Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-17
Albert EichOrn. John Brennan
and Mrs. Inez Johnson Face
Trial For Murder.
THE HEARINGS ENDED MONDAY
Justice Salter Bound Trio Over To
Circuit Court at Next Term on
First Degree Murder.

lhe hearings OF Albert ElcnOfn, tne
Ithaca farmer, John +. Brennan, the
Flint Snowman, and Mrs. Inez John
son, alleged disorderly house keeper
of this city, were brought to close
Monday with the binding over Of the
three to the next term Of court on
charges of first degree murder. I'm
der the charges on which they were.
bound over to circuit court by Justice
NJ. X. Salter, of Ithaca, none of the
three will have n chance to get bail.
They will come up for trial ct the
February term of circuit court.
The hearing Of John F. Brennan
was taken up last Thursday after
noon, and continued over to Friday
morning, and then the hearing of
Mrs. Inez Johnson was started and
this was not concluded until Monday
afternoon.
When Brenlan's hearing was held
Mrs. Epler was called 70 the stand
u identify portions. of the girls cl,th
ing which mad been worn by her on
the day Of the murder, and which,
when exhibited in the court room,
were badly torn. They were identified
by Mrs. Epler, who said that they
were not torn when worn by her daug-
ter Beatrice Epler, before the murder.
Ray Hodges, the son of restaurant
owner in Ithaca was called to the
stand, and identified Brennan as the
man, who in company with Eichorn,
/ L h. ,4o mt
the day following the murder, thus
establishing the fact that Eichorn and
! Brennan knew each other and were
friendly at the time and were going
around together.
Gertrude, the little thirteen-year-
old daughter of Mrs. Hiram ellison
who has been the feature Of the three
hearings, because of her testimony
which could not be shaken by the
! defense, told the story Of the party al
her mothers house on the night OF
the murder as she knew it. She told
of being awakened after going to
sleep, by hearing her father slam q
door leading into her room, and heard
him say, she said, 1--WE a notion to
put the whole D. bunch out doors
She told Of hearing Mrs. Inez John.
son say, SC D you Miss Ep'
ler," and Of hearing both Eichorn anc
Brennan talk in the next room. She
could not tell what either Brennan ol
Eichorn had said, but was positive
that she recognized their voices, a:
she had the voice of Mrs. Inez John.
son, when she swore at the Eplel
girl. She also told Of hearing scuf
fling in the room next to hers and oi
hearing the Epler girl scream twice II
the room. Later she heard the Ep
ler girl scream out at the side of the
road, after her father had ordered tn,
bunch from the house.
Coroner Ludwig was called to III,
stand again in this hearing and tole
Of the finding of the body and Of thu
condition Of the body at the time. III
was cross examined at some length
but not TO the extent that he was IN
the hearing Of Mrs. Johnson which
followed.
Treva Sanderson, a sixteen year ole
Alma girl followed him to the stand
She told of coming home (she lived il
Mllerville) on the Saturday nigh
previous to the murder, along about
800 p. m. She said that as she go'
in front of the house an automobil,
drove up in front of Mrs. Johnson''
house and that Eichorn got out OF
the auto. She said that the auto ther
went on to the corner and turnec
around and came back to this place
and was then facing towards town
She told Of Mrs. Johnson's calling hei