Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-07
LIVELY Tits IN ERDMAN CASE
Yeiser Loud in Denunoiation and is
Six Times Called Down.
TRIAL JURY IS SELECTED
Wttnessrs. IncIudtnu Tom DenniHon,
ComplaininR witness. Are EH-
rIuded FROM court Room
DURING che Trial.

Fiery denunciston by Attorney John o.
Yeiaer ~ the methods no alleged to have
been employed I'M the preparation Of the
states case against his client. Frank -Erd-
man. charged with attempting the death
Of Tom Dennison by blowing uD his home
with dynamite. repeated objections 90 and
criticisms Of Yeiser's remarks by County
Attorney English and sharp u'ts between
Mr. Yeiser and Sir. English characterized
the first hours OF the r1rdman trial before
Judge Lee s. Estelle in the criminal diu-
sion Of the district court Tuesday morning.
Six times the county attorney rose and
protested against Mr.. Yeisers attempting
70 argue the case and to prejudice the jury
against the state by means Of half-veiled
charges OF 'frame-up" and manufactured
evidence six times Judge Esteue sustained
the objections and cautioned Mr.. Telser to
confina himself to a clear and direct state
ment OF what the defense expects to prove.
calling his attention 20 the rule that argu-
nent cannot properly De made in an-open-
ing statement. the opportunity 70 speak 70
the Jury given counsel before the taking Of
testimony being allowed merely that coun-
eel may give the jury outlines Of what they
expect to show.
witnesses EzcIuded.
A gentle tilt between County Attorney
English and Attorney Yeiaer over the ques-
ton Whistler or not witnesses in the case
should be excluded during the opening
atatsments and the taking Of testimony
was anothar feature OF the opening Of the
trial On request Of Mr.. TeBer Judge
EsteIls excluded all witnesses, even Tom
Dennison, complaining witness, and De-
tsctivs Steve Maloney. who under instruc-
tion OF the police department has aided the
county attorneys office In its preparation
Of the case against Erdman-
Irnpaneling OF the jury was completed at
as o'clock Monday evening and adtsurn-
msnt until Tuesday at 10 A. m. was taken.
Both the state and the defense exhausted
their peremptory challenges before the Jury
was secured. Personal OF the jury:
James Mason. Waterloo. Neb.
Abraham Gersn, 1883 Davenport street
Omaha
Fred schIemme. 2m1 Oak street, Omaha
Frank Mortaugh l59 South Twenty-fifth
street, South Omaha.
0esrEs 7. Zimmerman, III North Twenty
NTH street Omaha
q. B. Sites, 9Ol4 Pratt street. Omaha.
JH. Lynde. LILO North Eighteenth street
Omaha
Edward Starr. ssl4 W street, south
Omaha
J. A. EggiestOn. asG Sherman avenue,
Omaha
4 NJ C. Hansen. Florence, Neb.
f. ". Lanhoff 2slS North Twenty-fourth
street, Omaha.
william H. Rawley, 81 North Twelfth
stFeot, South Omaha.
Statement for state,
In his opening Mr.. English said IN sub
stance: The state expects TO show that
some tine before May 2, the day on which
the attempt to dynamite the Dennison home
was made the defendant, Erdman. was up
north posing as a horse trader and there
by creditabls Witnesses was heard to say
that he knew Tom Dsnnison and was going
to blow him up.
There is little quarry town near here
called Louisville. Dynamite Is used for
blasting purposes in the duarries. There
ars two auarries. At one the dynamite was
kept in a box padlocked; at the other the
dynamite was not kept under lock and was
easily TO be got al by anyone wishing it.
The testimony win show that ON Tuesday
or wednesday before the Sunday on which
the suitcase Internal machine was found on
Y the Dennison porch the defendant was seen
I'm Louisville and by witnesses was heard
70 make numerous inquiries regarding the
locations Of these quarriea.
''Hsrdrnan was seen by witnesses in the
vicinity Of the Dennison home only a short
tims before the finding OF the case A few
nights previous he was arrested near the
DennisOn home. armed with bag EevolveI
and a small one similar 20 that found In
the suitcase, and a cartridge belt filled witt
cartridges around his waist. He was
charged with carrying concealed weapons
taken To the station. gave bond and was
released"
c. b. Hyde. the first witness for thu
state, identified eight views OF the DENIM
son home, made By him for the county
attorney Michael e. Black civil engineer
and surveyor identified a plat OF tn,
vicinity OF the Dennison home prepared
By him
Miss Margaret Fordyce. a 12-year-olC
girl daughter OF william F0rdyce. livinl
In the Strehlow apartments a block from
the Dennison home. was the next witness
She told OF going 70 the DsnnisOn HON,
as per her agreement with Frances Den
nison. There she said she observed tn,
suitcase. lifted IL. set IL down and wen
on back to the barn, where Mr. Gougeol
turned the pony and cart over 20 her
witness said the suitcase was "awfuIll
heavy" Witness went 70 the church. sh
and Frances Dennison and their friend
returned. examined the case casually out
side and in, and then drove away q