Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

Des Moines to Chicago That point was
what really decided me. II looked as
though Chief White knew where the goods
we're"
Now. what grounds did you have to be-
lieve that White knew where the goods
were?"
ooh, that was simply presuming that he
had something to do with the directing OF
the goods. l didn't have anything TO show
that he did"
but what basis did you have for any
such belief"
"Iis conduct toward other men not con-
nected with the case"
Conduct toward what men,
Takes Refuge I'm silence.
THAT is something involving other men
not connected with this case. and / do not
care to 60 into the matter
Taking his cue from this Assistant County
Attorney Dunn objected TO the question and
the attorneys on both sides grew angrily in
sistent. The court said he did not want TO
go into the matter
but l want to go into it, IL your honor
please" exclaimed Chief White. II am not
afraid to have anything in this case brought
out and, after all that has been said, 1t is
| only justice to go to the bottom
After more angry passages the defense
withdrew the question and, when the e1ami-
nation was resumed, proceeded on another
| line. At this point the court made state
ment that 1t was not necessary TO go into all
the features OF the case, some OF which had
been added to 1t by the papers.
II wish to state this to the court" began
| Chief White. mir. Shields Is playing to the
public and he is allowed to get into his tes-
| timony Just enough to insinuate that would
| do things no other police officer in the coun-
| try would do. Now the prosecution has
| looked up my whole life and IL they had
found anything damaging they would have
published it. They can't assail my character
without expecting me to resent 1t. L have
| been on trial in this case, not In the mind of
the court. but in the public mind, and in that
OF the prosecuting attorney. That's why in
| sist on going into this matter fully"
| Mr. Shields replied to this by denying that
! he was playing to the public and saying that
| it was his duty to prosecute II there was any
! evidence. Attorney Kelkenney then resumed
his examination of Shields.
Did you ever ask the chief for an expla-
nation OF the routing of the packages?"
| mo, l never did,
isn't 1t true that you dislike Chief White
I very much?"
| yes"
Was, then, a sense Of duty your sole mo-
tive in refusing to carry out your agreement
to dismiss the defendants? ?"
"It was the main underlying motive"
| Was it not your duty to ask Chief white
for an explanation OF the routing OF the pack.
ages, to aid you in judging the evidence?"
| mot under the circumstances"
"Did 1 tell you," Captain Donahue asked
'that the girls wouldn't identify the men p
why, thought you did
Didn't tell you it was possible the!
would identify them?
well, l won't dispute that"
Persunded by Persons Not Interested
!, One other passage in the county attor
ney's testimony was important as showing
, good grounds for the belief that he wa
! persuaded to hold the men by persons no
, | interested in the case. His change of hear
was confined to period of about an hour
length. as he himself testified, and durn
that time he left his office, went to hi
homo and ate dinner. Being forced to d
+, so by the questions Of Attorney Kelkenney
witness admitted that he had talked abou
i the case on the way home to persons nc
connected with 1t. The defense insisted o
going into this matter and compelling wit
ness to name the persons, bvt the cour
sustained the objections of the assistan
t county attorney, saying that the county at
e torney was sworn officer of the law an
d was supposed to do his duty. 1t was there
S fore not necessary to go into his motives.
Both sides then rested the case. Chic
e White offered to introduce in evidence tn
: letters and kilograms in the case, sayin
n that they would be made public, but woul
not be handed to the county attorney an
s the orld-Herald as material for a grand
u stand play. They were not called for b
u the court
l Earlier in the afternoon officer Keysc
Q and a man named Mccormick, VIII
g had been prisoner in the city Jail in
t cell near those OF the accused, were ex
4 amined. The officer drought out nothin
n new. Mccormick was asked what he ha