The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28
NOW COMES WELLINGTON.
Our Sister City Has Little SensatiOn-The
OutGrowth Of Malt Prosecutions.

OutCrowth Of Malt Prosecutions.
Wellington. like Wichita and Paris, has
come into notoriety with sensation OF a
crooked nature. 1t is the talk of the town
down there, principally for the reason that
John A. Murray, formerly county attor-
pey and the author of the Murray prohibi-
ton law, figures in it,
Some time ago the readers Of the local
columns of the EAGLE saw an account of
the trip OF Sheriff Morse of Sumner county
to Montana after a man named Harrison,
who was arrested and brought back to
| Sumner county on a charge of stealing
papers from the safe of County Attorney
Pool, which papers were the legal docu-
ments in the case of the state against
some Illicit dealers in liquors. These
| cases were instituted by County Attorney
Pool in behalf of the state, assisted
by Jonn A. Murray who, it appears. was
acting IN behalf of some organization at
Topeka. having for its object the enforce
ment of the Prohibition law and the
suppression of the liquor traffic.
The Wellington Daily Mail of the issue
of last evening has the following account
of the trial including q synopsis of the
Murray in an unenviable light:
| The preliminary examination of A. NJ.
Harrison. charged by the county attorney
with grand larceny in taking the evidence
in the malt and druggists cases from his
safe nearly two months ago, after the
arguing of motion for continuance, be-
gan yesterday afternoon before Justice
Gilmore in jury room of the court
house. The state wanted continuance
bpp of ha nf Of ba I.
nesses, Bill Hurley, but on the defense
agreeing TO admit that Mr. Hurley would
swear that he could get the
document for money, the state
withdrew its motion and the
primary began. There were but few per-
sons beside the attorneys, Elliott & Woods
for he defense and p. V. &. Pool for the
state, present The introduction of evil
dence for the state began. John Tegder
was put upon the stand and made a state
mcnt about as follows:
He heard that Harrison had made state
ments in the hearing of Lal Palmer, Bill
Hurley and others that he could sugply |
the documents in question. He talked to |
Harrison and Harrison told him that he
could get the papers from Murray for |
money. Tegder agreed to pay for them |
aud walked up TO the court house with |
Harrison. He stopped at the front door |
and Saw Harrison 60 into the county attor- |
ut9 , Office he Lutu Wdikeu uOWn 10 us |
place of business amp came down a |
little later and exhibited the papers, saying |
thst Murray wanted $50 for them Mr. |
Tegder consulted with Mr.. Hurley and |
they agreed to and paid the $50 Harri
son then said he ought to have something
for his trouble. Mr. ledger and Mr.
Hurley consulted together and decided
that $40 would be about right aud Mr.
Harrison received that amount. MIR.
Iegder stated that this occurred about 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t has been
further brought ont that the object of
securing the papers was to delay the
prosecution of tho case allow the time for
the defendants to see the witness against
them; that the cost was to be divided
among SIX parties; and that Mr.. Murray
did not want to include the papers in the
druggists cases in the sales as be wanted
to make showing to those who
him and have the druggists
permits revoked, l. e., accord
ing to Mr.. Tedger's statement of what Mr..
Harrison told him. After Mr.. ledger was
taken from the stand, Mr.. Pool went on
and swore to what the papers were; that
they were in his safe and were taken with
Jut his permission. An adjournment was
then taken until this morning at 8 o'clock.
This morning court again convened, and
he hearing of further evidence in the
,ases began. Lal Palmer said that Harri-
ION had told him that be could do the
Ioys some good" in the way of getting
he papers aud he (Palmer) spoke to
ledger about il. ledger then proceeded 1
Is shown 10y his evidence.
J. +. HARRISON testified that Harrison |
lad boarded with him before the larceny ,
md had asked him if he didn't want
o go into something that would ,
make him (Harreison) S15 or 500.
The conversation did not go further aud |
dr. Harrison never learned what the 1
was. d. n. Caldwell went on
he stand but gave no evidence of import :
nee. He heard part of II conversation
through partition in Tegder's place and
he conversation WAS supposed to be that !
# the bargain. A. +. Eichelberger went +
n the stand and also gave evidence of no a
Importance. The state expected TO prove r
" him that Harrison had carried a roll
to be the papers, into the Tegdar
lace. The state then rested and the in |
reduction of evidence for the defense be t
IAN. Turner Barnett told how be had t
ouud window of the county attorneys v
flee open, and when Mr.. Murray |
7as put on the stand and was
ept there for some time answering Ques-
ions in regard to the places at which and L
ines when be prepared the documents a
Which were stolen, He had prepared them t
t his room uatil they became too bulky n
0 carry and had then placed them in the h
afe. Mr. Pool was also put on to give
ates OF preparing the papers and in regard "
D other points. Mr.. Murray stated in II
nswer TO . question that he did not sell
he papers-or rather that he did not get {
he $50. w. l.. Dugsn and John Roth gave Y
violence of no Importance. 1t was proved T
y ID. B. Harrison, the father of Mr..
harrison, and by the depot agent at >
.rgonia that Mr.. Harrison mad left there n
n the afternoon of the 29.h. The evil n
ence of the state WAS to the effect that I,
he papers had been taken between the O
Ist aud Goth of October, during which
me Mr. Harrison was here, and that of
he defense to prove that the papers were
lken between the Goth and Slst, after Mr.
harrison had left the country. The state +
osed just before noon and short argu- \
rents were to be heard Immediately after y
inner,
STOEY-NISwONGER