 The jury determined that he should step down from office, he appealed this decision with the Colorado Supreme Court but on 7 February 1891 lost his case, with the Court upholding the Lower Courts decision.He was a founding member of the Denver Press Club, becoming infamous in the town for his 'cyclone cellar', the name given to the basement under his store where reporters would gather to discuss local gossip.He was later elected as President of the Colorado State Press Association in 1900.