Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-29

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contempt of court to assume ant
publish to the world the charge 0
guilt of a defendant in a pending
criminal action?
Accused Reporter.
Then Mr.. TowIe, to give EN-
phasis to the alleged guilt of Mr.
Moore, making reference to those
charging him with wrongful at.
tempting to influence the boy:
Thorp and Morris, stated as fol
lows:
"They induced the Thorp and
Morris boys to repudiate their
original statement as to the guilt
and identity Of Mr.. Moore and to
accuse Capt.;l Haze of having
framed with them to testify false
ly before the grand jury"
1t was further stated by Mr.
Towle, as shown by his state
ments furnished by him to the
World-Herald and Daily News,
as follows:
1T was very apparent after
hearing the conversation of the
grandmother, Mrs. Chase, that a
deliberate attempt was being made
to have these boys pardoned and
immediately enlisted in the navy,
thus removing from the jurisdic-
ton of the court the states wit
nesses against Moore"
t. - oacc;h1a +b,k a., .+,+a
ment, which has natural tend
ENJOY to create a strong public
sentiment against Mr.. Moore and
his defense, is not contempt of
court and a wilful attempt to
thwart justice and obstruct the
proceedings in the criminal case
against Moore which was then
pending?
Not only is the defendant,
Moore, branded as guilty by Mr..
Towle, foreman of the late grand
jury, but it is charged that de-
liberate attempt was being made
to have these boys pardoned and
Immediately enlisted in the navy
SO they could not testify against
him.
Can any minded person
doubt or question that this un-
founded charge against Mr..
Moore, if believed, would result
in his certain conviction?
The Towle Articles.
Mr.. Towle in his articles for his
own vindication and to pose be-.
fore the public as a most just and
generous man, says he regrets
that his wife has been brought
into this affair."" No one regrets
more than 1 do that Mrs. Towle,
whom l believe to be worthy and
most kindly disposed woman, c.
that her beautiful daughter
should be brought into this affair,
but who brought them in? l did
not. Mr.. Moore did not. By John
w. Towle's statements, he was
the one that brought them into
this case; he drove his wife at the
suggestion of his daughter over
to the home of the mother of Har-
old Thorp; she went up dark
stairway and disappeared; he
then became uneasy about her and
followed and became interested
in what he directly characterizes
as an attempt to thwart justice.
| submit to your honor that Mr..
Towle should be answerable for
his own deings and sayings, and
should MT be permitted to cover
himself behind some one else.
l do not wish to make any
charge against Mrs: Towle, not
withstanding her participation in
this matter as shown by her pub
Ished statement in the Daily
News, as | attribute both her ar-
ticipation and published statement
as inspired by her husband.
Neither do | wish to make any
charge against Senator Hitch
cock, editor-in-chief of the World
Herald, notwithstanding the fact
that l have been fined $1,000 as
editor-in-chief of The Omaha Bee
for the publication of an article
that was admitted by your honor
never wrote or had any knowl-
edge of its publication until after
t was printed, for | know Senator
was in Washington at
he time of the World Herald |
publications, and / do not believe /
n what your honor on the bench
ermed "vicarious punishment"
Insists on Action.
do submit and insist, however,
hat your honor should take such
lction, both in regard to the do
ngs and publications of John w.
rowle and also the World-Herald
Ind Daily News in making such
as will protect a de-
endant charged with criminal
'ffense. Respectfully submitted.
VICTOR ROSEWATER.