The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-03
POISON FOR MOTHER.
Servant Tells of KnOrr's Attempts to
Kill Mrs. Kn0rr.
Attempt Made to Prove Accused Dyna-
IN ter a Past Master in Crime.


PIPE, eight inches long and three-qusrters Of
an inch in thickness, played an important
part in the Lloyd wntersteen dynamite trial
yesterday. Around this iece of pipe is en-.
twined much of the evidence, If there is any
of Importance. that Clifton Knorr was past
master IN crime before ho became intimate
with Winiersretn, as the attorneys for the de-
fense ailege. Dora Moharter gave 1t an i'm
portant place in her testimony. and Jams
Lord was doing the same. when he was
stopped by counsel, who forced him from
Il stand ON the ground TINT Clifton Knorr
was not on trial for the assassination of Ag-
nos Devices, and that the statements Lord
was making did not contradict the confessed
dynamitor's testimony upon the stane.
The day was one Of contradictions. Wit
ness after witness made statements upon di-
rect examination only 10 change them when
passed over 10 the commonwealth attorneys
Princial among these was DOrah Moharter,
who. after testifying as to Clifton Knorr' 5
weapons and his alleged attempts TO murder
his mother. became confused when interro-
gated as 10 her relations past and present
with Wintersteen.
ono Of the sensational features Of the day r
proceedings was Mr.. Shields questioning Of
Belle Brvbakor. She is one of the women
whom the prosecution alleges Wintersteen
knew in Reading. She has since moved with
her husband TO Baltimore.
"Dd you see aay of the commonwealth s
detectives about your home in Baltimore p
asked the lawyer.
YES, sir,'' was the reply.
"How much were you offered 10 come here
AMI testify TO being intimate with Mr.. Win
tersteen -
The witness had her mouth.open TO reply.
but before she could speak Mr.. Graham start
ed TO his feet with an objection on the
ground that u might have been the represen
iative of tho defense who tried to bribe Mrs.
Brubaker. Mr. Shields withdrew his Ques
tion.
Dora Moharter was the first important wit
ness called by the defense. She was a SER
want in Mrs. Knorr's employ for eight years.
On two occasions, she said, she found poison
in Mrs. Knorr's cup, and when she accused
Clifton of having placed IL there ne denied it,
Afterward he asked her If she had seen him
do il. The woman said she had seen Knorr
with a revolver and "A piece of lead pipe With
the latter, Knorr told her he could put man
10 sleep, and that, maybe, he would do 1t
some day. On another occasion knorr
showed her a satchel which, he said, con-
tanned dynamite and told her that in hand
ling IL she had better be little careful
Knorr blamed Waller because he could not
get more money from the estate He wanted
the money, he said, to have good time on.
She described how she Knorr come out
OF an alley beside his stepmother's home on
the night preceding the explosion AMI meet
another m,n. The two walked off together
As soon as Mr.. Graham got hold OF the wit
ness he switched of on to what she knew
about Wmtersteen. She had bpel acquainted
with hip for many years she testified, and
before his marriage had corresponded with
him, but not after. Upon being questioned
she first denied meeting winterstcen after his
marriage. but finally acknowledged it,
The greater Iart of the afternoon was taken
up in trying TO prove that Sallie CAST and
Clifton Knorr could not be believed under
oath. Then james Lord was called 10 the
stand. Lively developments we've expected
from him, but they did not come. Lord
simply told of visits he and Knorr made to
Boston, where they registered at hotels under
assumed names He began 10 tell Of the events
Immediately preceding the alleged attempt TO
assassinate Agnes Devices, when he was
stopped. The testimony wa' not permitted.
Upon cross-examination Mr.. Graham took
rarticu ar care 10 have the witress testify
why assumed names were registered at Bos-
ton. Ii wa because Krorr's attorney did not
care 10 have the prosecutor in law suit in
which Knorr was interested know that he
was at the Hub.