Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-30
Decides That Under All Cir
cunstanceS Louis llfeId Was
Justified in Employing
Strong Language,
DRAMATIC SCENE IS
ENACTED IN COURT
Brother-in-Iaw of Arthur Staab
Expresses His Views of the
after for Attack Made on
VIII,


,hat has vet been enacted in the trial
n the contest over the will of Judge
hlhs staab, il not the most dramatic
ever Witnessed in courtroom in New
Mexico took place yesterday afternoon
when ms the climax of rigid cross
examination during the course OF
which the witness had apparently
been restraining his emotions with
aren't difficulty Louis HELD stated TO
The ury that he considered the action
of Arthur Staab in bringing the con
test nothing lcsN than damned out
rage
Immediately, Attorney NELL B..
Field. IN answer To whose question
this statement was made. requested
Tho court to reprimand the witness
for The strong language he had used,
but after a moments consideration
Judge Reynolds declined to comply
with the request. declaring that he
considered the adjective employed by
Mr. llfeld merely an emphatic ex-
presslnn which, under all the circum-
stances. WAS not unwarranted.
Contradicts Arthur Staab.
Nh llfeld had been placed upon the
stand Is counsel for the proponents
Of the will to rebut the evidence Of
Arthur Staab as to the means en-
ployed by the father Of the latter to
obtain the confession Of theft which
has played so conspicuous part in
the present trial, and had contra
dicted the contestant on many mate
rial points in his testimony.
The cross examination of the wit
ness by Mr.. Field was directed largely
to an effort to show undue hostility
10 Arthur Staab on the part of Mr.. IL
field The witness frankly admitted a
feeling of antagonsm toward the
contestant, and as question after
question was propounded to him in re-
gard TO his feelings in the matter he
seemed to be laboring under a severe
effort to restrain himself
when Arthur Staab filed this con-
test" asked Mr.. Field, didn't you say
that you thought II was an outrage p
Mr. llfeld admitted having made
such a statement.
you think, them" came back the
attorney, that II is an outrage for
man to assert his legal rights in a
court Of law?'
Slowly, but with the utmost en-
phasis Mr.. Ilfeld replied: when he
undertook to blacken the memory of
his dead father. to blacken the mem
DRY Of his dead mother, to blacken the
memory of his dead brother and to
traduce his living brother, | thought
it was damned outraged"
Tells Funny Story.
Mr.. Field seemed astounded at the
language Of the witness for mo-
ment, but quickly recovered his com
posure and asked that Mr. Ilfeld be
reprimanded, with the result already
noted
Mr. Field then asked the witness
Assuming that Arthur Staab hon
estly believed that he had good case
do you still think it damned out
rage for him to have brought this
suit"
MI Held hestated moment and
then asked if he might answer the at
tofneys question by telling a story
Mr.. Field replied that he had no OBJ
lection so long as the story was rele-
want
There was once Il man, said Mr.. IL
Ted, who asked another man if he
iked cheese No., was the reply he
received Have you brother? asked
The first man. No. again came the
answer Well pursued the other, II
You had brother would he like
Cheese?'
Your question" continued the
witness, addressing Mr. Field, re
minds me of that story"
More Expert Testimony.
When court opened yesterday
morning Attorney Spiess continued
The examination of DR.. c. A.
Frank. which had been interrupted by
adjournment the afternoon before
Dfs. J. A. Reidy and l.. G.. Rice were
next placed on the stand to answer
hypothetical questions regarding the
sanity Of Judge Staab, and each gave
It as his opinion, based on the facts
assumed in the prepared question
that Judge Staab was insane.
With the introduction of this medi-
cal evidence Mr. Field announced the
case for the contestant closed, and the
proponents then began their rebuttai
The first witness being Solomon Spitz
OF Santa Fe, who contradicted the ev-
ldence of Arthur Staab in regard to
The sale of seven diamonds which are
alleged to have been stolen. Mr.. IL
ieid followed Mr.. Spitz, and John
Dendahl, of Santa Fe, was placed on
The stand Just before adjournment
His evidence will be continued this
morning