Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-02
BROWN TO MAKE SHOWING
County Attorney Formally CHALLENGES His
Right to Practice in Iowa
SALOON INJUNCTION CASES INVOLVED
Judge Greene Refused New Trial in
Damage suit Against Agents of
sapp Block, Against whom
Judgment was Rendered.

II n now ND to J. Brown, the saloon cru
sader from Kansas, to show that he is en-
titled to appear as an attorney-at-law in
the district court of Pottawattamie county
County Attorney Hess yesterday filed an
affidavit charging Brown with being in con-
tempt of court and an application that
Brown be cited by the court to appear and
answer the charge.
In making his allegations County Attor-
ney Hess takes the suit brought by j.
Brown. plaintiff, with J. Brown as attor-
ney, to enjoin A. LOTHIAN, a saloon keeper
Of this city. from selling liquor contrary
TO the mulot law. II the charge made by
MT Hess is sustained Brown will DO equally
in contempt Of court in the sixty other In
junction suits brought In this city and the
nine similar suits filed by him in the dis
trict court at Avpca-
In his afhdavit County Attorney Hess
AYERS that Brown did unlawfully assume to
be an attorney of the district court Of
Pottawattamie county and has acted as
such without authority. In further support
of his charge Of contempt Mr.. Hess sets
forth that Brown did on the 10th and SOth
of March Of this year appear in open court
and did then and there assume to be an
officer and attorney and counsellor Of said
court
In his affidavit Mr.. Hess AYERS that he
has made diligent search OF the records
of the court and has failed 60 ind that the
name OF said J. Brown has ever been placed
upon the roll OF attorneys entitled to prac-
tice in said court. and further that he
verify believes and charges that j. Brown
is not an attorney-at-law in the state Of
Iowa or elsewhere and is not entitled to
practice In any OF the courts of record in
the state of Iowa.
Mr.. Hess to set date for the hearing of
the contempt charges.
Following up his notices of Injunction
suits Brown has filed his petitions in the
district court Of Avoca against four saloon
keepers of Walnut and against I'VE In
Avoca.
Reed Verdict Stands.
Judge Green Of the district court yester-
| day handed down his decision overruling
the motion for new trial in the personal
| injury damage suit of Mrs. Louisa Reed
against A! A. Gaines and others, reputed
| owners OF the Sapp building. and much
| difficulty was experienced in getting any
of the reputed owners OF the bulldingi to
acknowledge they had any interest in It.
| Mrs Reed secured a Judgment for 5000
| against Greenshields g. Everest and John
Dorland, the janitor. who was alleged to
|
accident in permitting a young girl who
was loafing about the building to run the
elevator.
In handing down his decision Judge Green
| stated that the evidence showed that Green
| shields g. Everest were acting as agents
for the owner Of the building but that II
had not been disclosed, nor could It be
ascertained, who the owner of the build
ing was. 1t was also shown. he stated
that the Janitor was in the employ Of and
under the control of Greenshields q
Everest.
The motion OF the defendant for a trans.
fer to the United States court Of the sui
OF L. B. Nichols against the milwaukee,
railroad was overruled
II is likely that the motion on the par
of the state for a continuance in the cas-
against Simon McGrew. jr., charged will
forgery, will be withdrawn and the tria
had at this term. The motion was fled oil
the understanding that a material witness
for the state. w. H. Carter was absen
from the state. Information received sine
by the county attorney shows that Carte
has returned to his home at Bentley. Ia
The following additional jurors wer
drawn yesterday on order from Judg
Wheeler;
William Green, Kane: E. n. DoolittlS
Donald Kane r. NJ. Mckenzie, Keg Greek
I. j. r. Turner, Washington; G. B. How
ard. Kane; w. II. Van Brunt, Kane; ], n
Wilson, Kane; B. J. Lund, Kane; s. E
} Killion, Washington; F. @. Knowles Lewis
D. F; Dryden. Kane 2. B. Gardner. Kane
/; Silver Creek; d j. Ryan, Kane; B. NJ
; Sargent, Kane; Forrest Smith. Kane; H. 2
! Haas, Kane; E. J. Quick Kane; J. Evans