Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-22
WOMAN IS GIVEN
HER FREEDOM

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mouth.
| Mrs Shehi, iaatron of the county
| Jail. said last night that, while she felt
relief that the trials Of the woman who
has been under her care for seven
months were over. she regretted her
departure.
Was Good and Kind
"She was always so good and kind;
never complaining and never givins
/ the least trouble" said the natron
Her conduct was an example for
others in my care. and it was an ex-
ample from which many took a les
son, and my work has been made
easier by her presence"
AIRS. Corwells did not sleep during
Thursday night. She tossed restlessly
about in her bed and when she arose
yesterday morning iler face showed evil
(ience of fatigue. During the day she
ale nothing, her mind apparently filed
with the thoughts of what was IN
store for her.
"Oh, i am so anxious" she said. II
have not dared make plan for the
future, for do not know what will
happen
Speaking OF incidents during the trial
she said 'sThe thing that touched me
/ saw the tears falling down his cheeks
and / wanted to go TO him and place
INV arms about his neck. ] have no
feelings Of enmity for Georges mother.
He was her son, and she loved him.
And when MAZE Bennett WAS on the
witness stand I could not ind II In my
heart to blame her. felt only strong
city that she should be placed in such
position"
Would Not Testify
Never would l have gone on the
witness stand TO testify In this case.
even though I knew that my refusal
would mean life imprisonment could
not say a word against him."
Promptly at the hour set, $50 o'clock.
Frank Blair, deputy district attorney.
concluded his address to the jury In
the trial Of Mrs Estelle Corwell. Five
minutes later Judge Wilbur began the
reading of his instructions, and the
| jury retired amid stiffness that was
almost painful at sos.
The scenes I'm the court room were a
repetition of the previous day, except
that Mrs. Bennett. mother of the man
| for whose death Mrs. Corwell Is on
| trial, sat in her accustomed seat near
1.-THE Jury A sister of Male Bennett,
Mrs Collins, was also present. but was
shielded from curious gaze. as she sat
| In chair in the rear of the chamber. :
| Mrs. Corwei and the relatives and
| friends who have surrounded her since
| the beginning of the trial. appeared TO
have nerved themselves for the ordeal
| of the day. and throughout the session
they sat with wells raised. showing no
signs of emotion, except for panied
expression that passe dover her face as
| the prosecutors words called TO her
mind incidents. in her life with George
r. Bennett, or when the extreme PEN
atty for the crime with which she is
charged was mentioned.
Court Room Crowded
| AS on the preceding day the court
room was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity and every word uttered by Blair
/ was listened to with intense interest.
He was frequently interrupted by At
torney Appel counsel for Mrs Corweil,
land the two became involved in num-
erous wordy exchanges, the court find.
ling it necessary to intercede on each OF
these occasions.
Blair said the case of the defense
was a mixed psychosis," end IL the
defendant could not be acquitted on
| the ground OF insanity then the defense
asked that she be released becaus ths
shooting was an accidnt. What is
| this nlXeQ DSyCllOSlS lDC QCACi1oC AAof7
| brought In here?' he demanded. Il
have been threshing around the courts
| for twenty-five years, but we never
met with this before. 1t has no ia
Their; 1t has no mother-except, per-
haps, Emma Quinones, Handy EN-
ma always on the spot, always where
she is needed"
| this hysteria, has gone by he con-
tinued. 1.-THE time for sober Judgment
has come
He read the letters said TO have been
written by Bennett to Mrs. Corwen
and asked the jury to compare the
rough and ready style of Bennett with
the 'insipid nothings' contained In the
| letters "Oh. sweetheart" and "Oh,
love-. he said, were not the express
sions of man like Bennett.
BIames Jealousy
81 have not the slightest doubt in the
world that when Bennett was away
| from her in 1907 she became hysterical
| but it was the result of jealousy that
/ was gnawing her heart. Otto Steinen
about year ago. told this defendant
| that Bennett and MAZE Bennett were
| to be married That was the time wher
| the motive to kill Bennett first tool
shape. Perhaps she had realized before
| then that their relations were strained
! but the cause of her action In Jul,
last appeared then for the first time
| The little tiny seed of jealousy was
| planted at that time, and 1t was fed BY
suspicion and by the emotions of this
woman and 1t grew like a weed. And Il
| is our duty to Gull out such weeds
| destroy them and not permit them tt
| grow and become destructive.
"And Otto Steinen remembered tht
| threats she made at that time, and
| they came forcibly to his mind whe1
| he heard OF Benefits death. Insanity
No! She had seen Bennett and Mai,
Bennett together that afternoon and
| she was angry. DO you call that in
sanity? Then ] am insane for having
| that line of thought.
/ az seen in it craftiness and pur
pose. did she not refuse to give hei
| name when she called up the Bennett
home than night by telephone ant
when she said she would call again
Had she but called again it wouit
have saved US all this trouble; TIL
law would not have been violated an.
! a human life would have been saved.
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