Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-18
MAJOR TRIAL WILL
CONSUME ALL Of
THIS WEEK
Thirteen of Twenty-Five VIII
neSSeS for State In Alamo
gordo Murder Case So Far
Examined.

SPECIAL ni6pArtN 10 NDHNINo JOURNAL
Alamogordo N M.. Jan IA. Tint
tho case of H. H. Major Ahmogordo
attorney, on trial Tor the alleged MUIR
der of his daughter Eudora, viii oon-
sumo ala OF next week. was the lndi
cation when court was adjourned late
this afternoon until Monday morn
ing. hy Judge Granville A. Richard
son. who IS presiding
Up 10 adjournment today, thirteen
of the states twenty Witnesses
had been examined Several of these
will likely hc recalled Tho state is
expected TO rest RS ease hy next We'd
nesday, and the defense then will be-
gin Introducing its evidence In behalf
of the accused
Rulings hy Judge Richardson thus
far have been aguinst the defendant
the court admitting the introduction
Of evidence regarding the death of
Mrs Christine Major the first wife of
tho accused, ana of the illness of Mrs.
Isabelle Major, the second wife, Who
was removed from the Major home Ion
d serious condition just previous tu
tine arrest of the defendant I'm addi-
ton, the court this afternoon ruled
that testimony showing that Major
was embarrassed financially was per-
tincnt By this evidence the state
hopes TO establish a motive for the all
legged murder of the daughter, by
poisoning.
DR. Worsham Of El Paso physician
and insanity expert who was called
into consultation during the Illness of
Eudora Major. testified he was posi-
tiNe that her fatal Illness was due TO
poison He said he so Informed the
defendant who begged that cvery-
thing possible be done 20 save the
girls life
The testimony of Dr q. N Wald-
echmidt OF Alamoeordo, was especially
damaging Tie attended Isabelle Ma
Ior during her illness and declared on
the stand that she was poisoned and
that he had ordered her removed
from the house TO save her life from
hcr husband DIS Holmes and Nc
kinney testified 10 the same belief.
but not $50 positively DR. Jarvis, o.
dentist said that the condition of the
mouth of the patient could be due
only 10 arsenic being applied locally
The most sensational testimony of
tho trial given thus far was that of
I'D Grant a second hand dealer lie
testified that be purchased mlscelll-
neous furniture and goods from the
Major residence in November last. He
said be took from the barn OF the
Major premises 10 his store, several
small cruCiblos, one of which contain
ed an envelope holding q number Of
tablets Under cross examination he
admitted the envelope could not he
found au honr after the goods were
delivered at his store Tie would not
swear positively that the envelope was
in the Crucihla when removed from
tho Major premises II r. said that
the state has had am analysis made Of
these tablets and n IS rumofpd that
they contained morphine
I ~ Warren druggist at Ala
mogordO. testified that he put up the
cmbaming fluid with which Under
taker a. J. Buck embalmed the body
of Miss Eudora Major and that n did
not contain any arsenic ON cross
examination he admitted that il might
have contained fluids with arscnical
properties The defense, working on
the theory that arsenic found I'M the
stomach of the deceased was due to
the cmbalming fluid. questioned
beth Warren and Buck 90 try TO bring
out the fact that arsenic was used I'M
the fluid
W. r. Staleup testified that Mrs
/ Christine Major the first wife Of the
defendant was insured for $4,000 and
that when she died, shortly before the
death of The daughter. the company
/ had paid the amount Of the policy 10
4 Major
/ The line of The defense has not set
been revealed but IL is probable BE-
/ win RELY on the fact that the presence
/ of poison in the body OF tsudora Major
Twas dHc 10 the cmbalmng fluid used
lin preparing Che body for burial
Major the defendant exhibits per
( feet composure ga the court room amt
Us materially assisting counsel FOR tho
( defensp in examining Witnesses
/ he himself being an attorney
I The trial is attracting much auou-
Iiion and the court room ~ crowded
touring lhe sessions of court. II IS
assuming the proportions OF tho most
notable legal battle Ia the annals of
INeW Mexico courts