The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-12

from bottle of stuff he testified he had
purchased in the place for the purpose
of Identifying it whisky. A number
of other witnesses were examined dur
ing the course of the morning session of
the court but none of them testified to
buying any liquor from Shoaf or of
having seen him in the place and he
was not connected with the running of
the place in any way until Judge G. A.
Huron took the stand. 1t is the cOnten-
ton of Mr.. Schenck that Shoaf was
the proprietor of the place which was
known as THE Coronado club and
Judge Huron gave testimony which
tended to show that this was true.
This trial was started on Wednesday
afternoon and a jury was not secured
until this morning. 1t took three spec
ial venires in addition to the regular
one to get a jury. The first venireman
examined this morning was accepted
and completed the jury.
Mr.. Norris was the first witness call
ed. He visited TIE place on January 16
and got in by knocking at the door. He
described the interior furnishings Of
the rooms which included a rather
elaborate bar and sidebcard and all the
accomplishments of a frst-class saloon.
He identified Jeffries as the man who
was tending bar at the time he was in
there. fIe purchased a drink of whisky
for which he paid Is cents and which
he drank at the bar. Then he pur-
chased a half pint of whisky for so
cents and produced a bottle of liquor
which he declared to be the one he had
purchased on that occasion. He took
a drink from this bottle and declared
that it was whisky
James c. Pennccamp, a printer, was
the next witness. His memory was ratIl-
-er poor. He had visited the place a
couple of times and purchased Il glass
of beer. He saw Barber around the
place but not behind the bar. He could
not remember from whom he purchas-
a man behind the bar who had dark
mustache. None of the defendants in
the case wear mustaches. He said that
a colored fellow, W HON he did not know,
loss to know -lcw the county attorney
or sheriff ever found out that he had
visited the place.
The Rev. Mr.. Holcombe was the next
witness He testified that he and the
Rev. Mr.. Baker had visited the place
on the evening of January IL. They
went to the place after a church meet
ing at the First Methodist church. Mr.
Holcombe said that he visited the place
for the purpose of satisfying his own
mind as to the conditions which exist
ed in Topeka in regard to the viola
tion of the prohibitory law. On the
occasion of his visit Mr.. Baker ordered
beer and the witress took whisky for
his. He paid for the drinks, the price
being 20 cents. He said that he and
Mr.. Baker drank the beer and whisky
and declared that it was served to then:
by Barber who was behind the bar and
took the money for them. He testified
to a number of other men being in the
place at tire time he was there and
them he noticed N. c. Alden.
who happened to be a brother-in-law
of his.
On cross examination Mr.. Hungate
wanted to know whom Mr.. Holcomb
had told about his visit to the place
He replied that he told Mr.. Norris, Mr..
C1I,A
C1arkson and some others. He was
pressed as to who else he had told and
replied:
4 told my wife that same night
had some things to explain when I got
home" There was some laughter at
this reply and more when Mr.. Hungate
added:
I'VE all have to do that
Rev Mr.. Baker Drank Beer.
Rev Mr.. Baker followed Mr.. Holcomb
to the stand. He told of their visit to
the place and said the drink he took in
with Mr.. Holcomb was beer.
He did not drink all of it but drank
enough to know that it was beer He
admitted on cross examination that he
had not tasted beer before for ten years,
and 1T came out on cross examination
that he had visited the place alone on
the same evening that he went there
with Mr.. Holcomb Mr.. Schenck fol-
lOWC uP ILLS N4S4N MI bdk0T SAID
that he went into the place an hour
before he took Mr.. Holconb there He
bought and drank a glass of whisky. for
which he paid Is cents and then pur-
chased a half pint for which he paid so
cents. He produced this half pint and
Identified the bottle as containing
whisky by smelling of it. He was posi-
tive that Barber was the man who sold
the liquor to him and that he was tend
ing bar when he and Holcombe visited
the place.
Mr.. Baker did not know whether he
could identify the other men IN the !
place at the time. He was positive
about his Identification of Barber be-
cause he looked something like a for |
mer acquaintance. Mr.. Hungate asked |
him a lot of questions on the identifica-
ton point and Mr.. Baker said:
Il looked at him for the purpose of |