The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-21


path when he promptly declined TO an
swer them.
He was asked a number Of questions
about Jack Davidson place but the
young man declared that he had no
recollection of being in there since the
presiden tiaI election in 1892.
In answer to numerous questions he
told of the way business was con-
Quoted in his office and how applica-
tons for liquor licenses were filed
When Mr.. Campbell thought he had led
him along 20 the desired point he asked
rs it a part Of your duty to take re-
ports or applications OF liquor r2en?"
Young Huffman saw, that if he an
swered that question the next one
would probably be as to whether he
had received any such applications
from Jack Davidson and ne answered
That is one of the questions l am in
structed not 10 answer"
The assistant attorney general roars1
and demanded that the court make
Mr.. Huffman answer the question.
Judge Reed iatimated that if there was
a desire TO take this case 10 the federal
court he could furnish an opportunity.
He gave Mr.. Huffman a hint t'la: he
could act on his own responsibility and
then ordered him 10 answer the ques-
ton.
'If the court please I am instructed
by the department not to answer such
question and for that reason 1 refuse
to answer
Then you will stand committed re-
piled Judge Reed.
Judge Reed leaned back in his big
chair and for several minutes there
was a profound silence and while the
attorneys Were wondering where they
We're at and the crowd was recover
ing from the shock young Huffman
looked toward Judge Reed and smiled
pleasantly.
The assistant attorney general final
ly gathered himself up and addressed
the court, he said:
well, L want to ask this witness
some more questions"
You can't do it he is committed"
81 did not ask the court to commit
him.
NO, but you asked that the witness
be made to answer the question and
when ordered to do so he refused to
do so and the court committed him on
his own motion. This will be a good
chance to test this whole matter in
the United States court
Yes, but l am not seeking an oppor-
tunity to go to the United States court
When L want witness committed l
Will ask for it
Mr.. Comfy made an appeal for the
witness and said the United States at
torney was not present and that the
defense in this case We're not employed
to take any cases to the United States
court for the revenue officers. And
Mr.. Campbell having come off his high
horse Judge Reed reconSidered his ac-
ton and said Mr. Huffman would not
be committed. That is not now.
Then the assistant attorney general
seemed to regain composure and he
proceeded to question the witness. He
again asked about the rules of the rev.
enue office and finally propounded the
very question that Henry Huffman
had expected:
Did Jack Davidson file an aDplica-
ton for a lcense?"
That is the very question my in
struction forbid me to answer" said
Mr.. Huffman with emphasis.
Would true answer to that Dues
tion violate your instructions?''
We'll, when | answer / do no. make
any but true answers
viii you answer my question 90
81 Will not, for the same reason given
in the other case"
Then the assistant attorney general
lay square on his back and the bottoms
of his square toed shoes We're turned
toward the zenith. He had said he did
not want to take a tumble in Judge
Williams court and he must now ask
that the witness be committed or
throw up the sponge for young Hutt-
mans answer was given with an en-
phasis that left no doubt of his intan-
ton to stand by the position he had
taken.
When the assistant attorney general
n a n ,.ad no
legal dust from his long cutaway he
meekly replied: Il guess we had better
not until the United States attorney
arrives. but just why the United States
attorney was needed SO long as Henry
Huffman refused to answer questions
and Mr.. Campbell was afraid TO have
him committed for contempt of court
the average citizen could not figure
out.
That was the first complete rout that
the assistant attorney general has suf-
fered that he was aware of since the
beginning of this effort TO make the
taxpayers sick. Some of the lawyers
have been wanting Judge Reed to sit
his 220 pounds aVerdupois down on the
assistant attorney general for several
days and yesterday when he bumped
the head of that riotOuS individual
against the United States court there
was a good many people pleased.
But little progress was made in the
case during the day. DIR. Oldham came
into court in the morning and testified
to the satisfaction of the assistant at
torney general after which he asked
that an attachment be issued for Rufus
Cone and Bedford Wood.
These two citizens were subpoened
by the assistant attorney general 10
give evidence against Jack Davidson
and they were not there when called
so Mr.. Campbell thought he would just
have them yanked up with an attach
ment.
The deputy sheriffs went out and in
about a half an hour came back and
reported that Rufe was in Valley Cen
ter and Bedford in Oklahoma. The as
sistant attorney general pushed his
under lip up towards his nose and said
well" and proceeded to introduce
some documentary evidence about
which there was a good deal of discus
sion.
The weather was very warm and the
Thermometer in the court room indicG-
ted over go. Six of the jurors opened
their coats and vests and turned them
back. Three removed their coats and
the other three removed both coat and
vest and hung them UP in the jury
room some of them looked weary
while Frank Burt complacently chewed
the end of a cigar and Juror Royal
went to sleep.
The jurors try hard to show an inter-
est in the proceedings but they can
not conceal the fact that they are DIS
gusted with the whole proceedings, let
them Try ever 50 hard.
HAD 4 GOOD TINE.
Emancipation Celebration 10 be Great
Success.