Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-13
MISS CONRAD ON WITNESS STAND
Cooboraes Miss Grahams Story of the Shooting of Stokes
Tells of Mllionaires Familiarity and Admits That
She Drew Revolver Man at Plattsburg-Miss Ora
hams Sister Swoons in CONFEDERATION Stokes

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stokes was under surgeons knife
Tor ar operation which is expected 4
restore him TO health, Ethel Conrad
charged with Lillian Graham with at
tempting to murder him last June
was on the witness stand this after
noon, corroborating every feature OF
the testimony of her chum that they
had shot the millionaire IN self defense
me operation on Mr.. Stokes was for
an abscess of the kidney and it was
said tonight that 1t had been success
full.
Miss Conrad a Good Witness.
Miss Conrad, statuesnue in appear
ance, wen poised In manner and firm
and clear of voice, made striking
contrast to the older, but weak-voiced
and less self contained Miss Graham
as she succeeded the latter on the
witness stand. Miss .sraham's ordeal
had lasted through two and a half
GAYS of STEADY examination and her
pale and almost haggard face shower
today that she had felt the strain Sc
verely- Frequently she would sit for
long period with her. eyes closed,
merely murmuTing yes" and mo- to
the string of rapid fire questions which
Attorney BIeEner fired at her with the
hope of shaking her story.
Presented Bouquet of Roses.
The witness. however, stuck to every
material point particularly as to the
shooting, and likewise denied every
material charge that Stokes had made
against her. Once she allowed her face
to light up when messenger theat-
REALLY entered the court room with a
large bunch of American Beauty roses
FOR her Miss Conrad on the other
hand was smiling much of the time
and convulsed the court by several of
her sharp replies.
Il wish" she said when her cross
examination was reached that Mr.
tsuckner would stop making he laugh.
l don't want to laugh
Drew Revolver on PIattsburs Man.
The girl explained her friendshi pto
Miss Graham by saying that the lat
ter had nursed her SO devotedly dur
ing her illness last April that she
decided never to leave her. Buckner
questioned the witness closely as to
her past life. particularly as to a visit
she made in 1910 to Plattsburgh, n.
w., where she occupied she said the
was away for the summer While
there, she admitted that she had
drawn revolver upon a man, Louis
Miller, with whom she had been on
an automobile ride She forced him to
write statement. she said, of what
took plaee en- the automobile trip,
and then told a sheriff that she had
attempted to kill a man and wanted
to be arrested. This statement she
promised 10 have in court tomorrow if
she could find it.
Purchase of the Revolver
Miss Graham took the stand and
Assistant District Attorney Buckner
continued his cross examination. He
asked about the visit Miss Graham sad
Miss Conrad made on May 81, eight
ment store, where they bought the re-
solver with which they shot Stokes.
Miss Graham said they had no lnten-
ton OF buying guns when they en-
Did you hear Miss Conrad say she
wanted something small that would
shoot straight %
NO, SIR
Didn't the salesman ask you If you
wanted them for road work, and didn't
Miss Conrad say no, for close work ?''
don't remember
Ne Plan to Lure Stokes.
When did you first decide to buy
the guns?''
We'll. we We're walking around in
the sporting goods department and we
Them
Did you ever say to Miss Conrad
at any time before May 81 7 don't
know how | am going to get him
(Stokes) to the apartment p"
mo, sir
Miss Graham denied all insinuations
that she and her friend had ever plan
ned over the telephone how they could
dIe olokeS within reach. She denied
also Mr.. Buckner's suggestions that
she had investigated the quickest way
to get to Canada.
Plattsburg Case Brought Up.
Did Miss Conrad tell you," contin-
1edThe prosecutor. that ii was a pref
ty easy thing to get man to sign a
statement with a gun in your hand -
mo. sir
Did she tell you it had worked well
n the case of a Plattsburg man."
mo"
When Stokes called up their apart
nents the day before the shooting and
ssked for Miss Conrad, the witness
aid, she answered the telephone. but
old him she was the French maid
Was that because you didn't want
lin to know you were I'm town p
No: it was because didn't want
thy more conversation with him.
Bottle Of Whisky Produced.
At this point Miss Graham sat erect
Ind fired back answers at the cross