Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-16
TESTIMONY GIVEN
In HARRIS CASE
Story of the Arrest is Graphically
Told in Court by the Eye
Witnesses.
JUDGE GRAVES HEARS TRIAL

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The case OF Harris against The
Bee. which is one OF a series OF
damage suits. aggregsting some
se5.O0O. growing out Of the arrest
cf the plaintiffs and the account OF
/. in the newspaper. has finally
come to trial before Judge
Graves. berore whom the wit
nesses are bringing out the facts.
The recital OF Miss Thompson, who
was clerk in the Cunningham jew
elry store in Council Bluffs. and
who told about the visit OF the Har-
rises ostensibly to purchase baby
ring and the Simultaneous disap-
pearance OF a valuable diamond
ring, was ss follows;
Mtss Tkompaoa's statement.
Q. Just state to the Jury IN substance.
as well a. you can remember. what oe-
CURED then with regard 20 conversation
and 20 onS
A. The gentleman and lady came into
Inc store anu MnNltN 10 rtA IL NtrAHtA~
sive diamond ring for a child, for their
little girl. / aad some IN the window; MT.
Cunningham was outside: ] don't know
whether he was IN the back room or out
side. So I simply took the rings out OF
she window and showed them to him.
There we're two marked more expensive
ones IN the lot. one worth about $50 and.
n remember rightly. the other was
aiau cd thatti
the rings and there was nothing among
them that they wanted: so then they
wanted to zee a gold hand ring and put
the cases-each one OF the diamond rings
was In an indisIdual case. such az they
are put IN when you buy them. ! jnri
ses the cases back without counting
them and took out the tray Of gold band
rings, and the people loitered In the store
until ! had put away the tray Of gold
hard rings and they hal lust ief. the
stose Wien m ssed the case containlns
the 80 diamond rlne. Immediately mott.
fled Mr.. Cunningham. he had Just come
in: and he told me 90 look MP and dowr
the street. walked up the street as far
as tho next jewelry store. and seeing nc
sign Of them. came back and went ovei
and omitted the police.
TO counting the rings or knowing th'
nvinoer OF rings that were Ia the window
before the Ear,ses came int
a. Well l always put hem in the win
dow every rnprnlnf. We had eight.
Q. And after they left how many wer'
thafsg
A. There were seven there. one wal
missing ih the place IN the window.
Q. Immediately after the Harrises ha'
left and you noticed the diamond RIM
iniasng was the oase missing aisoG
Mr.. Bronze; That is objected to a
leading
objection sustained The defendant ex
cepts
Q. We'll, state whether or not slmpl
the diamond ring was missing or IN
diamond ring and case2
a. The diamond ring and the cas-
both were gone.
Tells Of search.
Miss Thompson airo narrated N
search which she and Mr. cunnInghsr
made for the larrisex. resulting In final
finding them Sitting IN frent OF the PlRx
hotel Al dsssk ard their actions at N
tire Of arrest IN the foloSinR ianEuaE,
A, We went through the cafes lookin
W Ntt"lH InU tNNM WN WNIfk VUt 70 ~
clrcua grounds: we gave up out theI
and came hack. rode through the prlf
cipai streets IN Omaha looking at n
people sitting IN front Of the hoteli
finally eur search Was rewarded BY find
ing them IN front Of the plaaa hotel.
O. How we're they sitting with rel
ercnce 70 the chairs. facing yon orr
A. The woman had her back towai
us and the man was sitting not direct
facing ua but near enough 40 we cou
see Ole face plainly.
9. Did you let her see youg
a. she saw us.
Q. And what aid she do then. lf an
thing
"A. noticed her make move
Though she we're telling him TO tu
around.
Mr. Bronze: ! move to strike out VIII
she says about her telling something
him. A 10 what her actions were q
could state.
castained The defendant excepts.
a. She made this move and he turn
around - that his face was out OF siRl
9. Tell what occurred about his getti
in the automobile. and. IL anything wi
regard to Ait. Harris ccat7
a. Mr. Hsrits. when we started TO {
IN tho automobile was very deslrous
leaving his coat behind him. Finally I
officer picked up his coat and hand
Il 20 him.
g. State then as nearas you can WI
position Mr. Harris assumed ia gettl
in the auronsohiiey
a. I did not see him set into the au
mobile. hut after We were IN the car
9. After he was Ia then describe.
A. lie was sitting hack INT he corn
ne was sltting in a position like tnis. "
hia hands over the
q. BaeA OF the carr
A. Over the back OF the car.
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