Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-27
PROSECUTION PUTS
HENW00O IN
BAD LIGHT.
COMPELLED TO ADMIT
HE IS MARRIED MAN
Slayer of Won Phul, On Trial at
Denver Finds It Uphill Job to
Convince Court Killing Was
JuStifiable,
ny Morning journal Special Leased Wire,

[By Morning journal Special Leased wirel
Denver. June 26.--When District
Attorney Willis V. Elliot, concluded
today TO give Frank Harold Henwood.
on trial for the murder OF George Il.
Copeland. every opportunity TO 'justi-
fy his act by Withdrawing his OBJ
lection to testimony concerning
threats made by "Tony" Won PhuL
he evidently was not inspired by SYM
pathy alone, FOR within u few hours
afterward he had pinned Henwood
down on cross examination, compell-
ing him to admit that he was a mar
ried man. Henwood. who had been
received in a certain social circle OF
| Denver az single man, admitted
that he had a wife and two children
somewhere in New York state" He
believed. he said, one OF the children
was in New York city, but that the
other was with the mother In the
interior of the state. The prosecuting
attorney did not reach the question as
10 whether ne had been divorced.
Mr.. Elliot gave his reason for with.
drawing his objections, which objcc-
tions had been sustained by Judge
Whitford, that he desired to give the
defendant every opportunity 10 jus,i.
~ his act.
William w. Ross. deputy co ,cptr.
told this morning of fin iine torn
| photographs OF Henwood In Won
Phurs pockets after the latter had
been shot. These photographs. II IS
stated, were given Mrs. Springer by
Henwood, secured In thu Springer
apartments by Won Phul and torn ny
him. Henwood then took the stand
and told OF o box party NJ the Orph
cum the afternoon of May rs, the
day before the shooting, the party in
cludiIS Mrs. Springer and Won Phul.
After the show, he said Won Phul
followed Mrs. Springer to her room at
the Brown Palace hotel. called her in
to the hall and slapped her. Mrs.
Springer at once sent for HeDwood.
told him she had been struck by Won
Phul and begged him not TO attempt
to recover from Won Phul her letters,
which Iienwood had promised to do.
Mrs. Springer told Henwood that
Won Phui was desperate. and that
he had said he intended to Kill Hen
wood. The next day, according to Hen
wood. Mrs. Springer smuggled an un-
signed note TO him begging him
for Gods sake not to come 10 the
hotel that she had had an awful
scene with Won Phul, who had again
threatened to kill Henwood.
Henwood said he bought a revolver
that afternoon. Il never owned a
revolver in my life before" he added
A heated colloquy occurred be-
tween Prosecuting Attorney Elliot
and Attorney John +. Bottom for the
defense, over the use of the word
intimacy" in questioning Mrs. John
w. Springer, the principal witness in
the case. concerning her relations
With Henwood
Mrs. Springer had hastily respond
cd in the affirmative when asked IL
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.
Mrs. Springer testified to threats
against Henwood made by Won Phul.
She also testified that Won Phul had
struck her the evening before the
shooting affray and that he had
struck her twice on previous ocoa-
sions. She had told Hcnwood OF these
acts.
She also said that Won Phul had
taken from the apartments of herself
and husband two photographs of
Henwood and had torn them up in
her presence.
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 Phul,
whom Henwood shot to death.
Mrs. Springer told without appar-
ent fear of consequences the story
of her relations with Won phul: OF
several of their quarrels, In two OF
which he struck her blows in the
face with his fist of threats to kill
Henwood II he ever saw him going
to the Springer apartments In the
Brown Palace hotel; of Won Phul
renting a room adjacent TO these
apartments, so that he could watch
for lIenwoods coming. and finally OF
her warning given Henwood to avoid
Won Phul as he was desperate" and
would kin him.
Mrs. Springer also stated that
Henwood was asked TO keep out OF
her "affairs" with Won Phul; that II |
was her business and she must handle |
II alone. This referred particularly 10 |
the recovery of certain letters which |
She had written Won Phul, and which,
Il was stated. he threatened to use
against her
The famous blue note" written, II |
Is said in spite. By Won Phul on the |
stationery of Mrs. Springer and sent
from her apartments by Won Phul |
was brought prominently into the
ease this afternoon.
The note was written after Mrs |
Springer. according TO her testimony.
had destroyed "A photograph OF Won
phuI AZ tire request OF Henwood.
The rote was; addressed TO Hen,