The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-06
THEY ARE CHOSEN.
JUDGE WALL AND JUDGE BABB
CHOSEN AS ASSOCIATES
The Shaup- Webb Contest to be Heard on
an Agreed Statement Of Facts-fhs
Trial Set for the Last Week
of December.

The probate judge yesterday notified tin
county clerk, in pursuance OF law, of hi
choice of associates in the contest court
wherein Calvin H. Shaup is contestor an
E. Webb is contestee for the Office OF CON
missioner from the Sixty-seventh repre-
sentative district. The notice is as fol
lows:
STATE OF KANSAS. &c
SEDGwICK COUNTY,
In the matter of the election contest o
Calvin E. Shaup VS.. E. Webb.
To NJ. A. Carvin, clerk Of Sedgwick County
Kansas. and ex-officio clerk OF the Contes
! Court in said matter:
| You are hereby notified that have Sc
lected 7. B. Wall and W. ]. Babb TO &C
as associates with me in the trial of sait
matter, and that have fixed Tuesday. the
10Th day OF December, 1893, at 10 o'clock a
M, as the time for the convening of saic
| court and the commencement OF the tria
| Of said matter, and the rooms of the pro
| bate co1rs in the city of Wichita as the
| place of meeting of said court.
You are therefore hereby directed to is
sue the notice as provided by law in sale
matter.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
probate court of said county, this 5th day
| Of December, 1898.
[sEALl IRWIN STRATToN,
Judge OF the probate court of said county
Mr.. Carvip Immediately issued the fol
lowing notice. directed to the sheriff:
STATE OF KANSAS. G.
SEDGwlCK COUNTY.
The State of Kansas to Calvin H. Shaup, E
Webb, Z. B. Wall and w. J. kabb:
You are hereby notified that Calvin H
Shaup as confession has filed with the couu
ty clerk of Sedgwick county, Kansas a
notice of contest IlA election
Of Z. Webb as county commissioner OF
SedgwIck county. Kansas, as is shown by
the statement hereto attached and made
part of this notice, and the probate
Judge of Sedgwick county. Kansas, has
appointed as his associates for the trial OF
said contest Il. b. Wall and w. j. Babt
aud has fixed the time for the hearing OF
said trial for Tuesday, December Goth, A.
d. 1898, at 10 O'Clock II. N.
Now therefore you and each of you are
hereby notified to be and appear in your
own proper person before the probate
judge of Sedgwick county, Kansas, Dec.
10Th, A. ID. 1898, at 10 O'Clock a. m. to do
and perform such acts as may be required
in the hearing of said contest.
Witness my hand and official seal this
9Th day of December, A. ID. 1898.
NJ. A. CARvIN,
County clerk and ex-officio clerk OF the
contest court
To Isaac T. Ault, Sheriff of Sedgwick County,
Kansas.
Hallowell andHallowell aud Stanley and
Hume are the attorneys for the contestee
and Sankey and Campbell for the con-
testor.
Colonel Hallowell and Mr.. Sankey had a
consultation Monday afternoon and agreed
upon :ime for the commencement of the
trial which was satisfactory to the probate
judge and also practically decided to argue
the case upon an agreed statement of facts.
AS to the time that wOnld probably be
consumed in the trial Of the case,
Judge Stratton said it would be i'm
possible to conjecture. 1t would depend
solely upon circumstances. Ii an agreed
statement of facts was decided upon by
the attorneys it would shorten the time
materially. Otherwise, it might consume
much time.
Judges Wall and Babb declined to be in
terviewed on the subject. They had re.
ceived no official notice of their appoint
ment, and were as dumb as oysters in re-
gard to the matter.
Judge Stratton preferred not to talk on
the subject. He had not read the contest
papers filed and would not, ss he was de-
termined to hold himself absolutely un-
prejudiced in the matter and free from
any preconceived opinions. He would go
into the case wholly prepared to try the
case on its merits, and render Il decision in
accordance with the law and the evidence.