The Washington times., 1920-07-24

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state Atty. Graves wa then called
10 the stand 70 prove the confession
OF June 10. made TO him at the time.
with Detectives Wood and brow n.
Chief OF Police Brazil And Mia. Evsrs
He said that he told tho prisopsr u
his rights and then discovered that
Miss Evers WAS not TAX ns nVtss. H
found her trying TO bar age = blist
cred nnger and assist,f her IT, ou
she took notes OF the conversation.
Miss Eyers was called. She idsnti-
ned her transcript OF Pettibone's con-
fession and then Mr.. Jones took her
In hand. She told him that Pettibone
was kept In a jury room for several
hours, but that the detectives went
In and out and she went out to the
hotel for her own lunch. She said
she didn't make notes OF every word
that was spoken and smiled 1T the
cross-examiner as she reminded him
that she had Just testified that she
wasn't in the room all OF the time.
TENoGRAPHER EXHAUSTED.
Mr.. Jones asked the witness II she
didn't know that the detectives ar
ranged TO have Pettibone In q place
where they could question him. and
when she said she didn't know about
Il and he asked: "Didn't you know
the means taksn7" she answered
quickly: There were no means en-
ployed."
Mr.. Graves was recalled and his tes-
timony supplemented that OF Miss
Evers. who. II developed, WAS so
wesried during Pettibone's session
with the detectives that she fell
asleep on a couch.
The States Attorney deniep that he
kept Pettibone In jail so that detec-
tiyes could quiz him, and explained
that he summoned both Pettibone and
Miss Guillow to appear before Judge
Meagher. but that he could not Ques-
ton both at the same time, and that
before he had time to call Pettibone
the man had confessed.
JUMPED AT WORD "PoIsONING."
Mr.. Graves said that he had a war
rant for the arrest OF Pettibone at
the time that Pettibone WAS supposed
to be witness, but no one knew
about tho warrant because II was in
his pocket. The States Attorney de-
scribed the accused mans conduct in
the states Attorneys office when
poisoning was mentioned. He said
that Pettibone tucped fve feet out Of
his chair. Pettibone showed great
concern over Miss Guillows situation
and several times he asked II she had
broken down or inquired how she
was.
witness said that Chief of Police
Brazil was in the office at the time
Pettibone made the confession and
the chief asked: byron. why did
you do it?" and Pettibone answered.: I:
81 don't know"
You had a hell Of q nne woman"
said the chief.
Il know it. but It's too late now"
Pettibone replied.
CHIEF CONCERN FOR NURSE.
be with Miss Guillow. and while she
was in Judge Meaghers office Petit
bone was anxious. Whenever the
States Attorney would re-enter his
own office after a visit to Judge
Meagher's office across the corridor.
Pettibone would ask II she had col
lapsed broken down or said anything.
Is Byron Pettibone q victim Of mes
merism? Is he under the spell OF a
female Svengali?
His friends can explain his actions
In 20 other manner. They believe he
Is bewitched. For, apparently unat-
tractive as Is the woman with whom
he Is said to be infatuated, she exer-
cises an uncahny influence over the
handsome young undertaker's assist
ant who Is accused OF poisoning his
wife.
CHEERED ny LETTERS.
After the death Of his wife. Petit
bone left the new home into which
they had moved few weeks prior
and went to live in a rooming house.
Persons living there at the same time
relate how respondent he became
The great hulk Of a man would bury
his head in his hands and cry out
in despair:
Il must leave here; I will 60 south"
Then would come a letter. a sick
eningly sweet misisve. which began
Byron, my beloved" and ended in
poetry cheap, saccharine verses
about the STARS above" etc.
Instantly his mind would clear; he
would regain his self-control and go
about his duties undisturbed.
1t is weird that a woman. the type
of the woman in the case" can sway
the emotions of any man. Here is
problem for a psychoanalyst.
Byron Pettibone confessed, not
once, but three times, to the killing
of his wife, witnesses have sworn.
Attorneys for the defense en-
deavored to prove that Pettibone was
forced to confess by "third degree"
methods, while representatives OF the
State emphatically declared that Pet
tibone told of his crime freely with
out threats of promises.
Pettibone, it is declared, confessed
on June Is and again on June 18
in the presence OF Boston detectives.
the States attorney, the attorney
general, the chief of police of Ben
nington and stenographers.
Conscience proved his master and
compelled him to tell Of his deed.
State Attorney Collins NJ. Graves.
OF Bennington. related a CONVERSE
ton between himself, Chief of Police
Pat Brazil, Of Bennington and Petit
bone.
Brazil asked Pettibone why he
had poisoned his wife," Mr.. Graves
declared.
"Oh. 1 don't know" he answered
"You had a fine woman" said
Brazil.
81 know It, but it's too late now"
said Pettibone.
INQUIRED ABOUT AFFINITY.
Arain and again Pettibone would