The San Francisco call., 1910-12-22
LUETTA smith
CAUSES BURKE
TO Hang HEAD
Physicians Wife Shows Anger
While His Accuser Completes
Her Testimony
Prosecution Proposes to Pro-
duce Evidence of Dynamite
Explosion in Tent

that after I had been in Japan a month
] should resume my own name"
Return Due TO Poverty
Answering Leppo's questioning, She
declared that she had never said any
thing regarding this point before.
Because you did not think of it un-
til this instant" sneered the counsel for
the defense. The woman admitted that
she only returned to the United States
because her money ran out.
You eabled Doctor Burke for money,
did you not?" she was asked.
Il did" she said
And when he would not send you
any more YOU returned to testify?"
II returned because 1 had to / had
no money, and on q missionary in
Japan taking up a subscription for me
] decided TO accept the kindness and
come back home"
Additional efforts to prove tele-
pathic love affair on her part with
DR. Benjamin Kurtz. professor of Eng
ESh al the University Of California.
j IN -
well refused TO admit it,
Nurse Repeats Remarks
Miss Smiths examination was
brought 10 a close at noon and she
was followed by Miss Lois CIausen. a
nurse at the sanatorium. The nurse
Iestlned that on the morning after the
explosion Dr. Burke visited the kitchen
Where she was preparing a meal for a
patient, and commenting on il said
that 1T was a pity that the mother
had not been killed"
she explained. however. that her
understanding was that Burke meant
10 imply that il would have been better
Tor the baby if La Etta Smith had died
MIS-. Anna Macey and her daughter.
MISS Lillian Bishop, Of 1873 Laguna
street, San Francisco. the next two
witnesses. testified that Miss Smith had
iooged and boarded at their home and
that while there she was visited fire.
quently by Doctor Burke.
Visited by Physician
Doctor Burke came about once a
week said Mrs. Macev.
lie would ask for Miss Smith and
would show him to her room and
close the door on them. did nor
lnlnk oil any other relationship between
mem than patient and physician. and
u was not until she was about to give
blrth 10 The child that 7 realized the
true condition Of affairs"
The daughter corroborated the moth
81 testimony. There were. however
a rev minor discrepancies.
ne last witness Of the DAY was
{ A Reynolds. deputy sheriff Of So
hona county, who collected such of
t'-e material as evidences Of the ex-
ploslon as he thought necessary for
the prosecution. His examination oc-
cupled the entire afternoon and dealt
win the condition of the tent and the
bed clothing after the explosion.
Al Inc conclusion Of Reynolds testi-
lnony the defense once more called
upon the prosecution to produce evil
O'Hce 10 prove the point OF the indict-
ment-the dynamiting of the tent.
As the case stands the Jury has heen
surielted with a motive and with the
combinations that existed after the
oa hamllihg. but of the actual explo-
sion nothing has been presented.
Connecting Links Promised
The witnesses to be called in the
next two days are expected to begin
weaving The real net The fancfes and
frllls have been about completed and
hereafter the prosecution will present
clrcumstantial evidence to connect the
physician with the offense.
OF the witnesses for the prosecution
many are held also by the defense. and
among the mis- Alfred Burke. a brother
OF the accused man. who testified very
briefly today on minor matters con-
nected with the finding Of the fuse
which it is supposed was attached to
the dynamite bomb
Besides the baby the material OBJ
9ects presented 10 the jury for inspec-
tion were torn portions OF the tent and
the mattress on which Miss Smith was
sleeping at the time of the explosion.
For a time the case viii be devoid OF
any thought Of love or philosophy or
religion, but when the defense begins
10 put i'm its side the subject will be
reviewed in greater detail