The Detroit times., 1908-05-23

answer. Annie turned her eyes TO the
prosecutors side OF the table and At
torney Murfin objected intimating
that Annie was looking for inspiration.
If you would sit on that side OF
the table perhaps | would look at you.
too" observed the witness. invitingly
'Oh. you would" growled back Muir
| fin, highly indignant Then I'll stay
right where | am. thank you"
Annie testified positively, later. that
she had not marked down the amounts
she had paid Coulson. At any rate
they did not appear in the account
book.
| The memoranda were then intro
duced in evidence. The entries were
in Hungarian and Attorney Frazer.
standing close 10 the witness, asked
her 10 translate them into English so
that they might be taken down by
the stenographer. Annie proceeded
in low voice. which caused Mr.. Muir
fin to complain.
| You two are very confidential"
he said. II can't hear word"
Says Murfin's Jealous.
| He seems TO be jealous" retorted
Annie, laughing outright, and even
| Murfin was forced To Join in the out
burst that followed.
Attorney Frazer evidently thought
/ he had one on Annie when she came
TO an entry referring TO a panama hat,
which she claimed she had purchas-
ed for Capt. Newberry for s25.
You didn't tell us anything about
| panama before. did YOU"
| NO, SIR
did you forget it?"
| mo, | didn't forgot II, just didn't
think about it,
And that was an end OF the pan
anna The sheet also showed the par-
chase of black hat for So. The
/ whisky set, which Annie says she
gave the captain for New Years
present, was not among the items
enumerated.
| One conspicuous entry was as fol
lows
Election. s25 for Codd"
Tells of Codd Fund Money.
Annie explained that the amount
represented her subscription TO Mayor
! Colds campaign fund In 1906. II had
been solicited by Capt Newberry. she
said, and the money was paid to him.
Another entry read "25 May | got
bouquet Of roses from Favor and New
berry"
What doings were there on the
twenty-fifth OF May?' inquired Fraz-
err
| MY birthday"
How old were your"
Sixteen" smiling.
Then she added. seriously. II was
81"
Police Graft Totals $1,956.50.
Annie said these entries had not
been made at the time OF the presen-
tations, but had been jotted down later
! from memory. The gifts totaled
S1,956.50, exclusive of those for which
no price was given and exclusive of
Thanksgiving fowl and various sundry
drinks had at her expense, as she
claims.
Annie brought with her from Delray.
Saturday, morning. another paper
which the defense did not seem anx-
ious TO question her about. IL was
brief business letter. typewriter, on
the letter-head of Codd x Hall. An
ME produced it as corroborative OF her
testimony concerning a certain date,
but she was not examined on this
point.
Annie was questioned again as TO
the commissioners first visit to her
place.
did he say he would not allow tho
10th woman TO rum" was asked.
He said he had closed her up"
Wasn't the reason that was given
you for the closing OF the 10th WON
ans place that she kept young chill
dren around there"
Something was said about that.
The commissioner said that would be
good reason for closing her up.
Frequent Witness for Police.
! Annie said she had appeared fire.
quently as witness in criminal cases
for the police and had aided them ma
| terially in a number OF cases. Once
she acted as a detective for Favor,
she said, with the understanding that
all her expenses were TO be paid, but
she never got a cent. Annie was
enumerating the different cases In
which she had figured when court ad-
journed until Monday morning.
Annie was still smiling as she step
ped from the stand.
| Stands Quiz We'll.
For two hours, Friday afternoon
Attorney Allan II. Frazer tried TO
trap Annie Smith. the star witness
In the conspiracy case against Po
lice Commissioner Smith, Capt. New
berry and Frank Hibbler, but when
court adjourned at O'Clock Annie
left the stand smiling. with her story
mistaken.
Only once, during the whole trying
ordeal. did Mr.. Frazer come near
Catching her. She had testified that
she bought punch bowl for Capt.
Newberry on the suggestion of Jew
eler Rooster. Asked by Attorney
Frazer II she made the purchase at
the time Rooster suggested II to her.
he received an Affirmative reply.
whereas Annie's previous statement
was that the purchase was not made