kansas vs.. VIM.
SN a3ney, State Of Kansas vs.. Jacob
Nugler, State Of Kansas vs.. VIM.
Huebner, and State Of Kansas vs..
Peter Mugler that in the emPanell-
ina Of the jury he heard no one ques-
toned Rs To his sentiments upon the
prOhibltOry law. except rs concerned
the penalties and enforcement there
Of; but he was not asked any ques-
ton tending TO disclose what his
views were. That the testimony In
each OF said cases showed the guilt Of
the defendants therein beyond q
question Of q doubt, and was not dis
puted by any witness that In the
conduct Of the trial Of said cases
Judge Prescott manifested no preju-
dice nor feeling against the defend
ants or any Of them, and his actions
impressed afflant as being entirely
fair and impartial that the county
attorney, Joseph Moore. and the
counsel associated with him conducted
themselves calmly and with fairness
and candOr towards defendants; that
the testimony shows in the case OF
the State vs.. Peter Mugler that the
defendent distributed beer about the
city Of Salina, and that the same
came from his brewery during the
progress Of the trial.
That / am not q fanatic on the
question Of prohibition, neither had /
then nor have now any prejudice
against any Of the defendants, but
that / am in favor Of tht enforcement
of all laws upon the statute books
while the same remain there.
D. HURFORD.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of June, 1884.
w. H. BISHOP, Notary Public
STATE OF KANSAS
SALINE COUNTY
r. T. Davis being duly sworn says
that ne Is fOrty-twO years Of age and Is
q resident of Salinz, Kansas: that he
has been acquainted with Gustav
Behr for the year last past and more,
and knows where his place OF bust
ness has been during that time, on
the east side Of aSnta Fe avenue in Sa-
lima; that after the appointment Of
Joseph More as county attorney Of
said county, and after said Gustave
Behr claimed to have stopped the
sale Of intoxicating liquor he saw one
Peter Mugler unload at the back door
Of said Behr's place Of business, It one
time, three or four kegs and q number
Of boxes Of beer, and at the same time
load q number of empty kegs and
boxes into his wagon. The time Of
this was between the 18th and 10Th Of
April last, aud ten days or two weeks
after the appointment Of said Moore
as cOuntysattOrney. II. 7. DAVIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day OfJune, 1884.
&. W. BANKS, Notary Public.
Following is Judge PrescOtt's dig
nified letter in answer 10 Clicks "cita-
ton to show cause why Pr escott was