The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-22

| wer the questions. The court told him
l to answer when he again refused when
Judge Campbell asked that he be COM
| mitted until such time as he would ans
wer.
Mr.. Perry demonstrated and said that
the court had held that the revenue Of
ficers could not be made to produce
their books in court and that Judge
| Campbell was now seeking TO get infor-
nation indirectly which the court had
ruled could not be obtained directly.
He could not understand how the
court could hold that the revenue Of
| ficers need not expose their books in
court and then make them tell what
| was in the books.
Judge Reed intimated that he would
| commit Mr.. Huffman when the United
| States attorney asked that he be al
| lowed to ask another question so as to
get it in the records. He then asked
Mr.. Huffman if he had any informa-
ton in the case only such as he had
obtained from the records and he ans
| wered that he did not
| The assistant attorney general then
| addressed the court and said.
There has been great deal of talk
| about the United States court and what
IT would do in this prosecution. / am
| willing to have this question as to
whether the informa ton received by
the revenue collector is privileged
Il am not asking for any papers or
books from the office of the revenue col
! lector, but l am asking whether Jack
Davidson told this witness that ne was
| in the liquor business"
Judge Reed said he would give them
| chance TO try this case in the United
States court and he ordered Henry
| Huffman committed to jail
Just before court adjourned in the
afternoon the assistant attorney gen.
| eral asked the court if he would be al
lowed 10 question Mr.. Huffman any
| further
| OF course not, have committed him
to Jail, answered Judge Reed.
We'll, but he is not in jail"
cannot help that, have committed
| him.
Then I will ask that the clerk issue
to the sheriff a commitment and I wan;
him sent to Jail. 1 will bring this thing
to focus
There was good deal of interest in
the proceedings in the forenoon when
it was discovered that Rufus Cone and
Bedford Wood were present in the court
| room. The assistant attorney general
called for them several times and the
| previous day had asked that an at
| tachment be issued for them.
Mr.. Campbell thought he had sure
| SOuNlCtiOu WHcu ne got ftuIe cone ana
! Bedford Wood on the witness stand.
Rufus was first called and the assistant
attorney general squared himself for
| the effort of his life. He would not
only convict Jack Davidson but the old
| police commissioners.
| What is your name?"
rufus Cone"
| 'Do you know Jack Davidson"
| Eyes, SIR
What official position did you re
Gently hold?'
Chief of police up to January last"
did you ever have any official bust
| ness with Jack Davidson when you
were chief of police?'
81 don't remember that / did"
did he ever pay you any money
when you held the office Of chief Of po-
| lice?'
81 can not remember that he ever
Where is Davidson's place of bust
ness?"
"They call it 900 East Douglas ave-
nue."
Have you seen Davidson at his place
of business"
Yes. sir
IF you were ever in there state how
many times"
II can not tell. I have been in there
!
| phone"
What did you go in there for?"
Il frequently went in to see who was
| there"
What was Jack Davidson doing
| when you went in there?"
HE was sometimes at the billiard
tables and other times at the pool ia
| bles,'
What was in the house?''
az saw brace of bull dogs in there"
what business did you see Jack Da-
| wilson doing?'
Il don't know that ] ever saw him
| doing any business
What kind Of furniture did you see
In there?"
Billiard and pool tables. chair, Ice
| box. counter and glasses"
Did you ever see anybody drinking
In there?"
Yes"
Did you ever drink out Of those
| glasses YOURSELF"
Eyes, sir
''Did you ever drink any intoxicating
| Iouors in that place.
"Can not remember that I did"
Are you certain that you never
| drank any intoxicating liquors in Jack
Davidson's place."
mo, 1 am not; I may have drank
something in there"
Did you know when you were chief
of police that there was a saloon run
ming at Davidson's place."
Defense objected and claimed that
that was a question for the jury TO de-
eide. Objection sustained.
Mr.. Campbell was dissatisfied with
Rufus Cones testimony as he did not
get what he expected and Bedford
Wood was called.
What is your name?"
bedford Wood"
"Do you know Jack Davidson?"
yes, sir
What is the number of his place of
business?''
Il don't remember"
Were you ever in his place of bust
ness. and if so how many timeS?''
AZ can not tell, but have been there
frequently"
Did you ever see the defendant in
there?"
Yes, some times"
what was he doing?"
az saw him playing billiards"
Did You ever see him behind the
counter?"
Yes. sir
what was he doing when you saw
him behind the counter?
Waiting on customers"
''What was he giving them ?"
Whatever they called for, guess"
What did they call for2"
Il never noticed particularly, what
they did call for"
Were the glasses you saw people
drinkink out Of at the bar the same as
those commonly used - a saloon?"
Yes. l guess they We're"
Were You an officer ar the time OF
which You speak,?
Yes: hut i. was not in my line of
duty 10 look after such places. l had
other work TO do
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