The San Francisco call., 1906-07-11
KILIAN FACES A
Big ARRAY OF
ACCUSERS.
Mrs. Brown S Friends Present
in Force at Trial of the
Flour Captain forBattery
TRUTH QUESTIONED
Whether or Not Complainant
Called Army Man a Liarls
a Leadiug Issue in Case


The trial OF Captain J. \. Kilian Of
the United States army on a charge Of
battery. alleged to have been COM
nitte6 upon Mrs. A H. Brown at the
Moulder School supply depot last Fri
day afternoon, was begun before Po-
lice Judge Conlan yesterday. and the
most interesting development was that
either the complaining witness and her
friend. Miss Marie Picot, or three OF
the witnesses for the defense were not
truthful
Mrs. Brown and Miss Picot swore
that Mrs. Brown did not call Captain
Kilian a liar. and Policeman Cough
ran, R. NJ Deck and w. J. Edwards tes-
titled as positively that she did.
Mrs. Brown also stated under oath
that she was not in line last Friday
morning for a supply OF -four, and Ed
wards countered with testimony that
she was, and he produced the list of
names Of the applicants that morning
in support of his assertion, Mrs.
Brown" being plainly recorded.
The complaining witness had a large
number Of friends in the courtroom and
at one time in the proceedings they
applauded vigorously with their hands
and feet evoking a roar from the
bailin for order and an admonition
from the Judge 10 the effect that they
were not in tents in Jefferson Square,
but in a court OF justice.
Two OF Mrs Browns witnesses, Mrs.
John McNaughton and Mrs. Adeline
Payne, who are refugees in Golden
Gate Park, were dressed in fashion
able taste. Mrs. Payne had a diamond
crescent glittering among the folds OF
her auto veil and several rings
sparkled on her fingers. These wit
nesses were applicants for -four on last
Friday afternoon and had seen the en-
counter between their friend and the
oficer. The defendant was represented
by Attorneys Treadwell and Thompson
and Assistant District Attorney Flood
prosecuted
MRS. BROWN TELLS HER STORY
Mrs. Brown took the stand and re-
lated the events that led to the alleged
battery, including the threat to turn
the hose on the women. She was sec
ond IN the line and the defendant and
e man wearing q checkered suit both
told her she had been there in the
morning, which she denied. She was
showed out Of the line two or three
times, but each time returned. Their
the man in the checkered suit shouted
line"
The defendant grabbed her by the
arm. Mrs. Brown testified. whirled hel
around and threw her down the steps
into the arms Of a policeman. The de-
fendant had told her to wait till those
in line were supplied and if any -four
was left she would get a supply Hel
arm was bruised by the defendant!
grip.
On cross mination the witnes.
vigorously denied that she called the
defendant liar or that she had beer
at the school that Friday morning.
Miss Marie Picot corroborated Mrs
Brown in every detail and said thai
she pulled Mrs. Brown back into tn,
line every time Mrs. Brown was showed
out. On cross-eXamination she denied
that Mrs. Brown called Captain Kiliar
Z liar.
Mrs. John McNaughton and Mrs
Adeline Payne testified they saw tn,
defendant pull Mrs. Brown out of tn,
line and that he did not do il too gent
ly. They did not hear any Of the con
versation between the army officer an'
Mrs. Brown.
This closed the testimony for tn,
prosecution and Policeman Patricl
Coughran was called for the defense
Mrs Brown. he said, was the secont
in the line and the defendant told he
she had been there in the morning. II
this she made denial
CALLED KILIAN A LIAR.
You can't fool me-" said the defend
ant: you were here this morning"
Mrs. Brown retorted. You are
liar.
You'll have TO get out Of the line
replied Captain Kilian, and wait til
all are served, and II any -four is lef
you will get q supply"
Mrs. Brown became violent. the po
liceman further testified. and struck a
the defendant as he took hold of he
10 pacify her. Then he took hold of he
arm and pulled her out of the line
Mrs. Brown began TO "holler." sal,
the witness, and then he tried TO pacif
her II was the noisiest crowd he ha
ever seen, declared the patrolman.
While Flood was ross-examininl
Coughran Attorney Treadwell shoute
10 the witness, Don't let him scar
you" whereupon Flood retorted, Il ar
not trying to scare him: I have NOR
respect for him than / have for you"
At once there was q clapping o
hands and stamping of feet. led by Mis-
Picot The admonition of the cour
and a threat to clear the room wa
necessary TO restore order.
r n Deck, who was employed il
handing out the -four TO the womer
testified that he heard Mrs. Brown ca
the defendant a liar and attempt [
strike him. Captain Kilian did no