The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-22


and L. r. Cole, for misdemeanor in Office
in accepting brides for their influence to
procure situations for school teachers and
others, while members of the board Of ed
ncation, was commenced before Justice
Jones yesterday in the room of the court
CT common pleas.
The case is being tried before jury OF
twelve citizens.
The state is represented by County At
torney Willard Boone assisted by Judge
Wall, while the defense rs represented by
Amidon & Comfy, assisted by a. NJ. Stur-
hevant and George s. Wilson.
1t is estimated that the hearing of the
testimony alone will occupy week as
some 130or 40 witnesses will be examined.
1t is not contended that all paid brides,
but as nearly all seem to be unwilling wit
nesses II will be necessary for the state to
do GOOD deal of angling Cor evidence. In
other words the trial will be more, per-
haps, of an investigation than an exami-
nation.
CORRIDOR SCENES.
Usually on Saturday morning school
teachers lie in bed till called for late
breakfast, after a hard weeks work, but
yesterday morning was an exception.
They were up with the sun, and as early rs
the streets. BY half past he streets We're
fairly alive with them, and they could be
seen moving towards the courthouse, in
dividually and collectively, but all going
at a rapid gait, knowing that good seats
would be at a premium. They wore their
Easter hats, and as nine out of every ten
of them are charming little creatures, the
scene about the corridors OF the court
house WAS pretty one.
One old man, so years Of age, stood on
the steps of the courthouse, leaning on a
friendly staff. aud gazed ut every school
ma'am that passed him. He seemed to
belong TO another world in snch a crowd,
for he stood there silent and alone like
some gray old ruin in green valley sur
rounded blythe smiling lilies of spring
morning. What thoughts flashed
through the old mans mind
no one but himself and the reader of all
hearts could tell. He would be great
study for a painter. Finally when the
place WAS deserted by the handsome
school ma'ams, like the valley is deserted
by the lilies aud the violets in The winter,
he sighed aloud, put one hand on his poor
old rheumatic hip and limped along, re-
luctantly, as if he realized that he was
vending his way TO a not far distant grave.
leaving life and youth AID b. auty, that he
once perhaps enjoyed, forever behind him.
The checks of the 100 or more bright
with the bloom of youth, but at least with
blood aerated pure ana red and healthy
with the genial atmosphere Of southern
Kansas
Most of the girls wore bright trimmings
in their hats; close, well fitting shape
~ gowns with nice variety of flounces
and ribbons and trimmings and short
spring capss fashioned and designed by
some cute artist whose object seemed TO
be to turn mems brains and draw their
alteration from the angels above To the I'M
winged angels of terra firma.
There were exceptions to this. too, for a
few of the girls appeared in mourning for
some lost loved friend. The mourning
was soft and mild and jnst
Vuch one as wonld inspire
men with tender feelings. and even weeds
looked beautiful In their eyes when
wrapped about the form that encased a
wounded heart. Some little widows were
there, TOO, snd people thought. "Well, if
they did give little Doodle TO get places
in which to earn their own living, what of
il? They are not TO blame, it is the fellow
who took II, If any one was so mean as to
do it,
COURT ROOM SCENES
When the slow and heavy peal of the
court house clock announced that the
ninth hour of the day had been spent,
j Justice Jones took his seat on the bench
and looked down upon the largest crowd
ever assembled IN the court house. An
ocean of faces were turned toward him
and a constellation of the brightest eyes
that ever shoue upon the face of man
twipkled from the north part of the room
where the school ma'Ams sat collectively
in one grand. gay profusion of flowers,
II hhons, beads aud laces. The heart OF
, On beat fast. the thought came to him
Tat be was getting old, and doubtless he
lon ged, like Ponce De Leon, for the dis
covery OF some fountain Of perpetual
youth. Poetic thoughts soon vanished.
however, and the practical side of life pre-
sent, itself when the cold -bloode0 limbs
Of The law entered with volume after vol
ume of the hard, stern, unpoetic statutes
Of Kansas and the dry. prosy decisions OF