The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-30

IN direct contravention 20 the claims
or the police thu Norvaf T Harris kin
ed himself shortly after 30 s'cIocE. on
the night OF August =, FIVE witnesses
this morning told the Coroner-s Jury in
Festigating the tragedy that thev we're
within block Of the SPOT where FFar-
ris' body was found until past rnfdnfe-+
that night and that there was no pistoI
shot in the vicinity
The majority Of these witnesses were
within half block Of I street v-be-a
Harris body was found the next morn
ing, lying upon the sidewalk between
Eighth and Ninth streets.
Important Letter Written
In addition to these important deveI-
cpments the Police Department today
had 10 admit that they had lost Al i'm
portant letter written tc Harris bv Nil
dred Anderson, the missing witness. and
when the latter was called for bv Al
torney Lambert, representing the close
relatives CT the deceased Ta+a1fi,-1s
Weldon and Cox prof=Ssed 10 IDov-
nothing Of The whereabouts OF the let
Mr.. Cox. who found the letter among
harris effects. said that ne had turned
II over TO Police Headquarters
Detective Weldon said that q search
nae been maintained for two or three
H1lslaid and could not be located
Fails To Recall Contents
Put upon the stand to tell Of its cor
tents Detective Cox could remember
very little Of the substance Of the nes-
sage, except that it asked Harris for a
loan of money Although the letter
was four pages in length, Mr.. Cox was
unable 10 give any detailed information
as tO its TCaI contents
This letter was desired 20 throw some
lisnt upon The numerous love affairs in
which Harris is understood TO have
been involved
Tne police profess that they are uu-
able to ascertain the wherea bouts Of
Miss Anderson, who disappeared from
her home week ago and who could
not be subpOenaed TO attend The IN
quest.
Another tilt occurred today between
Assistant District Attorney and AttOr-
ney Lambert
In the examination Of the witnesses,
who did not hear pistol shots or the
night IN question Ifr- Turner directed
10 Mr. I.amberJ's interrogatories tend
ing to show that these witnesses were
nearer the scene Of the crime than pre-
ceding witnesses who have TESTIFIED
that theE DID hear a shot
Lambert Insists On Rights.
Mr.. Lambert insisted that he had n
right 10 show that the people nearest
the scene and the people whose duties
as watchman and the ike would fus-
tify the theory that they might have
heard shot were entitled to Offset the
testimony Of a smaller number of peO-
pie who claimed to have heard a pistol
shot.
The Coroner finally admitted the
question
Altogether, the morning session OF the
third days COrOner's inquest failed TO
produce testimony OF a single circunl-
stance that would lend credence TO the
contention that Eorval Harris commit
ted suicide
Tells Of Quarrel
The first witness called this morning
was Marion Goode, bartender at Halls
place, Seventh and Il streets CTOodc
on the stand statement
which he made 20 the police Oh the
Monday following the finding Of the
BODY, and which has since then been
discredited by the officers conducting
the invests igatiOn-
He said that about Il ~ O'Clock o. the
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