The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-22
AFTER Spoilers.
Many Threats and Some Violence to
Joint Detectives.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, June 21-This
city was the scene of considerable excite
ment over the trial of liquor case
that took place in the district court A
Joint keeper named Thomas Cass was
tried, found guilty, fined 500 and sentenced
to thirty days in the county Jail by Judge
Crozier for having violated an injunction
placed against him last September The
testimony to convict Cass was furnished
by two detectives from ST.. Joseph, Mo-,
named S. M. Mann and T. j. Holland
These men were in the employ of p. T.
Locke, who runs an agency at st. Joseph,
and who was present to aid them in bring
ing convictions Locke himself was en-
gagged by the police commissioners to work
up liquor cases, and it is said that he is TO
be well paid for his trouble. That
he and his mel mean business was
shown from the way they testified.
Their method was to 90 to joint
keepers, purchase some whisky, which
they produced in evidence today, take
down the names of the men seen in the
Joint and have them subpenaed to testify.
In this way they caused the arrest of and
made cases against Twenty-Five different
men. Their manner Of working cases Gre
ated CONSERVATION among the jOintists,
who all thought they would have to go to
JAIL but, to the surprise of almost revey
body, Judge Croziers5in giving his decision
in the case, said thatth detectives were
equally as guilty of violating the injunc
ton of the court by buying the whisky as
the party was who sold it, and if A com
plant was made against them they would
be sent to jail.
The decision was no sooner made than
the attorneys for the jOintist made out
complaints against the detectives and had
court adjourn until next Tuesday. No at
tempt was made to arrest the detectives as
the complaints against them were only
made to get them to leave the city, which
would prevent convictions IN the rest
of the cases. But the iquOrmen and their
friends who were present did not under
stand this, aud when the detectives lett
the court house they thought they were
trying to escape before they could be ar
rested and they set out after them. This
alarmed the detectives, who thought they
were about to be mobbed, and they sepa-
rated, two Of them going to their hotel
without molestation.
The other one, Mr. Locke himself, was
not so fortunate for he was overtaken and
came near being killed. He-IVas uuarmed,
which the mob soon discovered, and they
closed in on him. After getting hold of
him part of the mob wanted to hang him,
and part wanted to take him to the Mis-
souri, river and drown him. While they
were discussing the question the police ar
rived and rescued him, but not until they
had a fight with the crowd, during which
Locke was knocked down anu nlJ several
times. When this action of the liquor men
and their friends became known around
the city it created much excitement, and it
was almost universally condemned. A
number of leading citizens called tonight
at the hotel where the detectives are stop
ping, and told them to remain here, that
they would protect their lives, and if they
were placed in Jail next Tuesday would
bring habeas corpus proceedings in the
state supreme court The detectives an
nounce their intention of staying, and Sc
riOus trouble is looked for.
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