Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-24
CRONMILLER
CLAIMS WOMAN
SHOT PATTISON

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ling with the witness. Mr.. Nice gave
up his efforts 10 shake her testimony
and she retired from the stand.
The second witness today was How
ard Nelson. eolored. "trusiy" al the
Ellicott City Jail. when Cronmiller
and Mrs Pease were confined there.
He told of carrying notes given him
by Cronmiller for Mrs Pease to the
warden OF the jail. He said he did not
know the contents OF the notes be-
cause he could not read.
Attorney O'Dunne. of counsel for
The defense. confused the witness
somewhat on the cross-examination
but. although admittedly an illi,erate
no said he recognized the writing in
the letters. and that they were the
missiycs given 10 him hy CronmilleT
which he subsequently turned over TO
Warden Otto Newman. The letters
subsequently. were read in open court
by States Attorney Clark. OF Howard
,ounty. All contained words OF en-
learment. such as Sweetheart. ="
Darling" Il love you so much" etc.
and went on TO express surprise that
she tMrs. Pease) had talked so much
and allowed the detectives TO pick"
20 much out OF her. and that she was
/ rying to send him TO H" The
letters also expressed surprise OF the
writer why he had not heard from
his sweetheart dear" Replies were
out OF the question. OF course, since
he letters were intercepted by the
jail warden. and later turned over TO
States Attorney Clark.
Raise Question OF Truthiulness
This afternoon. counsel for the de-
tense attempted TO produce several
witnesses to attack Mrs. Pease's char
acter for truthfulness and veracity
| tic. as against that of Cronmillers
'tanding, but much OF this was ruled
out by Judge Moss, who upheld objec-
lions OF the prosecuting, attorney
One witness, John w. Wheatley, was
permitted to go 50 far as stating that
Mrs. Pease was regarded as un-
truthful, and that he personally
you'd not believe her on her oath.
Another Pistol Introduced
Later on. defenses counsel estab.
'ished by the testimony of a couple OF
witnesses that there was pistol OF
80 calibre In the house of Mrs. Pease
much like the one with which Cron.
| miller is alleged TO have done the
shooting, and which was identified
yesterday. This, however, did moi
have material bearing in the case.
Says CronmilIer Broke Home
Among other witnesses called BY
| the State today was Ross Pease, hus-
land of Mrs. Pease. He was ques.
Toned only briefly The chief point OF
his testimony was that Cronmiller
he accused man, had broken up his
ZONE. He said he was married &c
Mrs. Pease in 1911 and separated from
her in 1920 because of Cronmiller's
: attentions.
Cronmiller Confessed. She Says.
Taking the stand as a State witness
late yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Pease
old the jury that Cronmiller admitted
having killed Pattison.
He told me-" Mrs. Pease testified
he had fixed his D business 4"
I she said that on the night of the
shooting, Cronmiller came to her
house; that Pattison was there. and
she was with him near the barn.
lCronmiller demanded TO know why
Pattison was there, she said, and the
/ reply was that he had come after a
suit case. Witness testified that she
md Cronmiller then walked off be-
nina the barn, and she heard Cron-
miller remark that he would fix his
business. Witness then said she
went on back to the house, leaving the
two men talking together on the sub
iect OF Pattison's brother. Joseph be-
ing halfwit. In a few minutes. she
said, she heard two shots. and then
Ironmiller came back to the house
and handed her pistol and asked her
( o keep ii, and keep quiet about il
Cronmiller stayed away for about two
lays, she said. and after that instance
she did not see him again until a week
later. 1t was then that Cronmiller
sold her of the shooting; that he had
shot Pattison down in the brush. Mrs
PeaSe said.
Under Gruelling Examination
For more than an hour. Mrs Pease
was subjected to a grilling cross-fre
or questions, during which there was
apparent conflict in her statements in
important details, as compared m
written statements made to States
Attorney Clark following her arrest
ana also in oral statements made m
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