The Washington times., 1929-08-07
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he demands. Then. in knowing
manner, he asks.
Have you ever been in the shook
homer
sThey have i little child there,
haven't they7''
Yes, sir"
'.EIave you ever seen DR. Shook
with that child In his arms?
No. sir"
DR.. David s. white. dean of the
college of veterinary medicine at
/ Ohio State University. is called by
the defense. Al cultured, elderly
gentleman, member Of the faculty
for years, he had regarded Shook
a s.seemingly very peaceful
man. Then the State takes him
over for cross-examination
Dean White. have you ever had
to caution DR.. Shook?
Eyes, called him in once.
wanted to caution him because I
understood he had given q woman
some morphine"
Drugs were accessible to Shook
In his work at the university
.sWhat did you say to DR.. Snook?'
II got his explanation which was
very plausible and told him to see
the woman's husband and settle the
matter with him and report to me.
The next dax he reported he had
seen the husband and he was per-
fectly satisfied the tragnactiOn was
Dean white admitted he had
considered recommending SIlooks
Dismissal from the faculty. The
main reason was the dean reis
Shook was slipping somewhat" In
his work. However, the rIimOr
that he was reported to be keeping
company with women other than
his wife was another factor con-
"A Another faculty member. DR..
Oscar v. Brumley, Shocks tnlnne-
date superior, IL called. He, too.
had cautioned" Shook on two or
three occasions about associating
with women other than his wife.
ibid you ever caution him about
going out with Theora Hix2"
II did
Loses His COmpOsure
And there was the testimony Of
Mrs. Margaret SmalIey, proprietress
OF an apartment house where Shook
rented q $4-a-week Hove mes" for
Miss Xix. She knew TheOra ag
mrs. Shook and the college "prof
as Howard Shook, the salt sales
man from Newark, Ohio.
Shook hasn't been quite himself
since w. G. Howells. Cleveland
newspaper man testified. He heard
the reporter tell in matter Of fact
manner how Shook had told him
shortly after he had confessed to the
police. how he had beaten Miss H1x
to death with q hammer and then
slashed her throat with 4 pen knife
after he had taken her on an auto
ride 10 3 lonely lovers lane" out.
side the city limits. This story
Tor HoweIls' may send him to the
chair,
The defendants aged mother. Mrs
Abner Shook, OF Labanon, Ohio, also
had testified that Shook was 4 good
boy all his life. Then Shook was
called to the stand while the spec
tatOrs in the thronged courtroom
craned their necks.
Miss Xix willingly agreed to the
understanding they entered into,
the ex-professor said. He declared
she did not care for the boy students
at the university, preferrinR 'sone.
one who ii safe and won't talk ana
who knows something.
In q nonchaiant manner, perfectly
at ease, Shook related how he and
the girl had gone to rooms In vari-
Gus parts OF the city.
Then the defendant, once the
worlds best rapid-fire pistol shot.
told Of making Miss Hix . present
Of Remington Al DeETtnger
dOubIe-barreled revolver. She had
told him Of how she had been fright.
ened in her apartment some time be.
fore. He gave It to her for her pro.
lection.
Tells Of Gum Practice
calmly, almost ,nonchalantly,
Shook told the jury how he had
taught Miss FIix to shoot. They
used to 20 to the rifle range outside
the city limits and practice. It was
here that the girl was beaten and
slashed to death on the nigt Of June
10 last.
'She didn't know how to point the
gun at first. Shook testified. But
she became a pretty good shot.
In great detail, Attorney Seyfert
brought out just how adept Miss Xix
became at shooting at moving as
well as stationary objects.
The tall. bald headed witness,
man 81. ~. with e fIorid face and
nose glasses, and about six feet tall
answered questions promptly and In
excellent English. His memory at
this point seemed splendid.
Attorney Seyfert stressed her re-
volver practice because the defense
contends that on the night Miss
Hix was killed she reached for her
handbag during a quarrel and Shook
thout she was going to shoot him.
Q.-When did your relations with
Miss Hix become intinate&
\ met.
Odd these relations continue:
| Ayes, through the summer 81
1895 and tie fan and winter 81 1871.