Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-09
ERDMAN CONTINUES PEEVISH
Defendant Busy Trying to Conduct
His Case.
WITNESSES REPEAT THREAT
Louisville Citizens Relate suspiciOu'
Actions Of Man on Trial and EE-
cInmntiona Made Against
Dennison.

Curses again were resorted to by Frank
Erdman. on trial I'm the criminal division
Of the district court for attempting to
murder Tom Dennison with an Internal
machine In criticizing his attorney, John
o. Yeiser for his method OF conducting
the defense at Thursday mornings sitting
In the examination OF witnesses Erdman
several times c-iticized Mr. Neiser. Once.
when some question and answer called to
his mind thoughts of Elmer Thomas, for
whom he was securing evidence OF law
violations at the time he is alleged to
have attempted Dennisons murder, Erd-
man cursed Thomas and applied an in
sulting eplthet
Several testified that Erdman threatened
the life Of Dennlson. The witnesses were
sharply cross-examined by Teiser.
Steve Maloney, city detective, told Of
Inspecting the dynamite and the revolver
found I'm the suit case and gave account
of the dynamite. He testified that after
Erdman lost a police court gambling case
he met Erdman at Thirteenth and Douglas
streets on May H. and Erdman cursed the
administration and Tom Dennison and de-
clared he would blow up Dennlson. The
witness quoted Erdman as saying: 'Tll
get me a shot gun and I'll have justice
in these courts"
Answering questions OF Mr. Yeiser which
intImated that he did not know that the
dynamite that was tested was the same
that was found in the suitcase, witness
said he is sure it was the same.
You didn't sleep with it, did your
asked the attorney.
Brewer heurd Threats.
]. NJ. Brewer of Crawford. Neb former
city councilman in that town. testified last
January Erdman was in Crawford, visited
the witness saloon and caused the arrests
and convictions of the witness and other
Crawford officials and citizens for violat-
ing liquor laws. He said Erdman said to
him, referring to Dennison: I've got 1t
in for him and I'm going to blow him off
the earth the first chance I get" He
said he lost two fortunes on account Of
Dennison." said the witness"
Thomas Murphy, a Crawford, Neb., bar
tender testified that in the saloon in which
he worked last January Erdman exhibited
guns similar to that found in the suitcase
and that found on Erdman's person when
he was arrested.
j. u. Haywood. proprietor Of a weekly
newspaper In Crawford said he heard a
conversation between Erdman and former
Mayor Cooper Of Crawford at Chsdron,
when Erdman told Cooper that Dennison
had robbed him Of two fortunes-out Of
10000 He repeated threats made by Erd-
man.
Michael Wallace testified that Erdman
met him after the Windsor hotel gambling
raid year ago and told him he was going
to get" Dennison before he got through
IL 1t took a charge Of dynamite to do It,
Erdmnn Mt saloon.
Roman G. Maiers ann cecil F. Smith
testified that when they were tending bar
in McCarty's saloon, Louisville. about May
II or IS. Erdman visited the saloon and
made inquiries regarding the stone quar-
ries. Ernest Brounkow. proprietor of a
pool hall in Louisville testified that Erdman
loafed in his place May II or Is. He said
he came to Omaha and Identified him after
his arrest.
James Donahue OF the Omaha police de-
partment testified that he saw the dyna-
mite tested and that It blew out portions
OF a wall.
Frank $. Aughe. an Omaha patrolman
testified that several nights before the find.
| ing OF the suitcase he arrested Erdman
In the railroad yards near Fifteenth and
/ Webster streets at a a. m. He said he
/ found on him a big blue steel gun similar
to that identified in the trial Erdman's