Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-04
REST CASE IN
TRIAL OF MRS.
COR WELL
0NE WITNESS GIVES MEDICAL
TESTIMONY
DELAY CAUSED BY OBJECTIONS
ON PART OF DEFENSE
Three Witnesses Called by Prosecu-
ton in RebuttaI and Testify
Concerning Trip of Defend
ant to Springs


Bennett on the night of July 20, 1906,
rested at 11:05 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and the prosecution Immediately
called its first witness to give rebuttal
testimony. That. this testimony will be,
fought at every point and with the ut
most stubbornness was made evident
within few minutes after the wit
ness took the stand, and the probable
ity that the trial will end this week
became more doubtful as the session
advanced And that each witness
brought forward by the prosecution
may be expected to be subjected to a
rigid cross-examination was also made
apparent.
AS the first rebuttal witness was
called the defendant appeared to take
more lively interest in the proceed
1ngs than she has exhibited since the
beginning of the trial. She frequently
conversed witt her cousin, Miss Emma
Quinones, and Miss Mamie Spencer,
who sat on either side of her, and
twice she was called upon to give her
counsel whispered information or sug-
gestiors concerning the testimony of
witnesses.
Mrs. c.. G. Welch, mother of the de-
eendant. was absent from the court
room yesterday, as she has been since
wednesday LAST, when she appeared to
give testimony regarding her health
prior to the birth of her daughter she
is still confined to her bed suffering
with a severe attack of neuralgia. c.
<. WEIGH stepfather of the prisoner,
is also unable to attend the trial be-
,ause of rheumatism.
One Witness for Defense
But one witness testified for the de-
tho med
zeal testimony begun Thursday last
This witness was DIR. James w. Booth
who stated last week, in reply TO the
lengthy hypolf etical question or the
defense concerning the defendants
mental condition at the time of the
shooting, thai she was insane.
Yesterday DR.. Booth gave causes
which he thought might produce m
SANITY In tho defendant. In the nrst
rlace, he said, the defendant inherited
epilepsy from q neurotic mother, ana
the tendency of epilepsy is TO INSANITY
He gave statistics gathered by
French physician who had charge OF
large numbers of epileptics and VINO
said that two-thirds of the patients
under his care were insane.
The subject referred to, said the
witness, was happy in the supposed
union with the man she loved and had
planned a happy future upon thal
Union. and when she discovered ne was
n married man her happiness was
blasted. She was suffering from SUI
cidal insanity he declared anu an
these conditions were tntenslneo When
she finds his affections transIeffea u
an entirely different woman.
Tins said the witness, potent
causes-anxiety, grief, feeling OF oe-
sertion end suicidal tendencles-are
revealed. ,.... 49,
minated by rough physical actlons was
anothe4 cause and that II was hoo - IN
nrobatie that she suffered from pure
nal insanity resulting from that oc-
currence.
Defense Rests Case
Here the defense rested ana tns
prosecution called its first WITNESS
rehuttal This was Francis Nickerson
of Hollywood who said he was d
,hauffe11r in a garage at 1871 East Nlntn
street in February, 1907. He met MIS-
Corwell about February 10, he SAID. -,
"And under what circumstances
asked Deputy District Attorney Blalr.
This was objected to, Appel declaring
Flair could not reopen his case py ASK
ing questions concerning the coliuieioh
of the defendant on rebuttal.
The court, after some argument pc
tween counsel. excluded the jury from
Inc court room to give Blair an oppor-
tunitv to explain what he wanted I"
show nv the witness. Blair stated he
hoped to show that the DEFENDANT ana
another man other than Bennett mao
been having relations of an intlmate
nature covered by the perloo u li'e e'i-
0ence of the defense.
AnneI quoted many authorities in an
endeayor to show that the testimony
was inadmissible, declaring tnat III one
case where questions of similar cnar-
acter were asked the supreme court
held that the questions were Tor the
purpose of creating prejudice agalnSC
the defendant in the minds OF inc
jurors.
II understand that the people are
irving to show that instead of waiting
anxiously in her room for MS return
she was in reality running about with
other men," said the court, AND that
Ter affection was not as Indicated py
the defense"
Not Afraid of Evidence
Appel declared he was not afraid of
the evidence sought to be brought out
ty the prosecution, but said the de-
Tense had not shown the defendant was
in a deranged condition of mind prior
TO July, and therefore the prosecution
could not question witnesses concern
ing WUdL LOOK place + GIL
The court said he would rule on the
objection after IT, noon recess and q
adjournment was taken until o'clock.
At that hour the witness was allowed
to answer the question concerning ths'
circumstances under which he had seen
Mrs. Corwell. in February, 1906.
ST went down to the Venice apart
ments on Hill street about II o'clock
in the morning." he said, "and asked
for Mrs. Corwell She came down and
got into an automobile and 1 drove her
10 Fourth street, where we met party
in front of the Los Angeles-Pacific de-
pot The party included Mrs. Corwell.
Miss G. Niblock, w. S. Arnold and Leon
Fopoff.
1--WE started for Arrowhead springs.
hut a short distance beyond Monrovia
the automobile broke down. We re-
turned to Monrovia, where the rest OF
the party stopped at hotel and came
back to Los Angeles to have the ma
chine repaired
Takes Party to Springs
ST returned to Monrovia the following
irorning and took the party to Arrow
head springs. We all went to the Ar
rowhead Springs hotel, where the two
man ana two women remained ten o.