The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-20
CASE WAS PUT OFF
BOONE DISBARMENT PROCEEDINGS
POSTPONED YESTERDAY.
Plaintiff Demurfed to the Complaint,
Then Entered a General Denial of
the Charges and Finally Asked for
Time to get Important Witness
Trial set for January Z.

The disbarment case Of attorney W.
n. Boone was called for trial in the dis
trict court yesterday at a. n.
The principals Were on time prompt
ly. Hon. ". E. Stanley and R. r. Yer
million for the ate and Judge McCan-
less, John Adams, Otto Eckstein and
others for the defense. Senator Ed
O'Bryan who rendered the services of
his firm. O'Bryan & Gordon, to Mr..
Boone in nice note left on his desk,
was not present owing to the fact that
he had other important legal business
at Topeka which called him away.
1t is said, however, that before he went
he understood that the case would be
postponed.
There was quite a crowd present
when the court opened many of whom
were led to believe that the case would
come up for trial. 1t was quite scene
and brought nearly as big crowd
as that which assembled last spring
when Mr.. Boone opened the case
against certain prominent citizens for
boodling.
Judge Reed was the object upon
which all eyes We're focused. Mr..
Stanley looked at him, Mr. Vernillion
studied his countenance, MIR. Boone
watched his movements and every
one in the audience seemed to be inter
eSted in what he said. Judge Reed
looked about him over the room, at
the lawyers and spectators and after
few preliminaries announced his
rediness to proceed with the case.
The Boone forces at once entered a
demurrer on the ground that the pro-
ceedfngS taken Were insufficient in
law TO constitute cause of action to
warrant proceedings against respond
ent and that the pretended proceed
ings failed to show that they were in
stituted by any person authorized to
institute such proceedings by law.
This was discussed pro and con by
the attorneys and Judge Reed over
ruled it.
A general denial was then filed
against the allegations made by Law
yer Shelton and an adjournment was
taken for dinner.
At o'clock when the court convened
again there was quite an array of at
torneys' and witnesses. Mr.. Boone was
in front of the Judge and Immediately
behind his own attorneys and the at
torneys for the defense. He conversed
with the attorneys whom Judge Reed
appointed to prosecute him i'll manner
apparently as friendly as if they were
MS own and he seemed TO be one of the
most disinterested men in the court
room. When the court used his gavel
on the desk Mr.. John Adams attor-
ney for the defense, asked for contin-
uance owing to the absence OF Moses
Anderson, witness tor the defense
He cited the facts that the defense
expected to prove in the Gates case by
Mr.. Anderson and also showed by af-
fidavit that it was impossible to pro-
cure the evidence of Mr. Anderson
either by subpoena or by his deqosi-
ton. Mr.. Vermillion tor the state,
showed a willing disposition for con-
tinuance until January ?, but that
time was not suitable and it was post
poned still further, till January Z
Ali the attorneys showed dispo-
sition to be fair and liberal about the
matter. Mr.. Stanley desired to have
1t fixed upon some other date for rea-
sons which were satisfactory. He
thought he would have a case in Judge
Jackson's court about that time, but
Judge Reed promised to write to Judge
Jackson and have different arrange
ments made. To all the arrangements
Mr. Boone was satisfied, Mr.. Stanley
and Mr.. Vermilion We're satisfied, Mr.
Adams, Mr.. Eckstein and Judge Nc
Candless were satisfied and in fact
everybody was satisfied so far as
heard from. All Of the attorneys were
SO courteous and agreeable and dig
nified that Hon. Jesse Haymaker COM
pared the scene with that at the trial
of Hastings and quoted some poetry
on the subject.
Judge Reed was in a happy frame
OF mind when the affair was settled so
satisfactorily. and questioned the wit
neSseS, in calling their roll, with char
acteristic good humor. He caused a
good deal of merriment and good hui
NOR and everybody, including the ac-
cused, seemed to feel good.
The witnesses who answered to their
names We're: Charles Frazee, w. A.
FraZee. j. w. Fletcher, Matt Wall,
Charles Gates, Charles Freeman, ].
w. Clayton, Frank Moore, Peter Fish
back, J. A. Davidson. ]. P. Shredder,
L. II. Stafford, W. II. Stafford, J. \.
Patterson and Mike Donovan.