Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-14
POOR SHOWING
MADE AT TRIAL
BY POLICE HEADS
Attempt Made to Blacken
Reputation Of Girls, But
No Reflection Cast on
Mrs. Brown.

Mrs. Brown.
(Consinued From Page 0ns)
they were bad. On cross examine
ton he declared that he moved out
Of the fiat upon request of the own
er.
Exciting Scene.
An exciting scene was staged in
the court room when Assistant
Prosecutor Murray hurled an In
sulting remark at Attorney ]. R.
Lones, who sat by Mr.. Magney's
side across the table.
How long are the outside law
yers going to keep butting in on
this case" Mr.. Murray wanted to
know.
"Just as long as it will take pub
liz Indignation to rid the commune
ty Of crooks like you" was the in
formation volunteered by Attorney
III. H. Claiborne, who is friend of
the Brown family and who occu-
pied a seat by Mrs. Browns side.
The incident was closed when
Police Chief Eberstein injected him
self into the affair by ordering Mr..
Claiborne from the court room. At
torneys for the prosecution insist
ed that the court fine Mr.. Claiborne
for contempt. Judge Holmes re-
piled he would dispose Of the mat
ter after the proper deliberation.
Among the CONSPICUOUS figures in
the court room were Timer Thoma
and several other members of tie
500 committee, who have approved
Commissioner Ringers public as
sault on. Mrs. Browns character
Mr.. Ringer also occupied back
seat in the court room.
Pleaded for Delay.
The hearing was opened by the
offering Of motion by the prose-
>uting attorneys, Murray and Moss
man, who asked the court to grant
i continuance until next Monday on
the grounds that Mrs. Mary Mason.
4 material witness, was absent on
her vacation. Attorney Magney, for
Mrs. Brown, successfully resisted
the motion, stating that it had not
been Offered in good faith, adding
that Mrs. Brown would be unable
to stand the strain of this hearing
on next Monday and then attend
the hearing before the city COUNT,
on Tuesday, where the trial of the
accused detectives come up.
IF they can't convict Mrs. Brown
with the witnesses they have today,
they can't convict her year hence"
announced Magney. He added tina.
since her terrible experience with
he police last week, her physician
has had to administer strychnine TO
accelerate her heart action.
The case was then called for
hearing, with Judges Holmes and
patrick sitting jointly. Detective
herdzina, against whom charges are
seeding before the city council, and
wko was one Of the officers who in
vaded Mrs. Browns home at an un-
seemingly hour of the night without
II warrant, was the first witness
called by the prosecution.
Tells of Raid.
The detective began his testimony
by relating in a matter-of-fact man
ner the circumstances of going to
2f06 Cass street on the Friday
morning Of the raid. He declared
that he had watched the house for
two and one-half hours before the
raid, observed persons coming and
going, but was unable to identify
anyone. He related the finding OF
Roy Kelley, bootlegger, who was al
lowed to escape, in one room. In
another room he said: he saw a girl
sitting on the edge OF bed and the
male occupant was dressed. Another
girl, he said, wore night clothes, or
b1oomers, he was not sure which.
Attorney Murray: "Was Kelly
the husband Of either of the women
ia the room with him?"
No, sir" p
Did anyone get away from 2106
Cas- street?"
Kelly jumped over a rail. Detec.
tive Armstrong walked on ahead OF
the party and I followed. When /
got 70 the door I saw Kelly jump
over the rail and l jumped and went
after him"
did you get sight Of Kelly after
that?"
mo, sir" M
X is alleged that Kelly instigated
the raid to cover up his own tracks,
and that he was deliberately allowed
to escape by the raiding officers.
The prosecutor offered in evidence
I small glass and an empty bottle.
Knows Smell Of Liquor.
DO you know what were the
contents OF this bother" asked At
torncy Murray of Herdzina.
81 do not"
smells hke?"
Yes sir"
Did you smell this bottle?"
II did"
The glass and bottle were admit
ted as evidence and as having been
taken out Of Kelly's room.
Prosecutor Murray made short
work of Herdzina's testimony of
what occurred when Mrs. Brown
was arrested. In his cross-exami-
nation Of the detective. Attorney
Magney brought out the fact that
the officers visited only the second