The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-15
OLLIE BRICK WEPT
SHE WAS ACCUSED OF WRONG-DO.
ING BY A nan.

Judge Williams Threatened the Ungailant
Gentleman with Contempt and Thai
was in Love with Mr.. Peck hat Ancthe,
Got the Prize and Now Ollie is Afte'
Her Successful Rival with the Law
Quite a Fight Over Obscene Letters.
Local News in General
The trial of Susie Peck, who is &C.
cused with her husband, Walter Peck.
of sending obscene matter through the
malls TO Ollie Brick, drew a big crowd
TO the United States court room yes
terday.
The defense put on the stand as ex-
perts S. a. Benier. travelling auditor
of the Rock Island railroad, f. W.
Browning, chief clerk in the superin-
tendent's office, John l.. Powell, ex-
cashier of the State National bank of
Wichita, and Frank Hamilton, cashier
OF bank at Meade Center, and they
al gave it as their opinion after com
pairing the obscene letters with others
known TO have been written by Susie
Peck, that they were not written by the
Fame person.
The chief interest centered in the tes
timony of Mrs. Peck and Ollie Brick.
the accused and the accuser. There
are not very many question and the az
animation does not cover very wide
range.
" hen Mr.. Peck was put on the stand
MISS Ollie Brick sat behind the United
states attorney and cast a roglIish.
deEant look over his shoulder at Mr..
X. G ~,
anu she seemed to rather enjoy the sit
uation
Miss Ollie Brick is a rather good
looking woman with laughing blue
eyes and auburn hair that hangs in
coquettsh bangs over her forehead
one Wore a green dress with gray coat
ana cute little high crowned hat
trimmed in feathers, and she did NOT
remove her closely fitting black kid
gloves.
Later in the day when the defense
put witnesses On the stand who swore
that ollie Bricks reputation for truth
and Veracity was bad the defiant
fogulsh Smiles disappeared from her
pretty face and she began to assume a
surprised, thoughtful air.
'.lt Wnen William Ert the Ash
wen blacksmith, said on the witness
stand that ollie Brick was too farnjI
iar with the men, Ollie tried hard to
look DEFIANT. She crossed her feet and
swung her little sharp toed shoes ner-
No9siy, exposing the lower edge of two
ciidersAirts white as snow and trirnm-
"a WIN DAINTY lace. 1t was, however
more than she could stand and Ollie
TOOK a white handkerchief from her
coat pocket and burying her face in it
she sobbed pitiously
Judge Williams turned in his chair
ana said: Young man, the question
asked did not demand such ali answer.
as mat, and If you make another ans
"er Ike that | viii bring you I'D for
contempt and make an exampie of
you that you will remember"
Ana then Mr.. Perry asked the wit
ness IL IL were not fact that be had
made up his mind that Ollie Brick
reputation for truth and veracitv Uas
hard rested entirely upon scandalous
reports put in circulation in a liftIa
town and Ert guessed that was about
right
one Of the most important witnesses
introduced by the defense was j. c.
Bonham- He testified in substance
that he was living with the Pecks in
toS4, ana that a letter came for Mr.
Peck during his absence from nome
airs. Peck looked at the envelope and
said it was from Ollie Brick. She en-
ciosed IT IN another envelope without
opening it and directed it to Miss Ollie
for her.
The defense tried to make il appear
mat this was the envelope in which
MISS Brick was claiming that she COT
The obscene letter. When Miss Bricl;
went en- the stand she denied havi1c,
ever written letter to Mr. Peck after
ne was married. The evidence how
ever, showed that Mr. Peck had been
engaged to Miss Brick before he mar
flcd his present wife
MIS- Peck was called to the stand
End said: II am the wife of Mr.. peck
ana one of the defendants in this case
visited my father at AshvilIe in
repruaiy le54, and when there saw
MISS Brick. What ollie Brick testified
TO about my calling her vile name on
false"
Did you write these letters?
ala not i never saw them until this
case was commenced.
how old are you?
l was born hi March 1874. and am
now u years of age, and was married
when Il years old.
MIS- Peck was nervous and this trial
Is telling on her and when Ollie Brick
broke down and cried Mrs. Peck Joined
in the weeping. Air. Peck has little
girl apparently six or seven years old
the child of his former wife and the
her step-mother,
The evidence was closed last night
and the attorneys were making their
arguments at 2 night session. Colonel
Perry opened for the government after
which Air. kermilion and Stanley made
speeches. Mr.. Stanley made strong
appeal 10 the jury and called attention
10 the fact that Mrs. Peck's veracity
and integrity had never been called in
question until she was accused of writ
ing the letters.
He wanted the jury to imagine a mo-
tive if they could that would induce Mrs
Peck TO write such letters. He said it
was easy enough to tell why Miss Brick
would put mp a case like this. Ny.
Peck had promised TO marry her and
had failed To keep his promise. Mr..
Perry made the point that il did not
make any difference who wrote these
letters but if the defendants mailed
them they We're guilty of the offense OF
which they are charged.
BE KILL III HORSE.
But in Return the Sheriff Gave ii TO Sim in