Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-18
HARRIS NOT CALLED
In WIFE'O LAWSUIT
Husband Of Plaintiff Fits About
Corridors, but Is in Court
Room Only Once.
HIS PHOTOGRAPH IN EVIDENCE

After the ross-examination OF
Mrs Harris. the star witness in the
banding libel suit against The Bee,
her lawyers undertook to execute a
coup by resting without calling
Myer Harris. the man in the trans
action. to testify, although he had
been present in the court house.
fitting about the corridors ever
since the case was called.
The only appearance of Harris, the
husband. in the court room during
the trial was while the jury was
being empaneled. when he sat be-
hind the coat rack. presumably to
obscure the jury from getting view
Of him. Again, out in the corridor,
when people approached, he put his
hand over his face. apparently for
the same purpose. The result is that
the only square look the jury ever
had OF Harris has been through the
photograph taken OF him when he
was in the custody OF the police,
which is one OF the exhibits sub.
mitted.
Through the testimony. the corela-
ton OF these dates has become
fixed
1. July Is. 1918. date OF arrest
9. July IS, 1918. date OF article In The
Bee.
g. July II, 1918. date OF the HAIRLESS re-
turn TO ST. Joseph and Kansas city.
4. June 1914. date OF Harris return 10
Omaha from kansas City
s. June i6. 1914, date OF bringing suits
for $4,000 against The Bee.
6. December "a. 1914. date OF bringing
suits for $1,000 against Chief OF Police
Froom OF Council Bluffs.
Z. July 8. 1915 Zone week before the stat.
ute limtations). date OF bringing sui,
for 10000 against Jeweler Cunningham OF
Council Bluffs.
Tells Some nistory.
Before the interrogations OF Attorney
connelI. Mira. Harris was forced. ON
croas-examlnation. 20 tell more OF the
history Of herself and her husband. Il
being drawn out from her that since
their marriage In 1905. they have been IN
different occupations and principally con-
nected with restaurants In several diff
ferent cities and seldom for more than
a few months az n time. She disclosed
the fact..for example. over In ,,es Moines
he was a dishwasher and she was a
waitress and that they had leased OF
hired out TO run restaurants in Kansas
city. 81 Joseph and Des Molnes. as we'll
az Omaha. She told again more laboredly
OF the successive steps from the time the
HAIRLESS came to Omaha In the summer
OF 1918, and their expedition to Council
Bluffs TO look at restaurant location,
and then their wanderinga around Omaha
and Council Bluffs jewelry stores. asking
for a chtld's ring In each OF them. al
though they had bought one, and looking
at diamonds In the feffert'a and Cum
ningham places at Council Bluffs.
Reason Tor cro.siaw River.
The reason they went TO Council
Bluffs was explained by her as follows
q. How did YOU come to conclude and
determine at about o'clock on the morn,
ing OF the 18th that you would so te
Council Biuffsg
A. On looking over the morning news
paper we noticed restaurant for sale
y. Now. what caused and induced you
to so 60 Council Bluffs was reading II
newspaper notice OF certain
restaurant for sale in Council Biuffs7
A. Yes.
G. And you then started over to Coun.
eli Bluffs for the purpose OF seeing that
place with q view OF starting business
there or buying Il. did you?
A. We did.
Q. And In this notice was the name oil
the location OF the place that was fol
sale that you were going to see. stated
A. am not positive that the name was
in there.
Q. Was the location ststedg
A. Yes. as near as I can remember
Q. Then what was the location
A. I don't remember now.
O. Where was the placer You remember
going there. don't your
A. II was near the railroad tracks. a.
near a. ! can remember.
Husband Read IL. Too.
Odd your husband, a. well. see and
read tlis notice that YOU say prompted
you TO so over 20 Council bluffs to look
at this restaurant. did he read IL that
morning.
Allie did.
o.-Was that in an Omaha paper
AIS near as l can remember. Il Was.
Q.-What paperg
A.-Worid- Herald, think
o.-rhe Morning Worid-Heraldg
AIS near as I can remember.
o-And Il was in the Morning World
Herald o. that date that You read this
netice that related 20 this restaurant
that you subsequently,. went 10 see
Ayes.
o.-Did you take the paper along with
you as a sort Of q guide 20 the place ant
know q little Of its description
Al think my husband did At that
time.
o.-tioS VAS that place described A.
that notice. as near AZ you oan state Il
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