Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-20

said NJ Keown. '' ~'"'
II mean when they were brought to
the station house," amended Mr.. Kel-
sey..
Mr.. Keown objected and was over
ruled: The police captain answered {:
No
Mrs. Brunen flushed heavily when
the police captain was being exam.
ined.
Didn't Mrs. Brunen say her hus.
band was brute" Mr.. Keown's OBJ
]ecti0n was sustained.
'Dld Mrs. bruen say to any one
mere present that she hated her hus-
oana!
answered: "she did,"
did she say he was a brute" Oh.
lection sustained.
Didn't she say she lived dogs
life"
Justice Kalisch interjected: "She
testihed to that herself
"Lidn't Mrs. Brunen say she loved
DOC Ward| This was objected to
ana the objection sustained.
did she say she was going to get
dlVorceF The objection to this ques-
tion was sustained.
O,,ss.,ou Ru,.a O,,t
vpu,,I
~ Ja.san "a. r.; 'ncm. sserseant OF ponce
at Jersey SIty, was tne next rebuttal
WINES; VIZ . ne testiheu mat Mrs. Brunen
.on , .MitneSses 10 nide Loo Ward's
nrppaiel 60 wo9ld not De iound Dy
% Drunen. justice Nansch ruled out the
serseant statement' ana also objected
70 an guestlons pMt oy PROSECUTOR hei-
sey relating to Mrs. Brunen's friend
Albert Fletcher, of Riverside, next
called, was asked by Mr.. Kelsey: did
you get the license number Of the car
which passed you on the night Of March
Camden?"
Mr.. Kelsey was referring TO thu car
alleged to have been driven nv Nohr
in his digit from the Br,nen home
after tho crime. Mr.. Keown immsdi .
ground that T. sbonld fu"soyn b"v. ~ Un .ts tnS
IN direct ~ e.am;n.t;on Tiu ""vs "nS ue Oeen s'xeo
Initial Jnst;c. Ka,,sah Nv. .s M
"Mr' K.,s.v T -, ".. .a.nn,...d aeu .haI cur
did not ~ hr,n, th;. % a". "'snee VI shs s tna. you
ANNA t;on - ' '"' !" 'ne u'rec' eA'
NJ 'ixn. Ta.u .. ,. ar
oh;aa. mn NV .nen saio: certainty
STnJe' Te' INC witness was mere during
neet examination; ne knew the num-
per tnen, and 1t would be miscarriage
OF justice Tor him to testify to that
point now:
Mr.: Kelsey then moved to reopen tho
case for the State, which was objected
to strenuously BY Mr.. Keown. At this
point detective Parker leaned over In
his seat and whispered a few words in
the eur Of Assistant Prosecutor Pea
cock.
o
Oourt hepr1mands Detective
Justice Kalisch noticed the action and
reprimanded him, saying:
"Mr. Parker, please don't do that.
You have your Counsel to direct the
case." The detective resumed his seat
without reply.
reopenine tho cose tho % I"i,. '.siS'eo ss;S on
"You may proceed, but I will allow
tho defendant 10 produce any testimonv
he desires"
will not be offended II 1 ask an e1cep.
tion." Certainly, that 10 your priv
ilege," said Judge Kalisch.
Fletcher then testified that he took
the number Of the car which passed
der "%, # his is,sntfda mssh,ns; w., to max. ,on
plant about the speed at which the car
was going and because It was running
without lights. I took pencil out OF
my pocket and drew a pad out Of an.
other pocket and marked down the
Mr.. Keown again Jumped to his feet
and objected, saying that the number
which It was written had been IN n the he
witness house since the night of March
10 and he had not found it until last
night. The objection was overruled
and Fletcher read the number as FOL.
lows:
New Jersey 69564." It was brought
out later that this Is the number of
Mohr's license.
...
Admitted Changing Number
In cross. s.examination Mr.. Keown
asked: Did you see a trolley car
about tho time this automobile passed
you 7"
No." said tho witness.
tho stand that you saw q trolley car.
did you notT' asked Mr., Keown.
Yes" said the witness
"Did you tell my representative that
you had made q memorandum Of tbis
number?" YES" ~ '"'S
| Justice 'Kausch. WIN had h...
exnmininp the note then ,roso TeeI
over to the Witness md said. ."MSi ."MSeH