The Washington times., 1929-08-03
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will not need his orange, green,
and black beach chair in court.
The high light developments OF
today's session of the trial were:
/. Chemist Longs testimony that
TheOra had eaten the drug-laden
sandwich: that he found a strand
of hair ON one Of SnOOh's gloves
that matched Miss Hix's hair un.
der microscopic examination, and
that the stains ON q hammer
shown to the jury were human
blood"
q. Revelation BY Mrs. Margaret
Smalley, who rented a "love nest"
to DR. Shook, that when the digni-
fled college professor first came to
see her he posed as Howard
Shook, the salt salesman and DEM
onstrator of Newark, Ohio" :.
She said TheOra called herself
SnOOk's wife and described tine
coed "as a cOuntry.lOOling woman
who did not wear her skirts short.
8. Appearance on the stand Of DR..
Snook's former boss" DR.. Oscar
W. Brlmley, professor of veterinary
surgery of Ohio State University.
He testified that Shook had access
to drugs and also that on one occa-
sion he had warned Miss Hix not
to go automobile riding with any
one in his department. He de-
scribed Theora as "a modest, re.
fined, retiring type OF girl"
Dog Test Told
Long used two dogs to test the
drug contents in the slain girl )
stomach was revealed.
Long explained how he had taken
piece OF drug laden beef found
in her stomach and fed 1t to one
of the dogs. To the other dog he
gave a druggists sample Of the
same drug. Both dogs reacted to
the drug, one of the dogs which
had been demure and retiring be-
came rambunctious."
Shook posed as Howard Shook,
salt salesman, of Newark, Ohio,
when he rented "love nest" for
Miss Hix, according to testimony
given by Mrs. Margaret Smalley, pro-
prietor of an apartment house.
Mrs. Smalley, d middle-aged y. O.
man attired in black and white
checked dress and a black hat, re-
peatedIy referred to the defendant
as Howard Snool1." She was asked
to identify Shook.
He Is Undisturbed
There he is" she said, pointing
to DR.. Shook. VINO was lolling COM
fortably in a gaudy-colored beach
chair which has been provided for
him because he has been indisposed.
He regarded her indolently as she
identified him, his poker face" re-
naming inscrutable.
Mrs. S1nalley answered questions
without hesitation. She was queE+
toned by Assistant Prosecutor Paul
c. Hicks. n ~. A..
fendant?' Hicks asked.
ION February IL. last. He came
to my place on Hubbard Avenue
and said. he wanted to rent a room,
Mrs. Smalley related.
Did he tell you what was his
occupation?" Hicks asked.
He said he was salt salesman
from Newark, and that he demon.
strated," replied Mrs. Smalley. He
didn't say anything about being
married on that occasion. He told
me his name was. Howard Shook.
Later when the young woman moved
into the room, she told me she also
demonstrated"
Mrs. SmaIIey said. Theora and
Shook were mice people and well
behaved" She declared that Miss
Hix looked like a country girl," :"
adding:
Her dress was a good length
and not short. 1t covered the knees
well. She was neatly dressed"
did you ever find any liquor in
their room?"
No, did not"
Mrs. Smalley testified that "How-
ard Shook" agreed to pay her 81 a
week for the ''love nest" At first
the NEST" was on the third floor.
Then Shook had 1t changed to the
first floor and finally to the second
floor.
Shook wanted her to pe sure the
room was mice and clean" on Sat.