New-York tribune., 1922-12-21


s5~et,n. His uneasiness as the
p'.....r,ed up left him and he grew
~ s.errcd. and even smiled as the
~ clsree proceeded. When Il was
80. leaned back and said:
~ ~. Is very fair charge. II Il wasn't
,I.ljs Judge / would have had a swell
- - irony Of the last sentence was
l..st.bio Mrs. Brunen's pink
~. creased themselves Ia smiles.
&c. Hohr. wife Of The defendant.
1s8 10 her husband sidc ana sal
s,,o his hand. But Hazel. whose
e -,e.y the Judge asked the jury TO
is..-' So .sl Mr.. and Mrs. Powell seemed
-svsS as they heard the justice
o,estioas Ea1ers Testimony
80 mo the testimony against Mrs
-, seems 20 be very neager. X
D.--s" s-om Charles N. Powell. self.
CO. ee1,....5 rurderer. and Hazel Brunen,
.,.,saughter These are the two
neI fs rrho implicste Mrs. Brunen.
wllnysiss s', -. herself confessed that she
hhiI Il, r,other we're engaged In a law
,uit over properly. 80, ...s...,,or
-. fs.Hng this witness has IN tne
the . - ~e,siser whether she may not
s1ss s1sssr,s5 s~ srsirsi her stepmother and
pS .ss - h h not Tor purposes Of anger.
Nns .s ~ other motives that she
Iess.s st.. those statements against the
Defendant. ..s.S -. ;,rv
80 vas testimony that Hazel was
=. gsSutifui daughter who ran away
from home With lion tanner and with
ler stepmother in circumstances which
RET with our disapproval."
Nevertheless" he resumed, Mrs.
grinen is not here 70 answer for i'm
r,oral conduct. And must remind
you that Hazel visited her mother IN
isl until she nays she was converted
:, the other side. What force are you
Going 10 give to such testimony il
seen's 20 me that Hazels testimony
ought 70 have very little weight
Separates Defendants Cases
Indigo Kalisch then told the jury II
mast find a first degree verdict or Rc-
oglt.al. He added a plea for life i'm
rrsonment could mitigate the extreme
venalty that goes with a verdict OF
riliy.
sYou must make no distinction as "a
s,rr he continued. "YOu may find .
,,rdict OF not guilty for Mrs. Bruner
,rd Of guilty for Mohr You are tc
e,nsider each ease as n " was beine
,ried separately The testimony against
uehr does not operate against Mrs
1uuen. didn't hear any proof she
"a Mohr and Powell were in com
hnation before the homicide.
sIn this case was much struck by
,ss fact that a week before Mrs. Brunen
ssd her husband were playing pinochle
=, the Moose Club. II Is true that
is,re were wranZles and difficulties, but
tha, sometimes happens in the best
there was testimony against Mohr
which placed hts case on a different
footing. continued the judge. The jury
would have 70 pass judgment on Pow
ell's story.
Discusses Truth Of Alibi
sTbs defense Is an alibi," he said.
can abb Is a perfect defense II es-
tabHshed But II is a very easy thing
70 fsbneaie Indeed. know Of no tes-
tinony more easily fabricated. ] see
nothing wrong in Mohr's taking hold
q he business right after Brunen..s
6ssik, or in Mrs. Brunen taking his
nszey. There were animals TO be fed
and keepers TO be paid"
IN summing up for the state. Robert
Peacock described Mrs. Brunen Rs .
wonderful actress who shed tears OF
fear" Her years in the circus gave
her skill on the witness stand, ne saio
Prosecutor Kelsey, in completing the
summation, described the murder OF
Bfunen as a "ViciOF. rotten crime
Be pictured Hazel as sitting on tho
Itand with the ghost Of her dead father
beside her, urging her on. II was con-
science that drove Powell TO confess tc
the murder, he said.