The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-24
SAYS DETECTIVE
WOULD HAVE HER
CHANGE STORY
WOMAN WITNESS IN ADAMS
CASE TELLS OF VISIT FROM
GEORGE LARklNS-FAKE GER
TlFIcATE ADMITTED.

That Detective George Larkins init
mated that IL would be worth her
while to testify for the prosecution
rather than for the defense. was
charged by Mrs. Nina Kingsbury. a
witness for the defense, In the trial
OF John A. Adams, alias DR.. WEIGH
ers. in Judge Connollys court Wednes-
day morning. The woman's testi-
nony on this point was not strong.
however. and the defense did not lay
any too much stress on It,
Mrs. Kingsbury and her husband
conduct hotel known as the Wayside
Inn, where Adams and Rosa Rentz
stopped for five days while they were
in Cleveland last November After
Adams was released on bail, following
his arrest here on z serious charge
preferred by the girl, he went to
Cleveland. among other places. and Sc
cured Mrs. Kingsbury's deposition.
Detective Larkins called on her In
Cleveland while he and Detective
High were investigating the witnesses
for the defense, and II was on this
visit that Mrs. Kingsbury claims he
suggested that she testify for the
prosecution.
Larkins. said Mrs Kingsbury. had
suggested first that she could change
her testimony on certain point
did he tell you that II would be
worth more IL you testified for the peo-
pie than If you testified for Mr.. Adj
ams?" asked Attorney Navin.
We'll, he did in a way. can't
quite explain how he expressed it."
the witness replied.
All of the testimony introduced o.
the defense thus far has been directed
in an effort to show, by ;nsinuation,
that improper relations existed be
tween Adams and Miss Rentz before
they came to Detroit and before Ad.
ans sprang the alleged fake marriage
license and certificates on the girl
and made her believe they were man
and wife. No direct evidence has
ben introduced In support of such a
Contention, and in this respect the
defense Is weak
Through the trying ordeal Miss
Rentz sat among the spectators in
the lobby OF the court with her hands
TO her eyes. weeping silently. When
court adjourned for the noon recess
her emotion found relief In long pent-
up sobs. She was a pathetic little fig
ure as she was led out of the court
room by the matrou in whose charge
she still remains.
When the case was resumed,
Wednesday morning, considerable time
was taken up by a continuation of the
arguments begun Tuesday over toe ad-
mission of the alleged fake certificates
and marriage license, which the prose
cution claims were forged. Judge
Connolly finally overruled Attorney
Navin's objection and permitted the
prosecution TO introduce the exhibits.
The court held that, inasmuch as the
papers were now in the possession or
the prosecution. IL was not for thu
court to inquire how that possession
was acquired. If the defendant Adams,
had any grievance against the. police
as to the manner In which the papers
were taken from him that was mat
ter for the fvil courts to settle. he
decided.
Former License Clerk Walter Ma
lotte, whose testimony was interrupt
ed by the arguments on the legal ques-
ton, was not on hand when the matter
was finally disposed OF and, with the
that he could be re.
called later, the defense began putting
in it's side Of the case.
George Hamilton, proprietor Of the
rooming house in Columbus where
Adams and Miss Rentz stopped for
brief period. was the first witness. He
testified that the wonIan's conduct
while there indicated unusual fAmflk
arity. but nc was forced TO admit on
cross-examination that he had told De-
tective Larkins he had never seen any
thing out OF the way in Rosas conduct.
The most damaging bit OF evidence
given by him did not appear In the de
position he had previously given. and
he admitted that he had never told
his wife or anyone else about the Incl.
dent to which the testimony referred
until after a recent visit from Adams.