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

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but all manifested q spirit OF fairness
and impartiality. The testimony In
the case showed the guilt Of the de-
PENDANT clearly and eOnelusively, and
Il was further proven that the de
PENDANT Wss selling beer In violation
Of law during the trial and while the
court had taken a recess. Neither
was there any testimony offered 10
dispute the charges made In the case.
ROBERT MARYLAND.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 18th day OF June, 1884.
J. +. WELLINGTON, JR-,
Notary Public.
STATE or KANSAS,
SALINE COUNTY,
Chas. G. Culp, being duly sworn,
says that he was a juror at the May
term Of court, 1854, of the district
court Of said county, and sat In the
trial OF the State VS.. NJ. J. Ludes
that in the conduct Of said trial he
saw nothing 70 indicate TO him that
Judge Prescott, the judge.presidlng
was prejudieed or influenced by a de-
sire TO convict the defendant but on
the contrary the Judge as well as the
county attorney and the attorneys as
ssciated with him conducted them
selves I'm what seemed to affiant a
spirit Of perfect fairness. That in the
imPanelling Of the jury he heard no
one questioned as 70 his being In IA
vOr or not being In favor Of prohibit
ton and the prOhlbitOry law, but
jurors were questioned as to whether
they were In favor Of the enforcement
Of the law. Afilant further says he Is
not, as a matter Of principle q prOhi-
bitionist, and the jury In said case
was composed of men who believed in
i'm prohibition and Of those who did
not, the latter being just as strongly
for conviction IS the former. The
testimony In the case showed the
guilt Of the defendant clearly and
cOnelusiveiy there was no dispute Of
the same by the testimony nor by any
juror. CHARLES c. GULF.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this 10th day Of June, A. d. 1884.
J.F. WELLINGTON, JR.,
Notary Public.
STATE OF KANSAS, / q.
SALINE COUNTY, -
s. H. Thompson being duly sworn
says that he was drawn as juror at the
May term, 1884, Of the district court
Of Saline county, Kansas, and attend
ed as q Juror in said court In the trial
Of the case of the State Va. Gustav
Behr that at the commencement Of
said term Of court he applied to Judge
Prescott to be excused from serving
as q Juror at said term on the ground
that the interests Of affiant would be
materially injured by serving on the
Jury and affiant then fully explained
to said Prescott how his business in
terests would be affected by his alb
sence and the fact was at that time
afiiant was engaged In the business Of
timer and Of keeping tinshop, the
managing and work Of which depend
ed upon himself; that when he first
applied to said judge he would not eX.
cuse him, giving as q reason therefor
that there might be some difficulty In
obtaining q jury and affiant would be
needed but stated that II he could do
80 ne would take afiiant from his shop
as little as possible; that he sat as a
Juror in the trial Of the case Of the
state Va. Behr, as above stated, and
Immediately thereafter, asked said
business If possible, but he could not
be excused; that shortly after he
again appealed to said Prescott to be
excused and was then informed that
he might remain with his work, hold
ing himself in readiness to serve as q
juror. II n jury could not be obtained
without him, when he would be nOti-
fed at his shop in Salina: afilant fur
Their says that afterwards on the APP
plieatiOn Of affiant he was wholly eX-
cused from attendance as a Juror by
said Prescott that in the impanelling
Of the jury he heard no one question
ed as to policy Of the prshibitOry law
that is-Whether he was In favor of
the law or not, but jurors were ques-
toned rs 10 being In favor OF the en-
fOrcement Of the law that affiant was
and now is, not in sympathy with the
policy Of the prohlbitoTy law, but
whether his sentiments were known
TO said judge OF counsel he knows
not.
Afiiant further says that the testi-
mOny upon said trial showed, beyond
all question or doubt, that said Behr
had been engaged i'm selling intOxicat-
ing liquors in violation Of law.
s. H. THOMPSON.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 18th day Of June, 1884.
j. +. WELLINGTON, JR-,
Notary Public.
STATE OF KANSAS, / 90
SALINE COUNTY,
Leander Mapes being duly sworn