The San Francisco call., 1910-12-31
DOCTOR SMILES At
COURT WITTICISM
Burke Enjoys Remarks of Att
torneys When Pretty Girl
Is on Stand
Ada Clark Tells of Physicians
Note to Id Eta Smith
About 0royiIle Trip
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told District Attorney Lea, but could
not remember others
She was asked what time Earl Ed
munds came into the diet kitchen on
the night of the explosion, and she
said 1t was 10 or 20 minutes before the
explosion. At the time of the ex-
plosion the witness testified she and
Edmunds exclaimed simultaneously,
"Lu Smith,"
TELLS DOCTORS REMARKS
She said Edmunds left the kitchen
with leap and bound and she left
the room as quietly as she could. There
was great confusion on the outside and
people came from here and there to
see what had happened. Ada Clark,
pretty and petite, more attractive, pos
sibly than any other OF the female
witnesses called at the Burke trial
again, took the witness stand at the
afternoon session and Attorney Cowan
resumed the cross examination.
She testified again as to what Burke
said after the explosion.
Doctor Burke said Lu Smith was
insane. We have expected this all the
time. She won't know what struck
or what hurt her. He said she will
keep on saying, What happened to
me?'
Doctor Burke said she was insane
and did not know what had happened
The girl denied that she had first
said to Doctor Burke, 'Iu has blown
herself up"
When I first saw Doctor Burke, I
said, Good gracious, doctor, what has
happened? and he replied, 7 guess our
girl has blown herself up"
Gilbert D. Boalt, associated with
Charles S. Wheeler, the San Francisco
attorney, was next called to the witness
stand. He testified that he was in a
room on the third floor of the sanato-
rum building with his father. He said
on the evening OF the explosion he had
endeavored to find Doctor Burke in
directly, but had failed to do so.
FEARED EXPLOSION, is THEORY
On the morning following the ex-
plosion he saw Doctor Burke. and the
physician was then very nervous; his
hand shook and he did not look him
squarely In the eye as he had done pre-
viously. He said he had not discussed
the explosion with Doctor Burke. While
he did not hear Lu Eta Smith telephon-
ing to Attorney Wheeler, he said he
knew the telephoning was taking place.
District Attorney Lea stated the the
ory of the prosecution was that the
dynamite explosion occurred on the
night of the arrival of an attorney IN
the Office of Attorney c. S. wheeler, to
whom Lu Eta Smith had telephoned in
regard to bringing a damage suit
against Doctor Burke because the COM
ing expose was feared by Doctor Burke
Leppo made vigorous reply, stating
that Lu Eta Smith had no cause OF ac-
tion and that she knew it. Leppo declared
that the defense would show later that
knowledge of the fact that no suit
could be maintained led to the adop-
tion of another course to get even.
Counsel Cowan and Leppo moved to
strike out all of Boalt's testimony
Judge SeawelI would not grant the
motion. except In so far as that portion
relating to the condition of Doctor
Burke on the morning after the explo-
sion. That part was stricken out
MARIAN DERRIGG BOBs UP
Miss Violet whitcomb of Fruitvale.
formerly nurse at Burke's sanatorium
and who nursed Lu Eta Smith after
the explosion, told of having seen Dis
trict Attorney Lea take sample of
the arsenous powder from the box in
Lu Eta Smiths tent after the explo-
sion.
She testified to having seen Marian
Derrigg at the sanatorium and to hav-
ing seen the Derrigg woman go to
Burke's house in company with the
doctor some time after the explosion.
On the night of her arrival the witness
said the woman was with Mrs. Burke.
Mrs. J. E. Jobe testified that she was
at Burke's sanatorium on the I'd or Sd
of January and that Marian Derrigg had
come there some time early in March.
At this stage of the proceedings court
adjourned until Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock. Judge Seawell specially ad-
monished the jury as to the care they
must exercise in refraining from talk
ing about the case themselves or per-
hitting others to talk about the case
with them or in their hearing and not
to form or express any opinion until the
case is finally submitted to them.