Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06
STRONG CHARGES
In DAMAGE SUIT
Startling Allegations Mode in Case
Of Former Police officer Against
Car Company.
WITNESS IS ASSAULTED TWICE

Charges Of contempt OF court,
physical assault and intimidation Of a
witness have been made in district
court BY the street railway company
in support OF its motion to secure a
new trial in the personal injury dam
age suit in which Alva Jackson Sc
cured a verdict of $4,000 in Judge
Englishs district court.
jackson Is a former Omaha police Of
ficer. who more than ten years ago was
wounded by Pat Grove In a revolver
duel on the streets with the kidnaper Of
Edward Cudahy lie sued the street rail-
way company for damages, alleging that
on July -. 1918. he sustained an injury 10
his leg as the result OF a car starting up
when he was attempting TO board IL.
which necessitated amputation. The case
was tried last March.
witness Assaulted.
Afndavits and motions flied by John L.
Webster and w. J. Connell. attorneys for
the street railway company, contain the
following charges and requests for action
by the court:
Nels Jensen, who had made statement
that Frank jackson. the plaintiffs
brother. had offered him a bride to give
false testimony, swears In an affidavit
that he was twice assaulted by Frank
jackson, the second time on May q. at
Fifteenth and Chicago streets. when he
was knocked unconscious
street railway attorneys motion asks
Judge English 20 cite Frank jackson on
charge OF contempt OF court growing
out az alleged intimidation of witness.
Affidavits of p. A. Cole and Martin Mel
sen identify Frank Jackson az the man
who assaulted Jensen
Dtd Not Fall from Car.
Statement of Nels Jensen. 90S North
Sixteenth street. witness subpoenaed BY
the plaintiff at the trial. who failed TO
appear, contains assertions that he was
Offered 3B by Frank Jackson TO testify
that he had seen Ava jackson injured
by reason OF negligence of tho trolley
company; that Jensen did not want To
! 90 up and swear 20 a lie:" that he went
10 Sioux city 20 avoid getting jackson
into trouble by his testimony; that he
saw Alva jackson fall at Twenty-elghth
and Farnam streets while nowhere near
a street car, and that after Jackson left
the hospital he said he was AL In and
that he was going TO get q piece OF
money from the street railway com
pany."
Paid as witness.
Affidavit OF Henry Peasinger asserts
that Aiva Jackson on September 4, 1913.
offered him 80 to be witness In his
suit, although he was out of the city at
the time the alleged accident occurred;
that Peasinger consented. and that Jack
son took him TO. the office Of John A.
Moore. his attorney: that Peasinser was
paid 81 By jackson and 81 by Moore for
making a statement TO the attorney.
Statement Of Pat Moore. a companion
OF Jensen. says that he was asked by
jackson 70 testify that no had seen tho
alleged accident as related by jackson.
and that Moore and Jensen did not APP
pear at the trial when subpoenaed be-
cause they were friends and former EN-
ployes Of jackson and didn't want 10
put jackson In bad"
paid for False Statement.
Charles AoManus in an affidavit
swears he was paid "a by Alva jackson
for going to Attorney Moore's office and
giving a false statement that no had
seen jackson injured.
william NJ. white asserts that he was
offered so by Alva Jackson to testify In
his case. but did not testify because he
was not subpoenaed.
Attorney w. ]. Connell. for the street
railway company. IN an affidavit In
support OF his motion for a new trial
charges that the $1,000 verdict secured
by jackson was gained by perjury and
subornation Of perjury.
.Affidavits Of Alva Jackson. his attor.
neys and members OF his family deny
the charges made by other witnesses.