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

Judge John H. Prescott in conduct
ing the-cases against VIM. II. SWee-
ney, Gustav Behr, Jacob Mugler,
Peter Mugler, VIM. Huebner and III.
J. Ludes for violation Of prOhibitOry
law. To say that Prescott displayed
q great amount Of prejudice against
these parties would be putting IL very
mild, for he seemed at all times TO
hold himself In readiness 20 override
any motion made by the defense in
dependent Of its material worth or
justice and to me as well a. q great
many Others. he appeared In these
cases TO be acting the part Of q prose-
cutting attorney assisted by Carver
and Moore. In selecting jurors In
each case / consider that some men
peIjured themselves, while Others APP
peared so illiterRte that an intelligent
person would consider them idiots.
No person was considered eligible TO
sit in the jury box who did consider
$500 fine and three months In jail too
severe q penalty for the sale OF q sin
gle glass OF beer. His manner Of pro-
cedurp, expression Of words and looks
in every instance indicated TO the
Jury that il was imperative upon
kuEAA EuAANAENa AELIAlAEl nEMEIAA
times to the attorney for the defense
that a wooden man would have Just
as much show before that Judge and
jurors as the smartest lawyer IN the
State IL working for the defense. The
above expresses the opinion OF humid
reds Of people in this county as TO the
fairness and honor shown ia the above
cases.
uo,fuc, that st,o b,,-s ,r.fI1 f.. ,,-a11
In your hands, / am respectfully,
GEO. T. SUPPLE,
Register of Deeds, Saline County.
SALINA, KANSAS,
June 20, 1884.
To His EEcellency, Geo. w. Click,
Governor Kansas
In reference to the late convictions Of
breakers of the sO-called prOhibitOry
law in the Saline County District
Court and their subsequent petition
for pardon now before your Excel
lency, / beg leave 60 state that my
personal observation Of the trans
actions In relation to the conviction
Of your six petitioners from the be-
ginning to the end-from the singing
out of few eulpTits among q large
number-to the lenieney Of the sem
tence upon complete convietIOn-prO-
hibits me from asserting that the
word fairness or Justice" has been
conferred with or consulted but that
in its stead the most conspicuous
prejudice and partiality-fOr what
aim or purpose / am not prepared to
say-has laid itself bare before the
public Of this community, as we'll on
the part of the prosecuting officer and
his counsel as on the part OF the pre-
siding judge. Yours with respect,
FRANK T.. FERLEN,
Clerk Dist't Court, Saline county.
SALIVA, KANSAS,
June IS, 1884.
To His EpceUency, @. w. Click, GOU-
erHOr Of the State Of Kansas:
DEAR SIR-As a citizen Of this
county l feel 1t my duty to write to
you in regard to the conviction of w.
II. Sweeney, Gustave Beer, JOcOb
Mugler, VIM. Huebner, Peter Mugler
and NJ. ]. Ludes, who were lately
convicted for violating the prOhibitOry
law in the Fourteenth judicial district
Of this State, 1t is well known fact
that Judge J. H. Prescott Is a radical
PrOhibitiOnist. In the prosecution or
these men he allowed men to 90 into
the jury box who said that "they did
not think that $500 and 80 days in the
county jail was any too large a penalty
for selling beer" Others were eX-
cused because they thought the pen
atty too severe. Judge Prescott acted
the part Of prosecuting attorney in
all OF these cases. When the county
attorney failed to bring out the de-
sired information he (PrescOtt) would
question the witness. Motions and
objections made by the defense were
invariably Overruled by the court.
These men have been shamefully
dealt with. If ever men were worthy
Of pardon they are.
] remain your Obedient servant
l.. A. DAVIS,
Co. Sup't Of Public Instruction.
We present here the afiidavils of
nine jurymen, six Of whom are anti
prohibitiOnists
STATE or KANSAS,
SALINE COUNTY, -
Robert MARYLAND being duly sworn
says that he is a resident of Salina,
Kansas, and Is engaged IN general
merchandising that at the May term
of court 1884, of the District court Of
said county, he was one Of the panel
of jurors drawn for the term, and
served as a juror I'm the case Of the
State vs.. Peter Mugler; that in the