Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16
Two Women Tell Of Towle's
Visit and Interest in Boy

he had more influence with the gov
ernor than any one else, and that, il
the boys stood by their first state
ment, he would obtain their par
dons."
Mrs. Chase said Mr.. Towle did
not tell her he was the foreman OF
the grand jury when he called. She
said he told her his name was Towle
and she did not know he was a
member of the grand jury until she
recognized him the following day
IN the grand jury room.
The woman declared that the day
following the visit of the grand jury
foreman and his wife Captain Haze
called on her and told her she was
wanted at the court house. She
said the policeman did not have a
subpoena for her, but he insisted
she would have to 60 and talk to
County Attorney Shotwell.
Despite the fact that it is the duty
of the sheriff to serve grand jury
papers, Captain Haze, the man who
was being investigated for criminal
conspiracy and subornation of per.
jury. was permitted to go to the
home of the mother of one of the
boys who swore against him, talk to
her privately and escort her to the
court house. Later Mrs. Chase WAS
served with a subpoena and taken
into the grand jury room to testify
in the investigation of Captain Haze.
Mrs. Chase, before appearing be-
fore the grand jury, was told by
County Attorney Shotwell that she
should advise her grandson against
the chance OF being indicted for per-
jury An the event he changed his
story she says. The woman assert
ed she was taken to the office of the
county attorney by Captain Haze
and allowed to talk to Harold.
Accused Man on Guard.
Captain Haze stood Immediately
outside of the door listening to what
we were saying" Mrs. Chase de-
clared.
The conversation between Mrs.
Chase and Harold Thorp in the
county attorneys Office followed the
night visit of Mr.. Towle and Mrs.
Towle, when the woman was told
by the grand jury foreman pardon
would be obtained for her grandson,
given money and warned of the pos
sibility of Harold's being prosecuted
for perjury, just prior to the boys
being called before the grand jury.
Mrs. Chase declared she left i'm
for her home after telling
her grandson goodbye in the county
office. 81 had been home
but, short while when Mr.. Shot
we'll called on me to find out what
was said in the conversation between
my grandson and myself" the wom-
an continued. II told him I simply
had warned Harold to tell the truth
of the results"
Mrs. Chase also declared that she
was advised that Mr.. and Mrs.
Towle had called on Mrs. Morris,
Ernest Morris mother, in her home
at 533 South Twenty-second street.
Mrs. Warner said she was not at
home when the grand jury foreman
and his wife called at night. "How-
ever, Mrs. Towle came to see me
the following morning" asserted the
woman. "She spoke of her hus-
bands influence with the governor,
said he was going to Lincoln in a
few days and would get pardon for
my son. | told her we were going
to employ Attorney Magney to try
to get Harold out of Jail. Mrs.
Towle told me not to do this. She
said her husband had more influence
with the governor than any one else
and he would be glad to attend 10
the matter for me.
Mrs. Towle declared her hus-
band said it was important for my
boy to go before the grand jury and
say that the story he told Captain
Haze concerning The Bee reporter
eading a gang of boys to fire the