The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-13
The Other Show Girl Who is Accused
Of Shooting Stokes In the Leg,
10 Now on the
stage.
IS A BETTER ACTRESS
Appearance on tho Witness Stand
Was as Studied a. Though
Posing for Moving Pic
ture Show.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Dec 13.-While W. E.
D. Stokes. millionaire hotel proprie-
tor, was still in serious, though, not
critical condition today, as a result
Of an operation last night for abcess Of
the kidney Ethel Conrad, one of the
girls who shot him, was on the wit
ness stand in the criminal court build
ing. telling her story of the affray.
Stokes, according to physicians,
showed remarkable recuperative pow
ers and his recovery Is now expected.
Miss Conrad proved herself most
peculiar witness. She acted as If be-
lieving herself the star In a melo-
drama. Every move was studied; 4
every word prepared. She was
letters perfect.
Some members Of the jury turned
their faces away while she was on the
stand, to keep from laughing. There
was scene in the courtroom yester-
day when the girl turned to her lawyer
and asked him to make Assistant Dis
tri,t Attorney Buckner stop making
faces at her, "becaus he makes me
laugh she said, land this is no laugh
ing matter to me-"
Miss Conrad today proved herself
an adept witness, quick of wit and
with an amazing knowledge of the
technicalities of the law which enabl-
ed her, on many occasions, to avoid
answering questions she did not care
to answer. She often appealed to
Justice Marcus on one of these tech
nicalities and asked Must answer
that?"
Invariably the court decided in her
favor. As soon as she took the stand.
Assistant District Attorney Buckner
asked her means of livelihood. She
said she had been employed a short
time on the stage at s25 week and
later had joined Mrs. Leslie Carter's
company.
How much were you paid?" asked
Buckner
1T is not etiquette for member OF
Mrs. Carter's company to tell how
much he or she receives, answered
the girl.
You were discharged from the com.
pany in Philadelphia because of the
notoriety you gained when you 'acci
dentally' took an overdose of lauda.
mum, weren't you?"
Il was not discharged snapped
Miss Conrad.
Now. really, Miss Conrad sneered
Buckner. wasn't that fake suicide
attemptT
ut was not suicide attempt al
ALL she responded, emphatically
II accidentally took little too mucf
laudanum because | suffered from in
srmnia
Miss Conrad said she served as {
model in department stores and tina
her brother, Max, helped support her
did you receive money from jim
Farley, the strike breaker, in who's,
home you lived in Plattsburg, or from
Ivy Cramer, the lawyer?" demandet
Buckner.
Positively not snapped the girl.
Isn't 1t fact you supported Mis-
Graham?"
Il am not in the habit OF supporting
anyone"
Miss Conrad denied that she ha,
ever dined in the apartments OF Pa
Casey, theatrical manager, who's
Japanese butler manhandled Stoke
after he was shot.
Miss Conrad described Stokes, a
he had been described to her by Mis-
Graham:
she told me he had ruined her
that he never paid his debts; that n
never kept a promise and that he wa
man absolutely lacking In charat
ter said Miss Conrad.
did you read the suicide lettel
tho night YOU say sou found Mis-
Graham suffering from carbolic aci
poisoning?" asked Buckner.
Yes"
"Isn't II a fact that you and Mis-
Graham wrote that suicide letter b
tween you, to get money froI
Stokes?"
THAT is absurd" was the reply.
did Stokes tell you on your frs
visit to him on behalf OF Miss Gr'
ham, that you made a great impre
sion on him?'
Yes" giggled Miss Conrad.
The witness jaered the states alto
ney at all times Yes" or No sh
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