The Washington times., 1920-07-25

| been repeatedly warned OF his rights,
/, that no threats or promises were held
out to him and no force used against
him. The court found that the state
! ments were freely made.
Miss Lena Evers. Boston stenoE'
rapher, who made the notes of Petit
bones alleged confession to her en-
ployer and to Supt. Edwin c. Brown,
also made the notes of the alleged
confession of Pettibonc to States At
torney Graves in which it is con-
tended he told the prosecutor that
he administered the poison to his
wife, but he said he didn't intend to
kill her, but meant to make her
good and sick"
Gossip that the alleged confessions
would probably be admitted brought
a great crowd to court, and because OF
the heat Judge Wilson granted per-
mission TO the Jurors, lawyers and
| news writers to remove their coats.
Several jurors stripped down to shirt
sleeves and suspenders and one OF
| the attorneys for the defense availed
| himself of the privilege.
CONFESSION NOT ENTORTED.
Attorney General Archibald called
several witnesses to prove that no
force was used to extort Pettibonc's
confessions. The respondent had no
reply and when Mr.. Jones stated that
Pettibone was trapped into making
| the admissions in a belief that he was
before legal tribunal, Judge Wilson
! inquired IL there was any evidence of
/ that Mr.. Jones said there was not,
but the assumption was plain. When
| he declined to offer evidence Judge
Wilson remarked, the respondents
mouth is open"
1t was after 3 o'clock before the
jury was recalled. While the argu-
ments were on the jurors were taken
out on the court house lawn and held
in the custody of deputy sheriffs.
When they finally filed into their
seats, the attorney-general announced
his intention to offer a so-called con-
| fession made by Pettibone on June Is
to States Attorney Graves at Ben
nington.
| A short recess was declared, in an
effort to ventilate the court room but
! spectators held to their places and
refused to bulge. When court recon-
vened 1t was discovered that chairs
of counsel had been appropriated and
another halt was called while court
/ officers sought additional chairs, the
| court remarking, "at least counsel are
| entitled to chairs"
States Attorney Graves climbed down
from perchcs on their table as the
necessary chairs were produced.
Attorney General Archibald read
from the Graves-Pettibone confession
to Detective Wood, who testified that
he was present when 1t was made. He
said that between a talk with Petit
/ bone in the afternoon and a later
| talk in the evening he took Petit
bone to supper at the hotel. The de-
tective said that he also accompanied
the States attorney to Wards drug
store, where they purchased n bottle
of strychnine sulphate, and when they
exhibited it to Pettbone he said 1t
was like the one he stole at the
same drug store, the contents OF
which he mixed with a dose of salts
for his wife to take
Mr.. Jones was vigorous in his cross
examination of the Boston detective
and sought to show that the remu-
neration paid by the State was cause
for bias. The attorney general OBJ
jected and argued that Wood was not
promised any reward or engaged to
accomplish a purpose, but was simply
paid a per diem rate. The court ruled
out further questions, subject to au-
thoritics.
Wood denied that he knew OF any
process to arrest Pettlbone until after
the statements were made, and he
said that he told Pettibone he would
recommend that he be arrested. lie
also said that he advised Pettibone
to make a statement to the States at
torney.
lie admitted that he suspected that
Pettibone was the guilty man, and
when asked II he would have recon-
mended an arrest IL Pettibone had
made no statement the witness said
he thought he would.
FAVORED CONVICTION.
isn't Il a fact that you planned to
question him before he knew he was
under arrest because You knew you
couldn't get a thing as easily IL he
was arrested2'
mo: don't know that I did"
what did you discuss with him?"
Ills wife's death, the taste and
color of strychnine, probably the
weather and a lot of things"
And what did he say about itT' &
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