The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-24
BOONE HITS HARD.
HE DENOMINATES REV. WOODS A
ROGUE AND A SOOUNDREL,
He Also Says He is Hypocrite, Sail.
ing Under the Ministerial Garb.
Red Hot Time During Law and
Order Casc-A Big Crowd.
Exciting Applause.

"You are a scoundrel and a rogue. Yes
sir, believe in my heart that you are {
scoundrel and rogue" said County AT
torney Willard Boone to Rev. j. D. Woods
president of the SeGgwick County Law
and Order league, at the court house yes
terday.
1t WAS the hottest day seen Or felt at tn.
court house since the famous 18th Of
August, 1899. when the temperature was
ll2 in the shade.
1t was the last day Of the hearing of the
matter of the Law and Order receivership
and it will 90 down in the annals of the
court house as one of the most memorable
The evidence is now all in, and the argu.
ments will commence before Judge Reed as
soon as the stenograpers can complete The
trauscribing of their notes, which will be
in about a week.
Thomas Jackson was on the stand al
most the entire day yesterday. He is the
man that asked for a receiver, aud his evil
dence was red hot. The sharpest cross
questioning Of the attorney for the defense
could not shake his evidence, and some
remarkably clever tits passed between
him and Hatfield, the latter getting the
worst of it, according to those who heard
them.
Jackson said that he was employed by
the Sedgwick County Law aud Order
league Oh the l4th of November and was
discharged on the Sth of January, being
the anniversary of the battle of New Or
leans, which made the name of another
Jackson famous. He said, contrary to the
statement Of Rev. Woods and Rodolph
Hatfield, that he worked for them during
ali that time at the rate of 81 per day and
the expenses of his deputy. He said also,
in contradiction of the statement of Hat
| field, that o. H. Bentley told him that they.
he and Hatfild, were the attorneys of the
Law and Order league, aud that the league
owed them $500 for services
| A few days ago Mr. Hatfield testified
hat he and Bentley were not the attorneys
of the Law aud Order league.
| Bentley has hid out
Day before yesterday it was announced
that Bentley had been subpoened rs a
witness and ought to be present Mr. Hat
field stated that Bentley had to remain in
the office, but that he would come any time
IN response to a message. Mr.. Boone want.
ed an order of the court issued to bring him
in but Hatfield said it was not necessary.
Day before yesterday messengers were
sent after him, but he did not respond.
Yesterday they tried to get him again
but he could not be found. The result is
that Bentley did not tell what he knew
about his connection with the Law and
Order business, greatly to the dsappoiut-
ment of the county attorney.
Mr.. Hatfield also failed to show up the
books through which the county attorney
desired to rebuff his statement that the
firm Of Bentley & Hatfield were not the
attorneys of the Law and Order league.
Merten Odell was put on the stand and
he swore that in January Rev. Woods
told him that jackson was still in the
employment of the Law and Order league.
George Patterson was put on the stand,
and he stated that be heard Rev. Wood
tell another man liz January that Jackson
was still in the employ Of the league.
In rebuttal Woods said that he never
said at any time in January that Jackson
was in the employment of the league.
Ia rebuttal of this. still another witness
swore that he understood from Woods in
January that Jackson was still in the en-
ployment of the league.
Mr.. Hatfield put the question to Will
lard Boone why he brought the suit for
the receIvership.
Mr.. Boone replied: "Mr Hatfield 1 have
the most profound respect for the MEM
bers Of The Law aud Order league outside
of the few who have run the thing. |
brlieve that the ma ority who have put
up money for the prosecution of
criminal cases and sincere, but L believe
that Rev. j. ID. Woods and Bentley and
Hatfield have unlawfully used the funds
of the league to the detriment of the mem
bers who are sincere believe. Also that
jackson has been greatly wronged.
Il believe that the officers of the league
have used the names of the members
without authority and used names
of gentlemen as members and
committeeman unlawfully and thereby
got subscriptions that they otherwise
would not get. l believe it was the duty
of any good citizen to inform the honest
member of the league as to how their
funds were used and give them a chance to
protect themselves The Rev. Woods ad-
mitted that he had no official authority
from the Sedgwick county Law and
Order league or any committee to draw
money from the treasury for his own per-
sonal account. and that he did draw
money from the treasury without making
a statement and used the same for his own
personal use, in violation Of section of |
the constitution. | further state that |
Rev. Woods didn't tell what the items |
were for, and that he aud the Sec
rotary were the only persons who |
knew it, l also state that Jackson |
has said Hagin told him when he made !
repeated demands for money that thsre |
was no money in either the bank or treas |
ury and that he could not pay him. That |
during that time Woods and Hagin were |
drawing money for their own private use.
That Hagin further told Jackson that the |
ing to pay because the management OF the
fairs of the league did not suit them"
A SAMPLE TILT.
There is an overcoat there, wasn't it |
charged for twice by the Right Rev. J. D. |
Woods" said Mr. Boone, lat one timer"
Woods jumped up and said:
Look here, Mr.. Referee, object to hav-
ing those epithets applied to me-
"What epithetss'
"Why. l don's object to being called
Rev. J. d. Woods, but l object to that
word Right.
''Ishould think you would, said Boone,
Il think l made mistake myself. You
don't deserve the word right"
"Mr. Boone" said the referee, You
must pay proper regard to the gentle
mans Office.
Your honor" said Mr. Boone, "for the