Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-15
NEW POINT
BROLGHT OUT
IN TRIAL
JAPANESE SERVANT IMPORT
ANT WITNESS
LAWYER CLAIMS THAT BENNETT
STRUCK WOMAN
Prosecution in corweIl Case Rests and
Defense Springs Some Unexpected
TestImony-Physician on
the Stand

waters yesterday morning and the ex
pected wave of angry dispute betwee1
DR.. George w. Campbell and Attor
ney H. Il. Appel did not occur wher
| the trial of Mrs. Estelle Corwell wa:
resumed. DIR. Campbell answered one
question and in lieu of cross-eXam
ination Appel suavely corrected al
impression that . might have beer
gained from previous Interrogation:
of the witness, and the physician leff
the stand, after occupying it less thar
ten minutes.
The prosecution rested it's case at Il
o'clock, the exact moment predicted
on the previous day for the closing OF
rebuttal testimony.
The defense began its surrebuttal
testimony by placing DR.. Joseph w
Kurtz on the stand in an effort to
refute the statements of DR.. Camp
bell concerning the examination he
said he had made the day following
Mrs. Corwell's arrest.
DR.. Kurtz was positive in his state
ments, and at one point declared what
DR.. Campbell had described as an
evidence of a norma. condition of the
defendant was in reality an indication
she was extremely nervous.
Dr. Kurtz occupied the witness chair
almost four hours and his testimony
was fought at every point by Deputy
District Attorney Blair.
Many Witnesses
The defense, it was stated yester-
day afternoon, hopes to conclude its
side by Tuesday night, but as there
are about thirty witnesses yet to be
examined, it is doubtful if the case
can go to the jury before the end of
the week.
DR.. George w. Campbell was the
first witness yesterday. He said he
had read the prosecutions hypothetical
question and believed Mrs. Corwell
was sane at the time of the shooting
of Bennett.
Appel, instead of cross-eXamining
the witness, said that while DR.. Camp
bell was on the stand several days
ago references were made by the de-
fense regarding charges by the doctor
for his work as autopsy surgeon.
"If there is any impression, SAID
the attorney, "that might be left that
the doctor charged $25 for an autopsy,
1 wish to say this is not so, as he
charged only what the law allows"
DR.. Campbell then left the stand
and Mrs. Emma j. Rich was called.
Her testimony was unmportant. M.
Kohira, Japanese, who was for
three years employed as gardener at
Leon Popoff's residence at Vermont
avenue and Sunset boulevard, testi-
fed he had seen Mrs. Corwell at the
house a number of times during the
five or six menths he worked there.
He could not swear the defendant
was the same person, he said, and as
his duties were outside and he slept in
the barn he gave little attention to
her.
New Feature to Trial
The witness said he believed Mrs.
Corwer and another woman had re-
mained at the house all night on one
occasion and on ss-eXamination
Appel brought out new feature not
hitherto referred to in the trial.
Between January and May, 1907"
asked the attorney, did not the de-
fendant and Miss Quinones come in
an automobile with George T. Ben
nett to Popoff's house, and after din
ner did not you see Bennett knock
Mrs. Corwell down? Did you not
bring a glass of water to her while her
face was bleeding, and was not that
the only time she remained there all
night?"
Witness said he could not recall the
circumstance, and could remember lit
tie about the visitors.
Here the prosecution rested, and Dr.
Kurtz was called to the stand. After
a long line of objections to a number
of questions, the doctor was allowed
to say he had examined Mrs. Corwell
on February and again yesterday
morning.
His testimony covered for the most
mart the facts as related by DR.. Camp
bell and in many instances he denied
the latter's statements were those of
an expert.
LAWYER Testifies
After the noon recess LIE Compte Da-
Wis. who was Mrs. Corwells attorney
Immediately following her arrest. was
called to the stand. He was allowed
to answer but one of the numerous
questions. He said he appeared at
the inquest on behalf of the defend
ant. but objections were sustained
when the witness was questioned con-
cerning his consultations with Mrs.
Corwel, her appearance or DR.. Camp
bells examination.
DR.. Kurtz was recalled. "Is it true
that in all cases of epileptic seizures
the pupils Of the eyes are dilated?"
asked Appel, and on objection, he de-
clared with some heat that he had
a right to show that this man Camp
bell did not know a thing about ep-
ilepsy and that his answers were er-
roneous.."
DR.. Kurtz said Mrs. CorwelIs mouth
and teeth were absolutely abnormal,
that she had atrophoid muscles and
an almost impossible gait. The two
latter pecullarities, he said were the
result of the compound fracture OF
her ankle which she sustained many
months ago.
Suppose in one of the tests" asked
Appel, ''she was struck on the tendon
of the patella and as result of the
quick extension of the limbs forward
would that Indicate normal or alb
normal condition."
Doctor Gives Opinion
"a quick reflex as indicated is an
indication of a neurotic condition, and
whoever exhibits it is a subject OF
neurotis," declared the witness, q
statement directly opposed to that OF
Dr. Campbell.
William s. Arnold, who accompanied
Mrs. Corwell, Miss G. Niblock and
Leon Popoff to Arrowhead Springs IL
February last, was called and told
practically the same story as already
brought out by other testimony re-
garding that trip. His testimony was
not finished when, at o'clock, court
adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
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Caundad InRuItind