South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-25
OUILHOT ON STAND
DENIES He USED
VULGAR LANGUAGE
Vice Detective TeStifying in
Case Brought by Naomi
Burnside Says He Acted as
Agent-Say Girl SWOre.

John II. Quilhot was on the wit
ness stand cor half an hour Thursday
forenoon in the circuit court in the
case brought against him by Naomi
Burnside, 7O9 Lincoln way L. The
complaining witness. 15year-old
girl. charges that Quilhot used inde-
cent and insulting language against
her in regard to the manner in which
she dressed and the manner in which
she conducted herself The defend
ant denied any use Of indecent or
vulgar language.
Isle defense rested at 1880 o'clock
at which time arguments were taken
up on the wording OF the courts in
structions 10 the jury. The argu-
ments dealt with the legal meaning
of obscene" and vulgar" and with
the rights OF property owner in the
protection of his property. The ar
guments were not concluded until
noon The defendant is represented
bv Weidler. Parker < Pettengill. The
state is represented by sam Schwartz,
deputy prosecutor, assisted by J. Nj.
Rousher.
Refuses TO Answer.
a large crowd was present during
! the forenoon 10 hear Quilhot. At one
/ time while the prosecutor on cross
examination sought TO show by vari-
/ Gus questions that the defendant had
/ freQuented houses of i'll tame, the de-
I fendant refused TO answer.
Quilhot said that ne had lived in
Jackson, Mich, before coming to
south Bend. The prosecutor insisted
I that he name each place where he
+ had lived and this the defendant
/ started to do in detail until the court
ruled that ne had given sufficient
answer. The defendant had placed
| his residence at various times as hav-
ling been in towns in Michigan, New
/ York. PENNSYLVANIA, Nevada. CalifOr-
MIA and Texas.
Acted a investigator"
Ouilhot testified that his business
at Jackson. Mich. had been that of a
mason contractor. He said that he
had also done work as an investigator
/ during period Of approximately 30
years. When asked II he had come
here to do work as a detective" he
/ declared emphatically that he had
not but that he had come as an "in-
IVestigator."
! According to the witness. his talk
| with Naomi Burnside at the time OF
| which she complains, was the result
! of a desire on the part of Mrs. Mil
Ter. who owned the property in which
| Naomi was AtCAAAAASs ~ AAtANN NAAD ~
( move Mrs Miller Is the woman
/ whom QuilhOt married. Quilhot S
testimony was that he had told the
/ Burnside girl that Mrs. Miller had
] seen her going about the place
dressed indeCently and also that an
INVESTIGATOR from the Associated
Charities had reported To Mrs. Mil
/ Ter that she (the girl was not a 1T
/ person 10 have on the place.
Charities Ready tO Aid.
/ when asked on cross examination
liz as matter of fact he had not
/ e.. where Naomi went. when he
/ told her To leave. Quilhot replied that
/ ne had cared and that he had told
\ her that she could report TO the As
sociated Charities. Qunhot testified
\ that the property where the girl was
staving had not been transferred 10
\ him bv Mrs Miller. hut that he was
/ merely acting as her agent in the
matter.
The house where the girl lived is a
rour-fat double house and the other
! witnesses for the defense We're per-
sons who were present at the time
I or which the girl complains These
witnesses. who lived in the house,
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Evans. Mrs. De
l KAY and Mrs Frankel and her son.
Paul. Their testimony was 10 the ef-
feet that Naomi had sworn at QuilhOt
when ne went 10 talk 10 her.