The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-16


Being Allowed to Give Bopd-Prom,
nent Citizens Named for Witnesses
Campbell Kicks on the Bond rixed b
Clerk Bridgeman-He Wants tn h
Right Sure that w. Il. Dulaney is Goo
for $4O0-Wm Reopen Today.
At about 10 o'clock yesterday Assist
ant Attorney General Bill Campbell
moved on Wall & Davidson's saloon a
22o East Douglas avenue
Just at that moment Chief of Police
Massey with ten policemen crossed
over from Lawrence and the house oc
cupied by Davidson & Wall was sur
rounded by police. There were police
In the hall above. police at the front
door and police at the back door.
When the police We're stationed Mr.
Massey went TO the front door of what
he supposed to be joint and knocked
and called for Jack Davidson.
What do you want?" answered Da-
wilson from the inside.
Open the door said Chief Massey;
Il have warrant for your arrest"
Jack Davidson said ne would hardly
do that when the officers charged on
3n upstairs door and forced il open.
Tney went down the stairs leading 10
the lower room and found at the bot
tom glass pannelled door closed.
The glass was kicked out when an
officer reached in and opened the door
Davidson and Wall were both arrested
and the hoodlum wagon was backed
up to the rear door and a number of
jugs and kegs supposed to contain liqu-
or were loaded in and taken to the po-
lice station.
Davidson and Wall were marched off
to police headquarters and Officer Mas
sey was left to guard the building. He
locked all the doors and sat in front in
an easy chair and was bored nearly TO
death answering questions of business
men.
III is too bad" said prominent bust
ness man, who stopped to enquire the
cause of the commo ton. THAT build
ing belongs to widow, Mrs. Alley, and
she and her children live off the rent
The two proprietors were taken to
Chief Massey's office and after they
had sat there for nearly a n hour David
son asked Clerk Adams what they were
going to do with them and that official
said ne did not know.
The entrance to the commissioners
office is from the Office of the chief of
police and Commissioner Lieurance sat
at desk writing as If he did not know
what was going on. Chief Massey
went into the commissioners room and
closed the door. A few minutes later
Commissioner Smyth came in and
knocked on the dor and was admitted
In about half an hour Assistant At
torney General Campbell came flying
down the aisle toward the chiefs Office.
His hands swung back and forward
in a vigorous manner which caused his
gray prince albert to stand out behind.
His red necktie contrasted nicely with
his black shirt and the right sleeve of
his coat was rolled up nearly to his
elbow.
Mr.. Campbell had determined look
and that firm under lip was drawn up
so tightly that his upper lip assumed
TIE shape of an inverted new moon
when he brushed past the prisoners
end entered the commissioners office.
There seemed to be screw loose and
there was rattle and a jar in the ma
chinery OF the law which makes 1t the
duty of an officer of the law when ar
resting violator of the prohibitory law
TO take him forthwith before a judge
or the district court who shall deter
mine the amount of bond.
IN this case Wall and Davidson were
held for hours without knowing what
was going to be done with them and
when Mr.. Campbell came out of the
council chamber he came off up town
without saying word to Davidson or
Wall.
The two men waited patiently for
another half an hour at the end of
which time Sheriff Royse appeared and
told Davidson and Wall that he had a
warrant for their arrest.
"Ail right said the men, "here We
are"
They were already under arrest on
one warrant but Royse took them Off
on another
Royse did not take them to the cir
cult clerks office as the law requires,
but took them right past the court
house to the jail and gave them their
dinners and the superstition is that the
county VIII have to pay the bill.
After dinner the two prisoners were
taken to the circuit clerks office and
Deputy Clerk Lufing fixed their bonds
at 5000 each. which caused Mr.. Camp
hell to paw the air at a desperate rate.
He declared that he would accept no
such bond and he appealed TO Clerk
ETidgmar VINO heard the statement of
the assistant attorney general and he
decided that 5000 was about right.
Campbell then declared that there
was collision and fraud and he would
rot accept il. Sheriff Royse and Mr..
Campbell started down stairs with their
prisoners and on the way met Mr..
Conly, who told Davidson and Wall
that Campbell had nothing to do with
the bond and for them to fill it out.
Mr.. Campbell said he would show Mr..
Comfy that he did 'have something to
90 with the bond. He went down to
sheriff's office and finally concluded
that he had better permit Davidson and
Wall 10 fill out their bond.
When he said that w. r. Duianey
stepped in and signed the bond. Mr..
Campbell declared that the gentleman
must list his property and Honest Bill
Dulaney. whose word would be good at
eny bank or business house in the city
for $500 or $4,000. was put on the rack.
When he gave a long list OF real estate
end the income from rents. bank stocks
and stock in the Union Stock Yards
and other enterprises the assistant al
torney general lowered his lip for the
first time since he made that prohibit
ton speech in the auditorium, relaxed |
its indication of firmness and ne put on
his glasses and took good look at Nh
Dulaney.
Mr. Campbell ordered the sheriff 10 go
at once and take possession of all the |
fine bar fixtures in Davidson & Wallis |
saloon.
The sheriff and his deputies went and |
packed the goods and put guard over |
them and this morning they viii be |
moved out.
In the meantime Mr.. Comfy. Of the |
law firm of Amidon & Comfy, is prepar- |
Ing writ of replevin and will COM |
mence proceedings to recover the fix !
lures on a mortgage held by them.
The information filed by the assist |
ant attorney general charges eleven |
counts against each man and the names |
given as witnesses are all well known |
and respectable citizens.
The police turned the property over |
10 the sheriff in the afternoon yesterday |
and last evenig Sheriff Royse occupied |