Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-14

positive it was a blackmail scheme
that there was county attorney
Critics, and that she was to get him
iE a compromising position; that Ty.
lee and Winckler had been there 4
month.
Then | reported to Kugel Sunday
May 6. He was just out OF a sick
bed and he told me to go on through
with it. | told him | thought some
OF his men were in with the detective
association, but did not know then
that Maloney was connected with the
affair"
Sutton reviewed in substance the
evidence ,he offered on stand at the
Chadron preliminary hearing.
~ wrote letter to Critics telling
OF the plot and advising him to pro-
tect himself with prominent citizens
there. He wired he would cooperate
with me and then | went to Chadron
on call OF Critics. At Chadron Mrs.
Phelps told me they were going to
get Critics that night continued
Sutton.
The witness reviewed occurrences
at Chadron, showing how he oper-
ated with Mrs. Phelps in the alleged
plot to compromise Critics with Mrs.
Hood or with the woman detective.
Attorney Rine: What, if anything,
was brought out to connect Maloney
with this case"
Sutton: when Mrs. Phelps went
back to the office OF Omaha Detective
association she heard Fern Mari, the
office girl, call Maloney on phone,
heard Wolf speak TO Maloney and
spoke to Maloney herself at request
OF Wolf. Maloney asked Mrs.
Phelps if she was girl who was going
to Chadron. She said she was and
Maloney wished her luck"
Rine continued his examination Of
Sutton: WAS there anything said be-
tween you and Mrs. Phelps prior to
Chadron explosion that Mrs. Hood
was connected with case"
Finds Woman in Case.
"Not until Mrs. Phelps had gone
to Chadron. She wrote a letter that
there were two in case"
is Wincklei an operator OF Omaha
Detective assoriationl'
Supposed to be-"
rs Tylee detective?" (Laughter.)
HE is an operator"
do you know whether Maloney is
connected with Omaha Detective as
sociationT
"Only that he admitted that he gave
Bessie Wilson orders to the detective
association on his own card. She was
to pay Wolf and Dolan $50 il they
would recover her automobile at
Grand Island
Connecting Up Maloney,
Have you any other information to
show Maloney was connected with
Omaha Detective association"
II have names of Witnesses Have
more information. Mrs. Gail Gruano,
wife OF saloon man at 424 South Four
teenth. She sued husband for divorce.
Her husband hired Omaha Detective
association to have wife lay down on
divorce. Maloney called wife to sta
ton and showed her papers, saying
he had lot of stuff on her and that
if she did not lay down on divorce he
(Maloney) would run her out OF town.
That was about six weeks ago."
What else do you know?"
Wolf Gives Orders.
II objected to Wolf giving orders
to morals squad. He threatened to
get my job one night when we raided
Sam Joe's chop suey place. He called
me on phone. There were indications
that raids were being tipped off. Wolf
ordered me over phone to not raid
Sam Joe's place. ] asked him what
part he played in police department
and he said | would find out"
what else?"
ave had orders to raid Havens
hotel one night. Wolf and Pipkin
were at Sixteenth and Chicago, where
we were to meet. They were with
Unger, Barta and Walker. | would
not go to Havens hotel with Wolf,
Pipkin and Unger. Wolf seemed to
know more where we were going
than we did. Unger was working out
Of Maloney's Office. but not on morals
squad; Pipkin was working out on
chiefs office, Captain Dempsey was
acting chief at the time. Sergeant
Russell gave orders for the raid"
Complains to Dempsey.
Then Unger and Pipkin had no