The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27
KEEP HANDS OFF.
Judge Pollock Grants Injunction
Against Attorney General.
Have Been Stopping the Missouri
Liquor Wagons.
CAME ACROSS RIVER.
They We're Raided When They
Entered Kansas.
CAME ACROSS RIVER.
attorney General Says He'll
Submit Ii Necessary.

The hardest jolt the state administra-
ton has received in its enforcement
OF the prohibitory law at Leavenworth
came today when Judge Pollock en-
joined the Leavenworth county Off
GERS and three assistant attorneys gen
eral from interfering in the delivery
of liquors conveyed to Leavenworth
county by wagon from the wholesale
houses in Stilings, Mo Thomas Lar
kin, sheriff; Lee Bond, county attor-
ney; Jerry Z. Johnstone. T. B. Arm
strong and A. NJ. Jackson. assistants
from the attorney generals office,
were made defendants in two separate
complaints filed in the federal court
by harry Robinowitz and Michael kir-
meyer, both Stillings, Mo-, liquor deal
ers-
For weeks the wagons from Still
ings have been stopped as they en-
tered LeavenWorth county. Liquors
Were seized by warrants issued from
the state courts and the drivers were
arrested on John Doe" complaints.
This practice became so energetic
when assistants from the attorney gen
era office visited LeavenWOrth that
the Missouri wholesalers We're all but
put out of business. It is charged
their goods were cOnfiScated, the prop
erty seized, their drivers intimidated
anu threats made of heavy punishment
in the courts il the traffic was not
s stopped
sa Claim Protection OF Government
Then the Stillings dealers appealed
T the federal court under the provi-
ions of the Interstate commerce act
#In their petition, they allege that their
constitutional rights, rights, privileges
and immunities had not only been
threatened and invaded, but had been
bodily trod upon. They turther re
cited that the men in charge of the al
legged prohibitOry law enforcement
and emphasis is placed on the Word
aIIeged-Were not financially reSpon-
sible for their wanton destruction ana
that the plaintiffs were without relief
or recourse in the courts. For these
reasons they prayed to the court to
stop the practice
wagons. They accept orders from
drouthy Kansas. send their drivers 10
deliver the beer, whisky and sundry
malts and suddenly find their properly
Dreved upon Then their drivers are
Mined up in the LeavenWorth county
kourts and there is a tremendous e1-
Spense bill in addition to the orlglnal
loss Of property
say Business Is Legal.
Robinowitz and Kirmeyer recite
that their business is a perfectly
harmless, honest and legitimate trace
i'm NIissourf-and that the Kansas
officials have no rights or powers TO
interfere in their pursuits OF peace ana
profit They contend that under the
Interstate commerce laws they nave
ample and sufficient rights and pow
ers to bring liquor into Kansas in the
original package and deliver 1t to the
purchaser at so much per bottle, case
or lug Once and for all time, they
demand that the question of their
privileges and limitations be estab-
Hsbed. They declare that under the
present practice their industry is go
ing to rack and ruin and urge hasty
relief.
ergetic campaign on the part OF
Jerry JohnstOne and his forces 10 |
clean up the liquor traffic in Leaven- |
worth county. They were confronted |
hv the long line Of beer wagons from /
the Missouri side. Then they seized the /
goods brought across the river and /
their numerous raids not only intimi- !
dated the Stilings wholesalers, but put /
q decided crimp in the quenching of
IeavenWorth's thirst Now Johnstone /
and his band of fellow 1aborers must
sit idly by and watch the Stillings beer |
wagons parade the principal streets of
IeavenwOrth. Not a wheel can be /
turned by the attorney generals office |
until the injunction is finally disposed |
Of and the brewing interests in Stillings
promise to make q determined effort to 1
sit on the temporary injunction.
When notified today about the injunc- |
ton granted by Judge Pollock. Attorney /
General Dawson said: I'VE will obey the /
ini1nction. of course. There Is nothing I
else TO do When a court rules adversely /
10 n state or county official he must take |
SIS. medicine cheerfully- We win try to t
$sA the Injunction lifted, II we can con- /
Nee the Judge that we have the law on T
~ side If we fail to do this we will /
Rave to get along at Leavenworth as best I
we can