The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-16
WAsHBURN BOYS DRANK.
Students Tell How They Swallowed
Beer in Order to Secure Evidence.

Students Teu How They Swallowed
Beer in Order to Secure Evidence.
Eugene Hagan appeared as counsel
for AL Hayslip in the district court in
the liquor trial yesterday He was es-
pecially careful in the selection of
jury. Ia
The first witness called was George
Hanley, the confectioner. Mr.. Jetmore
asked him:
Q.-Do you own the building on lot
No. 2SS Kansas avenue, the house num-
Der of which is 10 Kansas avenue?
A.-Yes, sir; do.
Q.-Do you rent the whole building to
AL Hayslip?
Ayes; he has a lease, and one of
the provisions of it is that there shall be
no Intoxicating liquors sold on the
premises.
Q.-Have you ever been up stairs in
what is known as the joint?
A.-No, sir: I have been in the billiard
hall two or three times to look after re-
pairs, but not up stairs.
The next witness called for the stare
was Robert S. Pond, a Washburn col
lege student. Questioned by Mr.. Jet
student named Herrick went into Hay
slips place Festival week
Q.-Did you buy liquor there?
Ayes, think ordered two glasses
of beer; we drank it and Herrick paid
for it.
Q.-what kind of place was it?
A-After we got UP stairs we saw
bar and a large box with a faucet in 1T
and a shelf back of the bar with bot
ties on it.
Q.-Who did you buy this beer from?
A.-From Al Hayslip.
Cross examination by Mr.. Hagan:
Q.-Were you a commissioned ofncer
that week, Mr.. Pond?
Ayes, sir; we were sworn in as dep
uty constables.
Q.-Had your commissions with you
and carried a gun?
Ayes.
Q.-Are you addicted to the use of
liquor?
Q.-Dfd you know the taste Of iq-
uor before Festival week?
A.-No, sir;I took my first glass of beer
the day before 1 was in Al Hayshp's
place.
Q.-How many glasses did you take
this day you were at Hayslip's place?
A.-Four or five, think.
Q.-Make your head swim?
Q.-Have your pistol with you, too.
Ayes.
Q.-Do your know Mr.. Foster, this
spectacled man over there?
Ayes sir.
Q.-This Foster man wasn't prosecue-
1ng attorney, was he?
Ole didn't have anything to do but
raise the devil, did he?
Al don't know.
Q.-Wny you TePOIl ~
county attorney instead of Mr. roster
A-Because Mr.. Jetmore told US to
prepare the cases and file them with
him.
Mr.. Hagan then addressed the court
and jury as follows:
This is a harmless young man. He
is a good young man, but he has been
misled. He is we'll meaning, but he has
been imposed upon. He attends the
college, and probably he wanted to see
vice suppressed. But it is too bad to
make a young man go out and do this
kind of work and drink beer to secure
evidence
Harold Herrick, of Wellington, stu
dent of the college was the next witness
for the state. He testified to having
been with Pond at the time they bought
the beer of Hayslip. Mr.. Hagan cross
examined him as follows:
O.-Are you addicted to the use of
liquor?
A.-No, not addicted.
Q.-Use it?
Ayes, for medical purposes.
Q-You know this man Foster?
Ayes.
Q.-Who did you report to when you
got the evidence?
Al went to Vance & Campbell's Of
flee.
Q.-The first glass of beer you drank
in Hayslip's place was to secure evil
dence?
Ayes.
purposes2
Al guess not.
Q.-After you had bought the beer,
why did you drink it all?
A-Because we didn't want them to
think we were green
Q.-Do you think you convinced them
to the contrary?