The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-14
LOOKED LIKE WAR
SENSATIONS COME THICK AND FAST
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

Judge Reed Reads the Riot Act bill
Campbell Wants Charley Tuleny to Hire
Hall-An Intellectual Attempt to
Quash the Jury-Colonel Amidon Tells
Judge Campbell to Shut His Mouth and
Nearly Precipitates a Riot-The Kunkle
Jury Stands Six to Ska Juror Never
Ran After Jack Rabbit.
The district court yesterday was a
succession of sensations following one
quick upon another. There were legal
combats AMI intimations Of personal
encounters, and at times there were ir-
dicationS Of storm that mign- CID
no one knew where.
Mr.. Conley and the assistant attorney
general engaged in war Of words
which caused Judge Reed TO storm the
castle and read the riot act to the dis
putants. He declared in language
most emphatic to the effect that he was
running that court as judge, and Il any
of the attorneys had personal Sriey-
ance against him he could be seen at
almost any time at the Carey.
He said the community was disturb
ed by passion and strife, and that he
did not give three straws for either
party to the conflict. He was there TO
do his duty as prescribed by the CON-
stitution and the laws, and he did not
intend that either party to this strife
or even his own notions as to the utility
of any law should interfere with his
plain duty.
The Kunkle jury was the first object
of interest yesterday. 1t had retired
to the jury room at p. m, the pre-
viouS day, and when court convened at
8 a. m. yesterday the jury was still
out, and a rumor was in circulation
that the jurors stood ten for acquital
and two for conviction.
Nobody knew how the rumor origin
ated and while Deputy Sheriff McCol-
lister declared that he did not know
anything about it, the rumor was gen.
orally accepted as giving the true stu
alton.
All of the attorneys except the as
sistant attorney general seemed to be
satisfied with the situation, and dis
gust was perched upon tine faces of
the Law and Order league and one by
one they soon disappeared from the
court room except the secretary Of that
organization, who seems to be there
for a purpose.
The Jack Davidson liquor case was
set for hearing in the morning and that
modest gentleman was there with his
counsel, Messrs. Amidon and Conley,
promptly at the opening of court.
Kos Harris took occasion Of the lull
IN the proceedings while the attorneys
were holding a consultation to fire a
broad side into the assistant attorney
general on the Schnitzler injunction
case, which occupied the attention of
the court for about an hour and a half
He claimed that the defendant had
filed his answer denying all the ale
cations and that now the assistant at
torney general ought to be made to
prove his case or the injunction ought
TO be dissolved. He claimed that it
was great hardship to lock up bus
mess house on the mere information of
the assistant attorney general.
The matter was argued at consider
able length, and numerous statutes
and court decisions were read and
commented upon. In the course of his
argument Mr. Campbell took occasion
TO inform the court that this Injunction
was not a hardship on Schnitzler be-
cause his house was net in fact locked
up.
He said the injunction was merely to
prevent him from violating the law.
1.-The court had simply laid its hands
on Mr.. SchnitZler, and said to him,
You may do business, but you must
ceas violating the law in that build
ing
Now that is not a hardship unless
preventing him from violating the law
is a hardship, and there is nothing in
that either because this house on which
the Injunction was served is on Mar
ket street and SchnitZler has moved
right across the street into another
house, and is continuing his business
of selling liquor"
Judge Reed took the matter under
advisement which gave the assistant
attorney general an opportunity to cool
off. He became angry during the dis
cussion and when voices were heard in
the district clerk 5 Office. he suggested
that Deputy Clerk Charlie Luluing hire
a hall in which to deliver anti-law and
order speeches.
why don't you get out an injunc-
tion?" asked Mr.. Harris.
The people Will get out an injunc-
ton when they get another whack at
him. I am opposed to having the dis
trict clerks office used for a meeting
for men who are opposed to the en-
forcement Of law" answered Mr. Camp
bell. Indignantly.
Frank Dean suggested that Bill
Campbell would enjoin the attorneys
from defending the jointist if he could
do So Deputy Sheriff Johnson closed
the door leading into the district clerks
office, and Mr. Luling came in and
stood by the side Of the sheriffs
desk and flashed vengence from his
eyes upon the assistant attorney gen.
eral, but not another word was ut
tered.
Then after they We're ready to cali
jury in the Jack Davidson case Mr..
Amidon and Coniey accused the assist
ant attorney general of placing names
on the information after il had been
filed Then that matter had to be tried
and Deputy Charles II. Luling was
sworn and he stated that there We're
some names added.
Mr. Campbell then put himself on the
stand and stated that the court had
given him leave TO amend the informa-
ton, and he proceeded to argue the
case while in the witness chair, to
which Mr. Amidon objected, and told
him to shut his mouth.
This perenptory coYmand to shut
his mouth angered the assistant at
torney general. and he said in a loud
voice: Il will not do it: 1 will talk
when / please" and that was what
caused Judge Reed to turn himself
loose as above stated.
There was another most ludcrous
scene in the proceedings. Messrs.
Amidon and Conley entered a motion
against the array OF the jury in the
Davidson case, on the grounds that il
had not been legally drawn.
Mr. Campbell concluded that he did
not have much use for this jury any
how. and he said he would concede the
motion. This did not suit Messrs.