Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-09
Finding 'lil of Babes Ii.
= Told in Kent Trial

weic disposing of the first one dis.
covered. All testified that botl
babies had black hair. ,ss
Eugene QSullivan, attorney for
the defense, entered few objections
His most strenuous objection. was
against r. Perry. Atherton, an in
terne at the Methodist hospital, testi-
flying as to the age of theS babies
when they were taken to the hospital,
The state claims that the twins were
bor;' to Miss Boeke on the afternoon
OF July q and Kent, boarder in the
Boeke home, was seen. furtively .leav-
ing the house at. 3041 California
with a bundle under his arm on the
night of July 20 .:7,.,. =.
Age Of Babies Estimated. "a
The inferno finally twas permitted
to estimate the age OF the twins. His
best Judgment, he told the court was
"a hours. )
O'Sullivan, on cross-examination,
stressed this question:
"The condition these babies were
i'll did not show that they had re
ceived the care which a skilled ply
s;cian would give to new born
.bates?"
q, 1T did not" the inferno replied. :
Rosenblun1 furnished the only
amusement in an afternoon of sordid
testimony when he asked the interne:
What was the sex of the first
baby, the male baby taken to the
hosrital?"
This convulsed the crowd.
Sensation Expected.
Miss Louise Boeke, alleged mother
of the twins, is sfookedwuponras the
person who might furnish a sensa-
ton Just what her testimony will
be is mystery. She is expected to
appear on the stand for the prosecu-
ton.
II took until noon to select a jury
which satisfied the defense. Five
were thrown off the original venire
by O'Sulivan. The prosecution
challenged no one, excepting NJ. {.
Peters, millionaire miller, who stated
pointblank he did:i't believe he could
be an unprejudiced juryman! The
Jury selected follows:
T.. Jury Selected
Guy Highsmith, sly Grand ave-
nue., single; Roy Hansen, 1917 Cas-
telelar. married and father of eight
children; H. F. Barsell. 2705 South
Thirteenth, married and father of
one child; Moses G. O'Brien, 42le
Fowler avenue, married and father
of six children: William Kenna. 24O
North Twenty-first street, single:
John Ekstrom. S4l0 Jackson, mar
ried and father of two children:
Warren Whistler, 30l2 Mason. mar
ried and father OF two children; F.
A. Nelson, 5727 North Twenty
eighth avenue, married and father
of two children; William Poynter.
1922 North Twenty first street,
single; Herman Herring. 1902 Ninton,
single; Clarence G.. Nelson. 1914
Ohio. single; Francis J. Lank. 534S
North TwentySeighth avenue, mar
ried.
28 Witnesses for State.
Subpoenaes issued by the state to
be used in the prosecution during
the next few Gays numbered %.
Mrs. Mary McElheny, 205 South
Twenty-ffth avenue, who told police
she saw DIR" Kent carry two
baskets from the Boeke home and
proceed with them in the direction
Of the abandoned we'll, was to be
the first witness called by the state.
Other witnesses, are:
A. c. Anderson, Anton Frafcil,
A. L. Troby, Robert Heller, Valen-
tine Buglewicz. Frank Haley, Earl
Nels Lundell. Roy
Flanagan, all members of the police
S. o. Riggert, 1903
Locust; Mrs Ida Tobin, Dutch
Mill; Dan Bartlett, 1920 California:
J. w. Whitehorse, Thirty-third and
California; Hilda Segerstroal, $3.50
Webster; Adolf Schroeder. 1921
Webster: Rex Whitehouse, Thirty
third and California; Emily Tun-
gate. 3047 California: Kenneth
Grace, clerk i'll Kent store; Eliza
beth Bartlett, Thirty-third and Cali
iornia; Mrs. Rufus Anderson, 1927
Webster; Louise Boeke, Carl Boeke.
Helen Boeke, 304l California: Guy
S. Williams, newspaper reporter;
Peter Hagerman, Twenty-second
and Cunning; Felix Dolan, 254l
Sherwood avenue.
CDR" Kent nncrated q cnnfection-