The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-27
GRILLS HENWOOD.
District Attorney Subjects the
Slayer Of Won Phul
To a Severe Cross Examination
at TOday's Session.
DENIES VEHEMENTLY
That He Was Found in Mrs.
Springer's Bed Room
Or Was Discovered With His
Arms About Her.
DENIES VEHEMENTLY

nanver. col. June 27.-Frank Harold
Henwood was subjected to grilling
,-,ss-exsfnination by District Attorney
Elliot this morning when Henwood
4riaI for. the murder of George E. Cope
,a,d was resumed. The prosecuting at
+or,ev dNelt upon the statements or
t4enUood on previous days that his
+-o1,bte with Won Phul, was the out
,~o..t, of efforts of HenWoOd TO pro-
test tbe home Of John W. Springer from
me threats of Won Phul, who, HenWoou
stated. had announced his intentions Oh
sending to Mr.. Springer cerle-tL l0I - ~
written by Mrs Springer to Won FIl1t
Prosecutor Elliot took the witness
hack 10 May II, a week before the
shooting, the occasion of visit by Hen
wood to the Springer ranch.
HeuwOOd denied vehemently that ne
had been discovered with his arms
around Mrs. Springer by the housekeep-
or al the ranch. or that he had drlVen
NTrs sprineer's maid from Mrs. spring
er's room at o'clock i'll the morning
and that in the suffie Mrs. Springer
l1iqhtgown was nearly torn Off.
He admitted, however, that his room
WIS one of the suite occupied by Mrs.
snringer and was only separated from
hcr own boudoir by a bath room TO
which doors led from the two rooms.
mind only the one purpose OF MAINTAIN
ing the peace of the Springer house.
hold?" asked the district attorney.
The witness bowed in affirmation
Henwood was asked about the con-
ference with Chief of Police Arm
strong the night before the shooting
in which he appealed for help In Sc
curing the letters sent by Mrs Spring
or to Won Phul. In that conversation
the chief said according to HenWood,
that he would try to have Won Phul
come to his office to talk over the
matter, but he did not succeed Ihe
next day. continued Henwood, he arm
ed himself for protection"
Identifies the Gun.
Henwood Identified the revolver
with which the shooting was done, but
he could not be induced to admit the
shooting OF Copeland
He was asked about the statement
credited to him the night of the shoot
ing to the effect that he had no re-
grets concerning Won Phul, but that
he was sorry about Copeland and At
kinson.
IT stated that had no regrets
about Won Phul but I am sorry now
that he is dead" said the witness.
Pending the arrival of Mrs. Spring
er, who had been sent for by the dis
trict attorney for a brief cross exam
ination, Deputy District Attorney c.
Bailey was sworn at the request of
Attorney Bottom for the defense. He
stated that twenty or twenty-five
letters signed Isabelle" We're found
in Won PhuTs room after the shoot
ing Isabelle is Mrs. Springer's given
name.
AT 1880 the defense announced that
It rested.
Wrote TO Her From X. c.
Attorney John T. Bottom. for the de-
fr.4a n
er. introduced a letter signed ''Mable''
and addressed to Mrs. Springer in care
of her maid.
Mrs. Springer had previously admit
ted that Won Phul had been in the
habit of writing her letters and signing
them "Mable."
The letter suggested that a certain
double CrOsser's" presence was un-
necessary at the Springer ranch, and
that the writer was coming to Denver
for the purpose Of knocking said per
sons "block Off"
The district attorney objected Wig
orOusly to the introduction of the let
ter and before its admission the court
announced a recess.
Mr.. Bottom had announced that
Mrs. Springer had not read the letter.
having handed it to Henwood with
out even opening the envelope.
The letter was written from the
Baltimore hotel in Kansas City, where
il is said Won Phul stopped enroute to
Denver.
The prosecuting attorney, on direct
examination of Mrs. Springer had
brought out the fact that she had
written to Won Phul in st. Louis as
late as May 10, urging him to come to
Denver.
Nansantvoord Hall. a stock sales
man, testified that he was with Cope
land and Atkinson in the Brown hotel
lobby the night Of the shooting when
Henwood passed by, remarking:
stick around Van; there is liable
to be something DOING
Whom do you mean, Won Phul %
the witness stated he asked, and Hem
wood answered yes"
Hall admitted that he did not know
why he inquired if the something do
ing was Won Phul; that the question
just popped into my mind" g."
Mr.. Bottom endeavored unsuccess-
fully to have the witness state that
Henwood meant that Won Phul was
about to open wine and that was why