Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-05


her on couch so that she could calm
herself.
Asked for Mercy on Soul
"She asked me if God would have
any mercy on her soul. 1 told her he
would If she trusted him."
Witness remarked that he detected
the smell of liquor on Mrs Storrs'
breath and that he had a hard time
preventing her from throwing herself
on the ground in her paroxysms.
Counsel James then took hold of the
ministerial witness and brought forth
much additional testimony He said:
''The first question the woman asked
DIR. l.. M. Wheeler, who had meantime
arrived, was: is he dead?' and she
was assured that Roland was no more.
She did not faint on the contrary she
screamed and sobbed at intervals after
throwing herself on the ground. 1t
was almost necessary to hold her down
on the couch until DIR. Wheeler admin
istered a quieting potion
DR.. Greaves said he offered her no
spiritual consolation except the as
surance that God would have mercy on
her if she trusted him.
"Are You Prohibitionist?"
At this point Counsel James asked
sharply: Are you a Prohibitionist ?'
District Attorney Fleming objected
and Pastor Greaves finally answered.:
1T is none of your business"
But it is the courts business" re-
sponded Mr.. James.
Mr.. Fleming argued that who sank
the Russian fleet was no more relevant
to the case than Mr.. Greaves' politics.
and added that if he were a Democrat
1t would make no difference either.
Attorney James got no answer to
his question. He persisted in asking
whether the tenetS of the church con-
demned beer, asked whether witness
used beer, and seeing that this line of
questioning was useless, remarked:
You are the first Prohibitionist I
ever saw who was ashamed of it,
You have smelled liquor on others,
then, and know this was whisky?"
continued Mr.. James.
"Whisky-Good Whisky"
at was whisky, 1 assure you," re-
torted Mr.. Greaves, 'and good whisky,
too"
DEPRESSING, the pastor told how the
young woman had told him that Ro-
land had bitten her and raised the
sleeve of her nightdress to exhibit
VI his teeth as evidence.
Later, when the woman was calmer,
she was removed to a hotel, Mrs Ben
than, wife Of the Sierra Madre clergy
man, meanwhile preparing her for re-
moval and dressing her.
Attorney James wanted more in
formation about Mrs. Storrs' attire and
this is what the pastor answered:
'All l know is that it looked like a
nightgown, cut low in back and front,
with sleeves dropping beyond the
elbow. 1t had pink or a blue ribbon
I don't remember which-shirred at
the neck The dress extended beyond
the knees"
Witness Greaves admitted that his
suspicious concerning the real facts
had become aroused, and they were
heightened when Marshal Miller said
to him: This doesn't look right"
Witness described letter which Mrs
Storrs had written to her husband s
mother, about which she seemed es-
pecially solicitous. He had seen it or
the writing desk and had observed
that the marshal took charge of it, but
did not know what its contents were
Letter EmbroiIs Attorneys
This letter proved to be a bone oi
contention between the attorneys
Mr.. James demanding its introduction
as evidence and Mr.. Fleming conced-
ing that it would be produced, but al
the proper time. which was later.
This voluntary witness and minis
ter of the gospel combined" remarked
Mr.. James in his bitterest tones. "has
seen fit to have his suspicious aroused
and want to show what it was thai
aroused them"
you brought it on yourself" re-
marked Justice Northrup, when he
ruled that the letter need not be pro-
duced at present, since witness did not
profess to know it's contents.
Mr.. James, resenting the witness
nonchalance, took another tack and
apparently tried to corner him on the
letter.
What was the color of the paper
white or black?"
"The usual color of paper"
Don't you know as a scientific fact
that paper is not white till made
white?" said Mr.. James sternly.
WELL l saw 1T after it was made
then" remarked Rev. Mr.. Greaves.
And that was the only crumb OF
comfort Mrs. Storrs lawyer got.
Here court adjourned for lunch.
Family Doctor Testifes
The afternoon session began before
u NioNh' fOiliiteu Dy rest ana re-
freshments, the defendant. counsel
witnesses and spectators had drawn
their chairs even closer, charging the
overcrowded capacity Of the court
room.
DR.. l.. c. Wheeler. Mrs. storrs' fam
lily physician, was the first witness
He began by describing the bullet
wound, position OF the body and
weapon and the excitement near the
house after the tragedy.
THE first question Mrs. Storrs
asked me was If her husband was
dead" continued DR.. Wheeler. II told
her he was. She said he had shot him
self. Then she told me that her hus-
band had bitten her and exhibited the
marks. They resembled teeth marks
and discolorations.
she mentioned that he was very
passionate man."