New-York tribune., 1911-12-13

| ued. though ! didn't know who II was
| talking 10 me at that time. and said, DO
you know that we know that Jim Farley
hasn't got YOU up here to play the
angeI?' He told me he was little JOHNNIE
Jones, cousin of Paul Jones. 3nd a whole
lot of stun like that. He asked Inc to
go automobiling with him. and decided
TO accept his invitation, as ! thought
that that man needed chastising.
The witness described graphically the
automobile trip with Miller She said
! she had worn a light fluffy dress, and
certainly didn't go for the ride. II was
in the evening. and she got into the car
i'm a dark place and couldn't see the face
of the man i'm the car to recognize him.
He drove her out to a little hotel some
where. and told her to get out, and that
she had TO stay overnight. She told him
she wouldn't, and TO drive her straight
back home She thought they were
going home when he wheeled up to an
other hotel and repeated his request. He
tried To set her out Of the car. and a
struggle followed. i'm which she scratched
his face and pulled his hair. He got out
| finally to crank up the machine, and the
electric light fell on his face aud she
recognized him. Il know you now" she
said. you arc that Charlie Miller who
! clerks in the store" When they started
again she pretended to he i'm a faint for
long lime, and Miller got scared and
| chafed her hands she said, and did
drive her home
so you finally got home, said Nr.
| Buckner. as she finished the story.
! yes. got home all right said the wit
ness, trying to get her breath
And uninjured?' suggested the prosecu-
| tor.
Yes, uninjured" she said.
None Of Farley's Business.
! Referring to second time the witness
was i'm Plsttsburg MIR. Buckner wanted TO
know if Farley didn't tell ner that she
/ had been automobling with clerk. and
| she would have TO square that with him.
/ She said that was not so.
! Didn't you meet Miller and ask him tn
come to the cloak room, and whip out a
revolver and tell him you would Kill nlm
unless ne signed 4 statement that would
square YOU with Farley" asked Mr.. Buck
ner
1t was none Of MIR. Farley's business
what did" said Miss Conrad. with a show
Of anger.
Justice Marcus instructed the witness TO
answer the question.
We'll. he shouldn't ask me question
like that" she told the court
The Assistant District Attorney repeated
the question.
The show girl answered with long
drawn ont No" as II the prosecutor had
been trying TO tease her and she was teas
ing back Then she added:
1T didn't happen that way al all Don't
YOU want me 10 tell YOU Just what did
occur?"
Mr. Buckner told her to go ahead. Infer
ring from his tone that everybody might
expect another long story
She said she had gone 10 the store where
Miller worked and had pointed revolver
az him and made him write a retracuon
of some things he had said about her. She
told him she wanted the whole truth of
Just what happened on the night Of their
automobile ride. His brother came in and
told him 10 write whatever Miss Conrad
wanted. she said. and Miller wrote out the
retraction and an account of exactly what
did happen on the automobile ride.
Denies She Dictated Statement.
Did YOU dictate the statement to Mil
ler?' asked Mr.. Buckner
NO: ! told him to write the truth, and
he wrote it without any help from me-
said Miss Conrad.
Didn't YOU tell Miller then that YOU
had a great mind to kill him, anyway, for
the trouble he had caused you?" asked the
Assistant District Attorney.
NO such thing-I never said that re-
piled the witness.
We'll. do you remember an old woman
sitting there, and that you pointed the
revolver at her and frightened her. asked
/ Mr. Buckner.
| NO. ] did not | only had enough re-
/ volver to cover Mr. Miller" Miss Conrad
replied, with a smile
Miller afterward took the revolver from
/ her, she said, and she went out and gave
/ herself up to the Sheriff.
Were YOU at the cafe Madrid with Far
| lev early last spring when a woman came
NJ 10 speak to him and you seized fire
axe from the wall and attempted to strike
/ here" asked Mr.. Buckner
I The question appeared 10 strike the wit
ness as ridiculous. She covered her face
with her white gloves and almost laughed
( out She said
II wish YOU wouldn't make me laugh,
Mr.. Buckner'
on another occasion Mr.. Buckner wanted
to know if she had attacked a boy named
Tony Montcgucdo with long hat pin and
chased him off the stage when the witness
was with show al the Lyric Theatre in
| Philadelphia This question also seemed
TO amuse her. and she volunteered TO eluci-
date the incident. which the prosecutor
allowed her to do.
Miss Conrad Explains Attack
/ She said that she and a girl named Ada
/ Howell were in their dressing room dress
| ing when the boy Tony came and opened
| the door
/ Miss Howell threw her satin slippers al
him" said the witness. and ran out after
/ them because I was afraid they would get
! eoiled. and the boy ran away
/ Mr.. Buckner suddenly switched back TO
| Mr. Farley and asked Miss Conrad If she
/ had ever stayed in any Of Farley's other
| bungalows or hotels Robert NJ. Moore,
| counsel for the defence. objected to the
question on the ground that the District
| Attorney was assuming that Farley owned
| some hotels when he CMr. Moore knew ne
did not.
! 81 ought 10 know. for / have been his