The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-14


Mrs. Pauline Barrows. whose hus.
band, Robert Barrows, was shot and
Killed by Michael Burkhart when Bar
rows interrupted meeting between
his wife ana Bufkhart 1t No las La
iayette boulevard, was morced TO take
the stand as witness for ner alleged
lover. when Attorney Percy Crosse. for
Burkhart, made a spectacular play In
Justice STEMS court, Friday noon.
The prosecution had rested its cast
without calling the widow To the stand
after proving the death Of Barrows
through the testimony OF County Ply
stefan Grimes, and duplicating Burb
hart through the testimony of DR.
John Harvey. who attended Barrow1
Ii few minutes after the shooting. and
TIC whom Barrows had said that Burk
hart had done the shooting.
But as Justice Stein was preparing
to rule on the case, probably to hold
Burkhart 10 the recorders court fos
trial, Attorney Crosse suddenly hustled
over 10 the chair In which Mrs. Bar
rows sat, all unconscious ~ the ap
preaching sensation. He drew from
his pocket subpoena, bearing Justice
Stems fac-simile signature, made with
rubber stamp, and thrust II dramat
ically into the hands OF Mrs. BarrOwa
III the prosecution will rot call Mrs
Barrows on the stand. will call hen
as a witness for the defense. and
herewith subpoena her" ne announced
dramatically The sudden commotior
in the court room seemed TO complete
ly satisfy Attorney Grose. In q nom
ent, Assistant Prosecutor Jasnowski
and Detectives Downey and Fox vert
bending over Mrs. Barrows, examin
ing the subpoena. and holding hasty
consultation.
IL wish that the court would have II
appear on the record that Prosecutor
Jesnowski. and Detectives Downey
ana Fox. are talking with my witness.
after | have subpened her, and before
she takes the stand" said Crosse. In
grandstand style.
And I wish" said Prosecutor Jas
nowski, very quietly, as he turned
away from the little session with
flushed face. that the court would
have 1t appear on the record that we
were not talking to the witness about
the case and that the action OF Mr..
iGrose is not only hasty. but entirely
unnecessary. Further, that Mrs. Bar
rows is a witness for the prosecution,
on the stand IL we do not want to"
81 insist" said Attorney Grose, that
this witness take the stand. They
we're not going to put her on. I Will.
I have a perfect right to call anyone
| choose to. She's here. The fact
that the prosecution has subpenaed
her doesn't make her their own Wit
mess And Justice Stein allowed her
to take the stand.
| Many points in her testimony were
particularly damaging to Burknart,
the most significant point being ner
practical refutation OF her story that
the two men were fighting when Burk-
hart fred. She admitted, Friday, that
she did not see the shot fred, ana
that the last she saw was when her
husband. with hands outstretched ana
empty OF any weapon, reached the
top OF the steps. exclaiming to Burk-
hart: What are you doing with my
wife?" The shot was the only an
swer that she heard, she TESTIFIED. 8
| Attorney Crosses defense was OUT
lined when he asked her: Was there
any way in which Burkhart could Gee
off OF the porch without going down
those steps which Mr.. Barrows WAS
standing on?" The witness answered
that the porch was walled In on three
sides, that door leading to the hose
was locked, and that the steps wtre
the only means OF exit.
DR. John Harvey had previously tes-
tilted that he found Barrows, terribly
wounded, sitting In a chair In the
kitchen, and that Barrows told him
that he was on the steps when Burk-
Lart shot him.
"Barrows was the coolest person OF
all those present." said DR.. Harvey.
His mind was. perfectly clear. 1
saw HIN hand Mrs Barrows some
money that he had in his pocket"