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

the American Eagle t1Opped Its Wings
and Gave Him Protection-He ther
Went clustering Down to the United
States Court where He Took Tumble
Further Efforts to Lay Hands on MT
Huttmann are Treated DisdainfulIy.
When the curtain fell last night or
the prohibition farce for the Sabbath
intermission the costs in the Davidson
case were $4,000 or an equivalent OF
10.16S bushels of corn.
The closing scene of the second week
of the trial was in the United States
court where there was an entire change
in the play and characters.
1t was o'clock when something
like a cyclone was heard at the double
doors of the federal court room and
Mike Cook, who was busting the seats
wore a puzzled look.
A moment afterwards Assistant At
torney General Campbell rushed in
with his under lip gouged in between
his teeth and his eyes shining through
a large round pair Of spectacles like
twin headlights on switch engine.
He strobe imperioHsly up to the
clerks desk and in commanding at
titude asked question. Nobody heard
him.
He then asked the question meekly
and it was answered courteously. The
tiger had tumbled. He smelt the at
mosphere here of a federal court and
1t had the effect Of limbering his spine.
The starch was all out of his hair
and even while reading lega, docu-
ment he kept shifting nervously ar
OsIn6 Iika y,oo yrhn had mh lie
Mike Cook busted the chairs.
When Judge Williams came into cour;
Tiger Bill looked at him through his
specs in a dreamy mind reading kind
of way, but he meekly stood up while
the judge was walking across the
room.
do you know Judge williams" wills
pered District Attorney Perry.
''Oh. yes. very WELL" said Tiger. But
Judge Williams noticed him not.
The judge took his seat and waited
for Tiger to speak but Tiger stood be-
fore him, awed and amazed, like a
Missouri countryside standing for the
first time before the president in the
white house He was face to face with
the majesty Of the United States bench
and he was very humble.
Judge Williams, this is Judge Camp
bell" said Mr.. Perry
81 have met Mr.. Campbell before, ]
believe" said Judge Williams.
The famous under lip of the gentle
man from Bengal dropped down on his
collar button and froze there.
Then the United States district at
torney explained that he wanted ar
gument in the case postponed until
Tuesday as he was called away to at
tend a trial at Topeka.
Very Well said the Judge and as
he walked away into his private room
while the assistant attorney general
looked after him as much as TO say,
We'll, we'll, / seem to be small pota-
toes in this thing"
And he was.
Campbell then went over to the ice
water tank and took a drink Of water
He then went to the crowd and began
to talk to them and said that this ma
chine wanted to run over him and he
would show them a trick or two He
then fastened his hat down on his head
and made a bee line for police head
quarters where he telephoned for the
sheriff to serve the commitment on
Huffman.
In short time deputy sheriff Bur-
rows came down to the government
building and proceeded to serve the
commitment papers on Mr.. Huffman
Il
his military step and fine knightly
form stepped in and waved Deputy
Sheriff Burrows aside saying, hold on
there brother. this young gentleman is
in my charge. Mr.. Burrows subsidized,
In a short time Deputy Sheriff Hays
came with fresh batch Of commit
ment papers and he, too, was stood off
by Marshal Neeley.
The intention was to throw Henry
Huffman in the county Jail and keep
him there until Monday but the Am
erican eagle spread her wings over him
and even Bill Tiger didn't have the
gall to tackle the bird of protection
The present status of Henry Hutt-
man is this: He is at home and in bed
sleeping the sleep of the righteous pub
lie officer. Constructively he is in the
charge of DR.. Neeley but the doctor
went home TO Leavenworth last night
saying: Il guess Henry Huffman will
take care Of himself. His writ of babe
as corpus will be heard Tuesday and
If Judge Williams decides that a state
court can compel a public officer to
bring the books Of the government be-
fore ii for examination then il will be
held that MIR. Huffman is in contempt
in which event he can purge himself Of
the contempt by complying with the
subpoena Of the district court"
Henry Huffman was recalled by the
assistant attorney general yesterday
morning as witness in the Jack Da-
wilson case and United States Attorney
Perry was present as counsel for Mr.
HUFFMAN.
He had refused the previous day to
answer questions that would reveal
facts obtained from Davidson in an Of
fetal position and the case was defer
red until the arrival Of the United
States attorney.
When Mr.. Huffman took the stand
yesterday morning the assistant attor-
ney general resumed his questions.
Did Jack Davidson at any time tell
you that he was the owner Of the bust
ness at go East Douglas avenue?"
Il am instructed by my superiors in
office not to answer such questions and
for that reason | refuse to answer"
Would a truthful answer OF that
question disclose official businesse"
Il will refuse TO answer"
why do YOU not wish to answer
that question:"
II refuse TO answer that. too"
United States Attorney Perry asked
Judge Reed 10 allow him TO consult
with the witness which was granted
and he walked up to the witness chair
and whispered TO him.
Mr.. Huffman then asked that the
last question be read 10 him. after
which he answered that "he had refus-
I'd to answer because the questions
would lead 10 the disclosing Of infor-
ma ton that he had received as an Of
fcial"
The assistant attorney general asked
AnyASsseS