Arizona republican., 1917-03-29
DETROIT WOMAN
UPSETSP Of
STATES CHARGE

UflElL u VEIsIfiUL
DENVER, March 2S.-Hurrying to
the witness stand almost directly from
the train on which she had raced from
Detroit to Denver, Mrs. Julia Minor
Brown, of Detroit, toby contradicted
an important part of the states evil
, ace against Mrs. Stella Newton
Syk, Smith, accused of the murder of
he.- ashland last January Mrs
Brown testified that she, and not Mrs
Smith, as the state contended, was the
woman who registered as Mrs. Charles
Miller, Detroit at the hotel where
Smith was staying the night before he
was killed.
The state has sought to prove that
Mrs Smith was friendly with her hus-
band until short time before his
death, and that she shot him in a
jealous rage, as he was about to leave
her. The defense has contended that
Mrs. Smith was in fear of her life
because of Smith, that her desire was
to get away from him forever to Which
end she gave him large sums of money,
and that she shot him in self defense.
hotel where Smith stayed, testified
that Mrs. Smith spent the night of
January Hip at that hotel. Smith
was shot January IS. One of the en-
ployes told of Mrs. Smith handing him
card with the name Mrs John Law
renee Smith," on it.
Counsel for the defense handed Mrs.
Brown the register of the hotel for
January II. Il call your attention to
the SIGNATURE. Mrs. Charles Miller and
the address, Detroit . ne said did
you ever see that before p
Yes" repson6td Mrs. Brown, Il
wrote it
The defense introduced exhibits
tending to show Mrs. Brown had tele-
phoned her attorneys and her husband
from the hotel Some evidence as to
telephone calls also was drawn from
her, all tending to show that she, and
not Mrs. Smith had occupied a room
at the hotel.
Mrs. Browns coat was brought in
and she put on the coat she wore the
night of January II. A hotel employe
then was called in. 1t was saia he
might change his former testimony and
identify Mrs. Brown as the woman he
previously had sworn was Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Brown said she never had seen
Mrs. Smith before, nor had she seen
counsel for the defense until she ar
rived in Denver. Asked if she had
come directly to court she said No"
Cross examination developed that she
had been taken first to a detective
agency where, she said, Il changed my
hat and shoes"
Are the hat and shoes you now have
en- the same you wofe when you went
to the hotel January 11?''
Yes"
when did you first learn of this
case?"
Sunday night
How"
In telegram from Denver"
Did a detective meet you at a sta
ton down the road from Denver?"
"YesY
Did woman detective accompany
you from Detroit?"
Yes
void you discuss this case with herr
No"
Didn't you tell her why you were
coming to Denver"
oh, she knew that; she saw the
telegram
Is this the bag you had with you
when you went to the hotel?" asked
counsel, calling attention to a hand
bag.
Yes" said Mrs. Brown. 1T is my
sisters bag. Those are her initials
on it-'C. M.-my maiden name was
Minor l took the name Mrs. Charles
Miller because of those initials.
after L had registered that way |
went down and saw the clerk and told
him my right name was Mrs. Ross c.
Brown and gave him my card and told
him I was using the Miller for per-
sonal reasons"
Charles F. Carnine, an attorney, cor
roborated Mrs. Browns statement that
she had, called him on the telephone
January IL.
The state asked a recess until to-
morrow to Investigate the new angles
to the case brought out by Mrs.
Browns testimony and this was
granted Further rebuttal by the
state and further r-rebuttal by the
defense, it was stated by counsel,
would depend on the result of these
Investigations. Indications were, they
said, that the case might reach the
jury some time tomorrow.