The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-06
RUTH GARRISON
AGAINST ST0RRS
Takes Stand for Prosecution
in Trial OF Lover
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WlndoW AT the county jail. behlnd
which Ruth sat. gazing o1t upon a
Han.bitten landscape. and started n
conversation with her.
Deputy Sheriff Ell Wilson prompt.
~ arrested Frayne and locked him
I'm cell. After several hours i'm.
prisonment. Frayno was released
upon his promise TO attempt no fur.
Their conversation with Ruth.
Captain Of Detectives Charles Ten.
nant of Seattle and Deputy Prose.
cutting Attorney John u. carmody OF
King county are due here Friday. IL
was Tenant and Carmody who
gained the confession from Ruth
when she voiced every detail OF her
doing AWAY with Mrs Storrs last
March 40 that she might have bud.
ley Storrs for herself. Tho state re-
lies on these two witnesses 20 ciinch
the case against etorrs.
II was declared today that Defense
Attorney smith has sensational doc.
umcnts which no will use In his cf.
fort 10 free stcrrr
u was also intimaied that he
VIII try 90 prove that Ruth hes
bc~n offcr~i her freedom by
Christmas N she will take The
stand against Sterrs. 2
II had Ruth Garrison brought
here as q witness for the defense.
and ! don't propose % see her used
20 railroad Storrs 10 Jail said Smith.
They arc trying 10 make storrs the
srfsas IL. shla t.s.a. f...t -. -. a..
fight 20 tho last before 7 win s-e him
raiircaded TO tho penl,sntiary"
bitterness between Smith ara
Gresham. former law partners. rose
10 the surface Thursday afternoon.
when The case Of IN. state against
stnrrs was called Several times
during the afternoon sarcastic do.
bate was induigcd In.
When storrH was brought into the
courtroom by Deputy Sheriff En-
Wilson, ev~ry scat was taken. ard
scores Of women and girls were
standing IN the aisle way and AGAINST
the walls. Their. was a concerted
crsninw of n~cks whom storrs en-.
tered the room. The defendant sur.
vered the room with a cool eye. but
nodded to nobody after searching the
room for a friendly face. storrr pro
srntcd natty appearances. A slight
paienes.. probably tho result Of Sail
lie for ten weeks. was apparent. but
zach cheek flushed rirk when his
mother took his arm and his sister.
Elsie storrr. piled him with whia.
per~d questions
Prosecutor Gresham quickly read
the information. charging seduction
20 the first I. taicsnen called 10 the
jury box. Outlaws swept thru tho
court room when vroman Methow.
In answer 10 Attorney Smiths qua
tons. whether he had an opinion az
10 s,orr'a guilt or Innocence. said:
81 believe that question IL iitiie too
quick. Wait TIL hear me evidence.
can't your"
Take or Coats
A second hearty laugh from the
spectators came when Richard King
Of waueonda was examined az 10
his qualifications as a juror.
II generally make W my own
mind about everything" was one OF
Kins'n answers.
You arr married man. aren't
yous" Prosecutor Gresham asked
ny Jinks. that's right" King said
In confusion. n take that all back
about making NJ my own mind"
At this iuncsur- Juror vroman se,
style which was quickly adopted
by scores Of spectators when h.
arose In the jury Dor and DOTTED his
coat.
No sooner Rad vroman get the
summer style for jurors and spscfa.
tors than court procedure was In.
terupted by judge c. ~. Neal. who
called A. j. cruIi. n prospective
Juror. from the box.- With Judge
Jur.y's permission. few seconds
later cruii dashed from the court
room TO the CONSERVATION OF tho
spectators.
"Brother crufi's house IL burning
down. and move that he be al
lowed 10 leave the jurisdiction of
the court" Prosecutor Gresham said.
The last seen OF cruii was n trnil
OF dust from his fiivver M he rot
snii for hts wheat ranch. ten miiea
north OF Oksnoran.
After nearly four hours Of exnrn.
nation. the jury was selected tina,
will decide storrs' fate. AZ the coun.
~ jail. after adjournment Mt s.as
o'clock. storrs was pcasinis,lc re-
garding his chances OF escaping con.
viction. Seated In his cell. which IL
adorned with half dozen photo.
graphs Of Ruth Garrison In various
poses. Storrs said: They've elect.
ed me 10 be the goat. The Jurors
seemed too anxious TO get on and
stick. That doesn't look good to me.
These people are riding me. that's
all. I've been here In Jail for ten
weeks Just because they placed my
bail 70 high that can't reach II
with n ten.foot POLE
During the selection OF a jury
Storrs wore a weary frown and con.
fcrred frequently with his attorney.
The jury. as accepted by state and
defense. follows: II. Nroman
Methow: Martin Clark. Tonasket: J.
w. Mansfield. Pateros: II. Parkln-
son. Mazama; N. p. Speed. Win.
throp; Frank y. Ellis. okanogan: n.
A. Davis. Nelson; c. c. Fritts. To
nasket; w. G.. McCrory. Nelson: ID.
r. Campbell. Tonasket; j. w. Orch,
Orovillo; w. w. Scott, Oroville.