Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-31
PROSECUTION IN
PHILLIPS CASE
To CLOSE TODAY
Story of the Flight Of AC-
cuSed Woman, After the
Staying of Mrs. Mea-
doWs, Told by Witnesses.

Los Angeles, oct. 30.--The story
Of the flight of Mrs. Clara Phillips
after the Staying of Mrs. Alberta
Meadows was begun today in the
trial of Mrs. Phillips for murder
and the prosecution brought out
that Mrs. Meadows at the time of
her death had $S5, unaccounted
for as yet.
The cross examination OF MIS-
Peggy Caffee. who witnessed the
staying. was brought to an abrupt
close today. She stuck closely TO
her direct exa .ination story OF the
tragedy. Deputy District Attorney
Fricke said the cutting short of the
cross examination would enable
him t. close his case some time
tomorrow.
Miss Genora Tremaine, sister of
Mrs. Meadows. testified she met
the latter at noon on July II. the
day of the Staying at the bank
where Mrs. Meadows was em-
ployed. Miss Tremaiue said her
sister drew 500 from the bank and
gave her SIS. Jules Lucas. who
called himself sweetheart of Mrs.
Meadows, previously had testified
that he passed the rest of the noon
hour with Mrs. Meadows and that
she spent nothing. Mrs, Caffee tes-
titled that she and Mrs. Phillips
met Mrs. Meadows Just after the
latter left the bank that afternoon
and drove directly to the spot
where the Staying occurred. After
the tragedy, Mrs. Caffee said. Mrs.
Phillips carried away Mrs. Mead
ows' purse.
Guy Millman. clerk at a down
town hotel. testified that Mrs. Phil
lips registered there, using the
name MRS. r. S. Jackson" The
hotel register was admitted in
/ evidence. also the county jail reg
/ lister hearing Mrs. Phillips sigma
/ ture. for purposes of comparison.
| Jesus Camancho, CITY detective
of Tucson, AriZ., testified he ar
rested Mrs. Phillips there the night
of July fS on a Southern Pacific
railway train bound from Los An
geles to El Paso, Texas. Mrs. Phil
lips, he said. was travelling as Mrs
r. Jackson but when summoned
from her berth said she was Mrs
| Clara Mcclure of Los Angeles. Ca
mancho saM he found n pasteboard
box among her effects on which
the name CLARA Phillips" had been
written and that an attempt had
been made to erase II. He alsc
found some jewelry and $50 II
cash, he testified.
Finger Black and Blue.
The little finger OF AIRS. Phillips
right nand was wrapped in a hand
kerchief, Camancno said and IN
later learned that it was black anC
blue.
Attempts of the prosecution II
prove by Sheriff William /. Trae.
ger that Mrs. Phillips was arrested
after Armour Phillips, her hus.
band, had notified the sheriff OF
the staying were prevented by OBJ
jections of the defense, which the
court sustained. Sheriff Traeger
told of bringing Mrs. Phillips from
, Tucson to Los Angeles. She al
first refused to admit her identity
he said, but when he told her hi
had letter for her from her hus'
band, she said she was Mrs. Phil
!, lips.
The finding of Mrs. Meadows
coupe at Pomona, near Los An
geles, on July IS was described by
Arthur r. Otto and Jack Munsor
, Of Pomona.
Blood Stains.
Arthur r. Mas. a chemist, tes'
titled that there were blood stain'
on a hammer found near the body
and on gloves and shoes worn By
the defendant on the day of thu
Staying and on q door of the deat
woman's coupe. Dr. A. II. Zeiter
a bacteriologist, testified thes'
stains were human blood.
, Owing to the death OF tn
, mother Of w. y. Durham, one o
! the jurors, court adjourned toda!
: until tomorrow afternoon to en-
) able him TO attend the funeral.
With the exception of one wit
] ness, the prosecution is ready Il
, rest its case.
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