The San Francisco call., 1909-05-08
LUTHER BROWN
DESCRIBED AS
ALAW BREAKER
Chauffeurs Tell of kidnapping Of
Fremont Older by Calhoun's
"Gumshoe" Operators
Banjo Eyed Kid Active in Steer
ing Witnesses for Prosecution
to Accused's Lawyers

Luthern G. Brown was pictured be-
fore a jury in the superior court yes
terday as continuously breaking the
law, before, during and after the kid
naping of Fremont Older. editor of
the Bulletin AS far as the prosecution
is concerned the picture was completed
yesterday afternoon, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William Hoff Cook an
nouncing that the people had put in
their case. Bert Schlesinger, attorney
for Brown, would not say what de-
fense would be offered Monday In be-
half of Patrick Calhouns facile gum
shoe man.
THE Banjo Eyed Kid" rarely called
Harry Lorentzen, deputy gumshoer,
was brought most directly into the
case yesterday by George A. Wyman,
one of the chauffeurs who aided in the
abduction of Older Wyman swore that
within the last fortnight Lorentzen
took him to Earl Rogers, the Calhoun
attorney. who wanted to know what
testimony would be given against
Brown.
ROUTE OF KIDNAPERS
Wymans cross examination was
taken up in the morning by Attorney
Schlesinger after William A. Smith of
the city engineers Office had identified
blueprint map of the city which
showed the route taken by the Older
kidnapping party.
Schlesinger jumped at Wyman with
a demand 10 know what happened in
Earl Rogers room at the hotel The
witness said that Lorentzen took him
there and Rogers asked him what he
knew about the case. Wyman swore
that he showed Rogers a copy Of his
notes and indicated his intention to
stick by the true story. Then he testi-
fed that he told Rogers that he
(Wyman) wanted to sell his auto and
Rogers virtuously referred him to At
torney Oliver Dibble.
BROWN GAVE INSTRUCTIONS
The first thing that was learned by
the jury from Constable B. J. Cohn of
Los Anugeles was that the Banjo Eyed
Kid escorted him from the courtroom
the preceding day. Then Cook went
into the details of the case. Cohn told
how he came up from Los Angeles with
the warrant sworn to by Luther
Browns brother, Eddie Brown; how
Brown met him and Cochrane at the
train and took the warrants from them
to be indorsed. He said that after the
warrants were served Older asked for
an opportunity to give bail and the
witness promised to take him before
Judge Cook However, Brown had
fixed it with the chauffeur that an
other program was to be followed.
Constable Cochrane told much the
same story. He added that during
the trip to Redwood City he had tried
to get the car in which Brown was
riding to stop. but it would not, al
though he called to it frequently.
PERJURY WAS SUGGESTED
Pete Calender, the chauffeur of
Browns machine, testified that Brown
engaged him, gave him definite in
structions not to stop during the ride
and pointed out Older in Van Ness
avenue. He also told how Brown tried
to get him to perjure himself before
the grand jury and how later he had
been persuaded to leave the city for
Chicago and that Brown paid him $75
a month while he was in Chicago for
his Services" in staying out of San
Francisco.
When the court opened in the morn
ing the trial of Luther Brown on a
charge of subornation of perjury on
account of his effort to change the
testimony of the chauffeurs Wyman
and Calender, swas continued by Judge
Mahon, who is hearing the case.