The Washington times., 1927-12-14
STATE SOON
TO REST
CASE
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
InternationaI News Service

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Ohio, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Grace Campbell,
sister Of the slain Imogene Holmes
Remus, resumed the witness stand
at the trial Of George Remus for
murder today and defended the mem-
Dry of the woman whom Remus shot
and killed on October 6, in Eden
Park, when she was on her way to
court to divorce him.
Cross-examined by defense attor.
ney Charles H. Elston, Mrs. Camp
bell, in a low-pitched voice, parried
thrusts designed to make her say
something that would incriminate
her sister.
She had told OF how Remus had
frequently threatened her sister, his
favorite expression being: I'm see
that you don't have dime to your
name or q hair on your head or a
shred Of character left. III crack
a skull.
Q.-Is it not a fact that Mr.. Remus
was not demanding she return $780,
900 worth of his personal jewelry
that she was keeping from him?
A.-Not to my knowledge. (This
was after Remus had been released
from Atlanta Penitentiary and had
accused his wife with intimacy with
franklin L. Dodge, former dry
sleuth fthe Department Of Justicel.
Sister Weeps
Mrs. Campbell broke into tears be.
fore she was cross-examined Is min
utes. Elston asked her if her hus-
band was not made president Of
one of Remus distiIleries.
A.-Yes. the Rugby Distillery. He
had the position for only q short
time.
/ Odd you work at the distilIefy
as your husbands secretary?
Al was there in the office try
ing to learn something about the
business.
Mrs. Campbell protested, saying:
DO ! have to answer questions
| about this matter-I know little
about it."
Odd you have any trouble
with Mr.. Remus over the Rugby Dis.
tillery?
| Ayes, there was some unpleas.
antness.
Odd Remus go to California to
see you about Rugby stock?
A.-Yes. he had some papers he
| wanted Mr.. Campbell to sign, but he
found that my husband was dead.
Mrs. Campbell broke down and
cried.
Remus regarded her cynicaIly.
With sigh of relief, Charles r.
Taft, the aggressive young prose-
cutor, who is fighting to send Remus
to the electric chair, announced
today that the State would close its
case within "a hours.
Within week, In all probability,
Remus' fate will be in the hands Of
the jury, assuring thu former mil.
lionaire bootleg king Christmas
| verdict"
All hands are dead tired, the judge,
the jury. the lawyers and the press.
| 1t has been a long grind. Lawyers
regard the trial, now In its fifth
week, as the most bitterly fought
| legal battle in The history of Ohio
courts. the record is clogged with
| reams of testimony, much OF IL
having to do with the mental con.
dition Of the strange man who says
he killed his wife because his mind
exploded" after twa years Of
torture"
Remus himself is on trigger edge.
He has had three major tantrurns
in court, and a dozen minor ones.
Nerves Smashed
MY nerves are smashed" Rernus
told this reporter when he visited
him in his narrow cell. ST am an
keyed up. would give $4,000.
II I had it, not to have another
outburst before this case goes TO
the jury.
st am being treated by a chiro.
practor every day. And I am
taking medicine for my nerves.
am all a-tingle."
Remus then disclosed a queer
quirk in his mental makeup. He
summoned Isador Block, another
prisoner. into his cell.
This is Block-Block the killer"
said Remus. introducing the man.
You are killer, aren't you
Block nodded. Yes. he was :
killer. Remus himself gave the
impression that here was a man
different from himself-"a killer"
I'm fond Of Block and he is
fond Of me-" Remus continued.
He killed man here in Cincinnati.
a negro, who paid attention to his
| wife. You did it in self defense,
didn't you Block? Yes. Yes. You
know. ! am Blocks only solace-
ms only hope. I shall do all I can
for him.
| Rubs Him Down
BLOCK is helping me, too. He
gives me a rundown twice q day.
don't you Block? Think OF it.
Remus being rubbed down every
day by Block the killer
There came a cali from another
prisoner, Vernon Chumbley, Remus'
| Jail secretary.
"Good-by," said Remus, Il must
/ get on with my legal work. You
know, Chumbley and / are working
on that 20,00O-word Hypothetical
question am going to put to these
alienists. Think OF such an, enor-
nous question. And I am going to
demand a one-word answer"
/ Taft said if Remus tries to ask
any 20,000.word hypothetical ques.
ton it will be over his most vigorous
| objection.
/ "out of the benches by Christ.
1 ms Act 4.