Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-03
THE JOINT KEEPERS
GIVEN JUSTICE!
The County Court Continues to
Affirm the verdicts Of Police
Magistrate Osborne.
The Law and the Evidence SO Strong
Iy Sustain the Prosecution That
Three Pleas Of Guilty Are En-.
tered Without Trial.

The illegal liquor sellers have met a
complete Waterloo. The city has con-
yioted in every case tried in the county
court exeep. one. and in that the jury
stood five for conviction TO one for ac-
auittal. and will be tried again.
When Judge Wallis opened the county
court Monday morning there was evidence
Of the frightened condition OF the illegal
had been summoned TO help Maj Damer-
on-so eminent seemed the doom of the
whole group Of flaw-breakers. Mr.. Saun-
dsrs made the plea that the panel Of iur-
\ ors had not been legally drawn; they not
having been selected long enough before
court convened. Judge Wallis did not en-
terrain the same view. ruling that the law
quoted by Mr.. Saunders applied 70 the
dis,rie. instead Of the county. Judge
Wallis having excused several Of the iu-
rors because OF imperative business and
sickness. the question o! filing the panel
70 the full number Of ~ came UP for the
consideration Of the court Sabin & Beall.
attorneys for the city. favored an open
yeni,e-the sheriff summoning the reauis-
lie number OF citizens al once. ha!or
Dameron here saw another chance for
| delay and insisted on the names being
drawn from the box. This meant tha.
the new jurors might be from distant
parts OF the county. requiring .. leas: a
day 70 secure their presence. Conse-
auensly the trial Of the second case agains;
Frank Thompson was postponed 70 We'd
nesday.
On Wednesday the trial Of the second
case agsins: Frank Thompson was be-
gun. The defense Insisted on Jury o!
twelve. bu, ,ha, did no: save Thompson
from conviction on two counts and sne
Of sioo and costs In each.
Seeing iha, convictions were slrnos:
sure. Thos. Sheehan and Sam Eefdmsn.
by agreement. plead guilty 20 oae eoun;
each and were fined 500 and costs
each. the ether cases agains; them being
dismissed by the city attorneys. Both
agree 20 pay all COS, in all the cases.
Hsrdman also plead guilty 70 gambling
and was fined SIS and costs.
| The results of The suits 50 far may DC
summed As sells~,;
frs: case sgains: STARK dismissed by
the ci:y's attorney.
Second case sSaias. Stark. !ary hung.
being Eve for conviction and eas for ae-
sai;;al-prae;ieally . eonsie;isa-
Third case sgains; Stark sne o. sioo
ard costs.
FRS, case asaIns: Thsnpsoa. ans g.
500 and costs.
Sscoad trial Q. Thempssa resulted IN
sea.ie;isa On two counts aas :.as o.
$500 and costs.
Sam Hsfansa plead guilty CO ere
esra: ard pays 500 and the costs Of al
suits.
Thss. shsshan plead guilty 81 sas
esss; ard will pay ans 81 sioo ard
the costs o. all the sai:s-
Tie total anes assessed Ia The essn;y
eeaf; ar1osn; 20 ssis.
The appeals 70 the county court hsssrs-
suited IN Strengthening The sar,ials:ra:isa.
!: has been arrnly established ;hs: ds:se-
I've ssitsnes d on = par with ether evil
esscs. Lawyer Saunders made a s;roaE
Plea Wednesday agsiss: the Integrity Of
detective ssidsaes asking Judge Wallis 20
rule :hs: such evidence should &c re-
essyed with ess:isa.- The .saSs refused.
ruling ;ha: a detective ,ss;irno1y was c.
tie same value as ether ssiss1es.
I: was glss.aily predicted some weeks
ssnes ;hs; when The appealed suits get
into The county court the ei:y's ordinances
would "loos Ike . sssys- Be-. :hsy
seem 70 holt water admirably. Every
device known % The legal profession has
been used 20 srsas dawn The prosecution
a. all possible points. ss; ~i;h5s. effect.
A vote Of thanks is due the !sias-ssspsfs
fer appealing the cases as The results
have shown :hs. the city can and will
esavis:. This fac. will clear the a:rnos-
phsrs for the future and make prospee-
ing ia The business.
Attorney Saunders SO. dissss:sd with
the trsi:isssasss Of his TIP 70 o.srs and
wen. back 70 his Pssblo essies "a dss-
tendency. saying .ha: he was done With
defending Reesy Ford fss9f sellers.
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i Il was stated in pm. last week that
Stark was acquitted On two eases. The
facts are tha; one case against Stark was
/ dismissed because there was but oas wit
ness 20 the o.fsnss-whieh was not ar
aesuit:al. On trial Of the FIRST case the
.sry hung. standing Eve for eonvietion 70
enc fer asquittal-praetisally conviction.
The facts are tha; everyone who has
given the cases any as.satis1 has no
doubt whatever Of The gIIil. st The whole
batch as charged. I'll UNANIMOUSLY W.
dsrsseod. both By the friends and eppon-
eats Of the accused. that thsr seek only a
failure Of justice.
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An amusing incident Lass week agree
ably broke the nono.sny Of court pro-
esedinEs. MAJ Dameron was seeking 70
irnpeaeh Erseobnght. and 70 do SO had
summoned a half dozen s1-barksspers
and e1-saloonkeepsrs. Attorney Bsall
referred TO this fact; calling attention 70
the class Of citizens who were relied on
for impeachment and asked why a mare
reputable class Of citizens were not sum-
monsd. MAJ Damsron replied that he
could get no ether lind Of witnesses as
decent people did not associate with Err
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