South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03

With this statement James Trail.
real estate man. in cross-examination
at the Augusta Suhl murder trial
Thursday morning, threw light on the
relation that had existed between Mrs.
Suhl and her husband. The witness
declared that many and many "a
time he had known Air. SUM 10
come TO him and remain all night at
his place because he was afraid 10 80
home.
Mr.. Trail was placed on the witness
stand after his wife haC been Ques-
toned. The direct examination was
lengthy and was frequently interrupt
ed by objections entered by the de-
fense. The state sought Dy this tes-
timOny TO show a continued lll feeling
between Mrs. Suhl and her husband
during a period of several years.
Judge Warns Spectators.
Shortly before noon this witness was
started through a gruelhng cross-eX-
animation conducted by Charles Hag-
erty. The tenor of the questions
aroused the ire of the witness SO that
he took more than ordinary satisfac-
tion in speaking up when giving his
answers. At one point ne quoted Yul-
gar language which he said had been
used by Mrs. Suhl against her nus
crowd in the court room. Judge
Funk thereupOn admonished the spec
tators that although they had a right
to be in the court room, nevertheless
they would have 30 remain quiet or he
would find il necessary to have them
expelled.
"A case of the sort now before the
court" he said, "is not "a laughable az
fair-it is indeed a most serious affair
Tor some and therefore no demonstra-
tiOns viii be counJenanced."
It was during the beginning Of this
cross examination also that hasty
words passed between Pros. Montgom-
cry and Hagerty. The tilt which was
occasioned by the examiners attitude
toward the witness that the prose
GATOR did not like, became so lively
that the court found IL necessary to
interrupt and TO point out 90 the
parties that the time of the court
could not be wasted in matters not
bearing on the case.
Long before the court convened at
o'clock every seat in the court room
was taken and shortly after 9 o'clock
there was no available space remain
ing in the aisles. The jury was not
brought in until 10 o'clock because
some time was required 10 settle the
question OF the proof of the corpus
delecti on which question the case
Wednesday afternoon session. The
objection Of the defense 20 the evi-
dence being entered by the state was
OVerruled on the grounds that IN this
case the guilt of the defendant and
the fact that a crime had been COM
mitted could not be submitted as sep
arate issues and that the order OF
procedure was in the discretion of the
court The state was therefore al
[ lowed to continue with the eXamina-
tion Of Mrs Trail halted Wednesday
afternoon, I'm the attempt 10 involve
Mrs. Suhl in the circumstances sur
rounding the death Of llr. subj.
Mrs. Trail on stand.
Mrs. Trail was placed on the witness
stand at 10 o'clock. She related the
incident of Mrs. Suhl's visit 20 Mr.
Trails office about two weeks before
Mr. Suhrs death. The witness said
that Mrs. Suhl had come 10 the office
at a time when Mr.. Trail was away.
Il asked her what she wanted" said
the witness, "and she told me that
she wanted some money. ] told her
that Mr.. Trail was out and that ne
would be back soon and then I asked
her what was The matter. Mrs Suhl
told me that they had been having
trouble and that her husband had
chOked her.
The witness went on 20 relate how
Mrs. Suhl had said that AIr. Suhl had
gone TO live with his daughter. Mrs.
COneen. and that he was giving his
money 90 his daughter she said that
Mrs Suhl had declared that She had
found it necessary to pick berries In
order % earn money.
Considerable ire characterized the
crosse winatiOu Of the witness by
Mr.. Faraoa1gh- Mrs Trail was em-
phatc in her dcnials OF certain -tare-
ments which counsel for the defense
directed against her
Mr.. Farabaugh sought to secure an
admission from the witness that as
a matter Of fact instead ~ telling
about her husband having chokei her
Mrs. Suhl had said that she had learn
ed of a proposed deal between her
husband and lIr Trail whereby the
former proposed 90 dispose Of "a farm
and that SHE wanted 10 make sure
that she wouI1 secure some of the
money that would Dee orthcoming.
The witness denied that this had been
the tenor of the conversation.
FarabaUgh then made the intima-
ton that SIR. Trail rad been the agent
who had conducted the transaction
whereby Nr Suhl had traded q farm
ON the Denslow road valued at So 500.
for piece of property iu north South
Bend worth not more than SO. SEQ. The
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