Evening star., 1922-09-19

in the box. He Is q farmer, fifty-six
years old. father Of eight children,
four of whom are girls. He denied
having received any unsigned letters,
insanity as plea In homicide cases.
He had no objection to capital pun
ishment, he said. He entered the jury
box at 11:05.
The defense continued throughout
the morning to question the pros
signed letter" Not q hint OF receipt
Of one has yet been forthcoming.
Andrew jackson. q local book
binder, was selected as the second
Juror at 11:10 o'clck. He answered
principle questions similar to Starr.
That the defense would not object
to woman sitting on the case as
juror was indicated by refusal of
counsel for the defense to challenge
the three women questioned thus far
out of the total OF fourteen women
talesmen. The prosecution used three
peremptory challenges to prevent
women from taking places on the
jury box. indicating a desire for a
male jury.
Surprises Come Early.
The prosecution began to spring
surprises in the case last night.
Starting with the arrival of Kenneth
Barnsley, from Washington, a friend
Of Bruce Hainss, the husband of the
dead woman, things began to open up
on the side of the prosecution. Next
there was a conference in the office
Of District Attorney C. d. Fetterhoof.
Samuel /. Spyker and Fetterhoof, who
are handling the states case against
DR.. Bryson. remained c1oseted with
persons probably interested in the
case, for several hours.
Finally Mrs. Helen Kirby. mother
of Mrs. Haines. and the woman who
coroner's inquest in this case last
April. walked out OF the office. DR.
Bryson is alleged to have told her
that he killed his wife. She Is the
only one known to have heard such
a statement
that Bryson told her about the MUIR
der while on the witness stand. but
while at the morgue at the coroner's
inquest after leaving the stand. She
will possibly be the star, witness for
the prosecution. She arrived last
night.
ley has with the case is also yet un-
known. He simply walked into the
Leister House, one of the leading
hotels here, and registered. He
wrote Washington as his home town,
and then said to the desk clerk. Has
MIR. Haines registered here YETI"
Speculation Over Haines.
This started speculation that Haines
would possibly put in an appearance
today or tomorrow. II he does it
will be the big surprise of the case.
Paneling of the jury is expected to
be completed tonight. This will give
tomorrow at least as a clear day for
action at the trial. Both sides are
sanguine of their success. The jury.
it Is expected. when completed. will
consist of farmers from the vicinity.
Attorneys William Wallace CHS
holm and Harry w. Petrikin. who
viii have charge of the case for the
defense. conferred with a number of
friends of DR.. Bryson who came here
to aid him with testimony and with
their support. '-
Among them were DR.. N C. Wilson,
of Columbia road near 18th street,
Washington. d. c.. and DR.. H. W.
Moffitt. who knew DR.. Bryson when
he was practicing medicine in Wash
panied by their wives and visited DIR.
Bryson at the jail.
j. F. Hodsson, who was a playmate
with DR.. Bryson as a child. came here
from Rochester, n. Y, and will prob
ably be called as witness by the
defense.
General Anton Stephan of Wash
ington, also arrived to testify as to
the character of DR.. Bryson. Both
were officers In the District National
Guard for many years.
DIR. Bryssn Uneoncerned.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson. mother of
the accused. and Mrs. Laura Randall,
his sister, have been here since Sat
urday. After seeing her brother last
night. Mrs. Randall remarked that
he was showing great spirits at the
arrival of his friends and that he
great delight at their
The most striking thing about the
prisoner. however. is his absolute uh-
concern and failure even vaguely to
recognize what it's all about: Attor-
ney Petfikin in discussing DR.. Bry-
sons condition said that OF all con-
cerned in the case, DR.. Brrson with
out doubt, was showing the least in
terest. He has n vacant. faraway
look in his eyes generally and a blank
expression on his face. which may be-
token inability to grasp. fully the sit
uation. His nerves. always ragged
since his return from the world war.
where he suffered shell shock, are
giving symptoms of trouble in various
ways. He suffers somewhat from in
ability to sleep well. and when he
walks he draGs his left leg as though
it were partly paraiyzed. =
Today it Is expected DR.. d. Percy
District alienist. and DR..
Starr Williams will arrive. what
their part in connection with the case
will be Is speculative. but 1t is
that they will be called to
the stand as experts in mental mala-
dies and asked for opinions regard
ing Dr.. Bryson's present mental con-,
dition.
Defense Plans Clear.
All the earmarks of a skillfully
drawn-up case on the part of the de-
Tense are gradually becoming clear.
the friends of DR.. Bryson here
there are persons. who knew him as a
boy, as a medical practitioner before
his service overseas and as q return
Ing victim of war days from France,
suffering from shell shock. DR..
B. Luce of Washington, for
merly attached to Walter Reed Hos
pltal, and there during the year that
Dr. Bryson was patient there, 10 ex.
pected here. This 10 an indication the
defense will call attention to the wide
between the man who
went into the service ana the one who
came out.
II Indications can whisper. at all,
they are telling that the following Ap-
pears to be the case Of the defense.
spected In q community before the
IN tbreak Of the great war, d gradu-