The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-12
Trial O f
|Cass County
Off
Indefinite Postponement Fol
lows Dismissal of Jury
When Juror Is Dis
qualified.
Prejudice Is Charged d
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Ree-

| Special Dispatch to The Omaha Ese~-
Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 11-@Late
| this afternoon, after hearing boil n
sides of a question involved in an af-
fidavit accusing Henry Brockrnau OF
not being fair juror and not quail
fed to sit on the jury which is now
hearing evidence in the case a Eafnst
Sheriff c. ID. Quinton Judge ia m IS
Z. Begley dismissed the jury and in
definitely postponed the trial OF
Sheriff Quinton on charges or NAL
feasance of office.
Brockman, in the affidavit II ac-
cused { having expressed an opinion
in the case prior to his having been
drawn on the jury
Witnesses Dismissed.
Witnesses in the case have been
dismissed and Defense Attorneys
Livingston and Judge Paul Jensen
have returned to their homes at Ne
braska City. 1t Is probable that the
trial of the case will not be resum ed
this term of district court
During the testimony prec@d1nE =
dismissal of the jury, Georgia Den
son, Is, testified that she freq II entl<
visited the home OF Julia kauT I'm q n
Of Plattmouth in company Wit p
Florence Kaufman, a daughter or the
family. and that beer and wine Were
served.
She was called TO testify IN the
trial of Sheriff c. D. Quinton. on an
indictment charging him with NAL
feasance in office. one of the counts
being his alleged failure to arrest
Julia Kaufman on a charge or boot
logging.
Fred Kaufman. relative OF Julia
Kaufman. testified that he purchased
whisky at the Kaufman home FOR
81 so a pint.
County Treasurer Testifie>-
Mrs. Myra Gehring. county treasur-
er Of cass county. testified that the
sheriffs return Of fees TO her office
was always later than the date spec
flied by the statute. She testified tina :
on December 4. 1923. after his z1selfSt-
ment. Sheriff Quinton appeared in her
office and paid in $50 in fees which
he declared had been overlook<d IN
his 1921 report.
James p Robertson, clerk OF the
district court, was called to the
stand to identify various court rec
ords referred to in the testimony or
the following witness, o. M Camp
bell n public accountant of Lin coin.
who testified that he audited the
sheriffs books and checked them
against the records OF the various
courts and found many errors
Each alleged error was checked
and entered as evidence
Presentation Of the case for the de-
fense probably Will begin some time
tomorrow Possibility of a night ses-
sion of court to speed the trial
loomed as a possibility this Afternoon
Court Room Packed
The courtroom was packed again At
the afternoon session. about Sd per
sons who were in the room during the
morning refusing,to leave for lunch
for fear OF being unable to get in
again. Streets in the vicinity OF the
courthouse are black with farmers
automobiles.
Walter Sands convicted twice OF
bootlegg1nR and named in the 1ndiCf-
ment of Sheriff Quinton a. one OF
the LIQUOR law violators whom ne
protected testified that on three dtf-
ferent occasions the sheriff came 10
his house and consumed n q n an tIfSr
Of beer.
Looking for Stills
on the first occasion, Sands said
the sheriff came In search OF 2. stif1-
II haven't got still" Sands said
he told him, but I've got some beer
and wine
"'Oh to hell with beer and wine.
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