The Washington times., 1929-09-25
KILLED HER
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Of FURY.
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

py JAMES l.. h1LGALLEN
COURTHOUSE, WHITE
PLAINS, n. Y, Sept. p
1.N.S. Gross examination of
Earle Peacox, on trial for the
murder of his bride, Dolly, was
resumed today before a huge
throng of spectators. District
Attorney Frank Fl. Coyne
grilled the slick haired young
defendant mercilessly.
Q. You testified when you came
to your senses you noticed a pool of
blood under your wifes head. Can
you account why there was blood
in the kitchen?
A. I must have tracked 1t in there
on my shoes.
dolly was slain in the parlor
around midnight April q, last)
@. How did you get blood on your
shirt sleeves?
A. Cleaning up the apartment
when l came to my senses about
D a. M.
Made One Payment
The District attorney asked Peacox
how much he had paid on the furni-
ture he and Dolly got when they
took an apartment. He said she
had made one payment of SIS.
@. Did you make any other pay.
ments?
A. No.
Q. Did you ever buy Dolly any
clothes?
A. Not personally, but she may
have bought some with money l
gave her.
@. How much are you making at
the Radio Institute of America?
A. l am not working there.
The spectators laughed.
Pressed further Peacox said he
had a part-time job there in jan
uary and made SIS week.
The witness said his wife handled
their financial affairs. that he
turned over his wages to her.
Motion Dismissed
A motion to declare a mistrial
was denied by Justice Tompkins.
Peacox was on the stand at the
time. He had been vigorously cross.
examined and had been taken over
for redirect examination by de-
fense Attorney Sidney A. Syme.
Syme claimed evidence was being
"excluded" because Peacox was not
permitted to give certain testimony.
He had asked the defendant if he
remembered the words of the two
songs he had sent Dolly when they
were parted-"Just a Memory" and
"Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses"
"I remember the words of Just a
Memory" said Peacox.
District Attorney Frank H. Coyne
objected to this character Of testi-
mony as irrelevant and was sus-
tanned by the court. Evidently
Syme wanted Peacox to recite the
words to the jury. Syme then
made his motion.
Thought She tainted
Coyne asked Peacox why he had
not called the neighbors when he
saw the pool of blood under her
head.
The witness said, Il did not think
she was hurt"
Judge Arthur S. Tompkins inter
jected:
You didn't think she was hurt?"
II meant not seriously hurt. I
thought she had tainted, 1 was
panicstricken.'
Coyne read a letter Dolly had
left on January 10. last, when she
had left Peacox for the last time.
it said:
II can't stand it any longer, so
/ am leaving you. I am writing
so you will get the letter Monday.
] love you.
Dolly"
Q.-(By Coyne) Are you Of
Jealous disposition?
Al am not inordinately JEALOUS,
Q.-Then you didn't care whether
Dolly did the things you say she
did?
He Feels Sane
A.-Oh, yes, l did.
insane?
Al am not qualified to say as
to that. I feel all right. l hope |
am not insane. l don't think I am.
That's ALL" said Coyne. and the
witness was taken over for redirect
examination by chief defense at
torney, Sidney A. Syme.
Syme asked Peacox If he had |
wired Dolly under the name of
"Lillian Meaney." The defendant
said he did, that his wife had gone
under that name when she was
living apart from him in New York.
He had wired on the subject of
having their marriage annulled.
Peacox was excused from the stand
at 1850 a. m. after Coyne ques-
toned him briefly on re-cross ex-
animation. Peacox was on the |
stand SO minutes today and five |
and one-half hours yesterday.