Capture and Trial
In early November 1905 Crowe was captured by police in Butte, Montana. On November 28, 1905, Crowe pled not guilty to shooting the Omaha police officer in the September "Battle on Hickory Street". He was also charged with robbing a street car in Omaha of $50, and for robbery in the Cudahy kidnapping case. Despite four days of testimony from dozens of witnesses, the jury acquitted Crowe after only 80 minutes of deliberations. The judge held him for the next trial, which began in February 1906. 92 witnesses were called by the prosecution, and none were called by the defense. The Chicago Examiner, following the case along with many national newspapers, proclaimed the defense's closing statement to be "considered the best speech in a criminal case ever made in Omaha." After 17 hours of debate on St. Patrick's Day, 1906, the jury declared Crowe not guilty. Responding to the trial, The Washington Post wrote, "Omaha is evidently a happy hunting ground for savages and malefactors."
Read more about this topic: Edward Cudahy, Jr.
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