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'THE OMAHA SUNDAY -BEE: JUNE lS, 1919. FAIL TO SHOW ' 'HOUSE RAIDED ILL-GOVERNED Ten Witnesses Called in Vain ; Attempt to j Substantia ate Charges t Against Mrs. Brown.' , (Coatlaned Flwtn taf On.) $liey had been watching the house from the opposite side of the streit Since JO o'clock, when they decided ito raid it at J2:30 o'clock, after see- r.g a numbei of Uxicabs atop on the A Not Told To Raid House. Detective Chief Dunn declared on ie stana mat enter CDersiein naa iptcJercd him to assign two men to Kvttcn tne piace at iuo eass street. did not tell Herdzina and Arm Sue ng to raid the house," said Chi sf Slunn. "I told. then to watch the rnise and report to' me.K I said Hothinir to them about Mrs. Brown's rsidence at 508 Twenly-first street " , Chief Dunn remembered on c 1 is rofs-examination of having " ra ived a report from vCaptain Van iBtise, who had assigned two men to patch the Cass street - house tor x consecutive nights, to the ettett 'at nothing wrong had beer- found. This he said Was ofllv a w days before he assigned Herd na and Armstrong to watch the ! I hiF I Jnnn dirlarfl I . ail- in Vanouse s report showed that he otticers watching tne nouse on ts orders had remained at : their ostsf from 8 o'clock at night until VVIUUft 111C IIG.1l 1111,1 t "There is nothing wrong withthe tlace," Captain Vanous wrote : in is report, "as far as I have been able to determine. ,v :'$Z& 5 i;etective Armstrong declared on ire statjd that he and Officer Herd- !;na saw 11 persons in automobiles top in front of the house in a single ight between 10 and 12:30 o'clock Doctor Saw. Nothing Wrong. . ! Dr.: C. H. Ross, 2023 Cass streeti i'is the only neighbor called to the land. Asked u ae ever saw any- iing wrong about 4 the Brown, flat, e declared that he hajl' not. , ;f "Wave you not seen a great many utomobiles stop in front of 1 this' house?" he was asked. 1 never, saw a- cao mere aner 0:30 o'clock at night,'' tr Ross re' lied.- - '-"vs' ' V Attorneys Mossman and Murtay ade. another unsuccessful attempt o continue the case, and were re- uked bv Judge Holmes; At he losej of Friday's session " Attorney f array announced? the prosecution iinly had two more witnesses to .in-i ij roduce. After introducing five wit-- toegses yesterday, he declared he had ', Ihttei. more witnesses, one of whom Ivai in the hospital, another out of he city and; still another could not e found, it 'was said. . ' t , if i Rebuked by Judge Holmes. . "Ybu have had ample opportunity f o prepafre your case, ' replied Judge ' Holntes. "You have the machinery, .and I am surprised you are not. ready to try this case as it should jbe tried promptly. I do not respect jyour request. " -A.. ' "." , ' & At this juncture Detective Chief unn was called to the stand, v 1 Wilm'a Reed, one of the girls who (was taken from the Cass - street 'house, and who Still is being held 1st the Detention home, was at the hearing with Miss' Alta Berger,, su perinjtendent of the institution. '. Miss Reed declared ''. she. over .heard ' a conversation between .the attorneys in 'which it was aaid that j3he plan was to stretch the trial out 'M long as possible. - Al t .'?-". ' ' Attorneys for Mrs. Brown and the ggirls who were arrested iff the raid - flefieve it is planned to get Mrs. jprown on the witness stand and ex aust her so that she will.be un- Ibleito-testtfy against Detectives lerdzina and Armstrong when their asis called before the city com iiission Monday. V ' , ; . 5., Mrs. Brown Still Suffering.;' ., i Mrs. Brown still is suffering from Jhe effects of the mistreatment to , evhich she was subjected by the of ficers the night of her arrest; ., Defective Armstrong was ' the ifirst' witness called yesterday after--fioofU'He related that he and De '. Jective Herdzina were stationed in garage across from' 2106 Cass street, . having" been detailed to latch the .place. The first object jpf suspicion was a Ford automobile, fjvhich was in a quiescent state in 'Jrotrt of 2106. During the next few V jjhours several touring, cars and tax- icabs were observed coming and iyoing. People , were observed alighting from and entering these - automobiles. Sorae :.of .these Pr kons' entered 2106, . which at .that lime had various tenants. The de- ijective testified that the .lower, floor rf the flat' was dark and the upper iloor was lighted when he and Arm strong entered about 12:30 a.-iru- ? ' rell the court whom yotf found . I Tt L If 1 1 In the northeast room we found man and two women. The man bid his 'name was Kelly. One of the women was sitting on the edge at a bed and was wearing pajamas. Attempts to Desarbe Garment "Do" yon mean pajamas with rousers legs?" . 1 "Yes. sir: it was a srarment with buttons down the front, and it had 10" sleeves. . ' .-'' 4 : "Did you observe whether she trwore lunderclotfltngrv ' "I did not notice that , ? ' A. . . r. . . . . , m wnai were me coior ana mate rial of th pajamas?" i "They were pmk and ot silfcT i. "What did the woman -wear who fcame to the door?" - " "She wore a blanket bath robe." The witness was examined in con nection with an empty bottle offer ed Friday as evidence, mnd he re plied that when the bottle was taken . !6ut of the flat it contained. only a teaspoonful of liquor, j "Who were in the next room, of- jncerf " asked tne prosecutor. There was a woman in loose pmk -.aiamas and a man was in the bed. This woman, did not wear shoes or Stockings, ..and she said her name was Reed.. The man said aisnoame - iwas Williams." .. ' - "I Says He Took the Lead. ' J The detective testified as to the ar- rival of the patrol .Svagon and of . c lining up cf thc "me;i and women, walked out of the flat He alleged ht Kllv iumned over a rail with Hprdiina in oursuit and himself after Herdzina. . "Did yo nd Kelly" , ' -"Nosir.- '--"Did yon find Herdzina?". "Yes. air." - The witness also testified that one of the girls of the flat was sitting with her knees under her cnin when they entered. ; r?- ! On ctoifcexamirtation by Attor ney Msgney, Armstrong stated that he did not know how many people lived at 2106 Cass street but he be lieved that about 11 persons were seeen going un and coming out of the flat during the two and one half hours he watched before the raid, i -i,.'iVv" :h: Weirich Called to Stand. V T. H. Weirich, superintendent of the board of public welfare, was. the next witness called by the prosecu tion, but he limited his testimony to the visit of a tnan to his office on May 31. " He said the man reported that his wife was v living in the Brown flats -'and wanted the place investigated. Mr. Weirich testified that he attached so little importance to that complaint that he told the visitor he would take the matter up in two weekr after he should have returned from attendance at a con vention.v VTr'?' ' "'vs- "Yon didn't even go! down to the flats with the man, did you?" asked Attorney Magney. "Mn. air" N -..;,r.A Prosecutor Murray jeealled J tective :- Armstrong, ana r w a s launched Into series" of, qutons when Attorney Msgney spoke, upi i "These questions are for the pur pose of educating Mr. Murray. '; "There is ?a fertile field at home, Mr. Magney; I would advise you to spend a little , time yoursel aloni; that line,", retorted Murray. y,- ' Questioned Concerning Visit ;, "Armstrong fwa ' auesttoned on. cerning the visit .he and Herdzina made to' the-; residence of .Mrs. Thomas , Brown, who' was surpmsfi ily taken to jail at 2 m., without service of a warrant, and held . in- jail until morning without being allowed admittance to bail. After having announced the intention of. ; their visit, Armstrpng'nsaid he went, back to .the patrol wagom kttd told' the driver ter wait for another passenr ger. He . returned to the Brown home and found f'rs. Brown's son and -Herdzina engaged in art argu ment' . i.sv tu j-nA:. . 2 "The l" son r was ,. threatening 1 to throw Herdzina . out. and he ac- cised us of being drunk and h used obscene language," Armstrong tes tified. "When Mrl. Brown had dressed,: she accused : us of being drunk and called; w rotten" police officers. Thev refused to go to the station in the patrol wagon and asked us to send for a taxicatr, which we h-efused. Mr. Brown called a taxi- cab, and said he would, charge; it tOv th7 city Mrs. - Brown , closed the dobr-.rn my hec" r;-w-i?w K" c Dr.l C H.Ross, 2023 Cass street, residing acrosi the street from the Brawn flats, was called ts testify un. behalf of thV police to' show that 2106 Cass street is a disorderly house.''. '"vk"';' fc' V '' i--'; '"' . Testimony," Proves Boomerang. VI' have never observed anvthinar wrong there," testified the doctor. J "I have, seen taxicabs stop at-She ) flafts. but I never saw one after 103G - p, m. . The prosecution dropped ; "the doctor, whose testimony- proved a boomerangain favor of Mrs Browh. , , , ' Mrs. R. D. Seeley, wife of a wit ness who appeared Friday, ' was called to the. stand. Her husband previously testified that while a ten ant at the Brown flats he had com plained of the lack of heat and had been invited to move if conditions did hot suit him. V ' . 1 fx ;, '"Do you' know what the repu'ta tion of the : Brown flats" was V'J he prosecutor asked. ; v! t j : : ' v "I ' don't know except " what dif ferent vones fold ; me,"- witness re plied. '';.S,;..':.w,:' - ; :-" . vt ::'" "Did you ever see anything wrong there . Attorney Magney asked. ' - "No, M .never did.". v 'Detective Herdzina was recalled for testimony relating to the 'arrest of Mri.'Rrown. . " t '-' "What happened : at the - house wnen Mrs.' Brown was arrested r the prosecutor, asked. " - i ' Attempts to Whitewash Self. ' "Armstrong told her we were1 of f jeers and she opened the door. We asked her if she was the keeper of 2106 Cass street, and we told her that we got a bunch of young folks out of there. She didn't object, and then t she dressed up. Her son came from upstairs and asked why we were taking his mother, to the station. I explained, and then they told us that we had -so right, , and they asked if we had warrants, and we said we . did not" but had evi dence.' " Armstrong came back and found me and. "Mr. Brown arguing in the hallway. Mr. Brown told us that we had no right there." : -"I object to this line of testimony. This is , no-place for this officer to whitewash, himself," announced At torney Magney. - : , Neil. Haze, driver, of the patrol which was sent to the scene of the raid, testified that he walked from; the patrol to the Brown house , to learn of the delay in bringing Mrs. Brown, whereupon he was told th-it Mrs. Brown's son had been trying to eject Herdzina!.'. In a statement given- by .Mrs. Brown before this People Vho Demand : the Best: --yet who dd not wish to pay exorbitant fees, will find it to their interest to visit this office when in need of dental service.. ' , Quality is not sacrificed nor work alighted in any way, yet dur prices are frequently half those asked by other high-class dentists for work at all eompara,bl, : 1 : rainless Withers Ceeurities Bldg., trial, she declared that Herdzina would not allow her the privacy of her own room while she dressed for the street t . ' "When you went Into Mrs. Brown's ' house did you hear Mrs Brown '' and her son. protesting against going without a .warrant?" Attorney Magney, asked; v , . "yes, they refused to go in the patrol wagon, and said they wanted a taxicabr ' '-,! ,y '.: , Instntctlbna From Dunn.. t Detective Chief iDonn testified that he detailed the - day ' morals squad to watch 2106 Cast street be cause he received reports that it was a disorderly house.- "Did- you tell the officers to go in there?1 asked Attorney" Magney. . "Don't think that I did, fnlesajit was necessary." " . ; ""' , , "Did you receive any previous re port of this place?" ' - J "Yes, I received a rjprt from Captain Vanous, on May 29, I think it was. He: reootred that ha had stationed two men here, for " three. or four nights. . "Did - those 5 men find anybody there?" . ' - , "They did not" ' ' j "The- may - have - watched Sslx nights. l. Does the Vanous " report read six nights'' ' ; 'They , may have watched., six nights.". ' -4 ."Did the-report resd from.,10 p. m. to 3 a. ' r "I " could not say, it was - night time, anyway. i - , . ' ' ' Under whose orders were you cting?" A v' -"Under. Chief Ebersteip." ' , Asks for Postponement. 1, lAt this juncture of . the hearing Assistant Prosecutor Mossman asked the court to grant a postpone trient until :. Monday, because '.the prosecution' had three more material witnesses. , ' He explained ' that one witness had rone awaV on a week end -visit another was in - Michigan and another in a hospital J' r''' We ;. haven 1 1 the : witnesses. pleaded Mossman.'-';" f:j:b:yTC ? x judge Hoimes snowed . tnat .nis patience was becoming exhausted. Previously id 'the hearing he had admonished the prosecution because of repeated leadinir atestions .out to witnesses, and this renewal of a re quest for postponement aroused (the ir 01 me court. , i - . - .:; ' "The state has the machinery for obtaining ;the presence of witnesses' and should .have .had them ready this ' afternoon," announced ': th,e court. ' -. - .- :.. ;;.'.. - v" t TBut we have three more material witnesses,", replied Mossman, who Tharerfl tiaft-n finnrt Tha' Thil. in dulging the defense. Judge Holmes sttarply rebuked the assistant pros ecutor fpr easting aspersions upon the integrity' of the court. 4 i "Call .your witnesses," announced Judge. Holmes. A ' - r f Judges ' Holmes and Patrick , and the attorneys then held a confer. enccand decided that fin the inter ests of good feeling all around, con sidering the hour,1 it would not dis turb the ends of justice to take a recess until 12 p. m.. Monday. ft1 n t m 1 n 1 1 11 1 m m 1 1 m 1 X ;' T'' nil The Vacuum is the pioneer and leader in the pipe Jess furnace field. It has been, on -the market seven ' years-lover 2,500 in, use - in Nebraska over 20,000 in the 'middle west.- " - 's'.? ;; f Here are some of the things the Vacatun will do : It will save yon one-third in fuel over & pipe furnace of like capacity. It will give: you abundant heat and circulate it all over your house.' 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