The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-27
Henwood, the Slayer, Who Posed
as Bachelor, Admits He Is
Married.
HAS WIFE AND CHILDREN
Woman in Case Relates Relations
With Won Phul as Witness at
Murder Trial.

DENVER, June 26.-When District
Attorney Willis V. Elliott concluded to-
day to give Frank Harold Henwood. on
trial for the murder of George E. Cope
land, every opportunity to ''iustify his
act' by withdrawing his objection to
testimony concerning threats made by
"Topy" Won Phul, he evidently was
not inspired by sympathy alone, for
within a few hours afterward he had
pinned Henwood down on crosse exam
ination, compelling him to make the sur.
prising admission that he was mar
ried man. Henwood, who had been re.
ceived in certain social circle of Den.
yer as single man, admitted that he
had wife and two children ''some-
where in New York state The pros.
ecuting attorney did not reach the ques-
tion as to whether he had been divorced.
Colloquy Between Counsel.
A heated colloquy occurred between
Prosecuting Attorney Elliott and At
torney John r. Bottom for the defense
over the use of the word intimacy"
in questioning Mrs. John W. Springer,
the principal witness in the case, con.
corning her relations with Henwood
Mrs. Springer had hastily responded
in the Affirmative when asked If she and
Henwood bad been intimate. but At.
torney Bottom inserted the question:
"You mean that you were good
friendsi'
Certainly, nothing more" was the
reply,
The defense took advantage of the
change Of front of the prosecution and
through Mrs Springer and Henwood
himself brought testimony of the en-.
nifty that existed between Henwood
and Sylvester l., Won Phul, whom Hen
wood shot to death after succession
Of quarrels. 1t was bullet aimed at
Won Phul that went wild and fatally
wounded Copeland.
Mrs Springer's Testimony.
Mrs. Springer told without apparent
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 if he ever saw
him going to the Springer apartment in
tho Brown Palace hotel, of Won Phul s
renting q room adjacent to these apart
ments so that he could watch for Hen
wood S coming, and finally Of her warn
ing given Henwood TO avoid Won Phull
as he was "despcrate and would kill
him.
Mrs. Springer also stated that Hen
wood was asked to keep out of her "af-
fair with Won Phul; that it was her
business and she must handle it alone
This referred particularly TO the re.
covcry of certain letters which she
had written Won Phul, and which, it was
stated, he threatened to use against her,
"Rlue Note in Evidence.
The famous "buc note" written. il Is |
said in spite by Won Phul on the sta
tlonery OF Mrs Springer and sent from
her apartments by Won Phul. was brought |
into the case this afternoon. |
The note WAS written after Mrs. !
Springer. according TO her testimony. had |
destroyed n photograph of Won Phul al |
the request OF Hcnwood,
The note was addressed TO Heuwood |
and contained 81 fragment OF one Of Hen |
woods pictures. which he had Inscribed |
and presented to Mrs. Springer. and !
which Won Phul had torn into bits. II |
read:
Frankie Dear: You destroyed my pic
iure and here is part Of yours" II was
unsigned.
reivns the note he went out and bought
the gun with which he later killed Won
Phul and Copeland.
Henwood Warned
That same afternoon. Henwood iesti-
fled Mrs, Springer's maid brought 10 his
office a note from Mrs. Springer In Which
she warned Henwood To keep away from
the Brown Palace hotel. as she had Just
hnd violent quarrel with Won PhuI bc-
cause he had changed his room In order
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