Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-07

in the Billiard block before this trial
commenced?p
Never" was the positive reply.
Continuing the witness stated that
Mrs. Corwell had told him she was
born in Arizona, exhibiting evidences
of good memory concerning her parents
and grandparents.
Questions Witness
"She said, she had never heard of
any disease in her grandparents or her
parents, and as to whether her mother
had ever told her Of any disease be-
fore her birth"
Here Appel broke in with objections.
ct is a fact well known to medical
science he said, that even if insane
persons afflicted will endeavor to hide
their defects.
And l wish to state" he added, glar-
ing at the witness, that a doctor who
lends himself to the extraction"
Here he was admonished by the court
to be careful in his statements and the
attorney sat down after a declaration
that mo person is compelled to be a
witness against himself in the jail or
outside"
Proceeding with his testimony Camp
bell said: II asked her as to children
diseases, spasms, falling fits, scarlet
fever etc. She said she had had the
measles but that was all. She said
she had been married and one child
had been born to her, which had died.
II noticed as she stood on her feet
that there was trouble with one leg.
I asked her what was the matter and
she said about two years before she
was thrown from an automobile"
DIR. Campbell went into details con-
corning tests he says he made at that
time, standing in front of the jury to
illustrate.
Refused to Talk
I'm reference to mental acumen,"
said the witness, II think 1 asked her
as to the condition of her mind and
she said that her attorney had in
structed her not to discuss that Ques-
ton"
You may state whether in your
opinion the defendant was sane or in
sane" said Blair.
"She was sane" replied the witness,
without hesitation.
Appel asked permission to allow the
cross-examination of Campbell to go
over until Monday as he wished to
place a witness on the stand whose
wife is i'll in Arizona and who wanted
to leave as early as possible.
This was agreed to and Joseph Folks,
a merchant of Needles, Ariz., was
called Folks said that on July 4, 1907,
he, together with Mrs. Corwell, Miss
Nance Quinones and Leon Popof were
at Avalon and the party stayed over
night at hotel, the name of which he
could not remember Two rooms, he
said, were assigned to them, Popoff
and himself occupying one while the
women slept in the other. He said he
was engaged at that time to marry
Miss Quinones.
Questioned concerning Mrs. CorwelPs
condition at that time, Folks said she
was ill while going to the island and
after they reached the hotel she be-
came hysterical. Popoff brought ice
to the room and placed cold towels on
her head.
Acted as chaperon
Mrs Corwell, he said, acted as chap
eron on request of Miss Quinones' older
sister.
who is Popoff?" asked Appel.
"Ee was always regarded as a very
dear friend; more as relative than
a friend"
did you at anytime on that trip
see any improperly between the de-
PENDANT and Popoff?"
mo"
On cross-examination witness could
remember none of the details of the
trip, the name of the hotel, time of
arriving and departing, who paid the
bills or other incidents.
did you go by the name of Finley
over there?" asked Blair.
NO. replied the witness.
"Did Popoff go by the name of Will
son?'
IT don't know
Witness said his wife was suffering
from heart trouble and was unable to
be present at the trial.
Court then adjourned until 10 0 clock
Monday.