The evening world., 1911-12-12

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Wanamaker's.
She said they did a little shopping be.
fore going into the sporting goods de-
partment. They had no previously
formed plan TO buy reviewers. she said.
but when they found themselves in the
sporting goods department they decided
tina they would purchase revolvers to
protect themselves when they should 90
on the road with a show.
DENIES CLERKS STORY or
BUvINo REvoLvERs.
Miss Graham denied the greater part
OF the conversation that the two sport.
ing goods clerks had testified to astak-
ing place during the purchase OF the
revoivers On other points she was not
sure. 'couldn', recollect."
IL was on this same day. Miss
Graham said. that Ethel Conrad told
her about her visit 20 Stokes n that.
he had said the extremely uncompli-
mentary things about her family al
ready repeated In court to the embar-
rassmen, OF some spectators and the
delight OF others.
Did Miss Conrad tell YOU that day
tndt ene nao unOWD StOhes youT HulcIue
letter." asked Mr.. Buchner.
YES; she told me about IT," said Miss
Graham.
Y. Did she tell you that she went 20
Stokes again. June .. and got 500 from
him to send you to Europey A. Yes.
she told me all about II.
q. when o bought the revolvers
didn't Il occur to you that IL a letter
could get $500 from Stokes a revolver
could get 800 or $500 or $1,000? A. No.
cir.
q. Didn't Miss Conrad tell you It was
easy TO make a man sign anything at
the point OF a gum A. No. sir.
Q. Didn't she tell you she had made
a man named Miller sign a paper In
Piattsburg. n. Y. at the muzzle OF a
revolver? A. No. sir.
q. Did Mlss Conrad tell you Stokes
expected you to sail on the Baltic the
following Saturday? A. Yes. sir.
O. Then you did know you were sup.
posed TO 20 to Europe on the 500? A.
Yes. sir.
O.. DID you make IN agreement with
Miss Conrad about not sailing to lsu-
roper A.. No agreement: I just decided
wouldn't "a.
O.. When Mr.. Stokes called up that
Tuesday and asked for Miss Conrad.
did you answer the phone and pretend
TO be a French maid? A. Yes. sir.
Q. Did you tell him Miss Conrad was
our, Il work. and would be back late
that evening? A. Yes. sir.
Q. Mas Conrad was not working. was
she7 A. No.
q. Why didn't you tell Mr.. Stokes who
you were? A.. didn't want him to
talk "a me.
o. You didn't want him to know you
were still In New York. did your A.
1t made no difference. n way or an
other
q. Can you give the jury any reason
for deceiving Mr.. Stokes hat way? A.
didn't van any conversation with
him.
q. You preferred to get him In the
apartment. didn't you Qnsinuatingly)?
A. ] did not want him TO come to the
apartment.
Mr.. Buckner asked about Miss
0raham's movements during The early
part OF the day OF the shooting. She
said she lunched In a restaurant and
that she N Ethel Conrad spent part
W WV sStv 8As0t sVoS ~ ~ otea s'ssvsss
reading. ..
SAYS sHE KNEW NOTHING OF
sTokEs's COMING.
Q. You didn't look for Mr.. Stokes the
seventh Of June7 A. No. ar.
q. Do you know whether or not Miss
Conrad telephoned him from downtown?
A.. ! don't know.
Q. You came to our apartment about
8 o'clock? A. Yes.
q. You found Miss Conrad therer A.
Yes.
@. Didn't you stop at Pat Casey's
apartment. before you went into yours
A. No.
q. D4d Miss Conrad tell you Mr..
Stokes had Just called up about the
letters and what sho had told him? A.
No. she didn't mention him.
q. What. you mean to say she didn't
speak OF II Mt all? A. Not until after
the shooting was all over.
q. When Mr.. Stokes first entered. You
wore standing In your bedrodm7 A.
Yes.
q. Tho revolver was in the dresser
drawer? A. Yes.
Q. Where you could reach Il without
taking a step. ! suppose? A.. I guess so,
). q. And you saw Stokes enter and
heard Miss Conrad say why. Mr.
Stokes"" and saw her step back In sur
prise? A. Yes Qistlessly).
q. And you were angry at him? A
Yes.
Q. You remember what no had said
about YOU mother n ristersf A. Yes
Q. And with the revolver at you
arms roach you didn't touch II or TAXI
II up2 A. No. sir.
@. You walked unarmed right int
! the parlor and faced this man whom
I your sister had told o was suspected
OF murder and whom you knew would b.
: furious at finding YOU s,ni IN New
York; A. Yes.
@. As soon az he saw you he started
, violently and turned upon Miss Con
radY A. Yes. he began calling her awful
names and then swung about an'
faced me.
= O. And he said he'd come for the let
tiers and was going TO get them? A
N Yes.
DECLARES STOKES HELD re
volvER AND HER THROAT.
q And the. ne grabbed you by tn
d throat and pushed you straight dow
4 the half A. Yes,
The witness was dropping wearil
hut her answer were decisive.