Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-12

should be communicated with on the
outside
Blair protested that no messages
were being sent out, stating there was
some difficulty In keeping witnesses on
hand and that was the only reason why
the detective was going out.
Zeigler, however, returned to his seat.
j. w. McCauley, city jailer, testi-
fed substantially as had Craig.
did you not examine a package
from the New York store?" asked
Appel.
"There was a package from the
store" said the witness, "but that
came next day."
Veil Discussed
1t is maintained by the defense that
the package which the witnesses say
contained a hat in reality contained a
veil.
DIR. S. ]. Quint, physician at the re-
ceiving hospital, said he had pre-
scribed for Mrs. Corwell the night of
her arrest. She was very nervous, he
said. He saw her the following day,
he said, and was allowed to state, over
the objection of Appel, that he saw
nothing that would lead him to believe
she was insane.
H. B. Woodill, police commissioner,
was the last witness before the noon
recess. Appel was unsuccessful in
shutting out his testimony on the
ground that the witness was present
in the courtroom and listened to the
evidence on two separate occasions.
He said he knew Mrs. Corwell and
had seen her many times, but noticed
nothing peculiar in her actions.
"You were the best man at Benefits
wedding, were you not, and his conf
Dental friend?" asked Appel, to which
the witness replied in the affirmative.
you got his jewelry at the police
station in payment for a debt he owed
you?"
Blair objected, but Appel said he
would keep the witness as long as he
wanted to in order to get the infor-
nation he wished.
Woodill said he was given the jew
elry, but held a receipt from Benefits
father for it.
Electrician Testifies
A. C. Hunt, an electrician, who was
associated with Bennett in business,
said Bennett had lived at his home
from 1902 until 1906, had been regular
in his comings and goings for the first
two years but later, because of the
distance from his office, had only slept
| and taken breakfast at the house. He
was rarely absent at night, he said,
and only when the witness was with
| him.
1902" asked Appel, and the witness
replied that he ibid not go to roost
like a chicken, and therefore could not
:ell exactly
Now, what time" began the at
torney.
"You might as we'll stop that kind of
talk" replied the witness.
Il want you to answer questions,
that is ALL" admonished the court.
''Well, I can't" replied Hunt.
Say so, then" said the court.
Hunt said Bennett had sent his
laundry from his home from 1902 I'M
til July, 1907. Appel asked for the
laundry already placed in evidence,
and when it was brought out Mrs. Cor
well broke down, crying pitifully. A
five-minute recess was taken, during
which time friends of the defendant
soothed her She broke down again.
however, when the witness was asked
TO identify the laundry. and sobbei
aloud for some minutes
Witness Excused
Hunt was excused after failing to
identify the clothing said to have been
worn by Bennett.
Three laundry drivers testified they
had taken laundry supposed to belong
to Bennett from the Hunt home up to
as late date as July 2S last.
Miss Emma Quinones. cousin of the
defendant, was called to the stand
do you know the handwriting of
Joseph Foulks?" asked Wesley Beach.
associated with Blair
This was objected to and the jury
was excused. the court stating he
wished to hear arguments of counsel.
Beach said the prosecution wished to
show that Foulks' testified falsely last
week when he said he did not register
at the Avalon hotel on July last UNI
der the name of Finley. while Appel
maintained that even If the hotel reg
lister was introduced it would not be
lmpeaching testimony and all that
could be hoped to show was that it
was Foulks' handwriting.