The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-27

the mother IN the interior of the
state.
A heated colloquy took place be-
tween Prosecuting Attorney Elliott
and Attorney John T. Bottom, for the
defense. over the use of the word
intimacy in questioning Mrs. John
". Springer, the principal witness IN
the case, concerning her relations with
HenWood.
Mrs. Springer had hastily respond
ed in the affirmative when asked if
she and HenWood had been intimate.
but Attorney Bottom inserted the
question::
You mean that you were good
friends?'
Certainly. nothing more" was the
reply.
The defense took advantage of the
change of front of the prosecution
and through Mrs. Springer and Hen
wood himself brought out testimony
of the enmity that existed between
HenWOod and Sylvester L. Won Phui
whom Henwood shot to death after
d succession of quarrels. 1t was a
bullet aimed at Won Phul that went
wild and fatally wounded Copeland.
Mrs. Springer told, without appar-
ent fear of consequences. the story
Of her relations with Won Phul; of
several of their quarrels from which
he struck her blows in the face with
his fists; of threats to kill Henwood
if he ever saw him going to the
Palace hotel; Of Won PhuI renting a
room adjacent to these apartme ents so
that he could watch for Henwood's
coming, and. finally, of her warning
given Henwood to avoid Won Phul, as
he was desperate" and would kill
him.
Mrs. Springer also stated that Hen
wood was asked to keep out of her
affairs with Won Phul; that it was
her business and she must handle it
a This rGfarrp6 rt rlx m
the recovery of certain letters which
she had written Won Phul and which,
it was stated, he threatened to use
against her.
The famous blue note written. it
IS said. in spite, by Won Phul on the
stationery of Mrs. Springer, and ser
from her apartments by Won Phul,
was brought prominently into the
case
The note was written after Mrs.
Springer, according to her testimony,
had destroyed a photograph of Won
Phul at the request of HenWood. The
note was addressed to Henwood and
contained a fragment of one of Hen
woods pictures, on which he had in
scribed and presented to Mrs. Spring
er, and which Won Phul had torn into
bits. 1t read:
FRANKIE dear: You destroyed my
picture and here is part of yours It
was unsigned.
AACAAWOOQ ACSlAAlGQ lldt dIAGI iC-
ceiving the note he went out and
bought the gun with which he later
killed Won Phul and Copeland.
That same afternoon, HenwoOd
testified. Mrs. Springer's maid brought
to his office a note from Mrs Spring
er, in which she warned HenWood to
keep away from the Brown Palace
hotel, as she had just had a violent
quarrel with Won PhuI because he
had changed his room in order to
be nearer the Springer apartments
and better able to watch HenWood.
That evening Henwood stated he saw
warning. At this meeting Henwood
stated he told Mrs. Springer that as
she had refused to follow his plan in
calling in the police to recover the
Won Phul letters he thought it was
about time for him to retire from the
case.
During the cross examination Pros
ecuting Attorney Elliott asked Hen
wood if he had not been elected from
the Brown Palace hotel several times
for disorderly conduct - once for
beating a bell boy, but Henwood de-
MED that such was true. He did say,
however, that he had been upbraided
by the management of the hotel for
calling at the room of an actress at
a very late hour.
Prosecutor Attorney Elliott excused
Mrs. Springer after she had been on
the stand about an hour, but said that
he might recall her.