The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-18

said that Mr.. Shelton came to his office
and that upon asking him what his
business was Mr.. Shelton said that he
wanted the sum of $3.50. When Mr.
Boone asked him what he wanted il
for he said that he was in the hole that
much and wanted TO get out He said
that L had made good deal Of money
prosecuting joints and that I ought 10
give him what he asked for past favors
TO me-" Mr.. Boone then recited how
Mr.. Shelton said that he would prose
cute him unless he paid him the money
! demanded, and then how the fist fight
| came about and its results.
Mr.. Comfy in cross examination ask
ed Mr.. Boone whether he remembered
the day he went to Skeletons office with
/ Colonel Hallowell and asked his help
/ IN prosecuting liquor cases, but upon
| objection this question was ruled out
Question by Mr.. Conley-"Did you ev-
! er talk to Shelton in his private of
| flee concerning the liquor prosecu-
! tions?'
Answer-'Very little, if any. 1 don't
! remember"
Q.-"Didn't you in his office, IN the
| presence of Mr.. Hallowell, talk with
| Shelton and ask him 70 assist you in
/ prosecuting violators of the liquor
| law?"
A-"There was no such talk in refer
ence to it,
! Odd you ever have any conversa-
ton with Shelton in which you and he
We're TO prosecute violators of the liz
| uor law"
A-There was some conversation.
He came up and said he wanted to be
attorney of record
Odd you have any talk in reference
! to receiving money from the Fair as
| sociation?''
Ruled out by the court.
Odd you have a conversation with
Shelton in the last two or three
months in reference to any claim by
him of Indebtedness from you?"
A-"No.''
Q-"Was there any conversation
between you in which he claimed mon
ey due him for assisting in procuring
evidence"
A-'No. / have had no conversation
with him in the last three months in
reference to fees. He would go around
and talk to my friends and then they
would come and tell me. At one time
he wanted me to let Judge McCanless
out and him in
Q-"Didn't you state to parties who
had been arrested for violation of the
liquor law that if they would see Skel-
ton matters could be adjusted"
NO"
Witness stated that at the time of
the personal encounter between him
self and Shelton, Jim Williams and
George Green were in the closet adj
joining the private office and that
Judge McCanless, Otto Eckstein and
Dav Leahy We're in the room.
Odd you have conversation
with Otto Eckstein soliciting him to
bring Shelton to your office"
Al think not"
Q-"Do you know what Eckstein was
there for and what did he say?"
Al can't remember what he said.
1 don't think he said anything in ref
erence to SHELTON
Question by O'Bryan-"Did you owe
Shelton anything on the eth day of
December"
A-"Not a penny. He never made
any claim to me, but he has TO other
parties"
Odd he ever claim that you ought
to pay him for work in any suit?'
A-'No."
Odd he ever claim that he had
received and paid you money received
from the Fair association"
A-"No."
Adjourned for dinner.
The court convened at o'clock with
the usual star audience.
For half an hour previous thereto
Judge McCandless. Farmer Doolittle
and others entertained the audience
with flying sparks of wit and wisdom,
some of which had pronounced trace
of sarcasm. County Attorney Boone
and acting States Attorney Edward
O'Bryan. were busy laying the ground
work for the afternoon proceedings and
al ten minutes before the hour set ev
erything seemed to be perfectly salts
factory and they mingled with the
crowd. Promptly on time Mr. Shelton
and his attorney, J. F. Conley, arrived
and without much ceremony the case
was taken up and proceeded with.
Deputy Constable James Williams was
the first TO take the stand for the state.
He said that on the eth day of June he
went to the County Attorneys office
10 see Constable Green, and that
while there Mr.. Eckstein and Mr.. Skel-
ton We're seen coming. Mr.. Boone ask
ed him and Mr.. Green to step into the
closet that he thought Shelton was COM
ing to see him, Mr.. Williams and Mr..
Green. TO hear the conversation. Ac-
cording 10 the request he and MI
Green went into the closet and in a
short time Mr.. SHELTON and Mr.. Eek
stein entered. Mr.. Eckstein retired
shorty afterwards and Mr.. Boone and
Mr.. Swelton opened the conversation
Mr.. Williams said he did not hear all
the conversation but heard Mr.. Shelton
saw that he wanted Mr.. Boone TO give
him $3.50 and that he would let up on
him He also heard Boone say that he
owed nothing 10 Mr.. Shelton but that
the latter owed him sl62. The next
thin he heard was the fight and some
body say ''Oh Otto come here. He
thought the fight lasted only minute
when they were separated.
Judge McCandleSs was the next wit
ness He said that he saw Mr.. Skel- !
TON enter the private Office OF the coun- |
~ attorney and that Mr.. Eckstein i'm
retired again. He heard
voice through the transou
demanding $3.50 Of Boone, or that he
would bring the charges OF disharrlent
against him Previous 10 that he !
said that Mr.. SHELTON told him the same |
thing in substance. Shortly after Mr.. !
SkeIton's demand he heard scuffie |
and knew that both were fighting. He /
said. in explanation of the fact that he |
made no effort 10 so in and interfere, !
that fools enter where angels fear 10 |
tread" This ended the testimony Tor |
the state and the defense put Con-
stable George Green on the stand he /
correlated the statements or the Wiz |
nesses for the state.
1t was expected that the two local l
celtic orators, O'Bryan and Comfy. |
would make speeches but the audi /
ence were disappointed for the case 1
was submitted TO the court without ar 1
gumenI-
Justice keenan, bound Mr.. SHELTON /
Of $500.