The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-14


asked DR.. Campbell.
Did you ever drink much in your
life?" asked Nichols, sparring for an op-
ening.
more when was younger than now
DO you drink very often now?" was
asked
No he answered.
"Once a week."
once a month"; Ej.nls2
no" 20
Once q year,"
Nichols dropped the matter there and
went back to the difference between
hop tea and beer.
DR.. Campbell turned to Judge Dana
and said: Judge, I'd like to have a
definition of hop tea2"
The defense evidently did not care to
divulge any information of the subject
and Mr.. Nichols calmly said sfhat
ALL DR.. Campbell was excused.
H b Howard testified to having gone
with Dr. Campbell and of having seen
him drink the beer after paying for It.
He answered in the affirmative 10
question from Galen Nichols that he had
made the tour for the purpose OF gamer
ing evidence. But neither Campbell or
Howard could identify the man who sold
them the beer, although they thought 1t
was Jackson. To confuse them on TINS
point a friend of Jackson living at
The two look as much alike as two peas
7 K. Schriver testified to having
gone into the place with John Doan'
of having ordered and paid for WHISKY
and drinking it. But Schriver couldn't
tell who sold the liquor to him, al
though he thought it was Jackson
He too said that he had made the trip
for the purpose of getting evidence Tor
Judge Carver.
g. P. Smith said that he went into
~. hn1Tphf heGT last
November. but that the man who sold
ii to him was tall and thin - That de-
scription does not fit either of the de-
PENDANTS So he was passed"
R. T. Darby told Of helping make
a raid on the place under ex-Chief Of
Police Stahl I'VE found some
schlitz beer and whisky" said Darby
Il tasted the beer"
Sheriff A T Lucas told of a raid
he made at which time he found a
keg of Rochester and an almost
empty key of Schlitz beer. Il took the
stuff and labeled it and placed it in
the cellar of the court house" said
Lucas He identified some beer
stamps taken from the kegs by Judge
r. D. Carver testified to having
looked up the records in the internal
revenue collectors office showing that
the defendants had paid for a gov
eminent license to sell liquor at 404
| Kansas avenue.
A A. Rodgers. of the Rodgers-Davis
Real Estate company. was called
I Hayslip rents his room from them
But Mr.. Rodgers was not sure that
Hayslip paid the rent He said that
part of the business was attended to
/ by other members of his firm Mr.
I Carver asked to have these brought
4 in. The defense objected on the
7 grounds of their calling being a s'sur-
| prise" The court sustained the OBJ
/ lection.
| Judge Carver announced that J. T.
/ Lovewel made an analysis of the
/ liquors taken from this place But
i Mr.. LOveWell could not be found The
/ court granted him the privilege, how
/ ever. Of putting him on the stand this
morning. so an adjournment of the
4 case was taken until 9 o'clock this
/ morning.
Judge Dana then told the ATTORNEYS
I to have their witnesses on hand here
I after, for he wished to finish athis
class Of cases this week"
Both Are Acquitted.
The jury in the Shawnee. county dis
trict court this afternoon at 2 O'clock
I returned a verdict of acquittal in favor
eff Fred Jackson and Al HaysIip, charg-
] ed with maintaining nuisance ard sell
/ ing liquor at 404 Kansas avenue. The
| jury was out about two hours
/ The attorneys for the defense worked
clever ruse, and it probably had lite