The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07
DEFENDS
JAZZ GIRL s
SANITY
Efforts of Prosecution to Prove
Her Normal Meet Dorothy
EIIingson's Approval
By ELLIS III. MARTIN.
international News service.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. April Z
The state expected to close its
defense of the sanity of Dorothy
ElIingson, sixteen-year-old matricide,
this evening.
In its efforts to prove the titan
haired young defendant sane. the
State today assumed the role of her
champion before the jury Of 'en
men and two women who will de-
eide her fate
Contrasting the picture drawn by
the defense. "a girl emotionally
dead" shy of comprehension and
ability to profit by experience and
thoroughly insane, the State pre-
scented another side OF the person.
atty of the Jazz baby
Through Policewoman Kathryn
Sullivan, who was her constant
companion for two weeks and who
claimed she was the best friend the
girl had in the world outside of the
father and brother. the State pic
tured Dorothy as a girl to whom
truth stood above all things" as
a tender hearted girl who shaved
her candy, fruit and flowers with
an unfortunate Jail mate suffering
from a broken shoulder, rs a con
noisseur of literature and a person
thoroughly sane and regretful cf
her crime.
Sympathetic With State.
BY the same twist Of fate Dorothy
sat in her "side line" seat at the
counsel table roofing for the -uc-
cess Of the State and openly sym
pathetic with the State witnesses.
Smiles of encouragement were
given Mrs. Sullivan by Dorothy as
she testified and tears came 70 her
eyes when Mrs. Sullivan or cross
examination took the opportunity
to enter a spirited defense IF the
girl in what she termed d mis-
statement of facts regarding the
girls love affairs by defense alien
lists.
II guess it's because my fighting
spirit is up Dorothy said today in
explaining the fact that she has
been able to sit through three days
Of her sanity trial without collapse.
III our positions were. reversed
1 am sure l could give more intelli-
gent answers than the doctors them
selves" Mrs. Sullivan said Dorothy
exclaimed in conversation with her
regarding the defense alienists. She
also said Dorothy believed the State
alienists "rore intelligent" than
those for her own cause.
Defense Hit
The defense made an effort to
show through Mrs. Sullivan that
Dorothy regarded herself as a her
oine because of the notoriety he"
case had attracted revealing that
mail had come to her from all over
the country.
Mrs. Sullivan denied this. how
ever. saying Dorothy had said con
corning her mail:
MY shame is known all over tho
world"
Mrs. Sullivan said Dorothy had
read Oscar Wilde's Ballad Of Read
ing Gaol." Longfellow's poems and
several of Shakespeare's works
while in Jail.
She said that while Dorothy had
read Wilde's works the authors
life and philosophy had never been
discussed.
Dorothy. she said. was resentful
when articles appeared misquoting
her or exag~orating features con
nected with her case.
She said she had been displea sed
by picture appearing in "A news.
paper which showed the shadow OF
prison bars across he face.
Mrs. Gussie Kennedy. jail matrOn,
declared Dorothy was Indignant at
being tried for her sanity and re-
Gantful OF the whole proceedings"