Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
HONEYWELL TELLS
OF CLEANUP DEALS
Also Says That He Paid Money
to Sutton to Keep Him
Quiet About Suit
case.

The car was stolen from a Mrs. Bing-
ham and | can get her here if you
wish. 1t is a county case and up to
the county attorney to set the bonds"
Brother of Elsie Phelps.
Raymond H. Lowry, brother of Ell
sic Phelps, and employed by Missouri
Valley Oil company, was .,laced on
stand and quizzed by Attorney Rine.
He said a man named Jess Davis
asked him Thursday to prevail on his
sister elsie Phelps) to tell the truth
when called to testify at Maloney
hearing.
Il asked Davis what he thought
my sister would say that was not the
truth and he said Paul Sutton had
arranged her testimony. He said
my sister is in bad and | should help
her out. He said l would be paid
we'll; that I should know that when
Tom Dennison says it will b. paid |
should know that money would be no
object" said Lowry.
Were you refused bail?"
Il was"
City Attorney Rine said he would
show that reliable persons offered
bail and it was refused.
What were you charged with"
Buying a stolen auto from Davis"
Davis Denies Plot.
Jess Davis, alias Jess Ecford, ad-
mitted speaking to Raymond Lowry
regarding Elsie Phelps.
Did you tell Lowry it would be
worth his while to see his sister re-
garding her testimony at this hear
ing?"
Il did not"
Say anything to Lowry about
money consideration"
No"
Davis was brought from the po-
lice station to testify.
About Smith Murder.
Detective Rich was called to stand
and was questioned by Attorney Baker
relative to Smith drug store murder
and arrest of a suspect by Detectives
Sutton and Anderson on May TO- Suit
ton charged the suspect was irregu
larly released.
&C. V. Warheld and John Lee saw
the prisoner and did not identity him.
He was held several days and re-
leased by direction of the arresting
officers after citizens were given all
opportunity to see him." testified
Rich.
Denies Knowing Mrs. Nelson.
Thursday Detective Sutton denied
he had been at the home of Mrs. Mar
garet Nelson, SIS South Nineteenth
Street, with Elsie Phelps, or that he
even knew Mrs. Nelson. He made
similar denials during the preliminary
hearing at Chadron, where he testified
against the nine men charged with
conspiracy. II
Mrs. Nelson, now residing at 6l0
South Twenty-ffth avenue, called to
the witness stand Friday afternoon,
was questioned at considerable length.
You know Mrs. Elsie Phelps"
asked Attorney Elmer Thomas.
Knew Elsie Phelps.
Eyes, met her in spring OF 1916 at
the Riverside and she has been at my
house many times.
How old is she?"
We'll, acquainted with her"
YES"
About your height"
Not as heavy as | am"
Attorney>Baker took witness, ask
Ing: =,
"Who was with her at your house,"
"She was with Sutton and others"
"Where did you first meet herr"
"At Riverside. You know how you
got acquainted"
Did you see Else Phelps at your
place last fall and where did you live
them
Yes, at 5l4 South Nineteenth
street"
"Was Officer Sutton there?"
"Yes, she came first and Sutton and
Unger came later. Sold them beer"
"Sell Der to SuttonH
Eyes, to Sutton and her
mo"
Would Dethrone Maloney.
See them again at your place."
"Yes."
Did Officer Sutton tell you he was
Kuge1s man; that they would de-
throne Maloney and he would be chief
of detectives?'
"Yes, he said he did not like
Maloney and was going to dethrone
him and the way he talked, thought
he wanted protection money"
who was with him them"
elsie Phelps. They were sitting on
a bed together and he had his shoes
off,"
Served them beer in bed?"
Eyes. She wanted highballs, but l
only had beer"
"What did your husband say?"
"He said Sutton told him he had
spoken to me about protection after
May l."
Talked of Bath Houses.
Speak to Mrs. Phelps about her
bath house?"
yes, she said she wanted to put
me to work in her bath house. They
did not pay much at bath houses, but
| could make a lot of extra money
from patrons of the bath house"
How many times were Sutton and
Elsie Phelps at your place together?"
Il don't ro<!ember."
Did Sutton pay you for the
ropms?"
mo, because l was afraid of him"
did he pay you for the beer?",
"He paid me Is cents and others
paid 81 bottle"
Was On Morals Squad.
"When Sutton and Elsie called at
your house was he on the morals
squad?"
"He was"
Anything unusual happen at your
house last night?
"Yes. Anderson and another man
looked all over the house and said l
had been reported as having dis