The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-27
WOMAN May SAVE HENWOOD
MRS. SPRINGER TELLS jury or
vON PHIL'S THREATS.
says She warned tho Accused That ST.
Louis AerOnaut Was Watching the
Eie, atOr to KIN Him should lie 60
to Her Room story Of Torn Pictures.

DENVER, June 20 Mrs. Isabelle Patter-
son Springer. the chief witness for Frank
Harold Henwood. on trial for tho murder
Of George +. Copeland, whom he killed
! while shooting at Louis Won Phnl. was
on the witness stand for over an
hour this morning. giving evidence which
| Hcnwood expects to save him from the
gall ws.
The sal alient features Of Mrs. Springer's +
| testimony were that Won Phul struck her
on two different occasions; that Won
phul hired Il room beside the elevator
on the sixth floor of tho Brown Hotel
, where tho Springers rootned. for tho
! purpose of watching to SOC ii Henwood
went near tho springer apartments;
| that Won Phul said IN he ever saw tlcnwocd
go near the Springer az t-tn,"nts "ithcr
alone or with Mr.. Springer he world fix
him. that shc communicated this threat
to IIenwood and wrote letter warning
him TO stay away: that Won Phul tore
up thres of Henwood's photo graphs
which belonged to herself and Mr..
Springer and then. to taunt Honwoo
wrote a letter and sent part OF one Of the
photographs to him.
Mrs. Springer was asked:
"What did you communicate to Mr..
Henwood in reference to Mr.. Won Phul'"
Il wrote him that Won Publ had secured
an apartment on the sixth floor beside
the elevator SO that he could see Henwooi
il he went 10 our apartments. He had
told me that il he saw Henwood coming
TO sea me he would kill him"
did ycu communicate this to Hen
wood"
IL did
Mrs. Springer admitted that Henwood
wrote IA letter ON Typewriter and sent
it to Won Phui The letter purportcd to
be written by her and it urged Won Publ
not to call on ler any mors because MIR.
Springer had become aware OF their
friendship. On the evening preceding
the shooting won Publ followed her Ia
her apartments, He was very angry
because of the letter
He struck me- declared Mrs Springer
He calle,lme "a liar and said had told
him an untruth.'
Asto the three photographs Of Henwood
which Won Phul found in the Springer
apartments and which he tore to pieces
Mrs. Springer declared tha: the photo
graphs were in her sitting room. One
was in frame. After breaking the glass
he tore the photograph out OF it. Then
he stepped to desk ard wrote note To
Henwood. enclosing parts of the torn
photographs This took place In the
presence of Irma Bradt Mrs. Spri gers
maid
Henwcod was recalled and told of a
letter received from Mrs. Springer the
afternoon Of the shooting II warned
him not to go near the Springer apart
ments. as Won Phul had threatened To kill
him il he did Ii was after receipt of
this letter. Henwood said. that he bought
!. the revolver with which he killed Won
Ph,il and Copeland
He also related an occasion when Mrs
Springer told him to have nothing 10 dc
with Won Phul and TO let her try To get
, the letters alone. Henwood said Mrs
, Springer told him that Won Phul was
dangerous Of an unreasoning nature and
, might kill him M any time.
Henwood admitted that he had a wife
, and two children somewhere in New
, York State"
Mrs. Springer's counsel asked for $30t
a month temporary almony in her hus
bands divorce suit to-day. Officers oi
: the Continental Trust Company. of which
Springer is president. have objected I,
/, his giving her money and say she hal
: had S2oOoO per annum for personal ex
penses since she married him.