The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12


from the court room TO the private office
above the court room on the second
floor.
We viii file an appeal bond said
Attorney Hayden TO Judge AIagaw.
Swish. A yellow object flashed past
the court room window from above.
There was q crash in the prison yard.
A five gallon jug of whisky was scat
tered an over the yard.
Attorney Hayden and Judge MagaW
walked over TO the window to see what
was going on when second jug Of
whisky followed the first Chief Stahl
was standing at the open window of his
private office shying five gallon jugs of
whisky at the ground below and not
one Of them failed TO land. Judge Ma
gaW wandered up to the private Office to
see the sport.
Young man. you did weny said the
chle1 20 the judge as he shied another
jug Of whisky out OF the open window
It's the best thing you ever did
continued the chief still addressing his
non9r. tne judge, and a half dozen small
bottles followed the jugs.
n Al not forget you for this said the
cnle1 ana ne swung a 40 gallon keg of
placlSoerr brandy over his head as
though he were picking up a cigar box.
The keg was poised in the air over his
head for a moment and then it fol-
ioWeu IN the wake Of the jugs and end
ed its journey with a crash
When the chief was through % iues
OF whisky, two kegs of wine and gin
and dozen bottles Of liquor had been
precipitated TO the prison yard The
Yard looked like wrecked green house
1nere was a pile of broken jugs and a
pool ot mixed whisky. gin and black
berry brandy and a little rivulet 81
lHqaor winding its way toward the
In the cellar of the. jail were stored
1l2 kegs Of beer and IA cases Of bottled
pess which had belonged to Raynor. A
halI dozen policemen were there with
aAsa ana picks destroying the LIQUOR
Iney uia not wait to carry the kegs and
Dcttles 10 the yard but the destrovins-
was done in the cellar The heavy picks
crashed through the tops Of the kegs
ana tne beer spouted to the
ceiling. Two policemen with axes broke
open Ahe cases "a beer and smashed
% tne bottles without taking them from
the cases In 20 minutes the cellar was
noooeo with beer and the beer was ooz-
ing rom the ends Of the broken kegs.
Cnie1 Stahl stood IL the door as he
Watcned the destruction. The po1iceuoar
walked in on the tops Of the l1asS ',,,5
broke them open as they walked alonsr
leaving behind a trail of foam ana SION
A.tofney Hayden rushed To the cellar
lie viewed with alarm the destl11ctio1
OF MS clients property You'd Fattsv,
stop. he shouted TO the chief
ne police looked around ~ So ~ !
s1es snolla stop breaking in the kegs. (
me cnleI waved his hand for them to !
can [ help it, muttered the chief 10
the attorney ~
said Hayden 4'
IT." said the chief I
The chief rushed to the telenho,a- nv, |
stairs and telephoned 10 Poi5cs-S /
DoWney and Montgomery on the North 1
Topeka beats ''Go to Raynor's niaca I
ana clean ~ OUT shouted the chief |
through the telephone to the of7cars
Yes, clean 1t an out" he said g., /
answer 70 a question over the phone
We told my men TO go over TO the /
place ana destroy the bar and glasses 4
said the chief to Hayden
hou 80 over 70 your place and stop
any man who tries to destroy vour \
properly said Hayden TO Raynor. Use 4
force II you have TO but don't let even q /
policeman do any damage Get a r7,n
ana stop any man.
Raynor started for his place ~ h,st
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