Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-05

me that her husband had been drink
ing, else Il would not have happened
Witness testified that he admins
tered bromide of sodium. which auiets
the nerves and produces sleep
Counsel James tried to draw from
DR.. Wheeler the admission that Mrs.
Storrs made the remark about her hus-
bands passions after the sedative had
been administered and at time when
her mind was not entirely clear. but
witness said SHE had stated IL before
and after the drug was given her and
while she lay on the couch and was
calm.
Witness said there was no sign of
q struggle in the room and the furn-
iture was not dtsarranged.
Saw Harpins on Bed
Attorney Fleming refreshed Dr.
Wheeler's memory by asking whether
he saw hairpins on the bed.
You are married and your wife
uses hairpins, I believe" interpoated
Mr.. James, and the doctor smilingly
nodded.
DIR. Wheeler admitted that he had
seen hairpns on beds before, but
usually they were found at the head
OF beds, near the pillows.
The state then presented one of its
surprises.
at examining prisoners for wounds.
bruises and so on, was called to the
stand to testify to an official exam
ination of Mrs. Storrs made in Jail in
the presence Of the police matron.
Expert Tells of Bruises
He told Of the bruises found on her
arms and knee, and of one older scar
which was caused by n burn.
These bruises he stated had evident
ly been inflicted by a mans hard
grasp, probably in seizing the muscles
above the elbow. He was positive
they had not been made by teeth and
scientifically showed why. The
knuckles Of her hand were also
bruised, 1T appeared
Or, Campbell stated that Mrs. Storrs
told him she did not remember how
she sustained the bruises-a point
which Deputy District ATTORNEY Flem-
ing dwelled on at length, when he
accused Mrs. Storrs of making con-
flicting statements.
Took Her for a Lunatic
Raymond Lyburger. a real estate
dealer of Long Beach. who was in
Monrovia on the night of the tragedy
nursing his sick wife, next took the
stand. Lyburger in all seriousness
told the court that when he first saw
Mrs. Storrs in her nightrobe he
thought she had escaped from some
where"
ITO be candid" witness said, "I
thought she was crazy. ! did not put
any stock in her story that her hus
band had shot himself and l tried to
coax her back. I detected liquor on
her breath and thought she had been
drinking. She had the appearance of
one who had been drinking.
she did make one remark that I
could not figure out. y First she told
me her husband had shot himself. then
she said further up the road that she
did not know which one did the shoot
ing. The next thing she threw her.
self or fell. l know it was one or the
other, as | could not hold her up
Counsel James tried to minimize the
effect of this testimony by learning if
Mr.. Lyburger had not coaxed con-
fession from her.
She Did the Talking
mot l." said the witness. "The wo-
man was doing all the talking"
But you said she impressed you as
being crazy woman. Did you not feel
bit afraid of her?''
Il afraid Of woman?" rejcined Ly-
burger, looking in a surprised sort of
a way at Mr.. James. "Id never he
out by spurts. 1 didn't quizz into the
proposition. I wanted to get her home.
L asked her for my own benefit if it was
accidental / did not want to mix llp
with it if 1t was a, family quarrel. She
Just sobbed away and had spells and
told me he did shoot himself. | didn't
believe anybody was shot, you know,
and she didn't have any excuse for hit
ting the ground"
''Think II was done for offoo+ oe1ra5
Mr.. Fleming.
well she seemed to be in a lot of
trouble"
"And you did not worry further
about the case?" asked Mr. James.
mo; | thought some reporter would
get it all. 1 had something better to
talk about. I thought it would all de-
velop in time
Hears Shot, Then Screams
Arndt Larson, who lived in a tent
mouse which he rented from Storrs,
told of having heard a shot and of
going to his tent door to see what was
wrong. Ten minutes later he heard
screams and saw Mrs. Storrs in
shadowy outline standing on her porch.
A vehicle had driven by shortly before,
which afterwards proved to be that Of
Henry r. Westhorpe, an Englishman
and intimate friend of Storrs Larson
went to the Storrs house, saw the body
and offered what help and consola ton
he could.
Undertaken S. H. Reynolds told of
seeing the hairpins on the bed of the
| Storrses.
No Signs of Quarrel
Henry r. Westhorpe caretaker of
property of the Storrs family in Duarte
for twelve years, testified that he had
seen Mr.. and Mrs. Storrs in their room
at S:15 p. m. There was no signs of a
quarrel then. Mrs. Storrs was not doz-
ing. He had his surrey out on the road
and had called to take Mr.. Storrs to
town as he had some business there. He
had reason to think he was going to
town with witness, but after vainly
waiting and calling Roland Roland"
he drove away, concluding that his
friend had changed his mind about
| leaving He saw no lights on leaving
the house then and none from a dis
tance.
Attorney Fleming eased Mr.. James
anxiety at this point by reading the
letter which Mrs. Storrs had written
the letter, as Mr.. James afterwards ex-
pressed IL that had arouoad tho 80,