New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
"KilIed Dad!"
Girl Cries at
Mrs. Brunen
Cconilnvsd iron plss sno

made no attempt 20 hide his condition.
In the space Of q minute OF two his
confidence left him and he literally
went to pieces, a stout figure In a tight
brown suit, with shuddering shoulders
and trembling limbs.
Recess Taken to Restore Order
Supreme Court Justice Kaliseh or
dered a recess 20 restore equilibrium.
Keown, kcenly conscious that it was
bis questioning which had brought the
WITNESSES most damaging statments,
had 20 have medical treatment before
be was able 90 resume his cross-cx-
animation. The girl was sent home
under guard for fear that she might
be attacked. She will resume the stand
tomorrow.
Hazel was plainly self-eonadent as
she took the stand shortly after
Charles ~. Powell. gelf-confessed
slayer Of Brunen, left II after ten hours
OF direct and cross examination. She
has fair, pretty hair and the general
effect Of her rounded cheeks, tip-tiltcd
nose and blue eyes Is piquaney.
Her own mother, who was Josephine
II. Brunen, died eight years ago, the
girl said under direct examination BY
Robert Peacock, Assistant District At
torney. She was in tho habit OF travel
ing around with her father wherever
he went with his circus, the Mighty
Doris Shows" Telling Of her mar
riage 10 William Parkstrom, the lion
tanner, last October, she described her
self and her husband as living TO-
eether at Hoboken a few days after
their wedding. Her stepmother and a
man she designated as Doe Ward
also were staying there at the time.
She described Ward as lot tuperin-
tcndent Of tho show.
After four days Brunen traced them
there and took them home. He after
ward sought annulment proceedings
OF the marriage for Hazel The girl
then proceeded 10 tell Of several fam
jly ouarrels that occurred after the
Hoboken episode. Ward was the cause
Of some Of them. she said. One, IN
particular, took place on Christmas
Day last year. -.
INV father refused 70 eat his din
ner.1 she said. "He was calling my
mother -rofane names. he went TO
reach for his gun and my mother got
a gun that | didn't know she had. l
was scared and threw up my hands,
saving, All right, blaze away!
"Nv mother shot several times at my
father and then threw the gun away.
Nv father shot at her and hit her IN
the stomach, bot her corset soved her.
she was taken out on the porch and a
doctor was called. Ny father was held,
hut was released when she did not
bring a charge against him. -
60
point, taking OF her veil to wipe her
eyes. rt-,
"When ny father wen. 70 the winter
Headquarters Of the circus at Willlams-
town. Hazel added, my stepmother
advised me not 20 60 with MIN. oeY-
cral times she told me that there wero
peoplc laying for my father and they
would get me too. So didn't 60
This brought the examination up 70
.be day Of the murder. Hazel, Eltn
sustained composure and high pitehed
clear voice, said:
.bfatte Mohr, Barry's sister, vas
there that afternoon. l heard MRS;
Ryuuen tell Matte not TO be surprised
N AT any time she got phone call
that my father was killed. She got
that call around $3.50 that very night !,
She told Of O conversation she haa
with Mohr the day before her fathers
funeral and quoted him ns say ng IN
resonse 20 her remark that It was bru-
tai tho way her father was shots
"The guy that killed your father
ought 10 have had a gold medal.
Asked on cross-eXamination II her
stapmother didn't cry over the body OF
Brunen all night after his murder,
Hazel said her stepmother was out In
the parlor and was crying at times
but she said to heri
Don't cry. All the crying IN the
world won't bring Dad back now" At
that me she had no suspicious.
Pressed by counsel for the defense