The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-08-30
The Church Wins.

The church took fall out of the
world, the flesh and the devil last week
and fell on top.
AS we stated in our last issue when
we went to press jury had been Sc
cured to try McAfee on the charge of
selling liquors for other than medicin-
al or mechanical purposes. The men
who sat in judgement on this man were
John Gilley, John Smith, Henry Lip
poldt, Mr.. McComas, H. G.. Zillman,
Charles Maxey, G. Tibbs, John Min
ton, Harry Lewis, Will Hurr, Dodge
Jones and II. r. Richard on-twelve
men good and true, sworn to find a
verdict according to the evidence with
out fear Or favor:
Quite a number of witnesses were
called by the state and most of them
came. 1t was noticed that a few did
not put in an appearance and for
some reason no bench warrant was is
sued. If this should occur again it
would tend to bring the court into
contempt and we would advise delin-
-quents Of this character to bid their
families long farewell before they
try it again for the next time it occurs
the court will give them an opportuni-
ty sit behind the bars and reflect on
This was a curious case and fully
illustrates the contempt in which the
prohibitory law is held, for men will
go onto the witness stand who are
truthful under ordinary circumstances
and lie as cheerfully as the man who
goes fishing, and returning buys a
good stridg of fnnies and then brags
about throwing away the little ones,
and that he could have caught as many
more if his arm had not become tired
from pulling them out of the water.
AS usual most of the witnesses testi-
fed reluctantly in the fear that their
business would be injured. OF course
the court, attOrnies, jury and witness
es all knew that McAfee was guilty,
but the solemn farce of proving i5 was
laboriously waded through with.
When the lawyers concluded that
the audience had got their moneys
worth the case was given to the jury.
They staid out until five O'Clock
Saturday evening serene in the con-
seriousness of duty well done and a
good salary. until one of them hap
pened to learn that they were only
drawing Is cents per day. He told the
rest and with righteous indignant on
they promptly reached a verdict of
SulIGy aS Charged. we SnuQQer TO
contemplate what the result might
have been had this information not
reached them. They would likely have
stayed there until the fall term of the
district court when the building would
have been needed for other cases.
They might have been forgotten until
their bills were brought before the
commissioners in October. The ver-
dict was 500, costs and 80 days in
Jail.
The only incident that relieved the
mOnOtOny of the trial was when some
beer was passed to the jury that they
might satisfy themselves as to what
kind of stuff was sold and one of the
boys drank up the supply, leaving
nothing but his breath to satisfy the
remaining thirsty memb bers in the box.
Unfortunately the young mans moth
er was an interested spectator and
thought her boy was being corrupted
She arose in her seat in great excite
ment and said it was the first time he
had ever tasted the stuff, and made
quite a scene.
Some of the jury seem to have been
Influenced in their decision by the fear
that ii the defendant was not convicted
at this time he would be arrested again
and tried on some half dozen counts
and get n worse dose.