The Detroit times., 1915-05-13
Judge Connolly Orders
Him Out for Threat
ening VOORHEES,
STATE RESTS IN
NEWSOM TRIAL
Testimony Piles Up
that Defendant Was
Intoxicated

Brown, president OF the Peoples
Ice Co. was elected from Judge
Connolly's court room on the order
OF the court. by Detective Brooks.
Wednesday morning. for disorderly
conduct
Take him out and keep him out"
said Judge Connolly.
II 10 said that Brown made verbal
threats against Assistant Prosecutor
VOORHEES,. because OF the latters
method OF conducting the case
against Horace H. NeWsom. charged
with manslaughter In connection
with the death OF Miss Agnes
Brown. who was struck and killed,
Oct %. shortly after midnight. by
an automobile which the state al.
leges Newsom was driving. at Wood
ward and Kirby ayes.
After court adjourned. David a.
Brown approached Judge Connolly
and asked why his brother had been
excluded
Because Detective Brooks told
me that he had heard Babe threat
en-. In a barber shop. 20 shoot New
som and beat UP VOORHEES,. replied
the Judge
Then I'll see Brooks. and ask him
II he did hear those threats made
I'm perfectly satisfied TO have him
excluded. II he did"
Hell stay out. anyway. said
Judge Connolly Il won't have him
around while this case is going on.
Mr. Brown explained that so Tar
as he knew. IL was not the intention
OF any member OF his family 10 seek
revenge on Newsom.
The state rested its case at II
O'Clock. after the jury had viewed
Nevsom's automobile.
Mr. VOORHEES, recalled Coroner
Burgess and former Patrolman
Roughley to the stand. 10 testify as
90 Newsoms condition after the ac-
cident. Both said that Newsom was
drunk Mr. VOORHEES, denied that
these witnesses were recalled be
cause OF David A. Browns criticism
OF his conduct 81 the case.
Il intended 10 recall Coroner Bur.
gess. all along" said Mr. VOORHEES,.
He couldn't testify as 10 Newsom'
condition when he was first on the
stand. because We had not AT that
time connected Nevsom with the
accident. recalled Roughley be-
cause found out that he had fur.
Their information than that which he
had given in police court"
Eugene l.. MIstersky, attorney.
testified that he was driving north
on Woodward ave. tho night OF the
accident. He saw the three Brown
sisters standing m the street and
slowed down.
Just then car passed on my
left" he said. Il saw II hit the
girls and pass on saw the bodies
rolling IN the street, and stopped
my car"
Gould you identify Mr. Newsom
In the automobile" asked Assistant
Prosecutor VOORHEES,.
NO. | could not. ! saw Mr.. New.
som afterwards. standing on the
curb. was excited. ! wanted TO
get away az soon as could"
Mr.. Mis,ersky could not tell the
color OF the car that had passed
him.
Coroner Burgess was recalled 10
the stand. He said that he visited
the Bethune-ave. police station, later
IN the morning of the accident.
II woke Newsom up said DIR.
Burgess He was intoxicated. judg-
ing from his actions and the odor.
| asked him how he happened to
run into the girls said: Didn't
you see them?' He replied Some.
times we see them, sometimes we
don't"
Questioned bv Attorney Kelly. Or.
Burgess said that he did not smell
liquor on Newsom's breath, but in
The cell
"He said he had had drink or
two" said the coroner.
did he tell you where he had
been during the evening" asked
Mr.. VOORHEES,
mo. sir"
Former Patrolman KouRhIey was
recalled.
"Newsom appeared to he very
irunk-so drunk that he couldn't
operate the switch to turn the pow.
sr on-he was leaning over the
wheel" Roughley testified "ln the
station. he had to lean on the desk
'or support. When we led him to
he cell. assisted him. lie seemed
helpless"
Roughley was the last witness for
he state. The jury was taken out
o look AZ Newsom's automobile.
When the Jurors returned. Attorney
Kelly asked that verdict OF no
,ause for action be directed.
Judge Connolly denied the request
md gave Mr. Kelly m exception.
Charles Il. Drum testified that he
.ame down town from the Ameri-
an voiturette Co. at 6:15 p. m.
With Newsom. and that Newsom