Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-14

New York, Dec. 1s.-The case Of the
state against Lillian Graham and Eth
ell Conrad on the charge of attempting
to murder the millionaire sportsman
ana hotel proprietor, W. E. D. Stokes.
viii probably be in the hands of the
jury by tomorrow night The trial of
the shooting show girls was of in
Ierest today because of the reappear-
ance of the spirited Miss Conrad for
cross examination and the unexpected
appearance on the witness stand late
in the day of Stokes young wife. There
was sharp contrast in the appearance
and demeanor Of these witnesses in all
respects but age
Mrs. Stokes Young and Pretty.
The Conrad girl has sworn her age is
10, and the millionaire's bride looked
scarcely older Both are pretty. Miss
Conrad is brunette and was dressed
all in black. while Mrs. Stokes is g.
tall. 1.-THE blonde. with Titan hued
brown suit. Her lips trembled during
The few minutes she was on the stand
but she faced the court with evident
determination to do all she could to
heip her husbands cause. Miss Con-
rad, on the CHER hand, went through
a long ordeal of questioning with vim
and humor In her replies, often gig
gled and made the spectators in court
laugh.
Mrs. Stokes Contradicts. Miss Conrad.
The announcement late in the day
that Mrs. Ellen Stokes would be the
next witness for the state was a sur
prise to the defense and to tho spec
tators, few of whom knew the young
woman, since she has kept in the back
ground throughout the trial. Her tes-
timony was Very brief She said she
married Stokes on February IL last.
She had lived at Stokes MOTEL for
four or five months previous to that
date, she testified. The main feature
nor asfj
ton of Miss Conrad's declaration that
the defendent met Stokes at the Ho-
tel Ansonia on the morning of May %.
Mrs Stokes said that her husband and
she were away that morning The
bride was abruptly excused and minor
witnesses were called, including DR..
Josiah III. Thornley,, who testified that
Stokes was too sick a man to appear
in court in his own behalf
at Was. His Life or Ours"
Ethel Conrads story of the shooting
of Stokes remained mistaken in any
material point by the long cross exam
nation today She quickly found an
swers to the prosecuting attorneys
twice without effect in the affair last
June IN the apartment which Miss
Graham and she shared and she in
sisted that she and Miss Graham fired
IN self defense and wounded Stokes in
the legs. 1t was his. life or ours,
she declared. When asked why she
Gid not tell the police of this charge
that Stokes fired twice, she exclaimed
that she did not tell the police all
she knew because the police were old
tatlle- tales, anyhow
Miss Grahsm's Sister to Testify.
Mrs. Stella Singleton, sister of Lii
liam Graham. will probably be the last
witness in the defense tomorrow, and
the summing up will be made. Miss
Graham testified that Mrs Singleton
- 1 4 L.
very dangerous man because she
heard he had murdered All Adams,
the policy king 1t is expected that
Mrs. Singleton viii be asked in court
how she heard this report and if she
knows anything more about it.
Statement About PIattsbure Case.
Miss Conrad's attorney today gave
out the statement she said she had
obtained in the summer of 1910 from
the Plattsburg, N Y, man who, she
says. insulted her. The statement
was signed Charles L. Miller" and
girl only once before he induced her
to take an automobile ride.
She met me- continues the state
ment, with the intention of finding
out my identity, which she was un-
able to ascertain, as l was in an auto
attire. We stopped at Silver Creek
Inn to enable me to purchase cigar
cites for my own USE While there
Tau d ufiilhs The } OuilS ld1y lclildiA4Ca
in the auto. At that time she dis
covered who l was, which satisfied
her, and she asked to be taken home.
which did n9t do. but drove to an
other place, Where / asked her to
spend the night.
Did Mot Drink Nor Smoke Cigarettes.
She refused Indignantly, and she
asked me to drive her home at once.
I then told her that 1t was a long dis
tance to walk home. We struggled
and she pretended to faint, causing
me great anxiety. After apparently
l immediately drove her
ing her to her door. but never enter
ing the residence.
She never drank with me nor
smoked cigarettes in my presence.
am ashamed of myself for having
caused a lot of untruthful gossip as to
my relationship with Miss Conrad. I
will do everything in my power to vim
dictate both her and myself"
Miss Conrad Resumes Testimony.
What do you do for a Iiving?" be-
gan Assistant District Attorney Buck
ner when Miss Conrad returned to the
stand today.
did you live on what You nader"
Not entirely. My brother helped
me-"
N~. Euckner asked If her first stage
~ gasenenJ didn't follow notoriety she
gained from an attempt at suicide.
The girl admitted that the two
events were pretty close together.
did you really take laudanum then,
Or was it fake attempt2''
TT was not fake said the girl
Miss Conrad said she had two theat-