Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-27
Defendant vehemently De.
MED He Had Been Caught
With Arms About Mrs
Springer.
HE IS SORRY NOW
Won PHUL Is DEAD
Twenty-Five Letters Signed
Isabelle" Found in Dead
Mans Room After Shooting
in Brown Palace Barroom.



Denver. June g7.---F Frank Harold
ncnWood WAS suJJec'ccd to a grilinS
cross examination by District Nitut-
ncy Elliott this moring when Hem
woods trial FOR tho murder ot Gcorsti
T.. Copeland was resumed. tn"
prosecuting attorney dwrii upon the
slatumoHts 90 Hcnwopd on previous
days that his trnubl, with Won Piul
Was the outeruwth of eftorts of Hen
Ncud 10 protect the home oi John
W springer irom the tarcnts OF Won
Phul, who iionwOod stated. aod an
nounrcd ais intention of sending 10
Mr springer certain letters written
by Mrs. springer to Van Phul.
Prosecutor Elliott took the witness
back 10 MAY IL. week before the
shooting. the occasioi 81 "A visit by
HcuNuod u the Springer ranch.
Hcuwood denied vohcmcntiy that
h, had been discovered with his arms
around Mrs Springer by the house
keeper AZ tho rsnch. OF that hc had
driven Airs. Sprinscr's maid from Mr.
Spt'ng.rs room at o'clock in the
morning and taat IN tn scuftlr AIRS.
s,rlnrrrs night gown wac nearly
torn Oft.
lie admitted. however. that his
room was ons of the suite occupied
by Mr-. Springer nnd was only sep
aratrd fron her own buoduir by a
.aih room. to which doors ted from
tie 'so rooms.
I'm all those relations you had in
ad 1nly tw ono fnrposc 90 main.
'oming the pcrc, of the springer
household '' asked thc district att"r-
nsy.
The witness bowed IN affirmation.
II nwUcd was asked about the con-
ference With Chicf of Police ARM
strong tac night before the shooting
in which he appealed for help in So
curiag the letters Sent 10y Mrs. Sprin-
ger 20 Won phul ln that convcrsa-
tion. the chief said. according TO
ficnvood iaat he would Try 10 have
Nnu phul come 10 his offic 20 talk
oS,r tho matter. hat DO did not sue
coed Tho nCNs day. continued Hon
wood, hr arm d himself "for pro-
lection,
lirnNuod 'dculurd the revolver
with which ,hc shooting was donG
bu, hc could not be induced 10 adj
nit lho shooting of Copeland.
II. was asked about the statement
uu Ia, n,ght of thu shooting To- The
effect thai he had no regrets con-
corning Nou Phul but that he was
sorry about Copeland and Atkinson.
II stated that had no regrets
about Won PAU bu, | am sorry now
that hc Is dead" said the witness.
I'cnding thu arrival of Mrs. Spring
H.. 4. ~ . 4. a..
irict attorney for brief CROSSE xam-
ina,ion. Deputy District Attorney u.
&. Bailey was sworn at The request OF
Attorney Bottom for the dcfonsr.
llc sta,cd iha, twenty az twenty-
five letters signed isabelle" were,
found In Won Phul's room after tho
s.iooiing Isabelle il Airs. sprinser's y
aiVcn name.
" ii;30 o'clock a. m, the defense
announced that It rested.
ON a "leng chance" as II, explain
ed IL after cUnrt had recessed, Attor-
ucy john r. Bottom, for The dofcnac.
cross- examining Mrs john W.
S?rlugcr. introduced a letter signed
Mabel" and tddress, to Mrs.
springer IN care 81 her maid
Mrs. -prinscr had previously adj
mlttcd that Won Phul hLd been the
habit of writins her lrt,,r, aud sisH.
ing ,hum Mabel"
The lcttlr contained scnt.tcn
oilc'ing the snggcstion that n crrt1'n
"duuulc cruascrs' presence was NJ" -
riry "a the Springer ranch. an : ,iat
tu, writer was coming tu Den tot
IA, purpoaa ul knocking said "duh-
1lc closYcr's DlucA Off
The diarict alto neg orJccted via
,ruusly 10 thr Introduction of Il e
T. tier. especially III. roadlng uf II. -,
th, grOuld that hc had not npd an
opportunity 10 perusr the mlssiv'.
Nhic de VAS .Ng mining The crurt
aut ouncrd rocess until J. m
Van s,aniVoord Hail, 4 s;y.k sd,rs-
mum, tustificid that h. wa. ~ con-
panN With Copeland al N>f".pr ~
tpe brown ialac, aotci lobby ,hc
nigh, of che hooting wnen Ion wood
pas.,d by. reInarkins
Stick around VAN. there IL iiab,.
to b, something DONG"
who do you mean. Won fhulr'
the witness stated. H. ASKED, aud Hen.
wood answerei "s.