Show CASE AGAINST PASTOR DROPPED Prosecution Dismissed Action Against Rev D EL A Brown Arrested Arrest d for Perjury DONALDSON ALSO LET ET GO ANOTHER CHAPTER WRITTEN IN PRIZE FIGHT EPISODE Puts Question to Judge DIehl When asked last night for a 4 statement Rev D A Brown said 4 4 There Ther Is only one on e thing I want f to say and that is in the form of a question to Judge Diehl I would f be pleased with a public answer The question is f Since Judge Diehl had been in informed f ff f formed forme by the superior court be before before before fore he issued the warrant for my arrest that no prosecution would f be made mode afterward by the district 4 court and since he must have f known that the case was out of the jurisdiction of his own court f 4 what did he lie hoe hooe ho e to accomplish by my arrest Was it not that f 4 he hoped to show favor toward 4 4 4 the lawless element in our city 4 4 and to cast reproach upon the law la w 4 4 abiding citizens 4 4 44 4 4 MM M M 4 M t tt 44 H t tRev V Rev D A Brown arrested for tor perjury was discharged yesterday afternoon by Judge C B Diehl Diehi and the complaint tiled flIed against him by b J 5 M 31 Donaldson manager of the Palace Athletic club was dismissed on motion of Assistant County Attorney Willard Hanson and District Attorney Frederick C Loofbourow In passing upon the motion Judge Diehl DieM said that It appeared that the county attorney would not prosecute the case and that if the case came before the district court that the district attorney attorney attorney ney would not file the information Judge Diehl then informed Jim Donaldson that he could resort to mandamus pro proceedings proceedings proceedings against the county attorney or petition the district judges en banc bane to ap appoint appoint appoint point a special prosecutor to handle the case and bring it before the courts Judge Diehl Diehi then granted the motion mellon for the dismissal of the case case Ten members of ot the Ministerial association association tion and about forty church members were In the court room when the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon session convened More than s a dozen dosen do en followers of the prize ring were also there to watch the proceedings in the case Motion Goes Over Prior to the arrest of Rev D A Brown Assistant County Attorney Willard Han Hanson Hanson Hanson son appeared before Judge Diehl and asked that the case be dismissed Judge Diehl said that the case would come up at 2 at ae the afternoon session and preferred to have Mr Hansons motion submitted In writing Before submitting his motion to the court at the afternoon session Mr Hanson asked that District Attorney Loofbourow be entered as as associate associate associate counsel for the state The following written statement in the form of a motion was presented pr to the court by Mr Hanson Now comes the state by b its attorney and moves the court to dismiss the said action upon the following reasons That the facts constituting the basis for said complaint have been carefully examined by b the thc county attorneys attorney office and said office is satisfied that the facts as alleged in said complaint could not be proven and that conviction under said complaint would be impossible District Attorney Loofbourow addressed the court stating that he wished to sup supplement the motion of Mr Hanson to dis dismiss dismiss dismiss miss the case The charge could not be proven he said and no public good would be derived from prosecuting the case Speeches From Many ManyAs As soon as the motion was made Frank Pierce counsel for Dr Brown appeared before the court and said that he would be glad to have the case dismissed but that the motion did not originate with ether himself or Dr Brown Ve We are willing to go on with this case he said and my client is anxious to have his innocence sustained We are desirous of having this thing sifted to the bottom and It Is not proper to have havethe havethe havethe the court used as a plaything Attorney George F Goodwin represent representing ing the Ministerial association opposed the dismissal of the case saying that the association wanted a full and fair trial for Dr Brown He said that the entire association was behind Dr Brown and that he was not alone responsible for the swearing out of the warrants against Young Corbett and Hyland Before Judge Diehl had time to pass upon the motion Patriot Patrict Patriot J J Daly Dab assistant city attorney arose and said that the city attorneys office had noth nothing nothing nothing ing to do with the case and wished to shift the responsibility to those to whom it belonged Mr 11 Daly had hardly settled in his seat until Jim Donaldson had risen before the court Donaldson wanted to assume all the responsibility for tor the issuance of the complaint but Judge Diehl Diehi pegged him back several holes by b telling him to sit down Judge Diehl Diehi ordered the case dismissed and then said The warrant was regularly issued ac according according according cording to law on the affidavit of Mr Donaldson who alleged that a n crime had been committed Any citizen can secure a warrant of arrest from this court whether he be a gambler preacher or vagrant The county attorney It ap appears appears appears pears refuses to prosecute the case and the district attorney put himself in the same light therefore It Is necessary to dismiss the case Arrest of Minister Rev D A Brown was arrested about 10 yesterday morning orning by Police PoUce Officer George Harris upon the warrant which was issued at 10 Saturday night by Judge Diehl DiehI The warrant for tor Mr Browns arrest was held by Chief of Police George Geor e A Sheets until yesterday morning when it was given to Officer Harris to serve Dr Brown was found at his home and he accompanied Officer Harris to police headquarters Several embers of or the Ministerial association met Dr Brown there and greeted him with hearty handshakes Well chief Dr Brown said Bald as he entered his office I 1 am your OUr prisoner What is to be done in lit the matter Chief Chiet Sheets told him that he lie would be released on his own recognizance and that his case would w Uld be called at 2 that afternoon Dr Brown promised to tobe tobe tobe be in court at that hour and then left the police station with the other members m of the Ministerial association returning as related Just what action if it any will be taken by the Ministerial association I am ant not prepared to say Dr Brown said last night So far tar as I know nothing is be being being beIng ing contemplated at the present time The case now stands dismissed and there is really nothing to be said about It Jm JIm Donaldson had nothing not ing to sa about the case after It was dismissed yesterday afternoon William Newton attorney for Donaldson said that the case had not nt been dropped entirely but what I action would be taken in the matter matte he could not say last night |