The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-30

Joint was left the goods and fixtures
were in charge of deputy sheriffs. and
the incident which stirred the wet" eIe-
ment 10 the boiling point was practically
closed
on December 8 the county attorney
suddenly issued warrants for all the
jointists in the county, ten in number.
and they were hastily arrested. or at
least eight of them were. the remaining
two having got wind of the raid and
left for parts unknown, leaving their
stock of wet goods, which was seized by
the officers.
Alma furnished four of the victims
Messrs. John Horne. VIM. Muller, and
Louis and Gus Schroeder. Mcfarland,
a small village five miles east OH the
Hickory" Jones and the stock of goods
in charge of Ted Fields, one of the pal
ties who escaped At Paxico, Sci Fields
and G. Noller, partners, and Sam Mo-
guson were arrested. and A. HUH got
away. leaving his joint to the tender
mercy of the deputies.
Instead Of locking up the noffendera.
they were assembled before Vie county
attorney who made them a proposition.
1t was that they discontinue their sew
eral Joints and ship the goods, consist
ing of bars, fixtures and liquors, out OF
the state. They were put under bonds
of $500 each and given time to think il
over, bu. the guard was not removed
from their stocks in trade. In a short
time they all agreed to comply with the
order In preference to having the goods
destroyed Mr.. Seaman personally su-
perVised the shipment of the effects and
then asCertained that they had reached
the wholesalers in Kansas City as per
agreement.
This unlocked for move on the part of
the county attorney caused a cornnnO-
ClOn IN the the 1iOI1Dr Ge11pra
but worse disturbance among the
sYmpathizers. In fact, since the occur
renee, the little attorney has received
less abuse from jointists who were SeDa-
rated from a source of great revenue
than he has from those who were sepa-
rated from the right to furnish the rev
enue- Repeated thrats were made
against him by the latter class. and per
sonai violence has been narrowly
averted.
Mr.. Seaman has closed the Joints. for
the first time in many years. and after
less than two weeks of drouth has al
most decided that the clarnor for a sa-
loonless county on the part of the anti
saloon faction is composed of Vapor He
mas demonstrated that it can be done
ana the aforementioned faction has
promptly deserted him in a body, SEEM
lngly because he failed to call them III
sten.
After the arrests had been made and
tosether and imported O. E Hungate
prominent attorney from Topeka, who
Is Wen known as a successful defender
u H9Ior cases He conferred with the
SNelted saloon men, who talked of find
ing some way to oust Seaman from Of
nee; After they told their troubles te
th their attorney he BRIEFLY informed them
mat they had nothing to work on. ano
nad better submit gracefully instead ol
S.lI5lhg the county attorney to further
ueeds or violence OF course the alleged
eP1e ePPn1Versatio s is heresay, but it is notice
fba 'ae la, t,.st no steps against the holder ol
elE situation have been taken
The principal towns of Wabaunses
county are Alma. the county seat. Fisk.
ridge, Paxico, Maple Hin and NIcFar.
@ lsna, Eskridse and Maple Hill are. dry
except Tor an occasional bootlegger ol
refractory druggist Alma. McFarIanr
an9 % PaNico are only few miles apart
ana are located in a strong German set
tleIneht, therefore they were uaturaIl-
N favor Of saloons, The old schoo
German believes that to cut off his bee
supply is to curtail his personal liberty
ana bitterly resents any attempt to d
s0' For years these three little town