Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-06-27
PROSECUTION so CHARGES IN
cRoss-ExAMININc DENVER
MURDERER
.RACY EVIDENCE OFFERED
ACCUSED RleIDLY QUESTIONED
CONCERNING ALLEGED CON-
PROMISING SITUATIONS
MAKES VEHEMENT DENIAL
SLAYER OF Won PHUL lNDlG-
NANTLY DlSCLAlMS BEING
FOUND IN HER BOUDOIR

Denver June 27.-Frank Harold
Henwood was subjected to grilling
o1oss-examination by District Attorney
Elliott this morning, when Henwood 5
trial for the murder of George E.
Copeland was resumed. The prose
cutting attorney dwelt upon the state
ment Of Henwood on previous days,
that his trouble with S. Louis Won
PLul was the outgrowth of efforts OF
Henwood to protect the home of John
w. Springer from the threats of Won
Phul, who, Henwood stated had an
nOunced his intention of sending to
Mr.. Springer certain letters written
by Mrs. Springer to Won Phul.
Prosecutor Elliott took the witness
back to May 18th, week before the
shooting, and the occasion of visit
by Henwood to the Springer ranch.
Henwood denied vehemently that he
had been discovered with his arms
around Mrs. Springer by the house
keeper at the ranch or that he had
driven Mrs. Springer's, maid from Mrs
Springer's room at 5 O'Clock IL the
morning and in the scuffle Mrs.
Springer's nightgown was nearly torn
off. He admitted, however, that his
room was one of the suite occupied
by Mrs. Springer, and was only Sc
rarated from her own boudoir by
bath room, to which doors led from
the two rooms.
'1n all these relations you had in
mind only the purpose of maintaining
the peace of the Springer house
hold?" asked the states attorney.
The witness bowed in the affirmative
Henwood was asked about the confer
ence with Chief of Police Armstrong
tie night before the shooting in
which he appealed for help in secur-
ing the letters sent by Mrs Springer
to Won Phul. In that conversation
the chief said, according to Hen
wood, that he would try to have Won
Pkul come to his office to talk over
the matter, but he did not succeed.
The next day, continued Henwood, he
armed himself, "for protection"
Henwood identified the revolver
with which the shooting was done but
be could not be induced to admit
the shooting of Copeland. He was
asked about the statement credited
to him the night of the shooting, tc
the effect that he had no regrets con
corning Won Phul, but that he wal
sorry about Copeland and Atkinson
Il stated that l had not regrets
about Won Phul but am sorry nov
that he is dead" said the witness.
, Pending the arrival of Mrs. Sprin
ser, who had been sent for by tn
district attorney, for a brief cross
examination, Deputy District Attorne,
D. c. Bailey was examined at the re
quest of Attorney John T. Bottom fo
the defense. He stated that twent
OF twenty-five letters signed 'Tss
3 belle" were found in Yon Phuls roor
e after the shooting. Isabelle is Mr..
|, Springer's given name.
If At 1880 a. m. the, defense al
D. nounced that it rested.
D. While Mrs. Springer, principal wi
Is ness in the Henwood trial, was unde
L cross-examination in the wes
g side court yesterday afternoon, he
Q attorneys were asking District Jude
!" Allen to grant her alimony, pendir
the decision of the divorce cas-
brought by her husband, John Y
sr Springer. According to an affidav
h presented to Judge Allen yesterda
v she will not have funds with whiC
a to contest the divorce action unle
n. the court awards her money for Ii
cation and personal expenditures.