The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-26
A GREAT JOKE.
Sol Arkush Evens Up Nicely for an Old TTicf
Plsyei on Him.

One of the great events of yesterday was
the Kangaroo trial held in the police court.
1t Was witnessed by at least $50 people, in
Guiding some very prominent citizens who
love joke COW and then.
Some time ago A. J. Henley took fine
watch ont of Sol Arkush's pocket and
kept that young man in a pickle for about
two days, as the watch was valuable
one belonging to Colonel H. G. Lee Ever
since that time Sol has been schsming to
pay Henley back, and he didn't succeed
till yesterday
About o'clock yesterday morning Sol
went to the police station and requested
Harry Sutton to throw him into
the cooler in order to carry out
a joke. Mr.. Sutton accommodated
him. Sol then sent for Bob Mccain and
told him to go at once TO Mr.. Heniey's
room and tell him that Arkush was arrest
ed for hitting a soldier on the head with a
rock. The message was carried. and pretty
soon Henley came running half dressed TO
police headquarters, where Sol told him
his story.
Being Sol's cbum. Joe at once asked for
his release, but upon being refused he
rustled around town till 5 O'Clock in the
morning for a bond. and when he had
secured it he walked away with his friend
after telling the Pop police what he
thought of them. The case came up for
trial in due form at O'Clock with Justice
Jones presiding in the pretended absence
of Judge Babb. Private Conkiin of the
Wellington company OF militia was the
complaining witness and he walked into
court at the appointed hour with his head
bandaged and looking like he had gone
through a very hard mill. He was accom-
panied by Captain Ed Hays who was onto
the joke and helped to play it
successfully. Joe Henley walked in
with rush and upon the
case being called he challenged the juris-
diciion of the court, which was CURLY
overruled.
Conklin told a very pathetic story of
how he was stranger ia the city and how
he was attacked by Arkush and hit on the
forehead with rock. He told very
straight story, and told it innocently.
Harry Gordon, who was prosecuting,
turned the witness over to Henley, who
entered into rigid examination. His
questions We're objected to frequently, aud
in each case the court sustained the
objections. which made Henley boil
ing hot. By the time the cross.
examination was over Henley was
in such a rage that he declined to make
speech, depending altogether on the arbi-
trary rulings of the court TO knock the
case out in the district court. Harry
Gordon made an eloquent argument in
which he roasted Sol to a finish and by
the time he was through Henley was hot
enough TO lick the court ana the prosecut-
ing attorney. Justice Jones then sentenc-
ed Arhush to sixty days in Jail and Henley
excitedly asked him to fix An appeal bond,
which the court refused, stating that
as he offered no evidence in defense
his cliant practically plead guilty. This
made Henley awful mad and he imme-
diately set about applying to the probate
court for writ of habaes corpus, when
somebody whispered into his ear that the
whole thing was joke and then turned
around to the audience who were all burst
ing their sides laughing. He threw up his
hands and called for good, stout. active
volunteer to kick him. And this is how
Arkush got his revenge.