The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
CLARA PHILLIPS
 ACCUSES ACCUSER
 OF HAM,AER CRIME
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fought, and we fought, and we fought" said the witness, and went on to tell the details of the struggle. Finally, she said, Mrs. Meadows had the best of 1t and the witness had called Mrs. Caffee
 When she had told of Mrs. Caffee's alleged response to this appeal her attorney halted the direct examina- tion. Mrs. Phillips was so discom- posed, however, that little headway was made for some time with the cross examination.
 After detailing the movements of
 herself and Mrs. Chaffee, Mrs. Phil
 lips related the meeting with Mrs.
 Meadows and events following the
 trip to Montecito drive.
 'On Peggys signal I told Alberta
 to stop, that I wanted to talk with her." she testified. q asked Alberta if she had been going with Mr. Phillips; If he had bought her a wrist
 watch and the tires on her car. She denied 1t all so I said we would go back find MT. Phillips and face it
 out with him.
 "As I started to get into the ear,
 Peggy said Clara are you going to
 let her get away with a thing like that?
 Peggy kept encouraging me not 10 let her get away.
 Finally Alberta said, I might as well own up and tell the truth, MT Phillips and I are going together, He loves me and I love him. He l doesn't care for you. I have things l all ready-money, a new trunk and
 handbag-and we are going to elope. "As Dirty as A Dog" 'I then said, Alberta, you are the dtrfiast
 no heart. You are as dirty as a | dog
 Then she struck me. We fought | and fought and fought She had my I little finger bending it. trying to | break it. My whole life was taken | out of me. I had no strength. ] | could not stand it. It made me sick | I screamed for Peggy. She came from the machine and got Alberta | off of me. She struck with the | hammer. The last remember
 Peggy run up. and was beating All 1 berta with the hammer. I was
 trembling, and everything seemed to | go black before my eyes" h Mrs. Phillips told of her meeting with Mrs. Caffee the day before Mrs. Meadows was killed at which time she first informed Mrs. Caffee of the trouble between herself and Mrs. Phillips. Mrs. Caffee had not seen her husband for four days, the witness said. Mrs. Caffee urged her, she said. to get the keys from Mrs. Meadows car at the parking station and search the young widows apart ment. She said they did get the keys but that she returned them after leaving Mrs. Caffee.
 Bought Hammer
 On meeting them again in the afternoon they went she pping and while in a and 10 cent store Mrs. Caffee called her attention to some hammers and asked if she had any change. The defendant said she hand ed Mrs. Caffee some money and that Mrs. Caffee bought the hammer. Mrs. Caffee had black eye and said she wanted a drink as she was weak and nervous, the witness said. They went to friends room. she said, where Mrs. Caffee procured one drink, and both then went tc' the Caffee apartment.
 It was Mrs. Caffee who first saw Mrs. Meadows driving out of the parking station, the defendant tes- I,tified and on request she consented to let Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Caffee ride home with her. After they were i'l he car 1t was suggested that Mrs. illilps De taken to her sister s nome. Mrs. Phillips continued, and eventually they came to Montecito drive.
 On crtss examination the defen- dant said tho next she remembered after everything went black before her eyes was waking up in a hotel the following morning. She then was asked:
 Don't you remember going tc; your apartment. meeting your husband and saying to him: I've killed the girl you love. I'm awfully happy, and can cook you the best little supper you ever had in your lfe.'"
 "I don't remember that" she re- piled.
 Mrs. Phillips was shown a dress which. according to the testimcn was covered with bloodstains, and identified 1t as the one she wore the day of fba s1avipC