Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
BATTLE. WITH THE BEEMs.
The Clan Pretty Efectually Routed
Will BEEN Is Convicted and Es-
capes the Guard.

Will BEEN Is Convicted and Es-
capes the Guard.
Last weeks World stated that Will
BEEN had been arrested on the charge of
selling Intoxicating liquors in violation
of the prohibitory law, and that a change
OF venue had been applied for from JUS
tice Hutzeps court. This application was
rejected. The prisoner was taken to the
jail at Hays City, and brought from there
for trial on Monday. By noon jury had
been impaneled. The jurymen were
Theodore Cruson, A. N. Stephens, G. r.
Wheeler, Ellis Burns, John Kelly, Jno.
Crooks, Asa Ferris, Jno. Ronnquist, J. G..
Fisher, A. E. Yunkin, Ferdinand Hats
felts and A. w. Purinton. On account Of
the rough character of the defendant,
these jurymen we're taken from out in the
country, only few of them being resi-
dents of Wa-Keeney township.
The prosecution was conducted by F.
Danford, County Attorney Harlan assist
ing him to some extent. NJ. D. Hollister
managed the prosecution, and did the
best that could have been done with the
kind of case he had. The testimony
for the prosecution was direct and spe-
cific. The defence introduced the testi-
mony of several fellows who claimed to
have been in the BEEN building a good
deal, and that they never had seen any
intoxicating liquors sold there.
The jury took the case at about Z
o'clock in the afternoon, and agreed in
about half an hour that the defendant
was guilty as charged.
Justice Hutzel then fined him $4,000,
assessed against him the costs in the
case, amounting to $4,000, and gave him
forty-fve days in the Ellis county jail.
The prisoner was placed in the care of
Constable Escher, preparatory to being
taken to the jail. Along in the evening,
while darkness and lightning were hold
ing carnival, the prisoner had business
at the privy. One of the guards, Mr..
Hemphill, went with him. After awhile
a fellow came out of the privy, and the
guard, supposing it to be his prisoner,
accompanied him to the hotel only to find
that he had Lee BEEN, instead of Will
lam, in charge. It appears that Lee had
entered the privy before William, on a
previous understanding between the two,
and that while in there they changed
clothes. The guard, on discovering the
practical joke which had been played
upon him, let Lee 60, and broke out af-
ter William. William was not caught,
and has continued to make himself scarce
hereabouts.
So much for the case against VIM.
BEEN.
John BEEN and Geo. BEEN, brothers of
William, went to Wallace on Friday of
last week. John was wanted here on the
same kind of charge which had been
lodged against William. Constable w.
G. Olson went to Wallace after him. He
was not to be found. But when Mr.. o.
son boarded the train at Wallace, about 2
o'clock Saturday morning, to come home,
Geo. BEEN was on board. George had
just handed the conductor ten-dollar
bill to pay his way to Wa-Keeney, when
he saw Mr.. Olson. He thought Mr.. o.
son had warrant for his arrest; and,
without waiting for his change-some
$7.03-he jumped from the train while it
was under full Roadway. He turned up
in Wa-Keeney day or two later, with an
ankle sprained and terribly swollen.
10 sum up the case as it stands at this
writing afternoon and
VIM. BEEN are out of town to stay, be-
cause they can not afford to come back.
Geo. BEEN is wanted, but he seems. in
spite of his sore leg, to be absent, too.
Lee BEEN, in aiding in the escape of a
prisoner convicted of misdemeanor, has
committed crime which may be pun-
ished by fine of $4,000 and one year
in the county Jail; and, in the case of his
arrest and conviction, it would doubtless
60 harder with him than it was going
with William, whose escape he aided. |
These are the four of the BEEN outfit |
who have been thought to be conducting
the dive in the BEEN building.
1t looks now like they are away to STAY. |
They can afford to do so anyway. At all |
events, this community owes to F. Dan
ford a debt of gratitude for the ability
and bravery which he has shown in the |
conduct of these cases. To him more
than to all other agencies combined is
due the credit of making the conviction
Of this miserable outfit for their crimes
against the state and this community a
matter of realization.
REPORT