The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-16
MEN ON THE GRAND JURY.
Something About Their Politics and
Religion.
8 ARE OUTSPOKEN PROHIBITIONISTS,

Four Are Observation-Disclosures, the 9th
ers Hold Various Shades of Opinion,
But All @BeIieve 1n Enforcing tie
Law
While a grand jury is supposed to
have no politics and iseworn to no creed
but the enforcement of law, it is inter
esting to note the beliefs of those who
compose the present grand jury which is
investigating the grave robberies and
which will later be called upon to sift
some liquor cases TO the bottom.
A canvass OF the body today developed
the fact that the Republicans carry the
jury by II to 4 The jury contains
five outspoken prohibitionists to four
resubmissionists, while the other six
stand on some point between the two
extremes Some of these lean to pro-
hibition while others evaded the ques-
ton by saying they ''believed in enforc-
ing prohibition since it was the law"
But very few of the jurors are church
members.
But two of the jurors are under 40
years of age. Eight are more than 81,
and two of them have passed their Goth
birthday. The oldest man on the jury is
DIR. J. F. Buck, who "tips the beam" at
81 years. The average age is As years.
Foreman J. III. MARBLE, of-the North
side, is a Republican. He doesn't want
open saloons. He is 40 years of age,
and not a church member,
W. P. Harrington, of Silver Lake, is
Republican and prohibitionist. He is
56 years old. He is Methodist.
J. N. Porter, of 1914 West street, is
for Republicanism and prohibition. He
is 43 years old. He is not church
member
James Cook, colored, of s1s Center
street, is a Republican, and in North
Carolina voted the "iFy ticket" or anti
whisky. He is prohibitionist and
Baptist. He doesn't know how old he
is, but thinks his age is about so.
Charles Stevens. of Dover township,
is for Republicanism and resubmission.
He is 90 years old and not a church
member.
j. B. Mckinney, of 500 Chandler
street. is Republican. He favors en-
forcing the prohibitory law while we
have it. He is not a member of church.
His age is so.
c. A. Horn of 22I Lake street is indie
pendent, but he votes the Republican
ticket oftener than others. He doesn't
let either prohibition or resubmission
worry him. He is AZ years old and is not
a church member
Mike Treahey, the contractor, is man
of sc years of age. He is Republican,
but neither prohibition nor resu omission.
He is Roman Catholic.
P. T. Foster of Topeka township is a
Republican who leans to prohibition He
is 81 years of age, but has never joined
a church.
DR.. j. F. Buck of 1908 North jackson
is Republican and is for prohibition. He
8 not member of church. DR.. Bucks
age is 81.
G. w. Porter, who lives at205 Branner
street, is a Republican, but he did not
commit himself on the liquor question.
He is a member of a church, but knows
himself which one better than anyone
else. He is 25 years of age.
Clerk f. s. Wemple of Wash burn col
lege is a Cleveland Democrat But then
he is only "a years old. He is for prohi-
bition, but is not a church member.
G.. E. Allen of 907 North Harrison
street is ffty-five years old. He is a
Democrat, and is for resubmission. He
is member of the Presbyterian church.
W. F. Niece of 335 Madison street is
Democratic, and favors resubmission. He
has never joined the church, though he
is fifty-fve years of age.
Edward Cummins, or Ned Cummins,
who lives near Dover, is a Democrat and
a resu bmissionist. He is Roman Catholic
in his religion. His age is fifty-one.