Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
ARREST OF MRS.
BROWN FRAMEUP,
SAYS J. R. L0NES
Charges Conspiracy to Dis.
credit Women Who Might
Be Called as Witnesses
Against Roy Kelly.

the conversation plainly

the conversation plainly.
kelly was telling the detective
that l should not be. arrested when
the officer called him into one of
the rooms. They still were talking
about the case when I heard Kelly
laughing. When we reached the
porch Kelly just jumped over the
railing and walked away. The off,
GERS made no effort to catch him.
"All of the men were drunk"
Had Their Door Open.
Miss Kubat declared that Miss
Applegate and Mrs. Baldwin were
seated in one room across the hall
from her with the door open. Miss
Reed, she said, just had returned
from the theater with a man named
A. Williams. Miss Reed was COM
planning of a headache and Will
liams went to the drug store to get
some medicine for her. While he
was away Miss Reed retired. Viii
Eliams walked into the room with the
medicine and hardly had time 20
take his seat when the detectives
followed and placed them all. under
arrest.
1 Accuses Kelly and Ray Woman.
/ There had been complaints made
against the house in which they
were living, Miss Kubat declared,
because of the numerous fights be-
tween Kelly and Ellen Ray. There
had never been semblance of dis
order about the house except that
created by Kelly and the woman
swho passed as his wife. The trou-
Fble is alleged to have started when
"a former sweetheart \of the Ray
woman returned from the army, aud
tthe girl showed preference for the
soldier, Kelly is said to have beaten
5the girl repeatedly and threatened
ito kill her, and because Of these dis
fturbances, feighbors are said to
have registered complaints against
Ethe house.
/ II have heard Kelly brag many
times how he had fixed policemen
lin connection with his bootlegging
business" continued Miss Kubat.
HE told of making trips to ST
Joseph in his automobile and bring
ing back whisky. He said he paid
the guards on the Douglas street
bridge $50 for each load he brought
ito Omaha. He said he paid the
money in advance and signaled to
athe guards on the bridge with
sign which was known to them and
he was allowed to pass"
An automobile belonging to Kelly
recently was seized by the police
when it was discovered to contain
"a consignment of whisky. Chief
of Detectives Dunn declared the car
would be sold at public auction.
Chief Dunn said he was at loss
to understand why Detectives Herd
Gina and Armstrong allowed Kelly
40 escape after he had been placed
under arrest. He said he would in
vestigate the matter and immedi-
ately issue orders to his men to ar
rest Kelly on sight.
Will Demand Investigation.
Commissioners Zimman, Butler
and IRE have gone on record with
unqualified statements of condemna-
tion of the arrest of Mrs. Brown,
and Commissioner Zimman is par
ticularly emphatic in insisting that
the girls are being held at the De-
tention home wrongfully under
Dean Ringers and DR.. Findley's
new ordinance. Mr.. Zimman prom
Uses lively time at Mondays ses-
sion of the city council.
Mrs. Browns condition was re-
ported as slightly improved at the
hospital last night. The family
physician is in constant attendance.
One of the numerous insults
which were offered Mrs. Brown
while she was held at the police
station was hurled at her as she was
Srowded into her cell, according to
Thomas Brown, her son. Police
Captain Heitfeldt, as we'll as Detec-
tives Herdzina and Armstrong, was
rough and discourteous to Mrs.
Brown. After refusing to accept any
amount of bonds for her release.
giving as his excuse that he had
Been instructed by Dean Ringer to
hold all women without bond for
from DR.. Findley. Cap
tain Heitfeldt threatened that The
would attend to the reputation of
Mrs. Brown" according to the
statement of her son yesterday.