The New York herald., 1921-01-27
TWOSAY BRNES
MADE THREATS
4 AGAINST DREWES
State Wins Point Against
.U. of p. Student Accused OF
Numbering Friend.
WRITING ESTABLISHED
Defence Blocks Attempt to
Get Before Jury Analysis
of Alleged Blood Spots.
WRITING ESTABLISHED

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Special Despatch to TIE New NoaK HHsAuD.
tiPHILADEI.PHIA Jan. 26.--Both COM
monwealth and defence scored to-day
in the trial of William =. Brines. the
University of Pennsylvania student.
for the murder of his former chun1,
Elmer c. Drewes, a student at Dart
mouth College.
The commemorative victories were
IN matters Of evidence The defence
won in placing technicalities that
barred from the records testimony
that Assistant District Attorney Cor
don had attempted to gain from wit
nesses.
Like a thunderbolt there fell upon
the defence the testimony of Peter j.
s. Malloy of Curwensviile that Brines,
while delivering maps in Curwensville,
had told him of difficulties with
Drewes. And at that time, according
to Malloy. Brines declared that he
would "get him if it's the last thing l
ever do" Malloy also testified that
Brines had offered to sell revolver
ike the one exhibited in court and
said to have been found in Brines's
automobile.
~ offered to Challenge Drewes.
Mrs. Rebecca Malioy followed her son
on the stand and also testified that
Brines had made such threats and that
.the shiyers ran up and down my spine
from the look in his eyes as he said IT.
Both Mrs. Malloy and her son testified
that Brines said in their presence that
Drewes was the only man In the world
against whom he held grudge. and
that he intended to challenge prewes
to fight for $500 purse. Brines's at
torney, William A. Gray, put up strong
resistance against the evidence. but 1t
was admitted by Judge Ferguson.
Another victory for the Common
wealth was tho admission as evidence
Of examination papers from Brines's
class at the University of Pennsylvania
To establish standard of the hand
writing of the defendant Mr.. Gordon
had called all the members of Briness
class and by process of elimination
stablished certain OF the papers to be
those written by Brines. But the Com
u1onwealth failed when it tried to have
admitted two checks said 10 have been
signed by grines. for the purpose ol
h.ndwritng standards.
get before the jury evidence by Dr.
William c. Robinson. city chemist, as TO
analysis of the alleged blood splotches
on Brines's automobile which the Com
-fr,tr f,fsa n "a a
used in connection with the murder.
Dr. Robinson, reading from u book
began to give his testimony. He was
halted by questions intended to identlTy
fne automobile as that of Brines. He
was unable 70 tell the license number
or any other distinguishing marks about
The car. All he knew was its make. he
was not, in fact. certain as to the color
Of the automobile, saying he thought IT
was maroon
detective. Mr. Gordon attempted 10
prove that the car from which the
suudge. analyzed by Or. Robinson rs
blood, was obtained was the same found
In chew street Germantown. and later
identified AS belonging to Brines.
Judge Ferguson sustained all the OBJ
jections made by Mr. Gray to a series
OF questions the Assistant District At
torney attempted to put to the witness.
Then Mr.. Gordon declared he woui1
..bring the car into court tomorrow" as
"the only practical way remaining.
Threntens Retriai.
The District Attorney failed also to
City Hall attaches said there Is no
elevator in the building large enough
10 hold the machine. 1t is possible that
Judge, jury and witnesses may adjourn
20 the City Hall court yard. view tho
car, take evidence bearing upon 1t ami
clear up the doubt on the color OF the
car.
Major Samuel o. Wynne. chief OF the
county detectives was called upon to
testify as 70 his part In the nvestiga-
tion OF the Drewes murder and the ar
rest of Brines While Major Wynne
was on the stand Mr.. Gray and Mr..
Gordon were in almost continuous
clashes as to the admissibility OF testi'
nlony on one Of two occasions Mr..
Gordon turned to the court and stated
What he was after in questioning the
witness.
Air Gray was almost constantly on
his feet demanding that MI Gordon be
stopped in this practice. He declared
he would demand the withdrawal OF 4
Juror. which would terminate the pres
ent sessions and necessitate retria'.
n MIR. Gordon did not desst.