The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-27
HAS WIFI:
AND TWO
CHILDREN
Admission WTung from De-
iandant Henw0Od In Denver
Murder Trial

Denver, Colo. June 27.-Nhen Dis
iriet Attorney Willy Y. Elliott con-
Guided to give Frank Harold Hen
wood, on trial for tie murder OF G.
e Copeland. every opportunity 10
Justify his act BY Withdrawing his
objection to testimony concerning
threats made by lony" Won Phui, ne
evidently Ras not inspired By SYM
PATH alone, for within a few hours
aft6rward he had pinned IIenwood
down on cross examination, c0mpeli
ing Jill INTO make surprising admis
sion that he was . married man,
Henwpod, who had been received
In d certain Social circle Of Denver
as single man, admitted be had
wife and two children somewhere
in New York state. He believed, he
said, one 0l the chlhiTen was lii New
York. but that the other was with It's
mother III this state.
The defense TOOK advantage Of the
change OF front Of the prosecution
ana through Mrs. Springer and Hen
wood himself brought out testimony
Of the enmity that existed between
HenwooG and Sylvester II. Won Phul
whom Henwood shot to death after
a succession of quarTels. 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 Phnl; Of
several OF their quarrels, in two of
which he struck her blows in the
face with his fist: Of threats to kin
HenwoOd II he ever saw him going
to the Springer apartments in the
Brown Palace hotel. Of Won Phui
renting room adjacent to these
apartments so that he could watcn
for Henwood's coming land finally
Of her warning given Henwood to
avoid Won Phul, as he was 'desper-
ate" and would kill him
Mrs. Springer also stated that
Henwood was asked To keep Off her
affairs" with Won Phul that 1t was
her business and she mnsr handle
1t alone. This referred particularly
to the recovery III certain letters
which she had written Won Phul and
which, 1t was stateu, ne threatened
to use against her.
The famous blue note" written
It Is said, III spite by Won Phul en-
the stationery OF Mrs Springer, and
sent from her apartments by Won
Phul, was brought prominently into
the case Monday afternoon.
Henwood testified that after re-
ceiying the note he went out ana
bought the gun with which he later
killed Yon Phul and Copeland.
That same afternoon, Henwood tes
titled Mrs. Springers mad brought
to his office note from Mrs.
Springer IN which she warned Hem
wood 20 keep away from the Brown
Palace hotel, as she had just naS a
violent quarrel with V0a phu be-
cause he had changed his room in
order TO be nearer the Spriagor apart
ments and better able 10 'watcn"
EIenwood That evening Henwood
stated he saw Mrs, Springer and she
repeated the warning AT this meet
ing Henwood stated he told Mrs.
Springer that as she bad refused to
follow his plan iii calling in the po-
lice to recover the Won Phu letters
he thought Il was about time for
him 10 retire from the case.
DurinE the cross examination,
Prosecuting Attorney Elliott asked
Henwcod II he had not been elected
from the Brown Palace hotel several
times for aisorderly conduct once
for beating a bell boy, hat Henwood
denied that such was true He did
say however that he had been up
braided by the management of the
hotel for calling AT the room OF an
actress at very late hour.
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