The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-09

find out how much the costs were.
did so and came back and told him I
could only pay him $50. He talked with
Judge Tucker and then 1 paid him the
money and the case was dismissed.
Cross-examination: That is all re-
member about the case. l did not tell
the committee that / agreed 10 quit. l
told them l had quit; that is what l
told Judge Campbell. Mr.. Campbell
said something about the injunction,
but it was my judgment that il was TO
be made perpetual. I signed an agree
ment to make the injunction perpetual
on the building after 1 had settled and
got out of the case
Mr.. Dyer here brought in the agree
ment which Taylor admitted he had
signed and it was read. It appeared
from this that James Taylor and Eu
gene Hibbits We're forever prohibited
from selling liquor in a building on lot
"A on Douglas avenue. Court ordered
in journal entry that they pay costs in
Guiding attorney fees and was signed by
9. Reed.
Eugene Hibbits did not know much
about the transaction as he was not
in the negotiat tons. He did know that
he furnished some of the money his
partner was alleged TO have given Mr..
Campbell
w B. Simmons, ST., said:
Il am acquainted with Judge Camp
bell. My son was arrested for violat-
ing the prohibitory law last November.
1 went to see Judge Campbell about it.
My son was under bond and he had a
chance to get a job in st. Louis. He felt
sorry for me and said he would dismiss
the case for $25. / told him that
could not pay that and the costs. He
said l need not worry myself about the
costs; that Schnitzler would settle that
REORGANIZATION: 81 wanted my
son to quit the business because he
could not be in st. Louis and here. Mr..
Campbell did tell me the money was for
costs. / did not pay the money it was
too big for my pile"
Otto Eckstein was the next witness,
and said:
Il am an attorney at law; was at
tending to Simmons case. 1 went TO see
Judge Campbell in the police court and
asked him to dismiss Simmons case as
he wanted to go 10 st. Louis. 1 agreed
TO pay and advised Schnitzler to pay
the amount so as to get his people off
the bond. paid him Judge CampbelD
$32 in the police court. There was a
proceeding in the district court and
Schnitzler refused to pay the costs and
Judge Campbell went to the telephone
and ordered some Of the offers to ar
TSt Simmons"
On crOss-eXamination Mr. Eckstein
said that he did not consider that he
was bribing Judge Campbell and that
he did not think there was anything
corrupt or dishonest about the trans
action. As an attorney at law he was
of the opinion that Judge Campbell was
acting in a perfectly legitimate man
ner. He admitted that every thing
was open and above board.
Ernest Harris said:
81 was arrested several months ago
On the charge of selling liquor. I sent
my father 10 see Judge Campbell and
tell him / wanted to settle and quit I
had heard that Taylor and Simmons
had settled that way. He asked father
to pay s75. q told him that 1 could not
pay that amount unless l was allowed
to DO business. He then said ne would
let me off for $50 / told him that l did
not have that much money and he then
egreed to let me off for SIS. l told him
that l would pay that amount. l paid
him S12 as 1 only had $13 and I owe him
the balance 1 suppose"
After being assured by the court that
be used TO incriminate him, Mr.. Harris
said on cross-examinauo ton:
Il was in the liquor business. / I'M
derstood that was to pay S25 to have
all my cases dismissed. l have not
paid the costs since that time. have
not sold any liquor since that time. The
building is now occupied by a butcher
shop. I was to pay the costs against
me not the costs in the injunction case
against the building"
Mike Donovan said:
Il live in Wichita; am acquainted
with Judge Campbell; was arresteS for
selling liquor. A man came 10 me and
said Judge Campbell wanted to see me.
Three of us were arrested and two con-
victed in the police court He offered
TO stop the case for $75 but 1 was afraid
TO do it. He told me that il would
be cheaper than for me TO fight it in
the district court. I told him that I
thought 1 could beat him in court.
CrOSs-examinatio ton:
4 do not know that am in the liquor
business. I don't know that 1 have sold
any liquor in Wichita in two years. My
sales are made in Kansas City. l buy
my liquors in bond. I have ten or fifteen
barrels of liquor now on hand"
John Heron testified as follows:
Il am acquainted with Judge Camp
bell; was arrested last December. tried
to settle my case with him; l went TO
his office. He offered to settle for So
and costs. l refused to pay the costs.
1 refused to pay costs and we went on
and l got a hung jury. Then he Of
fered TO settle for $50. I went to his
office and counted out the $50 on his
knee. A check for so and S25 in bills.
He then said: Now you understand
this 1 said yes; everything is TO be
dismissed against me- He said: You
pay the costs / refused; after which
he returned the money"
On cross-eNamination John said that
he returned the check to his father and
paid Judge Campbell nothing.
Judge Tucker testified as to the
correctness Of the entries Of his books.
Judge Campbell said:
Il am assistant attorney. general and
respondent in this case. / commenced
q civil action again Taylor and Hibbits
on Nov. ., 1895, and at the same time a
criminal proceeding in the police court.
All such cases We're commenced by me
by .irtue Of my Office as assistant at
torney general. I took judgment
against them for an Injunction and
costs and my fees in the case. The
costs and amount paid l think was $50. }
which was paid for my fees and costs.
paid the costs. think $3.50. l did
not stipulate 10 accept any fee in the
criminal case. first understood from
the police that Taylor and Hibbits want
ed 10 get out of the case and quit the
business. Mr.. Taylor came up and
talked. I do not care to repeat il all. /
but the substance was that he was sick
OF the business and that he and Hibbitt
both had families. I said II I convicted /
in both counts I would get a Zee in both