Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

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| did you find Kelly"
"No, air.
"Did you find Herdzina !"
/ ayes, sir"
| The witness also testified that on,
OF the girls of the fiat was sittinf
| with her knees under her chin whei
1 they entered.
/ On cross,examination by Attor
ney Magney, Armstrong stated tha
he did not know how many people
lived at 2l06 Cass street, but he be
llieved that about II persons were
seeen going in and coming out Of
| the fiat during the two and one.
half hours he watched before the
raid. az
Werlich Called TO Stand.
T. H. Werlich, superintendent Of
the board OF public welfare, was the
next witness called BY the prosecu.
ton, but he limited his testimony Il
the visit Of = man to his Office on
May 81. He said the man reported
that his wife was living in the
I Brown fats and wanted the place
investigated. Mr.. Werlich testified
that he attached 50 little importance
to that complaint that he told the
visitor he would take the matter up
in two weeks after he should have
returned from attendance At con-
vention.
"You didn't even go down to the
/ fats with the man, did your" asked
Attorney Magney.
No, sir"
| Prosecutor Murray recalled De.
tective Armstrong, 4 and was
launched into ! series OF questions
when Attorney Magney spoke up.
These questions are for the pur-
pose. of educating Mr.. Murray.
There isfa fertile field at home,
Mr.. Magney; l would advise you to
spend little time yourself along
that line, retorted Murray.
Questioned Concerning Visit.
Armstrong was questioned con-
Icerning the visit he and Herdzina
made to the. residence Of Mrs.
Thomas Brown, who was suplfnaf-
I ily taken to Jail It 2 !. m, without
service of a warrant, and held in jail
until morning without being allowed
Iadmittance to bail After having
announced the intention Of, their
visit, Armstrong said he went back
to the patrol wagon and told the
driver to wait for another passenr
ger He returned to the Brown
home and found Mrs. Browns son
and Herdzina engaged in an argu-
ment.
"The SON was threatening to
throw Herdzina out, and he ac-
chsed us Of being drunk and he used
obscene language" Armstrong tes-
tilted. when Mrs. Brown had
dressed she accused US Of being
drunk and called Us rotten police
officers. They refused to 60 to the
station in the patrol wagon and asked
Us to send for taxicab, which we
refused, Mr., Brown called taxi
cab and said he would chargeTit to
the city. Mrs. Brown closed the
door in my face" 8
Dr.. c. H. Ross, 2023 Cass street,
residing across the street from the
Browr flats, was called te testify
on behalf of the police to- show that
2l06 Cass street is disorderly
house.
Testimony Proves Boomerang.
81 have never observed anything
wrong there" testified the DOCTOR.
II have seen taxicabs stop at the
fats. but / never saw one alter
1880 p. M" The prosecution
dropped the doctor, whose testi-
mony proved boomerangsin favor
Of Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. r. B. Seeley, wife Of a Wit
ness who appeared Friday, was
called to the stand. Her husband
previously testified that while ten
ant At the Brown flats he had COM
planned of the lack Of heat and had
been invited to move if conditions
did not suit him.
DO you know what the reputa-
ton Of the Brown fats WASP the
prosecutor asked.
Il don't know except what dif-
ferent ones told me- witness re-
piled.
did you ever see anything wrong
there? Attorney Magney asked.
mo, | never did" 7y
Detective Herdzina was recalled
for testimony relating to the arrest
OF Mrs. Brown.
"What happened at the house,
when Mrs. Brown was arrested?"
the prosecutor asked.
Attempts to Whitewash Self.
Armstrong told her we were Of
ficers and she opened the door. We
asked her if she was the keeper of
2l06 Cass street, and we told her
that we got a bunch of young folks
out of there. She didn't object,
and then she dressed up. Her son
came from upstairs and asked why
we were taking his mother to the.
station. / explained, and then they
told US that we had no right, and
they asked if we had warrants and
we said we did not, but had cyl.
dence. Armstrong came back and
found me and Mr.. Brown arguing
in the hallway. Mr.. Brown told us
that we had no right there"
81 object to this line Of testimony.
This is no place for this officer to
whitewash' himself" announced At
torney Magney.
Neil. Haze, driver Of the patrol
which was sent to the scene of the.
raid, testified that he walked from,
the patrol to the Brown house te
learn Of the delay in bringing Mrs.
Brown, whereupon he was told that
Mrs. Browns son had been trying
to eject Herdzina. In a statement
given. by Mrs. Brown before this
it, -