The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-24
PLAYING SEVEN UP
THAT WAS THE SUNDAY NIGHT
PAST1ME OF DAY AND TUCKER

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PASTlME OF DAY AND TUCKER
In the Midst of IN Exciting Climax Where
inthe Jack was Going to be Caught and
Killed Policeman went to the Home
of the Prohibition Magistrate to Arrest
His Guest for Selling Liquor Contrary
to the Prohibitory Law-It is . Scandal
at Which the Ministers are Shaking
Their Heads.
There is the biggest kind of sensa-
ton out about the immaculate Seth
Tucker who by the power OF the
churches and the sanity Bill Tiger. pre-
sides over the police court to execute
the Blue Law of prohibition and other
laws OF the same color.
1t has been known for a long time that
Judge Tucker does not go 10 church
very often. that he is not enthusiastical-
~ in harmony with the Christian relig-
ion and that he does not put in any of
his time convincing some erring brother
of the heavenly origin of the great
teacher of Jerusalem. II was not ex-
pected. however. that he put in his
Sabbath venings with deck OF cards
rather than with the great volume OF
divinity.
Here is just exactly where the sensa-
ton comes in. II was stated yesterday
from one end of the town TO the other,
down at the city building, up at the
court house ard in the hotels that Judge
Tucker was playing cards Sunday night
"a stiff game OF old sledge-not solo.
the favorite game of the assistant at
torney general-and that while he was
in the middle of the game. siyly pursu-
ing the niInble Jack. one OF his own sill
Yer starred policemen entered to arrest
one of his guests for selling liquor con-
trary TO the prohibitory law.
Holy horrors, Just think OF Il, The
chief justice OF Wichita playing cards
on a Sunday evening and that too with
a man charged With the violation OF
the prohibitory law
Il have a warrant for you, Ed Day"
said the policeman to a tall strapping
young man with blond hair cut foot
ball fashion.
My stars. Mr.. Officer" Judge Tuck
er is alleged 10 have said, don't arrest
him in my house-wait till ne goes
him in my house-wait til he goes out.
With saalam before the magistrate
that would do credit TO a Turkish cour-
tier. the officer Withdrew and kicked his
heels in the chilly air until Ed Day
started for home when he was arrested
on the big bridge.
When the story got out yesterday
few devout prohibitionists heard OF ii
and they shook their heads with the
precision and solemnity OF an old school
Quaker. 1t is the greatest shock they
will experience until they go to pay
their taxes.
A reporter for the Eagle could hard
" believe that Judge Tucker would play
cards on Sunday night just at this
time when his star is on the ascendent
and his fortunes are being elevated on
the wings of good mems prayers. hut
after investigation 1t hooked very much
as if the judge had been very tndiscreet
on this particular Sunday evening.
The police We're visited in hopes OF
ascertajning the facts from them, but
the poor policemen were cautious. The
pump was applied to them with as much
skill as possible but they tried hard to
shield the judge.
"Was Day at fuckers house?" one
was asked.
Excuse me Iswant to catch that car"
'"The car is gone-wait for another"
Eyes, Day was at fuckers house
when the policeman went over there"
'.Were they playing cards?''
"Just wait a minute, want to speak
to that man over there"
"What MANI"
|'He is gone away"
''welI, what about 81? Were they
playing cards."
son that il is incompetent, irrevelent,
immaterial and not the best Of evidence:
and for the further reason that II Is
leading and suggestive and would tend
to establish a conslusion not proven"
"Will you answer my question:
''What question:"
''were Day and Tucker playing
cards?''
"wer, you see II was this waN I
heard"
Never mind what you heard. Ans
wer yes or no."
ASK that question again"
"Were Tucker and Day playing
cards? Answer yes or no."
'I don't know. They might and they
might not have been. / understand that
the policeman that went over there
can't see very well at night and"
"Weil, tell what you know"
'T don't know much. What do you
expect a man to know for his little
sixty dollars a month and no funds In
the treasury
was the arrest made In fuckers
house,
IF 1 understand the thing properly
the arrest was not made in the house
but on the bridge after Day left Tuck
er's house. / think, however. that
policeman went to fuckers house to
watch Day and put the other police
man on when he came out. At any
rate Day was arrested on the bridge by
Jack Massey. the chiefs brother. end
that is all have TO say about It.
Mr.. Day was seen and he refused 20
talk He even pretended not TO know
who issued the warrant.
The warrant was issued FOR two Days
Sam and Ed-who keep a fifteen cent
lunch house on East Douglas avenue
near the corner OF Emporia- They are
charged with selling beer on the side
under the guise OF soup sometimes and
then again under no guise at all Sam
was arrested down near the depot and
Il IS said tina. II was he who told the
officer that they could find Ed over at
Judge fuckers house. They have been
put under $40 bonds to appear for
gf.-r-