Show TRIAL 0 THE CRUSADERS A scene of or excitement and disorder in the court room the lawyers on bobb sils silos SI los all but fight and the ladies tale take a hand ID in the itar of words I 1 S F chronicle service feb 22 we find the defendants guilty and impose a fine of 05 5 and cots in in each case that waa wag the verdict of the tile jury in 10 lie file case of the crusaders cru sadera great excitement attended the hearing 0 of f the case today to day to accommodate the large number of la daliea lies who u ila were in attendance judice shanklin held curt court in the court elioue and the room wa was s crowded croft ded to its full capacity the feeling was intense on both sides the opposing opposing attorneys at tunes times barely escaping a encounter and at one time it looked as if a general row woud would occur when the court cout had been formally opened justice shanki an fn n announced lna bis opinion on the question raised just ut before adinion ident yester yesterday ay ite e hel held that no evidence could be intro Juc d going to abow that the destruction of the saloon W was t the lie abatement of a public nuisance a nc e parties could not loot abate a public nuisance unless 4 some individual rights cre ere infringed this had the direct of taking the wind from the tile sails of the defence defense and anti the announcement no lo of the decision was greeted with ith distinct designs of disapproval justice shanklin restored order and the introduction of evidence by tati prosecution was begun Willi william allik al Drub tow editor of the S gazelle and a leader odthe of the movement before the rase case got into the w m as the tile first witness lie ile admitted lua tits having witti witnessed essed the destruction of the biloon but could not swear tint that I 1 the lie defendants were among the file crusaders ilia ilis dislike d alike to swear to anything damaging dani dama Aging girg to the tile defence vi was as evident and lio lie was rt aa dis dia mi bed L C cooks a barber wag was an unwilling w witness alo al o that lie had been told that he would bs be boycotted and till lin tin business siness ruined rallied it he lie testified against the crusaders crua adera ten teti other witnesses all of short memories testified ami and then the state rest resl 1 I 1 ita its case audgo jut g 0 I 1 fall chief councel counsel for the detente that ilia the decision rendered at the opening of the court destroyed the thealus value alue of if the testimony that he lie bad had intended I 1 to produce he lie would present no atnes pe Pr attorney knight then bagan began hia lila speech for or the state ho ile said be had been insulted yesterday ot erlay at it the tile miss meeting by being aimed by pet poisons sons hostile to alio prosecution at the instance of the fedga alii he ite had no four fear of being insulted today to day he said becam a lia ila was in t ni court of justice and anti not nut at a meeting ins eting called to defy the law and urge ita its infraction judge hall WILS waa on oil his him feet in a minute I 1 I 1 toi ho ile objected excitedly to mr air 1 knights remarks and denied their truth at tit the game same time shaking his fist andr mr air knights hta noso nose mr air knight continuing said that the judge had lied when be be accused him of having perjured bis his oath of office in not enforcing the law against non licensed liquor sellers Bu llera judge I 1 hall again rose to liia his feet but this 11 time with hia his chair in hia his abandand ban hand dand and nith ith a threatening gesture at mr air knight denied that lie had ever made any such accusations the excitement in the court room became beci inie intense intent e and the justice waa was obliged to call on ue the constable to aa as eist to restore order 1 anally finally the ei ex cit citero ement ent was subdued and mr knight proceeded with his argument continuing he raid fad the ladies lades had taken the law into thir banda because one boy had lad been found drunk in a saloon at this point ida F 1 barr district organic r of the W V 0 T U sprang excitedly to h hor hr r fret feet and exclaimed god davs u I 1 god saye save that no oman nian retorted retort td d mr air knitht ashes kot got fita fits this passa gelat at arms again produce d great excitement and it was arnie some minutes before quiet was as ro rast avre rei l mr knight kept to the tile record bare hereafter and eoon soon concluded hia his remarks tiie the defene e submitted their apse without argument and the cane case was immediately given to the j I 1 iry th the enry waa out from five ant auti IT seven asten and finally returned the verdict given abbe ave the tile announcement of the verdict wai was received in silence the defence gave notice of appeal associated pre KANSAS CITY feb 22 A times alo special bays says A ameet meeting vi as held field here to 10 day at which was represented represent id every y township in tha thel country the j cathrie Ca 1 h rp were present and occupied prominent positions speeches aicra nade by everal prominent men and committees committe es appointed to watt wait on non loon pal paid stI licensed saloonkeepers saloon Falon keepers and draggi druggists an and for or bill them to sell liquor in violation of the tile law it WAS wits determined to raid those who do not heed the warning |