The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-25
1t Plays an Important Part in
KIauer Liquor Case.
District Court Begins Grind on
First of 10 Cases Appealed.
STAHL ON THE STAND.
Explains Exactly What Is a
Bar as He Sees 1t.
Prominent Business Men Sum-
moned as Jurors.

The first of a series of Is liquor cases
appealed from the police court was call
ed for trial in the district court this
morning and Sheriff Cook went out on
the highways and byways and called
IN business men to serve on the jury to
try George Klauer.
The following was the jury secured:
Henry Scales, Jerry Reynolds, E. +.
Grote, w. B. Kirkpatrick, J. D. Reeder,
II. O. Crandell, E. NJ. VanVleck, E. B.
Warner George NJ. Hammil, H. O.
Bishop, c. V Wolf and J. T. Lockard.
The following men We're examined and
found to be disqualified: l. L. Better,
A. Marburg, J. B. Kilvert, A. 7. Ewart,
William Sims and W. S. Clancy. The
prosecution excused Frank Hendricks
and George W. MoHtt. The defense ex-
cused Uriah earle, A w. Knowles, D.
H. Forbes and c. L. Smith.
Major William Sims informed the
court that he had to run bank and
did not have time to act juror
The court refused to excuse him from
the stern duty until he admitted that
ne was ~ years old and by reason OF
age was exempt from jury duty.
w. S. CLANCY informed the court that
he intended to leve town at noon and
that he was willing to do the stern
duty imposed upon him for the welfare
of his country but that he could not
postpone his trip The court informed
him that he was needed in the jury box
and did not excuse him but when it was
discovered that Clancy assisted in
passing the city ordinance under which
KIauer was being tried he was ex-
cused.
The case then proceeded to trial and
Attorney Hungate for the defense
raised the usual point that the title of
the ordinance under which Klauer was
being prosecuted was not good.
Chief Stahl gave a minute descrip-
ton to the jury of what a peep hole in
a joint is From the expert testimony
of the chief it WIS discovered that the
device at the Klauer joint was built
by an ex-man-O-W ar-man and greatly
resembled the coming tower of an iron
clad The jury fully understood what
a coming tower was and the chief pro-
ceeded with his testimony
The principal point under discussion
was whether Klauer 1ooped the loop.
He was arrested at $50 in the evening
and two hours later was arrested aagin
for the same offenSe in the same place.
The contention is that he made a run
to the police station and made the loop
around the block back to his place of
business and kept up the business tenn
porarily suspended on account of the
invasion of Stahl and his forces.
Chief Stahl has to rem ember about SO
many joints that he could not clearly
remember whether he entered the joint
from the front or from the rear, but he
knew he was inside. The odor of the
place impressed that upon his memory.
He remembered that he found klauer,
key of beer and two bottles of
whisky, and he said he saw a bar.
What do you call a. bar2" asked At
torney Hungate, who was thinking of
ocean breezeS, sandy beaches and the
bars that go with them.
4 mean what is in front of the man
who is behind it," was the chiefs clear
and concise answer. The jury seemed
to understand that the witness was not
referring to sections of music.
When asked about the arrangement
of the Joint as regarded the facilities
for handling a large crowd, Chief Stahl
said this particular time it was the
same as all times.
The court was called upon to explain
that there is no such thing in joint
business nor court procedure as "a1
times" and the chief was compelled to
explain the position of the bar, the ice
chest the sidebOard and the cuSpidor-
Chief Stahl testified to having looked
through the back window and seeing
Klauer fitting between the bar and his
customers. clad in evening costume.
The place was rather smoky, but the
chief had no trouble in distinguishing
the short and Totund form of Klauer.
He said the liquor was captured.
What was done with the liquor?'
asked Hungate-
TT was destroyed" replied Stahl.
Ibid you examine it?'
ssNO-o-O."
did you smell it2"
t'NO-O-O.
How do you know it was liquor?'
It was hard for the chief to answer
the question, but he Thought, undoubt-
edly that a man who served lemonade
and sarsaparilla would not have con-
ming tower and a bar. The trial will
take up the greater part of the day
and when it is finished Bob Shelby, Al
Hayslip, Dan Finney and Fritz Durein
will have a chance before the jury