The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Judge Urmy Handles Jointists
Without Gloves.
''Hntch' Cave Fined $500 and
Given Six Months.
OTHERS PLEADGUHTY
DIR. II. A. Willis Will Serve 80
Day Sentence.
j. L. Brown Is Let Off With
Similar Penalty.

COR, summed up $500 and 1S0 days
in the city prison." said the court
That was the finding in the police
court this morning in the case of
Hutch Cave on six counts for trifling
with the prohibitory law. Hutch Cave
was the first of the long line of liquor
traffickers to go on trial this morn
ing.
Nine jointists and two drug store
proprietors were on the docket and
the court room was filled to the last
standing room and the street outside
looked like the vicinity of one of the
joints, so thick were the habituals
about.
AS evidenced by this first case there
will be no fooling in these prosecutions
for the evidence is all gilt edged and
the court of the opinion that joints are
in every respect as nuisance. For
weeks the chief of police and Attorney
Wilson have been gathering bits of
strong thread and tying them togeth-
the aid of City Attorney Drenning,
sailed rapidly down their line of wit
nesses much to the dismay of the coun-
sci for the defense. Judge Joe Reed,
something of value in his cross-eXam-
ination that he finally gave it up as
a bad and useless job and resorted to
repartee, technically and otherwise,
refer to only as Togo"
After the string of witnesses were
questioned for two hours the proSecu-
ton elected their six counts; two of
William Hornbeck, two of George Far
rem, and one count of William Eaton
for the five sales counts and the testi-
rnony of the chief concerning the raid
for the nuisance count. On each count,
the defendant was found guilty by the
court and in each case fined $100 and
sentenced to 80 days in the prison,
which totals to $500 and $50 days in
jail
The defense filed an appeal bond of
the sum OF $1,000.
Judge J. N. McNary, counsel for the
two drug men, DR.. H. A. Willis and ].
L. Brown, entered plea of guilty for
his clients and they were fined $100 and
80 days each, their Incarceration to be-
gin Immediately. Now that was not
just what was expected when the plea
was made and then it was too late to
get any sort of bond, so up they CO.
There were six counts preferred against
these men. They pleaded guilty to one
count and got the consequences but
that even does not release them from
the other five counts if the chief ever
cares before the expiration of two years
to take up their prosecution.
1t is hard to see an old man like DR..
Willis locked up in the prison but like
ly it was his own doings SO who is to
pity. A comfortable room has been ar
ranged for him in the prison where he
will receive any crackers his friends
care to send up. In the store of Willis
and Brown there was, not even a per-
NIT. The chief walked in on the drink
ing of whisky and no defense could
have possibly been made of worth.
Jube Jordan, colored, one of the
jointists who from previous coaching
knew a defense and appeal to be
very costly procedure had Judge Reed
enter a plea of guilty for him on the
nuisance count setting aside the sales
counts to the number of five. The Gus
tomary 800 and 80 days were delivered
in a neat package.
Then up spoke Joe Reed once more
with a word to say. and this time the
guilty" plea was entered for another
of the jointists, also colored, John Ew-
ing. The count pleaded to was the
nuisance count, and said the court:
John Ewing, you are fined 800 and
sentenced to serve 80 days in the prison
of the city of Topeka" John arose
slowly as if it panied him oh, hurry
out" admonished his counsel. Run on
and get with Jube and get to playing
cards You'U be old pals again."