The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-26

| The district court held a session last
/ night for the purpose of giving John Her
4 ron, Pat Heron aud w. IL. Palmer au or
portuuiJy to show cause why they diso-
! begged the order of the court IN carrying on
/ business IN the west ground floor room OF
/ the Carey hotel while an injunction Was
/ pending against them.
Senator Ed. O'Bryan was the attorney
/ for the defense while w. E Stanley rep
resented w. L. johnson the gentleman
who seems bound TO prevent the sale of
! liquor in that building.
The restraining order or injunction went
into effect on June.19. hut was afterwards
released so far rs j Ohm B. Carey aud c. w.
Carey are concerned.
Senator O'Bryan in the opening of the
case made several motloDs, chief among
which involved the allegation that the
order OF the court WAS 10 good. In this,
as in all other motions he was overruled,
he entered objections aud the case Was
proceeded with.
Fourteen witnesses were examined and
while most of them swore directly TO hav-
ing obtained their butter at the place,
none OF them connected Pat Heron with
having anything to do with it.
The liveliesi part of the proceedings was
the testimony of eXCoUneilman w. L.
johnson. who is the chief instigator
of the action. Mr. Johnson operated the
place himself until few years ago when
he and Captain Carey, who had been warm
friends for years, fell out over some politi-
cal affairs, whereupon, IN the course of
their quarrel. johnson lost the place. 1t
was always understood that johnson de-
sired to get even but over two years
passed away without him doing anything
IL was supposed the whole affair had drop
ped. Senator OBrysn sought TO throw
light upon this delay last night By asking
johnson whether it WAS not a fact THAT the
cause for him remaining so long without
bringing the suit was TO have the
statute of limitation run out against
him for the same offense. Mr.. Johnson
said he had no thought of the kind. SEN
ator O'Bryan then asked HIM whether IL
was not a fact that he, Johnson had told
Mr.. Mshau, Mr.. Healy, Mr.. Heron, Mr..
Walker and several other persons named.
that Mr.. Carey had 10 pay him 5000
before he let up on him. Mr.. Johnson
thought O'Bryan asked too much in his
questions, whereupon the usual wrangle
took place in which Judge Reed had to
use his gayel. O'Bryan then wanted to
investigate the family aud domestic record
of Mr.. Johnson, but the court would not
allow IL for the reason that 1t WAS not
pertinent TO the case. This part OF the
case very spicy.
After 10 O'Clock the further hearing of
the case was postponed till Wednesday
evening.
Quite number of ladies and gentlemen
supposed TO be actively identified with the
anti liquor traffic Were present and
watched the proceedings with interest.
The trial will be far reaching in its results
and doubtless will lead TO other trials. II
the friends of tue house Involved In this
case are wo, sted they will go after the
friends of johnson who are in the liquor
business and il is yet hard to tell when
the matter will end. The matter is
causing much bitterness of feeling and it
was the sole topic of discussion on the
streets last night.