Evening star., 1922-09-19
= ~ 90 &. 49, p q .
.lElLEO WOMAN
AT bRYSON TRIAL
;. proves ! MYSTERY Y
Expected to Testify for D. C.
~. Doctor Accused Of
. htR..t
'sas :. Murder.
BEGIN SEC0RING JURY;
FIRST WOMAN EXCUSED
Prisonsr Presents Detected Appear.
anee-plssds Not Guilty to
Indictment.
From Z star correiponasn,.

From 4 star Correspondent,
HUNTINGDON, Pa. (Courfhouse), },
September 1s.--Ar air Of mystery was
thrown over the opening Of the trial
Of DR.. Herbert Bryson today by the
arrival Of 4 beautiful veiled woman
in black, who, with another woman.
apparentlpth Her mother. took seats in
the reserved space just inside the bar
and to the right OF Judge Thomas F.
Bailey. shortly after the opening of
the trial.
DR.. Bryson is sitting across the
room from her. He does not give a
hint of knowing her. His expression
is blank.
The trial for his life on a charge
Of the murder of Mrs. Helen Irene
Hainss, his companion, at Cassville.
In this county, on April 8, has just
got under way OF a large panel Of
talesmen for Jury duty. fourteen are
women. Challenging has begun. The
prosecution and defense each has the
rieht to challenge twenty without
cause. The defense has no objection
to a woman juror. There may be one
in the box.
Woman to Aid Defense.
Just one hint OF recognition was
given the woman of mystery as she
walked through the gate at the bar
compAnied By William Wallace CHS
holm. attorney fer the defense. She
must be. a witness for the defense. 1t
Is being kept a deep secret what her
part will be. Mrs. Bryson, mother of
the accused, does not know. Neither
does Mrs. walker. the sister of DR..
Brysoh. Neither have ever seen her
before.
She IL tail and dressed almost en-
tirely in black. Her hair is blonde
and her completion clear. She. walks
with q swinging grace and upright
carriage. She Is neatly and simply
attired.
Mrs. Helen Kirby. mother Of Mrs.
Haines, Dr.. Brysonis companion. with
whose murder he ie charged. entered
tbs courtroom on the arm Of Attor-
nsy Samuel |; -spykeI. ASSOCIATE Of
a seat At the table Of the prosecution.
She 10 dressed In black and leans on
cane when walking. DR.. Bryson is
sitting in q chair on the right of the
Judge. He has grayed perceptibly.
BrySen Hears Indictment.
when the Indictment was read DR..
Bfysoh stood quietly before Judge
Bailey, moving not q muscle and
speaking not word. Counsel for the
Defense Chisholm pleaded mot
guilty" for him. az he did not answer.
To the question, How will you be
tried7" the reply was via counsel, the
by God and country"
by God and country, you will be
tried, and may He promise YOU a Just
deliverance.'
He chen took a seat at the table
OF the defense. Beside him sat his
mother. ana two other chairs were
drawn up. for the veiled woman in
black and her companion. On the
far side OF the table sits Mrs. Ran
panel OF twenty Jurors was in place
on the bench beside Judge Bailey.
trial Judge. Is Associates Judge E. NJ.
Beers, who defeated Representative
Focht for Congress at the last
IL turn to 13fyson again for
moment. He seems to be q different
man from the DR.. Bryson Of Wash.
inktor. He came into court dressed
In 4 drab. gray.checked suit, of some
woelen material. and had the. coat
buttored button higher on the side
than is correct. It gave his appear
ance a lop-sided effect. and this was
accentuated by an apparent days
growth Of beard.
securink Of Jury Begins.
Questioning Of jurors started at
s;45 o'clock Prosecuting Associate
spyker ouefted the hfst talesman re-
EardIis capital punishment. Upon
receiving reply In the Affirmative he
passed no challenge.
Attorney Chisholm first officially in
dicated the COURSE the defense would
pursue by asking whether the prospec-
sanity as q defense in a homicide case
This brought protest from the pros
ecution on the ground that 1t was an
improper question.
Judge Bailey overruled the objection
and admitted the question.
tionine always along the line of the
capital punishment and insanity occu-
MED virtually the entire morning.
1t is believed that the challenging will
not be finished until tomorrow. After
an hours challenging not one juror had
been placed in the box.
The frst woman, Miss Mary Nc
Garvey. called for jury duty. declared
she had . fixed opinion regarding the
case which she could not change under
any circumstances She was excused,
'fy,f cause" At II o'clock the defense
had exhausted fye Of the twenty etal-
lenres allowed without cause and the
prosetutlon had exhausted six Of their
twenty pereniptofy challenges.
-, More M5stefs In Case.
Some additional mystery has been
injected into the case by queries Of
the defense 10 prospective jurors.
with Frank Starr. farmer. on the
stand. Attorney Harry Petrfkin, of
counsel for the defense, asked wheth-
ef he had received any unsigned let
ter since being summoned as a Juror.
This gave rise to courtroom specu-
lation that unsigned letters were be-
ing sent to some prospective jurors.
What the subject OF such letter
might be has not been broueht out.
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