The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-22
As Soon As He is Out of the
First One.
WASHBURN STUDENTS
Who Were in His Place With
Eyes Open
Tell What They Saw There and
What They Drank.

| the law enforced.
The King of the Jointists," Lon
| Townsend, was hardly out of one case
until he was into another. After he
had silenced all of County Attorney
| JetmOre's guns in the first prosecution
! and had demonstrated that the Kansas
| City detectives employed by the Com
! mittee of Seventeen are bright and
! shining examples of human stupidity,
! he went out of the court room with a
smile of triumph on his face.
The case against Robert Pigg was
| next called and in a few minutes it de-
! veloped that County Attorney Jetmore
! had no evidence against him and the
proceedings We're called off.
Then J. R. Lyttle, the coIored barber,
who tried to run for register of deeds
on the POpulist ticket last fall was ar
/ raigned, and his case was given to the
jury without incident.
Then came TOwnsend's second in
ming. The prosecution was made
against him for selling liquor during
the Fall Festival and WaShburn stu
dents were the witnesses. After the
jury had been impanelled the prOsecut-
ing witness, D. T. Schoonover, was
called. He was an excellent witness
and was a match for that old and as
tute practitioner, Hib Case, who con-
Quoted the rOss-examinat ton, which is
saying much for the young man.
Following is the testimony:
Q--What is your name?
A-D. T. SchOonover.
Q.-Where do you reside?
AT 1925 Lincoln street.
Q.-Are you acquainted with Lon
Townsend
A-NOt personally.
Q.-Do you know him by sight?
Ayes.
Q.-Point him out
A.-That is the man there.
Q.-DO you know where his place is?
Al was told that
objection by Attorney Hungate on
ground of no direct knowledge on the
subject sustained by Judge Hazen.
Q.-Ten the jury if you have ever
been at 514-516 Kansas avenue and how
you got there.
Al have been there. 1t was on
September e, and I went up stairs past
a door where there was a colored man
rolling key of beer around. 1 asked
him where we could get some beer and
he directed US to a door and we went
through into a room. To the right as
we went in was a bar extending north
and south at right angle to the hall
(Which way did it face?
A.-The west.
Q--What was back of it2
Al don't remember.
Odd you see any tables?
A.-NOt in that room.
Odd you see tables anywhere
An the next room there were some
gambling tables.
Odd you buy any liquor?
A.-No.
Q.-Who did?
A J. Newton. who went up with
me, and I drank one glass
Q.-How many men were behind the
bar?
A.-Four or five.
Q.-How were they dressed?
Al can't remember how all were
dressed but some had on white aprons.
Odd you see Mr.. Townsend?
Ayes.
Q.-Where?
Ale He was behind the bar.
O.-What was he dOing2
Al did not see him doing anything.
Odd you see any whisky bought?
Ayes.
Q.-Who bought it?
Al did not know the man. He
drank a small glass of whisky.
Q.-Who did he pay?
Al don't know
Odd you hear him call for whisky?
Q.-How do you know it was whisky? !
Al could tell by the looks and by |
the smell.
Characterization by A H Case.
Q.-Who employed you to go to that /
place?
Q.-who told you to go?
A.-No one.
Q.-Why did you go?
Al was working to help enforce the !
liquor law and I had reason to think !
the law was being violated there.
Q.-Who invited you to go there?
A--NO one did I saw a stream of 7
men going up and supposed something !
was wrong there
Q.-Had you any conversation with !
the Committee of Seventeen?
A--NOt as a committee
Q.-With any of the members?
A.-Yes. I suppose they were mem !
bers.
Q-Who?
A-BIr Foster, Mr.. Stone. Mr.. Vance, |
MI Stahl and Mr.. Watkins
Odd you make any arrangements
case of conviction?
A--NO such arrangement was ever
made.
Q-Do you know Richard Roe or
John Doe Cthe names given in legal /
documents when the real names are not
known?
A.-No. 7 do not know them.
Q.-You swear in this information
that they were in the room While you
were there
As that so? I did not know I
sWore to that.
Q.-Did You see them in the room
while you were there?
A.-No, they were behind the bar
daughter among atorneys)
since you saw him on September %?
A--No. sir; not until saw him in the
court room.
ODD you know his name was
Townsend when you saw him?
A.-Not until was told
Q.-Is he dressed as he was when
you saw him on September %?
A.-NO. Then ne had his coat off
O.-StiII you say you know him after
seeing him that one time though he is
dressed differently?
Ale stiu has his face with him.
Further cross-examination developed
he fact that SchoOlover volunteered to
secure evidence against joints in re-
spouse to a call made by 7. H Balm
and Robert Stone and that he was
given $1-25 to pay expenses.