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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917. TELLS OF PLOT TO KEEP ELSIE PHELPS FROM TESTIFYING HONEYWELL TELLS OF CLEANUP DEALS Also Says That He Paid Monej to Sutton to Keep Him Quiet About Suit case. (Continued From Far On.) man Lowry and Davis were brought in as regularly as any other prisoners. The car was stolen Irom a Mrs. Bing ham and I can get her here if you wish. It is a county case and up to the county attorney to set the bonds." Brother of Elsie Phelps. Raymond H. Lowry, brother of El sie Phelps, and employed by Missouri Valley Oil company, was placed on stand and quizzed by Attorney Rine. He said a man named Jess Davis asked him Thursday to prevail on his sister (Elsie l'helps) to tell the truth when called to testify at Maloney hearing. "I asked Davis what he thought my sister would say that was not the truth and he said Paul Sutton had arranged her testimony. He said my sister is in bad and I should help her out. He said I would be paid well; that I should know that when Tom Dennison says it will b paid I should know that money would be no object," said Lowry. "Were you refused bail?" "I was." ' City Attorney Rine said he would show that reliable persons offered bail and it was refused. "What were you charged with?" "Buying a stolen auto from Davis." Davis Denies Plot. . Jess Davis, alias Jess Ecford, ad mitted speakirg to Raymond Lowry regarding Elsie Phelps. "Did you tell Lowry it would be worth his while to see his sister re garding her testimony at this hear ing?" "I did not." "Say anything to Lowry about a money consideration?" "No." I Davis was brought from the po lice station to testify. About Smith Murder. Detective Rich was called to stand and was questioned by Attorney Baker relative to Smith drug store murder and arrest of a suspect by Detectives Sutton and Anderson on May 10. Sut ton charged the suspect- was irregu larly released. "C. V. Warfield and John Lee saw the prisoner and did not identify him. He was held several days and re leased by direction of the arresting officers after citizens were given an opportunity to see him," testified Rich . Denies Knowing Mrs. Melson. Thursday Detective Sutton denied he had been at the home of Mrs. Mar garet Melson, SIS South Nineteenth street, with Elsie Phelps, or that he even knew Mrs. Melson. He made similar denials during the preliminary hearing at Chadron, whereihe testified against the nine men charged with conspiracy. Mrs. Melson, now residing at 610 South Twenty-fifth avenue, called to the witness stand Friday afternoon, was questioned at considerable length. "You know Mrs. Elsie Phelps?" tsked Attorney Elmer Thomas. Knew Elsie Phelps. "Yes, met her in spring of 1916 at the Riverside and she has been at my house many times. "How old is she?" "Well, acquainted with her?" "Yes." "About your height?" "Not as heavy as I am." AttorneyBaker took witness, ask ing: "Who was with her at your house?' "She was with Sutton and others." "Where did you first meet her?" "At Riverside. You know how you got acquainted." ., "Did you see Else Phelps at your place last fall and where did you live then?" "Yes, at 514 South Nineteenth street." "Was Officer Sutton there?" "Yes, she came first and Sutton and linger came later. Sold them beer." "Sell ber to Sutton?" "Yes, to Sutton and her.' ' "Did Unger drink beer?" "No." Would Dethrone Maloney. "See them again at your place?" "Yes." "Did Officer Sutton tell you he was Kugel's man; that they would de throne Maloney and he would be chief of detectives?" "Yes, he said he did not like Maloney and was going to dethrone him and the way he talked, I thought he wanted protection money." "Who was with him then?" "Elsie Phelps. They were sitting on a bed together and he had his shoes off." "Served them beer in bed?" "Yes. She wanted highballs, but I only had beer." "What did your husband say?" "He said Sutton told him he had spoken to me about protection after May 1." Talked of Bath Houses. "Speak to Mrs. Phelps about her hath house?" ' "Yes, she said she wanted to put me' to work in her bath house. They did not pay much at bath houses, but I could make a lot of extra money from patrons of the bath house." "How many times were Sutton and Elsie Phelps at your place together?" "I dont' n. ember." "Did Sutton pay you for the rooms?" "No, because I was afraid of him." "Did he pay you for the beer?" "He paid me 25 cents and ofners paid $1 a bottle." Was On Morals Squad. "When Sutton and Elsie called at your house was he on the morals squad?" "He was." "Anything unusual happen at your house last night?" "Yes. Anderson and another man looked all over the house and said I had been reported as having a dis orderly house." "Were they looking for Sutton then?" "I dont' think so. They should have come two months ago and they would have found something." "Did Sutton ever raid your place?" "No. He asked me who was pro tecting me. I told him I had a horse shoe around my neck." Stampedes the Crowd. .Attorney Rine asked: Attorney Rine asked: "How do you account for the fact you never were pulled?" "Can't account for it." "You ran the house for assignation purposes before Sutton went there?" "Yes." The witness created a furore by referring by name to a man who was in the council chamber, and by relat ing his hasty exit from her place on a certain occasion last year. "Officer Unger knew you were sell ing beer?" "He did." "When Sutton first went to your house, did he say he was an officer?" "I knew he was." "It was impressed upon you that he was a police officer?'' "He wouldn't be in a house long before he would let you know." "Every pay protection money?" "No. But Sutton said he was work ing out of Kugel's office and if I treated him right I would not be ar rested, but the side might and when they did, he would quit. Cot Into Case By Talking. "Were you in an automobile the other evening and followed Sutton and Elsie Phelps?" "I was not." "How did you get into this case?" "Just by talking too much. 1 tn'.d a woman friend and I suppose she told Mr. Dolan." "Did you see Dolan?" "Yes, he came to see me and brought Mr. Wolf with him." "When did you last see Elsie Phelps?" "Last April, at my house." "How many times did Sutton and Elsie Phelps go to you house?" "About fifteen times." "You were rather chummy with Mrs. Phelps?" "Hardly." "Did Elsie ever speakto you of Sut ton's position in the police depart ment?' "Yes, she said the was going to be one of the head fellows." Honeywell Takes Stand. W. R. Honeywell, bricklayer and erstwhile sociological worker, was the star witness at yesterday morning's session of the trial. The witness un wittingly furnished as much merri ment as an average audience could ab sorb at one sitting. Honeywell was placed on the stand to refute charges made by Detective Paul Sutton on Thursday that the witness had been released by Ma loney after Sutton made the arrest, and that Maloney neglectfully failed to give the Honeywell case the atten tion justice seemed to demand. In his testimony Sutton explained that the arrest was made at the in stance of Mrs. Honeywell, who charged her husband with having been implicated in a suitcase robbery in Omaha seven years ago, when dia monds, bonds and valuable papers were stolen, , Paid Graft Money. The Honeywell case was cited by Sutton as one of a series to show that Maloney had usurped the functions of a court in his disposal of some of the cases made by detectives. Honeywell related that he paid Sut ton $2a on or about December 15, 1916, because he feared the detectives would harrass him with knowledge of the suitcase matter and thereby cause him to lose his job. He said that "Red" Willaims had been seint by Sut ton to him to serve as go-between; that he prepared an oration which he was to have delivered in the Audito rium under auspices of the ministers; that he submitted a manuscript of the address to Tom Dennison through Henry Pollock, serving as special messenger! that he worked with Rev. John F. Hawk, pastor of First Re formed church, and'' Rev. Earl Bo wen, pastor of Pearl Memorial church, and with Ezra Fields of the court house in his city government uplift work. "Cleanup" Campaign. Going into details of his city-wide cleanup activities, he declared he had made some investigations on his own account and found that Mayor Dahl man was "honest, but enjoyed a good time now and then." "Not since May 1," corrected the mayor. His exception of the mayor in his general charges of official neglect aroused much laughter. Pinned down by City Attorney Rine, the witness admitted he knew of no specific act of misconduct on the part of any city official, but declared that Com missioner Kugel knew of general con ditions in Omaha and the other com missioners were jointly responsible for such conditions. Attorney Had Cold Feet. Honeywell explained that his career as an uplifter was cut short because W. L. Baughan, his attorney, had cold feet and failed to go through with a meeting which was to have been held with the executive committee of the Ministerial union at the Young Men's Christian association, to arrange for his (Honeywell's) appearance at the Auditorium to deliver his oration, de scribed as Ins masterpiece. Me added that Paul Sutton put a few finishing touches on the manuscript and he in sisted that it was his purpose to "in clear If your akin is not fresh, smooth and glowing, or has suffered from an unwise use of cosmetics, here is an easy, inex pensive way to clear it: Spread on a little Resinol Ointment, letting it remain for ten minutes. Then wash off with l&sinol and hot water. Flniih with a dash of clear, cold water to cloie the porei. Do this rcfuUrly, onca dirt tM Mt If it drum not quickly tooth tnd deanM the porn, (men the ttrxj. ttey to pimples, end leavt ihm complexion clnr, Irnh and velvtty. Reilnol Soap tod Kwiaoi OiaUMut uid brail dnucuttw x s flame the community against the city government." The witness said he was hostile to j the city government, and his oration, which was never given, was lo have been the torch that would illumine the way to civic righteousness. Honeywell on Stand. W. R. Honeywell was next placed on the stand by leaker. He related that during last November he was arrested by Paul button on request of his wife. On Thursday Sutton testified Maloney released Honeywell without giving his case proper inves tigation. According to Sutton, Hon eywell was charged with a diamond robbery. "My wife," testified Honeywell, "charged me with having been im plicated in a suit case robbery at Webster street depot and that I stole diamonds. Kovcrnment bonus and valuable papers. My wife left me to live with .rarnam Delere, brother-m law of Steve Thrasher. She left mv rooms at 403 North Seventeenth street to live at 1720 Capitol avenue. When I was arrested Mr. Maloney had me in his office. My wife was there and Maloney told her he thought it was all a family mixtip; that Mrs. Honeywell had left her husband to he with the man she lived with. Maloney found nothing on records to show tlieit of the suitcase referred to by my wife. My wife left the station with Walter Jardine, nephew of the councilman. Files Statutory Charge. "I filed a statutory charge against my wife and Delere. Sutton and Cun ningham arrested my wife and Delere while drinking in the rear of the Ed ward bar. When the case was called I agreed to withdraw the charges if my wife would leave the city. Assistant County Abbott said "it would not be fair to withdraw the charges, because she had taken nearly everything from her husband except his wooden leg. We decided to let her go, but she went back to her old ways. "There still was a spark of love in mj heart for her. She again took up with Delere and a man named Flynn. I raided her room again and gave Flynn a terrible beating, breaking both my hands. Complaint was made that I used brass knuckles on Flynn. That was at 1819 Cass. I had been warned by friends to be careful, be cause my wife had a suit case charge hanging over me." Give Money to Sutton. Baker: "Did you talk to Sutton about the suit case matter?" "Yes, 1 gave Sutton $25 to suppress the matter two tens and a five at Sixteenth and Dodge streets. He took the money. I also offered money to Cunningham, but he would not take it." "When did you give Sutton money?" "Last December, between 18th and 25th." "Then what did you do?" "I went to the Ministerial union in Young Men's Christian association building on Arbor day and told them I thought the town needed cleaning up." Club Over His Head. Honeywell explained that Paul Sutton held the suit case matter over his head. Baker resumed: "What else?" "I prepared a manuscript for the Ministerial union." "What was done with manu script ?" "1 think Tom Dennison has it." "What were you to do with the manuscript?" "I was to give an oration at the Auditorium about May 15, undt- the auspices of ministers." "Did you include all city commis sioners in your manscript?" "All except Mr. Dahlman." "What were you going to do to Dahlman?" "Going to let him get by. My in vestigation showed that he was an honest man only he wanted to have a little fun now and then." (Roars and laughter.) "Did Sutton approve your man script?" "Yes and he added a few lines," "What about the suit case and the diamonds?" No Diamonds in Suit Case. "There were no diamonds. Six years ago Frank Edwards and I left Chicago. We checked the suit cases and Edwards gave me the checks. We went to the Palm hotel and Edwards told me we had a pretty good haul. Said we had baggage of a Turk and had his passport and diamonds. I did not know whether they were same cases checked at Chicago. "In one grip was a passport through Europe and complicated maps. One was a map ,! i bomb. It indicated t'C owner of the suit case knew German, French and Turkish languages." - "What was done with map of the bomb?" "Edwards took it, but I made a Pimples in Sore Spots on Face and Neck. Could not Rest Healed by Cuticura "My skin' was as clear as could be i wnen graauany u oecdmc rc.i auu uuiy. When I nibbed it it began to burn and little pimples came on my face and neck. The pimples were in blotches and some festered, and they later developed into sore spots. They hurt so I could hardly stand it, and some nights I could not rest. They disfigured my face. "The trouble lasted about two months before I used Cuticura Soap and Oint ment. Inside of a month the pimples be gan to take their former state, and when I used one box of Cuticura Ointment and two cakes of Soap I was healed." (Signed) Miss Margaret Frecke, Boone Grove, Ind., Oct. 2, 1916. In purity, delicate medication, refresh ingfragrance.conveniertceand economy, Cuticura Soap and Ointment meet with the approval of the most discriminating. Unlike strongly medicated soaps which are coarse ana harsh, Cuticura Soap is ideal for every-day use in the toilet, bath and nursery. Sample Each Free by Mall ! With 32-p. Skin Bonk on request. Ad- i dress post-card: "Cuticura, Dept. H, ' Boston." Sold throughout the world. copy and gave it to Special Agent Cashman of Union Pacific." "What happened to Edwards?" Thought He Jumped from Bridge. "Last 1 heard he was on way here from Chicago and when a man re cently jumped from bridge I thought it was Edwards." "Was this the grip or suitcase mat ter for which you gave Sutton $25 to hush up?" "It was." Honeywell explained that he was working with Paul Sutton in connec tion with Omaha Ministerial union. "When did you begin to work with Sutton?" asked Attorney Rine. "About March 1." "What were your relations?" Perfect Friends. "We were perfect friends." "When you gave Sutton money was it the understanding he would sup press charge against you?" "There was no charge against nir, but he was to suppress any talk against me, so 1 would not lose my job. Through the influence of Sutton and the pressure lie could bring I had to swing one way or another." "Because of fear of pressure Sut ton could bring to bear, you joined him in an investigation of city gov ernment, did you?" "I made my choice because I was hostile to the city government on ac count of its actions in connection with my wife's caie and for fear I would have to leave town." Rine resumed: "What is the given name of the Flynn you mentioned?" "Dick Flynn. I think Mrs. Honey well and he have left the city." "After your fight with Flynn, who was the officer who said they did not want you very bad?" "Sutton winked at Wvalt." "This manuscript; when did you be gin to prepare that?" ' "On or about latter part of March. I had it completed about April 22. Be fore giving it tt- the Ministerialunion I gave it to Rev. Earl Howen." How did you happen to see Mr. Fields on this case?" - "I was instructed by Red Williams, go-between for Sutton and myself. Williams on the Inside. "How did you meet Red Williams?" 'le introduced himself soon after I gave Sutton the money, said he knew I had given Sutton money. I thought Williams was interested with Sutton on a cleanup. He said he was on the inside." "What else did he say?" "Sutton thinks you know more than he though; you did and you can be valuable." "You just inferred that Williams knew you gave Sutton money?" "He knew, because he would not have said what he did if he did not know. I received my instructions from Williams." "Why did you c'eliver your manu script to Mr. Dennison?" "Because I thought there was some double-crossing going on." Signs Name of Mille;. "Did you sign the manuscript?" "I signed the name of Miller, "Any first name?" "Just made a flourish and let her go' "And you were to affiliate yourself with the Ministerial union?" "No, I was to inflame the Minis terial union so that they would go to the r.id of Mr. Sutton." "And that is why you turned the manuscript over to Mr. Dennison?" "Not exactly." 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EaA llowen," Orders from Sutton. "How did you happen to go to Rev. Mr. Bowen's place?" "Sutton instructed me to take manu script to Mr. Fields so that he could refer me to Rev. Mr. Rowcn. He said Fields was interested in the vac cination controversy with Dr. Council." K'onf Inuctl from Fir Five.) 10 , Straw Hats Q REMEMBER our I TWw I nr.ariAM K4Jm r. T " PARNAM T. What to Do When "Cut-off" While Talking Let the person who mod the telephone call ask tha operator to re-establish tha connection, always, when "cut-off." If "cut-off" while telephon ing, when you did not make the call but were called by someone else, hang up your receiver promptly and wait until you tiro called again. If you keep your receiver off the hook after you have been "cut-oft", your line will test "busy" and be so re ported to anyone trying to cal' you. If, after you made a call, a "cut-off" occurs nnil th operator says "Number, please," say, for example, "J called 4C6 and was cut-off."