New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
STOKES NOT FIRST MAN
TO FACE HER REVOLVER
Miss Conrad Says She Thus
Compelled RetraCtion a Clerk
Made After Auto Ride.
LIKE CHORUS GIRL ON STAND
Miss Graham's Defendant in
Attempted Murder Trial Fur
nishes Amusement as
Witness.

of 4 chorus girl improving HcI Hl9' ~
portunity 10 speak some heavy lines
Ethel Conrad. co-defendant with Lillian
Graham at the trial Of the two sho"
girls for shooting W. Z. d. Stokes tolo
the story of her part in the affair on 'h'
witness stand yesterday before Justice
Marcus in the Criminal Branch of the
Supreme Court.
The witness was ever jealous TO act
her part i'm harmony with the lines she
spoke, and her long arms and white
kloved hands and big bobbng hat were
continually brought into play to punctu-
ate and emphasize her answers. She
spoke at times with a childlike frank
ness. while, in answer to some displeas-
ing questions. all the symptoms of An
angry and designing woman would ap-
pear I'm her demeanor. She gave her age
as nineteen.
Under the cross examination Of As
sistant District Attorney BuCkner Miss
Conrad furnished considerable amuse-
nent for the jury and spectators by her
over r-eagerness and her bland criticisms
Of tho manner in which the prosecutor
framed his questions. Justice Marcus
frequently INDUCED I'm a reserved and
judicial smile at her answers.
Now. that wasn't the way It happened
at all" she would tell Mr.. Buckner.
Don't you want me 10 tell you just what
did occur?" And he would let her go
ahead and laborate upon the subject
IN her own way.
At one time she turned to Justice
Marcus. and with the demeanor or A
schoolgirl whose feelings had been hurt
remarked that the Assistant District At
torney should not ask me questions like
that
Has 90 Have Drink Of Water,
Describing the scenes I'm the Naruna
apartment when the two girls shot Mr.,
Stokes in the legs last June. Miss Con
rad worked herself into such highly
exc,tsble state that she lost her voice
and gasped for breath until one Of the
court attendants brought her drink Of
water.
She had been telling how Stokes
grabbed Lillian by the throat aud il
ing her own throat in her two sloved
hands. The prosecution brought out on
cross examination of Miss Conrad that
the shooting Of Stokes was not the first
time she had welded a revolver I'm con-
fronting man. She admitted that at
Zine uoiut of revolver she had forced a
man named Charles Miller, in Platts-
pt
Of certain reflections which had been
made uuur her character. Mr.. Buckner
emphasized the parallel circumstances
iu the story that Stokes told Of both
girls standing over him with pointed re-
vovcrs and threatening to shoot unless
he signed Q similar paper at the Naruna
apartment.
Miss Conrad tolG the Assistant District
ATTORNEY demurely that she was nineteel
years old. and had always lived with her
Stepfather and mother i'm West S4tl
street urtn she went 10 live with Miss
Graham ~ the Varuna last May Miss
Graham had rursed her devotedll
through severe illness in April and she
had decided never 10 leave her after
that, she said.
In December, 1910 did you chase
Your stepfather out of the house with a
carving knife" Mr.. Buckner asked the
witness.
Says She scoIded Stepfsther.
no: such a thing is impossible" re-
piled Miss Conrad.
Did YOU swear at him?" asked Mr..
Buckner.
No. but he swore at me and ! chas-
tised him" said Miss Conrad.
What did you chastise him with-a
carving knife" asked the prosecutor.
Miss Conrad hcsitatcd and looked hurt,
and then said:
NO, ! scolded him"
Mr.. Buckner then took up the girl s
visit 10 Plattsburg with series of ques-
t,ons which made her indignant at times
and caused her TO laugh aloud at other
times
You spent summer I'm Plattsburg
recently?" asked Buckner.
Yes" replied the witness.
with whom
BY myself. OF course" said Miss Con
rad emphaticslly.
The witness said she stayed in the
house Of James Farley. the strike
breaker. while Mr. Farley was away.
She said she met him at the station i'm
Plattsburg and he was going to Penn
syIvania and offered TO let her use the
house.
And ] went there she said in a
strong voice
Did YOU pay any rent" asked Mr..
Buckner.
N, indeed" replied Miss Conrad.
MIR. FARLEY let me stay there as an act
Of friendship
Did he let you know when he was
coming back. 50 that by no possibility
you would be in the house with him.
asked Mr. Buckner.
NO. ne did not" Miss Conrad replied
Indignantly
DO you know Charlie Miller" was the
nHt question
Not There TO Play the Angel
yes. ne was a salesman in store in
Platsburg. and ] met him there she
replied. He called me up on the phone
two DAYS after I met him. she contin-
EnD cNRISTMBS GIETS