The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-23
Coronado Joint Case Again in
District Court.
Most of the Day Consumed in
Securing a Jury.
ECHO OF THEOLD DAYS
One OF the Last Drinking Re-
sorts to Fall.
Case Once Tried But the Jury
Disagreed.

Elmer E Shoaf. E r. Barber and
William Jenries were placed on trial
in the district court today on charges
OF violating the pronfDitory law III
selling liquor uuIawfuIIy and also in
the maintenance OF nuisance in the
conduct of the Coronado cruz. wne-l
joints and clubs fourished around the
first OF the year.
This club was situated on the second
floor of the Walker building. at No
631 Kansas avenue, and for time
there was an entrance TO il from the
National hotel Its life was short It
was started during the latter part OF
December when Shoaf was forced TO
move the quarters OF a similar drink
ing resort known as the Coronado club
and which was situated on last Sew
erth street on the top floor 70 the rea-
of the building on the norr1eas- Cos
ner. The club was forced TO move
from these because of alterations to
the building and IT moved TO the place
named IL was fitted up there moro
deliberately than any other resort OF
the kind in the city But IN less than
a month. on January q. the place was
raided by the sheriff and his forces
This was one OF the first raids con-
Quoted by Sheriff Wukerson in his
crusade with J. J. Schenck. the county
attorney against the Joints and drink
ing resorts Of the city
During the spring term OF the district
court. Shoaf. Barber and Jefrrfes were
placed on trial in the district court on
charges Identical with the ones on
which their trial was started today.
There were = number OF sensational
features to the trial. including the tes-
tinony Of several ministers OF the city
that they had visited the club, purchaS-
ed and drank liquor there Those who
followed the trial were under the i'm
preston that the evidence presented
against the men was the strongest that
had been presented to the court in any
OF the many liquor cases which Mr.
Schenck conducted with such success at
that term Of the court and the sur
prise was general when the jury, after
being cut a considerable length OF time,
returned to the court with the fnfor-
nation that tt would be unable to
agree So the charges were continued
and the second trial on them was start
ed today which was the opening day
OF jury trials for the September term
OF the court
Up to the noon hour. when the court
took q recess until 1.30 o'clock. a jury
had lot been secured to try the case
As 8 matter OF fact the regular panel
OF jurors had been exhausteSsuald Il
was necessary for Judge Dana 10 order
the selection of the Jury could be con-
tiuued this afternoon This was done
Immediately and the sherfr's forces got 4
busy rounding up the special ventre. (
mere NAS Enough q them On A11-0 ~ I
1:30 o'clock 70 continue the work OF I
choosing the jury
1t was because OF the pereuptory /
challenges OF Otis Huugate and W z. /
Schoch. counsel for the accused. that /
the jury was not completed this /
morning When the regular panel \
was called twenty-five Of the twenty |
four men summoned for it responded |
Under the law the defense was en- /
titled to four peremptory challenges /
for each OF the three defendants. max l
ing twelve in all, while the I
state only had two at its disposal Mr.. (
Scheuck. the county attorney. did not 4
even use one OF these But the attor-
neys for the defense were very par
tfcu1ar and when they had used ten of 4
their challenges the regular panel Of \
twenty-five men had been exhausted. /
SO the trial had TO wait for the time !
being until a special ventre could BE-
summoned
It Is likely that a jury viii be secured 1
some time this afternoon and the taking /
OF testimony proceeded with
II is understood that this second trial l
will be quite as sensational and interest |
ing as the first one and that the minis 4
tiers Of the gospel are again ready to \
take the stand and tell Of their visits TO |
the Coronado club when they fmbibSd 4
liquor for the purpose of getting EVIL /
dsnce against the place
There Is another charge Of violating /
the prohfbttory law on the docket OF the 4
district court against Mr. Shoaf. He has 4
been proprietor Of the Holiday house
at Holiday and Fourth streets, for some /
time and not long ago the place was
raided and Mr.. Shoaf was arrested for i
selling liquor there in violation Of the /
Law and maintaining nuisance there