New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-28
ATTACKS mrs. SPRINGER
Testimony About Bankers Wife
and Frank H. HenW00d.
IN DENVER MURDER TRIAL
Accused New Yorker on the
Stand Denies Stories Regarding
Himself and Mrs. Springer.

Denver, June 27-Both the prosecution
and defence I'm the case OF Frank H. Hen
wood. OF New York, on trial for the muir
der Of George F. Copeland, OF Victor Coi.'
who died of bullet wound inflicted wheh
Henwood killed Sylvester L. Won Phul.
St Louis aeronaut. rested to-day. Inc
court will instruct the jury tomorrow.
Mrs. John W. Springer wife OF Den
yer banker, was on the stand again To-Day
She admitted that Won Phul was IN the
habit OF corresponding with her, SIGNING
his letters "Mable." but District Attorney
Elliott made no effort TO inquire why ne
used this name.
Mrs. Springer Admitted that a letter. SUD-
mitted by John r. Bottom. lawyer Tor
the defence. which bore only the signature
Unable" had been written to her by Won
phul and sent in care OF her maid, 1rma
Braach. Since the killing of Won Pnui ana
Copeland, Irma Braach has disappeared.
Cora Carpenter. housekeeper at MI.
Sprnger's country home. to-day eiapora'eu
testimony Of previous witnesses. ana al
firmed insinuations of District Attorney FL
lott, which were yehemenuy denied ny
Uenwood on the stand that the conduct OF
Mrs. Springer and Henwood at the Springer
country home on May II was unusual
Mrs. Carpenter told Of visit made 10
the house by Mrs. Springer, Henwood' MIS-
Springers mother and her brother. lien
wood, she said, occupied room wnich was
connected with Mrs. Sprlnsers room
through a bathroom. Whiskey was served
by the maid who mad previously been mild
~ elected from the room.
An effort by the attorney for the defence
to draw from the witness the admission
that she had talked with Mr.. Springer con-
corning her testimony, in view or the fact
That divorce proceeding against Mrs.
Springer is pending proved futile. Mr.. Bot
tom asked Mrs. Carpenter il she were sure
that Mrs Springer drank any Of the whis-
key sent up to her ROOM and she sair she
YVES.
could she not have washed her hair Ill
it?" asked the defendants counsel.
Yes. or watered the palms" snapped the
witness.
Are there any palms out there asked
the attorney.
mo, but there are at a certain hotel
down town." said Mrs. Carpenter, who did
not explain the remark
Henwood on the stand denied that he had
been discovered with his arms around ME
Springer by the housebeeper at the ranch
or that he had driven Mrs. Springers mald
from Mrs. Springers room at o'clock IN
the morning and that In the scuftie Mrs'
springer's nightgown was nearly torn OIL
He admitted. however that his room was
one of the suite occupied by Mrs. springer
and was only separated from her own
boudoir by a bathroom, 10 which doors leo
from the two rooms.
Henwood was asked about the statement
credited to him the night of the shooting 70
the effect that he had no regrets concerning
Won Phul but he was sorry for Copeiaho
and Atkinson. whom he wounded unliiteh-
tionally while firing al Won Phul.
Il stated that had no regrets about Won
Phul. but am sorry now that he IL deau'
said the witness.
Pending the arrival Of Mrs. Springer VINO
had been called for a brief cross-exafnlha-
ton. Deputy District Attorney D. {. Bailey
was sworn He stated that twenty or TWEEN
tv-nye letters signed Isabelle" were found
in Won Phuls room after the shooting lsa-
belle is Mrs Sprinser's given name.
Hamilton Armstrong. chief OF police, re-
lated q conversation he had with Henwood
before the shooting Henwood, he said.
asked the police 10 procure from Won Phul
"telItale letters" Armstrong told Hen
wood he testified. that the proper thing 10
do was to tell Springer, but HenWood SAID
that II he did Springer would Kill Won Phui'
Phul
Throughout the day District Attorney
Elliott used every opportunity to show tnat
a more than friendly relation had existed
between Mrs. Springer and Hen~ood. The
District Attorney limited that Jealousy of
Won Phul. who had been summoned to
Denver by Mrs Springer. was the real
cause Of Henwood's hatred OF the aeronaut.
Thomas Lepper, Sprinser's chauffeur, in
troduced by the prosecution. said that he
drove Mrs. Springer and Henwood In the
automobile nearly every day for several
weeks but added that he always looked on
Henwood as one of the family. He an
swered in the negative all questions as 10
alleged unseemly conduct between Hen
wood and Mrs Springer.