The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-15

that Mr.. HuSey was not competent
juror, because he and the old board
of police commissioners We're on trial
just as much as was Jack Davidson.
The old board had the Endorsement Of
nine-tenths of the tax payers and bus
mess men Of the city, and the idea of
Bill Campbell and Smyth and Lieu
rance putting c. III. Jones, George L.
Pratt and A. c. Husey on trial at the
bar of public opinion was enough to
make the average citizen of Wichita
drop dead, and it was no wonder that
there was a derisive smile on the faces
OF the people present when W. p. Camp
bell made that Statement, and that
Judge Reed bit of the end of a dry
cigar trying TO keep his face straight
During the ordeal in the jury box
Mr.. Husey's face was wreather in
smiles, and this exasperated the as
sistant attorney general and ne want
ed TO challenge Mr.. Husey on suspicion
but when Judge Reed suggested that
he might get rid of the whole jury on
that kind Of a rule, Mr.. Campbell saw
the Righteousness OF his position.
There was another sensation when
court convened in the morning and
Judge Campbell demanded that Jack
Davidson, the defendant, be brought
into court so that he could see him and
refused this modest request when the
assistant attorney general declared
that he would not proceed with the
trial unless ne was brought into court
and also moved that the bond for ap-
pearance, signed by w. r. Duianey. be
forfeited.
There was q hot discussion over this
point and numerous statutes and court
decisions We're read. after which Judge
God Il yfea1 hot To Jl,,-
present by his counsel and did not have
to be there at that stage of the pro-
ceedinss in person.
All the time of the argument Mr.
Davidson sat in the circuit clerks Office
apparently enjoying the fight to de-
termine whether or not he was pres
ent. Mr.. Campbell had declared that
ne would not proceed with the case I'M
less the defendant was brought in and
seated in place which he indicated by
pointing his finger and the people eX-
pected that he would dismiss the case
as he had done in the police court when
the ruling of the court did not suit him.
but he did not do that, but proceeded
reluctantly with the case
Once when the assistant attorney
general had a chance to breath, Kos
Harris called up his Schnitzler case,
and another hot argument was the re-
suit This caused Otto EckStein to re-
mark that he thought the assistant at
torney general showed signs OF soften
ing of the brain, and he thought they
would finish him before another week.
Several times during the examination
or jurors the assistant attorney general
tried to challenge jurors on the grounds
that they were tax payers. He par
ticularly pressed Juror Cossitt on this
point. Mr. CoSsitt finally said that he
ecutionS injured him, but that he did
not blame the officers of the law. lie
further stated that he was in favor OF
the enforcement of all laws.
The defense tried TO dispose OF Juror
Gilchrist of Valley Center because they
thought he was a prohibtionist, and
Mr.. Amidon asked his views on that
question. Mr.. Gilchr;st said he had
been a prohibitioniSt and voted for the
amendment, but that he had became so
disguised with these prosecutions that
he would now vote against it il we
could get resubmission.
When court adjourned in the even
ing there were twelve Jurors in the box
lengeS in reserve that may dispose Of
that many jurors. 1t is the general
opinion that the Davidson trial Will
last another week. The boys IN the
district clerks Office estimate that the
costs in the Kunt1le case will run oveI
5000 exclusive of the sheriff'S fees and
the Davidson case will cost Z good deal
more.