New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03

Che night Of the murder as follows:
He went 20 sec his sister, Mrs. Daley,
at that afternoon. and later dncd
with SDellman and his wife 81 her
home. lie then had the tank OF his
motorcycle flled at d garage on North
Friendship Street; rode out 70 Roger
Williams Park snd went from there 10
within half d mile Of Rocky Point. He
returned 20 Providence and. calling
on his sister and q friend. found they
were In bed Then he rode down TO
Riverside. On returning 20 Providence.
he put UP his machine and spent the
night at tho home 81 willie Brown
friend.
Two hours of artful question
ing BY Attorney General Rice could
not shake this alibi. Under this ordeal
the little negro was weary and st
times insOlent Not once was Rice
able 70 trap him Brown admitted that
he did not know which road he took 20
Rocky Point, or al what point no
turned about and came back TO Provld-
ence. He explained this trip By saying
that he was Just riding. lie went
down TO Riverside, he testified. 20 see
about ordering a CLAN dinner for the
next Sunday" but was unable 70 ma
On all other subjects than his abb
he was reticent He would repeat
each Of Rice's questions in a careful
imitation Of the Attorney General $
tone, apparently think hard and then
decide with a monkey-like grin that ne
couldn't remember.
Wouldn't Identify Wife's Letter.
So great was his caution that he re
fused 10 identify a fetter which the
state presented as having been written
by his wife
But" demanded Mr. Rice docs any
other woman begin her letters 20 you
My deares. husband ~
They're liable to- the witness pro-
nounced
The scattered tittering which had &C
companied all his testimony became a
laugh at this reply. and Judge Stearns
threatened 20 have the courtroom
cleared
Brown WAS careful 20 admit that he
mad seen no one but those witnesses
who already have testified that they
had talked with him OF the night Of
the murder His abb was indefinite.
bur he stuck 10 II unfalterngly. This,
coupled with the fact that ne has as
his lawyer man known throughout
New England for his logical and emo
tional ability in summing up, made his
chance of acQuittal seem brighter when,
at the end Of result less gruelling,
Mr. Lewis admitted that be rested his
case.
Spellman's attorney followed with a
similar statement, and although the
time for closing was near, the state
launched AZ once into its rebuttal
Captain MOnahan. Che first witness.
Contradicted the testimony of both Of
the negro women whom he arrested for
perjury The state turned from lis
Eammering of the negro defendants and
attacked once again the chief figure in
the trial. Captain Monahan testified
that on the way 20 police headquarters
on the morning of her arrest Mrs. Mohr
had described her husband as terri
bic man" This was admitted. after OBJ
lection by Fitzgerald, who fought We
hementlv to exclude the police officers
further statement that, when confront
cd by the negroes. Mrs Mohr had de-
MED completely with them in the crime.
whereupon Brown had said 20 her:
eyes, you did Mrs. Mohr. You know
YOU did"
Mr. Phillips and Mr. Fitzgerald both
talked long and AZ once on this point.
The states attorney had the better
lungs. however. and continued arguing
until Fitzgerald asked plaintively, is
there no way OF stopping him. your
honor"
This Judge Stearns succeeded in &C
complishing. and court adjourned.