The Washington times., 1929-06-21
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head with the hammer to stun her
She struggled and he struck hel
several more blows. Realizing her
skull probably was fractured he
slit her jugular vein with his
pocket knife ito relieve her suffer
ing
FAR. He didn't really love her, and
she was insisting that he must not
leave town for the weekend with
his wife and baby. If he did she
threatened to kill both Of them, the
professor asserted.
Chemist Testifies
The first witness before the
grand jury was Chemist C. =. Long.
Before entering he told reporters
that his chemical tests had disclosed
bloodstalns on the coat and trousers,
believed to have been worn by
Shook on the night OF the staying.
Also that bloodstains were on a
glove AMI on the car in which
snook took Miss Hixa body to the
rifle range, and on some waste
found in the automobile.
Coroner John Murphy who con-
Quoted the autopsy followed Long
into the Jury room. The coroner
found that any one OF the seven
teen blows dealt the slain coed was
sufficient to have caused death.
A. great crowd OF curiosity seek
ers thronged the corridors leading
to the grand jury room.
Most of them were asking,
"where Is this trial of Snook.a
Feeling locally Is strongly against
the professor.
Father, Vfndicativs
In the crowd outside the grand
jury room was DR.. Melvin 7. Hix, of
: Bradentens Fla, gray.haired father
of the slain coed. For sdaya he had
been assisting the police in solving
the brutal murder.
'"This man ESnookl is getting
something that in coming to him, !"
said the father. "Of course my
daughter can't be. brought back to
life but this man should be punished
for the sake Of other daughters.
II feel that a weight has been
lifted off my shoulders now that he
Is being punished. I don't believe
what he says about my girl. He is
the man who did all he could to
break down her moral reserve. No
punishment Is too severe Tor him. "
Key Brings Confession
Prof. Shook, meanwhile. was
closely watched in his cell. He was
philosophical when informed that
thu grand jury proceedings were al.
ready underway.
He seemed relieved. For days,
while in custody, he had engaged
IN a battle Of wits with detectives
and police officials who grilled him
mercilessly.
He had made several conflicting
statements in parrying questions OF
the police.
It was key to the ''love nest"
he had provided tor Miss Hix ana
p blood stain on Z pair OF gray
trousers that finally trapped him.
!Snock had given the key to the
dandlady two hours before the glrl
had been identified.
The bleodstains wero on trousers
he had sent TO the cleaners.
In his confession Shook said he
met the girl three years ago and
had assisted her In ma4ly ways to.
ward an education. She afforded
him conapanionship that his wife
s'lacked."
Highly Respected
Until his arrest = week ago
Shook was . highly respected mem.
ber OF the faculty Of the college
of veterinary medicine ct the State
Universlty. Miss Hix. graduate
of the college Of liberal arts, was
q second.year medical student.
Students at Ohio State refer to
the professor as q, man of iron
nerve"
He is q former worlds champion
. rapid fire pistol shot and was q
member Of the Olympic team in
1920,
Afraid Of Mas Hix
Although an expert pistol shot,
Snoek resorted to the hammer and
the knife In killing the giri. And
all because he said, he feared she
would shoot him when they got into
the argument while riding in his
coupe.
"She reached for her handbag"
said Shook. "I thought she had q
gun, She could shoot"
This was true, for Shook had
trained her in Workmanship at the
rifle range on the outskirts of the
city.
Shook was quite versatile, He
was the author of a number of
magazine articles on sports and
outdoor subjects. He has been
engaged in writing book.
II was while having the manu-.
scripts typed for this volume that
he met Miss Hix.
He had written q great deal about
fishing, his favoPite sport,
Lacks Sentiment
He was also student OF nature.
Often he took long walks along the
countryside. studying plants and
birds. He was noted for his kind.
ness to animals and his services as
q veterinary were In wide demand.
Shook is anything but handsome.
He is middle-aged, inclined to port
1iness, and has a sagging chin, with
q deep cleft in 1t, He wears glasses
and his hair is thin and sparse.
HE hasn't an iota Of sentiment
In his makeup" was the verdict of
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