The daily sentinel., 1909-06-23
AMATEUR DETECTIVE
PAID BY MIR. McCARY
CONTINUED from Firs, Page.)

night of the big raid in their room on
South Second street. The girl is
charged with selling liquor on or
about June Is to l.. l.. Hoodenpyle
who with J. II, Shultz, the man en-
ployed as a detective by the prosecu-
ton. are the principal witnesses
against the girl Young Hoodenpyle
from all indications assisted Shultz
i'm working up a number of the gam
bling and bootlegging cases.
The second Mexican girl, arrested
at the same time the Kelly girl was
arrested. was released from custody
yesterday afternoon. there being no
evidence against her. She will ap-
pear as a witness for the defense of
her companion.
Following the trial of the Kelly
girl the cases against four or five
other alleged bootleggers will be
taken up in succession. II is prob
able that all of these will demand
jury trials and as a result number
of days may be necessary TO complete
all of the trials. All of these de-
PENDANTS have entered pleas of not
guilty 1t may be necessary to sum-
mon a special venire of jurors for
each case. The costs of the hearings
will naturally be pretty heavy. The
NOolo Will bt NdAtAA ~ Allt AOubAg
About an hour was consumed in
selecting jury of twelve men.
After the opening statements the
first sensation of the trial was sprung
by Attorney Welsh. for the defense,
and in a very few moments he had
the deputy district attorney tangled
up in a pathetic manner Attorney
Welsh declared that the complaint
had been amended and that the
complaint had not been
sworn to by the chief of police who
filed and swore TO the original COM
plant, and therefore, the attorney
declared. the complaint was Illegal
After an animated and extended
the court finally overruled
the motion to dismiss the defendant
owing to the faulty complaint.
The first witness called was Chief
of Police Watson. After a brief ex-
animation by the deputy district at
torney in which Chief Watson. iden-
lifted two bottles of beer exhibited as
beiEg the bottles turned over to him
by Ho0lenpyle and Shultz the morn
nS Borrowing the night these two men
are supposed to have purchased them
rom the girl, the witness was turned
over to Attorney Welsh. Then fol-
owed a very lively and Interesting
cross examination.
Chief Watson declared that he did
not know whether or not that he had
sworn to the amended complaint and
hat he did not know whether or not
he two men bought the beer from
he woman. he only had their word,
ne had no first knowledge OF the
made in the complaint
Al once Attorney Welsh moved
hat tho lnfnn1nnt hA
he grounds that the complaint had
not been sworn to after it had been
amended and that if Watson did not
know that the girl had violated the
law as set forth in the complaint
hen he, Watson, could not swear to
the complaint without swearing
falsely Attorney Welsh vigorously
that under the provisions
of the special statute under which the
was brought. the complaint
was invalid and the case should be
dismissed.
The deputy district attorney inter-
rupted Mr.. Welsh several times with
objections and sarcastic remarks. He
declared that it was not necessary for
Chief Watson to be aware of the
of the allegations against
the woman in order to make the COM
necessary for Chief Watson to know
positively whether or not he had
sworn to the complaint.
After more spirited arguments the
motion of Attorney Welsh's was over
ruled.
Attorney Welsh at once started in
to interrogate Watson as to who had
employed Shultz and Hoodenpyle At
once the deputy district attorney OBJ
jected. He did not want this uues-
tion answered, he declared that by
asking these questions the defense
was taking up too much time. that he
tthe deputy district attorney was
anxious to get the trial finished rap
idly.
Attorney Welsh had no trouble in
convincing the court that he had a
right to ask these questions and the
objections We're overruled Chief
Watson answered Attorney Welsh's
questions very reluctantly and curtiy.
AS result of the cross examination
it was brought out that Shultz and
Hoodenpyle had been employed to
work up cases wherein there were
violations against the local option
and gambling laws. They are
not officers. They We're employed
about June 10. Watson declared that
he. after consulting with the deputy
district attorney. the sheriff and 9TH
er county officers. decided to employ
these men to ascertain where there
were violations of the law. When
asked who is to paN these men Wat
son said that he had told them that
he would see that they were paid,
that he had not agreed on how they
were to be paid and stated that he
will pay part of the salary When
asked who was to pay the other part
he said that had not been deciaed
Watson denied that he gave the
two men the money with which to
make purchases OF beer. He said
that these two bottles constituted ali