The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-07-19
The Joints Win.

Afee and Robinson was called Tues.
day morning the county attorney dis
missed the case at the cost of the
plaintiff, who refused to prosecute.
Mr.. Beezley, the attorney for the de-
tense paid the costs.
This Is supposed to close a rather
Interesting chapter in the attempts to
enforce The prohibitory law in this
county. While there was nothing on
the surface of the case to attract par
ticular attention the side lights are
amusing TO say the least.
Soon after the filing of these cases
1t was rumored around the streets That
there would be no prosecution As the
prosecuting witness would back down.
Also that a consideration would be
paid to bring about such result.
PARTIES claiming to know state that
the jointists offered $50 for a failure
to prosecute and that 800 was de-
manded and refused, that later it was
agreed to accept the $40 anC hence
the failure Of the prosecuting witness
to appear.
All of the interested parties deny
this story and say that it is inspired
by malice. Mr.. Fisher SAYS that he
persuaded his wife to drop the case as
he Is a poor man, has to make a liv-
ing by working, and that many of the
people whom he had worked for had
told him if the prosecution was not
dropped he need not look for any
more work from them, and that on the
other hand the people who have been
wanting the joints closed would not
give him any assurance that they
would. give him the work necessary to
support his family, and that as con-
Coo hn II
notify the county attorney that she
had been mistaken as to the facts in
the case and would not prosecute.
which she did in writing. This notice
Is now In the possession of the county
attorney.
Several OF the people who are active
in suppressing vice, when someone
else will take the initiative, were pres
ent when the trial should have taken
place and were quite indignant when
they found that the prosecuting wit.
ness had laid down, and seemed rath-
er inclined to blame the county attor-
ney. He explained that it was hard
to get a conviction with willing wit
nesses and that with a prosecuting
witness refusing to appear and no list
OF Witnesses furnished by anyone he
was pOwerless to act.
He told them that they could file
any Information they desired and if it
was such as would secured convic-
tiOn he would proceed at once MOL
one seemed TO be ready at this time
and Mr.. Dyer covered the ground TAX
en- by most people in this class of cas-
es In a remark he made to one of the |
visitors. He said that "what most of |
you people want Is to keep your own
feet dry" and that pretty accurately
describes the attitude OF most people IN |
this class of cases.
Under Sheriff Shepherd has received |
an anonymous letter directing him uu- !
der pains and penalties to e.rain from |
bOtherlng certain jOintists and give |
his attention to another. -.
Mr.. McAfee says that all the Joints |
on "Hell's; Highway" will he aban-
dOned by the close of this week as the |
In this community seems to |
make it somewhat hazardous to run.
When Mrs. Fisher was asked why
she withdrew from the case she said |
in substance: l started the prosecu-
ton OF the join1ists in good faith aud
that the people who have for
so long been urging that something be |
done would rally to my support.
L was much surprised TO find that
there's was decided inclination to
stand alOof and let me bear the entire
burden. No one came near me to- say
that my course was approved. Mat
,ers went in this way until Thursday
night. L went to prayer meeting full
y half an hour early expecting to talk
matters over with the church members.
No one mentioned the subject OF joints
% me and for tI, first time-in my
there was notsa word said
n reference to ;suppfessihg them at
his meeting My husband told me to
70 ahead and prosecute, until about the
md of the week. He then told me that
had better drop the matter as | WAS
,ettlng no support and if | would do
10 he would promise me on his word
II honor never to drink any more.
Word also came to me that the
ointists | had visited would 90 out
II business. [ then consented To let
he matter drop, After this became
'nOwn several of the church members
listed me and said would hurt my
elf 1t did not go ahead and that
hey would stand by me. [ told them !
hat their assurance of support was T:
90 late and | would not. cont fniie the
PROSECUTE on: She also said that the
t0rysof the jointists paying her mon
y was untrue.
Her statement of the fact of her
hurch people holding back is born
'ut by a remark made by one of the
Members to the effect that she started
DeO the business witt, o,,t oonSn1ti1.ri