The Washington times., 1929-08-06
State RESTS IN
DR. SN00K's !
TRIAL
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have reached for her handbag. He
says she sometimes carried q pistol
IN the bag. But when the spectators
il the courtroom take q look 40
Shook and notice that he Il about
feet tail and up around 100 pounds ],
in weight they wonder why he had
to resort TO & hammer In handling
her, even II she was angry at the
time. One blow from his fist would
have stopped any woman intent upon
harming him.
Motive . Mystery
The motive that impelled Shook to
KIN the girl ID one of the mysteries
Of the case. It may develop that the
defense viii disclose this motive.
There is 4 general belief In official
DOlice circles Id Columbus that /
Shook has not told the whole story
perhaps not even to his lawyers.
He is i rather cagy individual, not
given to making upguarded state
ments. But IL there were any miti.
eating circumstances IN the crime,
he win have a chance to reveal them
himself from the witness stand.
Shook win have to do something
to counterack the testimony Of two
newspaper men, William G. Howells,
of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. and
James e. Fusco, OF the Columbus
Citizen, who testified that the de-S
fendant admitted the murder to
them in an interview II hours after
he had signed confession.
They quoted Snook as saying he
not only belabored the coed with
hammer, which happened to be
handy, but that he slit her throat
with his penknife.
Dfdn't Clean Hammer
The hammer with which Theora
Hix was beaten on the night she
was slain was shown to the jury by I,
the first witness called this morn
ing. He was County Detective
Howard Lavely, who told of going
TO SnoOk's home after the latter's
arrest and getting the BANNER and
q penIxnife. The knife had been
used to slit the girls throat.
II was sent to the Shook home
| by the prosecutor" Lavely related
II found the hammer and knife in
q tool-box. There still was some
blood on the hammer.
When returned to the jail,
joled with Spo0k. said: You
didn't wash that hammer very WELL
He replied, no, he had not; that he
merely turned on the faucet.
AT the suggestion of Prosecutor
John y. Chester, jr-, Layely left the
stand and, walking to and fro be-
fore the jury, showed them dis
cOIorations ON the hammer.
On cross examination Detective
Layely was asked by Defense At
tOrney Max C. Seyfert concerning
the grilling Of Shook by the police
before he confessed.
ibid anybody abuse DR.. Snook?'
Seyfert asked.
mo-
''You didn't abuse him?"
"Didn't YOU. warn DR.. snook that
IL he did not confess you would
hang him?"
mo, did not"
Denies Abusing Him .
ibid Prosecutor Chester swear at
him?"
No. not In my presence.
Seyfert endeavored to bring out
that Shook was given no food or
water for hours during the grilling.
and that he had been questioned in
l. q AA0hB GAAAVAC-RAkAC4 EOOlAte
Detective L.avely testified that on
his own initiative he had placed
Charles Carey, q forger, in Snook's
cell.
You were trying to get Carey to
| pump Shook, weren't you?"
Yes" replied the detective calmly.
How long did Carey share the
cell with DIR. Snoolx?''
About q week"
| Lavely explained he put the forger
in the cell with instructions not
even to speak to Shook until the
latter took the initiative in talking
and to report to him anything Shook
might disclose
/ SnoOl Quite Calm
/ Seyfert asked Detective Lavely
to explain what Shook had said
while being griiled concerning
! Thecra Hix and Marion T. Meyers,
her one.tirne suitor.
Prosecutor Chester objected.
If the purpose Is to attack the
character Of this slain girl, / main.
tain It II not competent" declared
! Chester.
The court sustained the objection.
4 On redirect examination, Lavely
testified that Shook was quite calm
while being grllled; that he tried TO
"out smart" his interrogators and
that he asked them as many ques.
tions as they asked him.
Constable John Guy was then re-
called and identified bloodstained
waste found near the scene of the
crime. He said 1t was lying five
feet from the body.
i He also testified he had found q
number Of letters IN Miss Hix's
room, Including several missives
from Marion Z. Meyers. 'rival" Of
Shook. He also told Of finding a