Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-13
Brzlnen Defendants
Will Deny Plots
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Of sleep away when Powell was al
lowed to handle the murder gun; ant
! showed how he had broken and loaded
| it. When he had given it back to Mr.
Keown the latter tried to take II
the back of Mohr's "fivver" sedan
but failed. Walter Wills, foreman OF
the jury, and a veteran of many hunt
| ing seasons, took the gun from him and
| showed him how to do it, Then every :
body settled down for another nap.
Powell is Deliberate
Mr.. Keown resumed his cross-ex-
animation by asking: Can you tell me
today why you killed John Brunen?"
"On account of Harry Mohr," Powell
answered deliberately.
when and why did you ask the
authorities TO let you 60 on the stand
and testify" Il asked to 60 on to
defend myself; don't know when /
asked"
At this point Mr.. Kcown tried TO
confuse the witness by referring TO his
testimony of yesterday that no induce
ment had been offered to him for his
testimony.
Have you not on other occasions
said that the authorities had made
promises to you that If you testified
according to the statement you made
you would get your liberty?' asked
Mr.. Keown.
The State objected but was over.
ruled. Powell answered "No" with
emphasis.
"IIave you not said you would be out
Of Jail after Christmas?'' No"
Have YOU not said you would be out
Of Jail after Mohr and Mrs Brunen had
been tried and that you would eat
Christmas dinner with your wife,
An objection by the State to this
line of questioning was sustained.
Have you not been told by officers
Of the State ns to the punishment Won
would get if you testified in accordance
with the statement you made to De-
tective Parker?'
An objection was sustained.
Doesn't Know His Fate
The question was them amended as
follows:
HAS Detective Parker, Prosecutor
Kelsey or Assistant Prosecutor Pea :
COCK ever told you what punishment
would be given you if you testified ac-
Powell answered NO"
Mr.. Keown then asked questions
about PowelIs connection with Rru.
mems circus, apparently for the pur-
pose Of Indicating that the witness had
quarreled with Brunen. Powell do.
MED that this was so.
did Harry Mohr tell you that John
Brunen had been complaining nhomt
your drinking and didn't he saw thai
II you did not stop drinking and make
a full accounting you could not stay
with the showT'
"Mr. Mohr told me lots OF things
about what Brunen had said. bnt
brunen himself never said any of these
things to me-
At this point Prosecutor kelsey oroso
to object, but Detective Parker nndgoJ
him and said LET him 20 on-let h;m
20 on. '''
Justice Knlisch ruled. however tho,
the line of questioning had been fol.
lowed far enough.
The attorney for the defense tbo,
tried to make Powell tell whv ba 'hei hod
wired to the Brunen home al Riversida n%a
on one of his visits to Philadeinbia'
MT: Neown asked If he had come to
ihiiadelphia on an unlawful mission
and was he not afraid that one of the
brunen family would get hold of the
telegram. The witness countered v hv
saying he had not made ep IN his m,nyy Dy
to do the killing then, and met net Mnhan Waha
IN a restaurant in Philadelphia tbot
hisht and talked it over further.
Convlcts VIII Testify
Mr.. kcown hns taken out seven write
of habeas corpus to bring as many nr,s' nt,s
ohers from the State Prison at Trentnn
to testify. All We're in the Mount IJnIi,
m'i Win iowell' and Mr.. Keown hopes