The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-19
FINISH FIGHT"
NOW PROSPECT.
Believed BOOtleeglng Trust Back
Of Fight on Chief Of Police
Nichols
STORY OF MYSTERIOUS BOB
King Of BOotleeeers Reported tc
Have Threatened to ''Get"
Chief and Mayor

IT finish fight" between the bet
Ater citizenship and the lawless ele
ment develops from tactics resorted
TO by the defense In the Biewer case II
Will have been precipltated by the
seemingly vicious manner In which
privileges under the statutes permit.
ting depOsitiOns hns been abused IN
that case apparently either In All at
tempt tO smirCh the reputation Of All
officer Of the law or TO bring the en-
tire city administration into disrepute.
The proceedings now In progress be
fore Justice j J. Beall were Instituted
for the purpose " conserving evidence
IN the case against Peter Biewsr. Jr.,
charged with receiving stolen proper
/ ". Under the statutes II II permitted
10 take depOsitiOns before notary
public, justice Of the peace or other
officer. So far IA the testimony Of.
fercd Is material 10 the case II can
later be used IN the trial Of the case,
but the justice presiding at the taking
Of such deuo htiOns can rule nothing
out " the record. as would be the
case In the regular trial Of the cause
and the opportunity n presented tO
| 10 into immatcrtnlitirs not at all af.
| fecting the cause at issue.
Nichols Not on Trial
In the case under discussion the
I question As to whether Chief OF Po-
lice Nichols deyiated from the straight
and marrow path IL not at issue, and
can not be made an issue In the pro
ceedlngs against Biewer.
Under the circumstances Nichols has
no opportunity to defend himself
against such an attack, although the
putting Of single witness on III,
stand would clear his skirts. as he be-
lieves. City Counselor B. u. Shear
discussing the case this morning, said
that, In his opinion, not Que scintillI
OF the testimony regarding Nichols
will he permitted In the trial Of Blew
er's case when II comes regularly be
fore the courts because such Testimony
IL not germane TO the real case at Ia
sue, and therefore Nichols would hav,
no opportunity in that way TO cleal
himself Of the charges and innuendoe,
that have been made respecting hi,
personal character and conduct as al
officer.
Mysterious Bobs" Story
The Chauffer who was with Chic
Nichols ON the 10y ride" which wal
exploited by Biewers attorney, yes
terday told his story to The Times
He is the Mysterious Bob" In IN,
case, and home Is at ". Joseph, Mo
He said that on the night In Ques
tion Chief Nichols engaged his serv
ices, aud told him Of the proposed
Joy ride. which he said was q frame
up, and that he wanted Bob TO TAX,
notes. The chief told him. he said
that the Hobbs woman would be al III.
intersection of Harvey and California
streets, She was there when the cal
drove up, but another woman was with
her Both got into the rear seat with
Chief Nichols. The Hobbs woman
during the drive, he said, showed then
several houses where bOotegging wal
carried on. AT one house the
women suggested that they get out anC
go 10 room, but they declined
When, In the course Of the drive thel
came to Grand boulevard, Bob 10
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