Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
NAME OF REFORMER
TERRIFIES LAWYERS
.r0nt,nueh from Pa~e One,

did you not tell him that you would not
close them?"
Kern shifted his position and got a
new grip on the furniture.
Il don't so recollect,' he ahs"eIIu'
"Did not Woolwine again, on anotner
occasion, ask you 10 closS .He " ,,o,,
and did YOU not tell him then that you
would not do so as it was not the POI,
lev of the police department to 90 So.
!I recoIlect some of the things men
toned in your question, but not oth-
ers," Kern replied. .,o,
"Did not that conversation occur.
demanded the deputy district attorney
mot in full" said Kern.
.rWhat mart of it did occur?
Kern floundered and was unable TO
So If went on, sharp question ana
evas sive answer, with the atmosphere
of the court room grown electric Win wiz,
the tensity of the situation ApPeI
eInression was that of some strange
gnome. grinning on grlu' ,,,nr mUfHiii'tS ~
seemed to have lost the power "
smile. and watched with manner aletI
keen eyed, for every chance 10 lhltl
gate the situation for the defense py
affection or argument against ule
questions asked. l., tho
Harper. seated at the window by the
clerks desk, stared straight before nun
his face-grown permanently Ieu anu anu
bloated in the past few months slnce
The triumph of the recall-took on
nurplish hue which accentuated MS ap-
pearance of dissipation.
T7he iurymen, for the most part ap-
peared somewhat bewildered. SEEM
ingIv the name which caused so HiucI
consternation has not been SO Lalilllai
TO them as it is likely to be oelore tne
end of next week, or they alo ny
aware of the relation Oh tndt HaiH -
tbe men and events involved III the
+riaI Of Thomas II. Broadhead on d
charqe Of accepting a bribe for protec-
tion Of those red brick Cribs, III winch
thev are to sit in judgment upon tHe
defendant when the case hnally Is SUI
nitted to them. But all of them sHoWeu
a realization of the tensity OF tne STU
alton. whatever the ultimate hleanlns
of it all might be-
Witness Evades Question
"Did not Woolwine tell you II you
rofueed To close those bricks in the
redIight district on Commerclal street
cast of Alameda continued foIu III
exorably. che would do it himself anu
did YOU not ask him not to 90 IT, anu anu
saw if he did take such action you
/ wanted him TO wait until you sll""iu
get back from the east?'
"No " said the witness, Il dld not
n slr him not to close them, but pe-
| Iieve | did tell him if he was golllB 70
! take any action to take 1t whlle L was
here ,,,..-o 80 +bo cbiaf
Questions as to ability of tie chiel ch
and the police department to close tLe
places in question at one .iilio ,,,,a,.e %
! other were asked, bringing answer ,
fron the chief similar to those mace
bv natrolmen and others on preced-
no davs of the trial, regarding 'eNl-
dence' or the lack thereon.
"yUbat was the difference in con-
ditions between the time you had tllese
conversations with Woolwine' IN June
1908. and August 20. Wheh thoSe ple1CeS pe'Se,
we've cIosed?" Ford asked. The ques-
tioI, was fiercely objected to, but the
U.itness was instructed by the court TO
1T was a difference in the attitude
of the city attorney. 4,o !
From that point forward to the Cd
of the cross examination along trat
line the witness was hopelessly taIsieu;
Under questioning she admitted ne mao
| thought Woolwine had chatee ol tiie tl,e
social evil question at the time or the
conversation with him. In August, ne
! testified a few minutes later, he was
! toId hv the city attor~o-- that he, Mr..
| Hewitt was the man to look TO LOT
orders. 1t was soon after that tie
final closing of the Oswald redllsht
district took place
No Orders from Hewitt
Did you, then, receive orders from
Mr.. Hewitt on August 20 TO close those
places?" asked Ford.
II never received any orders troln
him at ALL" answered Kern.
"Then you mean to say that you
refused to take orders from Mr.. Wool
wine when you thought he had author
ity, and acted in accordance with those
orders when, as you say you found ne
had none? Was that the difference
you say existed in the attitude OF the
city attorney"
II don't Just catch the ,gist of the
question" said Kern heplessly.