The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

Ferdinand Hochhrunn. is now com.
pcting for first place in the limclighi
at tho trial OF Clara skarin- Attempts
by Defense Attorney John y Dore
to inpeach his testimony were un.
aucssionably effective. and the law
yer left tho stand "Wednesday yisibly
shaken.
! The most sensational testimony
brought out during his crcss-sxan-
nation was the fact that. IN June.
is2s. he deposited $3.50 in gold coin
In tho Seattle National bank. lie said
that he had had this gold in a safe
deposit box for five or six years. and
had been saving IL 10 pay tho heirs
OF an estate OF which he u admins.
traitor. He admitted. however. that
In handling other estates. he made u
a rule 20 put their funds In hank.
ibid you know" Dorr asked him.
that Ia 1918. when you say you put
this money away. tho government
was asking for gold to be used for
war purposes7''
II did" said Won Tobel.
l He also testified that he had had
this gold In hts possession at time
when he knew that Hochbrunn was
saving gold pieces. and when ha was
putting aside for fis client all gold
that came into his possession.
why didn't you 80 up 70 your
safe deposit box" Dore dusricd.
"and give Hochbrunn all the gold
he wanted. putting paper money
back In cxchnnge7-
There was no reason TO DO that. :"
Won Tobei responded CURLY. Il
thought n he wanted the gold he
could save u himself"
But you were saving other gold
pieces for him NJ this timer" the de-
Tense counsel pursued
"y--c--e--s." tho witness admit
ted. seemingly reluctantly.
Court room attaches are siitl
chuckIing over little incident
which took place Tuesday. during
tho examination of prospective ia.
rors. A woman. passed for cause BY
the state. was being Intercepted by
John J. Sullivan. associate counsel
for the defense.
You are married. madam" sui
Ivan aueried in Ms inini'abIy gal
liant air
Yea
"a fanily7"
Yes. three daughterB.-
And how old are they. madam
zone IL %, one %. and my young
est Is 10"
"Ah. yes, and-uh--sih--ai mar
ried. I presumeT'
The first evidence introduced 10
bear out the defense's claim that
Hochbrunn was a degenerate was
brought out Wednesday by Mrs.
Anna Clark. ciara's first cousin.
She testified that. when she was a
little girl. she visited Hochbrunn's
apartment with a girl friend Of
about the same age. The old man.
she said seized her companion and
kissed her.
II was always afraid Of him after
that she testified with a shuddcr.
1T just seemed TO be Instinct with
mel was afraid to be In the same
room with him"
The trial. TO date. has been re.
guments between attorneys. The de-
Tense. in particular, has showed an
inclination not to audible over tech.
nicailties and hardly any objections
have been offered By either side.
Judge Mitchell Gillian has also
contributed TO the machine like man.
ner n which the trial In proceeding
by riding promptly and decislvely
on all questions which are referred
60 him.
This has made for unusual CELEBRITY
and the trial viii not last nearly as
long as was first expected.
r. Chedotal, who occupied the flat
below Hochbrunn's, and who discov.
cred the body of the slain man, In.
jectcd bit OF comedy into Wednca.
days proceedings. a swarthy. for
eign.looking man. with a marked ac.
cent he made quaint figure on
the witness stand. and the fact that
he has a native sense Of the dra-
matte rather added to the amusing
nature OF his recital.
, Speaking OF the day when Hoch.
brunn's body was found, he narrated
} how he had reported leak in his
ceiling and a plumber, Chris Christie.
pher. had been called. They couldn't
get In. 30 they forced door and
located the source OF the leak.
J Then" Chedotal said. then" ne
hesitated. and there was tense
pause That you could almost hear.
"Yesf" Carmody encouraged him.
Then" Chcdotai continued. then