Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-01-22
SAYS NORRIS
CALM after
Firing shot
School Teacher Tells
Of Meeting Pastor
Few Minutes After
The Tragedy


Jan. 22. -,Pi-S States testimony in
the Dr. ]. Frank Norris murder
trial was concluded here today at
Il:25 q. III. Prosecutors announced
state rests after recess during
which additional state witnesses
were interviewed.
The defense at once placed on the
stand number OF witnesses in sur
rehuttal in an effort to imDeach the
testimony Of several states witness
es.
A young school teacher. Miss Mel
ba Bullock. who now resides IN
Rirdsvillc. near Fort Worth. former
ly lived in Fort Worth. was the
states chief witness today.
She arrived al the First Baptist
church in Fort Worth just a few
minutes after d. r. Chipps was shot
By Norris. She testified 10 the gem
eraT effect that Norris was calm af-
ter tho killing.
&. ID. Rodgers testified that H. s
Rains had told MIN few minutes
after the shooting that Norris had
remarked "rve killed me a man"
Arguments are I'd begin Monday.
The defense asked u delay TO per-
NIT the arrival OF two witnesses
rominr by automobile from Fort
Worth.
court adjourned with the under
standing il would reccrvene at 4
D. m, IL the witnesses had arrived
Judge james X. Hamilton announced
there would be night session a
the Witnesses had not arrived hy
that time.
Court and attorneys were 70 con-
fer during the afternoon on the
judges charges ID the jury.
All witnesses. except Rogers. and
the two absentees were excused
The Norris murder trial was re-
sumed here today with Attorney
sam Sayers of the prosecution read
ing testimony Of Mrs. Fanny Greer,
given before the Tarrant county
grand jury.
Mrs. Greer was the switchboard
operator 1T the Westbrook Hotel
who made the telephone connection
when ID III Chips called Dr. y
Frank Norris "a short time before
Chirps was killed by Norris. She
testified for the defense this week
stating that Chips cursed Norris
over the phone.
The grand jury testimony shows
that Mrs. Green told the grand jury
there was no cursing Of any KinH ny
Chips over the telephone The tes-
tim0ny also said that Norris told
chips, n can wait two npurs ana
thnty minutes" when Chips asked
him II wait I'LL His church office ~
minutes. Norris denied on the stand
that he made this remark.
Mr. Sayers next read portion OF
the grand jury testimony OF Leo. A
Grcyenberg. in which the latter
stated he asked Mrs. Greer Il
Chips had cursed and Mrs. Greer
replied mo he didn't" Grevenbers
was AZ that time clerk al the West
brook.
This testimony was read hy the
NStntr in an effort 70 impeach -
fcnsr witnesses
Miss Melba Bullock. school teach
ar III Fort Worth, was called by
the state. She formerly was a mem
ber Of the First Baptist church OF
which DR.. Norris l. pastor, but
changed her membership 70 the Rap-
I tst church az Birdwell. near Fort
Worth, where she teaches Her par
cnfS are members ~ Norris cnurcn
She was III the Norris church or
4 flee. having gone there fr- soine
music. when Chips was killed.
Examination VT The witness was
conducted BIZ District Attorney
Jesse Martin IL Fort Worth. Up te
this time the states case had beer
conducted in chief By special prose.
cutor William Mclean. Mss Bul.
/ lock said as she started up the
stairway she heard someone coming
down and paused TO let them pass
One was Carl Glaze. hoy WHOSE
nnrcnts are members of Norris
Church. There was another boy im
mediatcly behind Carl but she wa.
unable "a identify him. The boys
were running.
Miss Bullock said she saw Ncrri,
standing in the doorway leadinl
from q ante-room into the en-
trance hall. He was talking 20 q mas
whom she did not know.
"Dr. Norris asked ne what h
! could do for me and | told him
had come for the music. Hc turues
and told Miss Jane Harfwell ~ ret
/ she- music. Az that time. didn'
rn6w there had becn killing. Th'
door 10 Dr. Norris private offies
wr -inref-
~Did Norris appear a. usual
He talked as usual and was Al
nolite and considerate as he alway.
is--
Miss Bullock testified she saw :
spot 81 blood in the ante-room show
in~ the location 10 the iury b.
~nint'we ~ the wooden model of IL
rHurch office building.