The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-01
Says Girl Will Go
on Stand and Tell
How Fatal Shots
Were Fired


EvEesETT. Fcb. i.--Thas ~
yesrssd Trcva fose fir~d tho
shss With killed tsus Dani~isou
Was sAs virtual admission made
tedny by y. A. Basswick. after.
n-y fer the Eiri and isrr mother.
Mr~ Bertha Wiikc~. In their trial
In superior cosss here.
The adrnisssion came aA a bofnbsheii
NJ only a few minutes earlier sups.
rior Judge Guy &. Aston had de
eisrcd that no evidence had been in.
sroduc~d to eonneet the child with
the crime.
Trcva was cheated out Of direct.
ID verdict Of not guilty by her own
counsel. who. after successfully plead.
Ing her case. sought to us- the YER.
dict as the basi. for technical plea
vher-by the mother would have been
acquitted
LAYS CARDS
on TABLE
The defense laid its cards on the
table for tho first time when Attor>
ney Bostwick opened his care shortly
before ncon- lie declared that tho
defsnsc would prove that panselscn
Vas ficnd. . man Of ungovernsbir
temper. who had attacked bcsh Mrs
Wilkes and her daughter before. and
Iof whom they stood In mortal dread.
In dramatic sentences he told how
p~niclson had gone TO q neighbor's
house. where Mrs. wilkes ~as visit.
lnE. and had cursed her for not hav.
ing hts dinner ready: how Mrn.
Wilkes had demonstrated with him.
and how he finally attacked her.
As they ssood graphing with each
other" he said. "A shot was dis
charged Who fired II. whether Il
was Mr. Wilkes or Danicison him.
SELF nobody knows. but TIN next mo-
mont the revolver fen 10 the floor.
Take u away. Treva: my God. tak@
II away" Mira wilkes screamed.
Then everything went black trsora
her. Danieison was choking her.
His hands wcrr about her neck. and
she couldn't see. But she heard two
shots. and shr NEXT thing nhe knew.
Danolson vas away from her. lying
on the floor.
'-Treva will 70 on the stand and
tel you how these shots were fired"
he concluded.
The courtroom was tsnre turnout
Bostwick's speech. For TIM first
time since the trial opened. Tr~va
lost her composure and sobtcd IN.
audlhly an the story OF the fight was
told. Her mother laid her head on
tire table and wept thru most OF the
speech. Several Of the jurors seem
ed deeply affected. and at least one
OF them wiped away tears
A. soon ~ the state closed its
case. shortly before noon. de-
fense Attorney =. a. Bostwicis
made motion for . directed vcr- /
diet of not guilty In Trcva's case,
on the ground that the state had
failed 10 connect her with the
crimet
Judge Guy G.. Aston announced
that he would grant this motion. At.
torney Bostwick then made a motion
that a similar verdict be directed In
the CASE OF Mrs. Bertha Wilkes.
Treva's mother. This caused Judge
Aston to reverse his decision.
JUDGE WON'T
BE CAUGHT
The lady pfeadcth too much he
quoted. 'T'm not going to have the
state caught bctween two stones. In
view Of the second motion ! will re-
serve decision until all evidence is
in"
This decision was hailed an the
greatest victory that the state has
scored in the case. N was admitted
by state counsel that the only reason
that Treva had been brought into
the trial was 10 forestall just such
a situation as the defense had sought
10 bring about.
Judge Aiston's action came ms n
climax 20 morning fun OF dramatic
moments. otto Nicholson, the police
man who was called to the Wilkes
home after the shooting on Novem-
ber G, was recalled TO the stand az
soon as court opened.
lie testified In regard to the lack
OF powder marks on Danielson's cloth
ing. his evidence tending TO prove
that the bullet wounds were not self
inflicted q.
Dr. 7. w. Carsons. city health
officer. provided the first real
thrill Of the morning, when he
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