The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
REDDEN TRIES IT.
Assistant Attorney General
PrOsecutes First Case.
j. C. Gregory and Wife Charged
With Selling Liquor.
LIVE IN THE COUNTRY
Were Convicted and Fined
Heavily in Queens Court.
Jury of Business Men Sum-
mOned TO Try Case.

The first case brought by Assistant
Attorney General A. l.. Redden for the
violation of the prohibitory law, was
called for trial in the district court at
9 o'clock this morning
The case was against ]. G. Gregory
and his wife. Malissa Gregory, who were
convicted by Judge Redden before JUS
tice Queen on the charge of illegally
selling liquor at their place three miles
south of Topeka on the Burlingame
road. Mr.. Gregory was convicted on
victed on tie same number of counts
and both were fined 800 and sentenced
to 80 days in Jail on each count, making
a total of 600 days Jail sentence and a
fine of $1,000 for each defendant
When the case was called for trial
Judge Hazen ordered Sheriff Cook to
summon a special venire of juryrnen
to make UP the necessary number of
jurymen- Sheriff Cook summoned the
following business men: William Mac
ferran, George w. Crane, F. B. Chase,
J. Weiss, ~B. F. McGiffin, A.. L. Green.
w. s. Furman, John Dial, G. B. Payne.
H. c. Ashby, George Crawford, w ".
Hall, S. M. Wood. ]. c. Elliott. John
McManus.
is as follows: c. A. Thomas, w. A.
Cavert, c. w. West. E. H. Medlicott,
Harry c. Ashby, Frank L. Whitteker.
Fred B. Chase, George w. Crane, Bert
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Crawford.
The defense viii endeavor to prove
that what Gregorys sold was hop tea
and not beer.
Prof J. T. Lovewell will be placed
on the stand to give expert testimony
regarding the beer sold. The court or
dered the sheriff to turn over a bottle
of the beer seized to Prof. LoVeWeIl for
a chemical analysis. The defense hopes
to prove by Prof. Lovewelrs testimony
that the stuff sold by the Gregorys
contained between l and per cent of
alcohol and was therefore hop tea. as
beer contains per cent of alcohol.
Glare StaAl, a son of ex-Chief of Po-
lice Frank Stahl. was the first witness
called by the state.
Did you call for beer at Gregory's
place on August 81" asked Judge Red
den.
1--WE got something, don't know
what it was" replied StahL
who was with you?"
MY brother, Ed Stahl, James Dick
inson, Henry Cunningham and Charles
Ramsdell."
What did you get?"
. 1--WE got six bottles"
Did you drink part of it?"
Yes
What was it?'
81 think it was beer
did you ever drink beer before?"
Yes"
do you remember what the label
was on the bottle?"
Dick Bros, think
Did you all go in the store?"
''Yes, SIR
who else was there?"
81 don't know"
On s-examination Attorney Hun
gate said:
You don't know what was called
for?"
mo, sir.''
''You don't know who paid for it?''
Il paid for part of it"
Had you drank any intoxicating
liquors before going there that day?"
Yes"
What did you drink?"
81 drank bottle of beer early in the
morning
do you say this was beer?"
II think it was"
Would you swear it was beer?"
mo, sir; would not"
"How much did you drink?"
"a bottle.'
Did YOU feel the effects of it?'
Yes"
do you know the difference between
hop tea and beer?"
II don't know that I would
On redirect examination Judge Red
den said: