The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
HUSBAND OF MRS.
 CAMBRIDGE ON WAY
 HERE ID TESTIFY AS ID STOLEN BONDS
Defendant Put Through Chilling Cross-Examina- tion by State Attorneys, But Maintains Her
 Composure

Without warning, Hugo l.. Black, assisting in the prosecu- ton of Mrs. Mary Bainbridge, ,| dropped a bomb into the court room yesterday by announcing that George Bainbridge, hus- band of the accused, had been reached after great efforts and would be in Birmingham at 9| o'clock this morning to testify in answer to the charges made by Mrs. Bainbridge yesterday and the day before. Proceed ings in the trial were held up about 4 o'clock until this morn ing by Judge William E. Fort, following a.heated debate be- tween the opposing counsel. Mrs. Bainbridge. charged with the selling of s4000 worth of bonds, the theft of a silver toilet set and some personal effects alleged to be the property of Mrs. Kate Simmons of tie Tutwiler hotel, received the startling news without emotion. The spectators who, had been eagerly following the proceedings of the trial leaned for ward with astonishment that not word should be missed. Much specula- ton is being made as to how the ar l rival and testimony of Mir. Bainbridgs will affect the outcome of the case. BODEKER THREATENED :. Mrs. simmons threw another sensation into the trial yesterday | by testifying that Mrs. Bainbridge had showed her a pistol with | which she threatened the life of George Bodeker, in the event he appeared against her.
 | The state held numbers of telegrams which were alleged to have been in- | terchanged between MT. and Mrs. Bainbridge, in which she had repeat 
 ham and to never consent for coln- promise. She denied having sent | telegram to her husband while she | was confined in jail.
 l Mrs. Bainbridge left the witness l box shortly before noon yesterday, | after six hours under a terrific flow of questions and cross-examinatioIs | on the part of the state. She appear ed | to have a steady nerve under the cool. I Ia1i fa xf c1 but the strain is beginning to show upon her following the bombardment | of interrogations from the state. NL She repeated time and again how the alleged stolen goods had been received | from her husband and that she was doing all to clear herself of any guilt l Sitting room was impossible while sae held the stand. A large number of ladies were present and time and again men yielded their places to the ladies' Absolute quiet prevailed with the large crowd. all seeming eager to catch every word uttered on either side
 TELEGRAM ARRIVES
 MT. Black announced that he had telegraphed twice and telephoned to Chicago in an effort to get in touch a. m. Wednesday before he was sue cessfu1 About 3 o'clock yesterday | afternoon the Western Union mes- senger appeared in the room and pre- sented a telegram. MT. Davis, assist ant solicitor, tore the envelope open and read to the court that MT. BaIn- bridge left Chicago at 12:20 p. m. and would be in Birmingham at o'clock this morning.
 Sergeant Birmingham testified that MT. Bainbridge denied any knowledse e of the bonds when he was with Mrs. Bainbridge at the detective headquar- ters in Chicago, at the time of her ar- rest
 Several telegrams were introduced by the state when Mrs. Bainbridse e was called for re-examination yester- day afternoon. Some referred to the amount of money that had been sent l to her. while others pertained to Mir. Bainbridge sending a man to Pitts l burg to look for a man, supposed to be MT. Moderne, the man from whom early testimony indicated she bou5h. the bonds from. according to the test:- | mony She admitted wiring him on April not to come to Birminghanl. She is alleged to have sent the fol- lowing telegram to her husband April 3:
 ~Stay indefinite. Repair ward
 robe trunk, only mine and John's
 clothes, shoebag on door and all
 shoes, black hat. Send at once.
 Better understanding regarding
 lawyers. Will write soon. Ask
 Mccarthy write personally. Reese
 Murray to explain everything. He
 can be trusted. Do not leave your
 business; my begging for you h
 newspaper talk. Am i'll. Write
 when able. Never consent for 7
 eompromise. Signed. Mrs. Geo. |