The Washington times., 1929-08-12
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The cRse fn.A expected Co 20 to
kne Jury Wednesday, or Tniiadax Z.
Decision Of the defense to andQn
Its plan to summon alienists to
bolster its contention Shook was
s.insane" when he hammered and
Alashed Miss Fix to death has cut
the trial at least two days.
The defense win concentrate on
ehe plea Of self-defense rather than
insanity. s+ry
Detective James II. McGath tes.
3ified, at the afternoon session,
that he searched Miss. Hix'a room
after she was slain. He said ne
found batch Of letters .sa pistol
and q box OF cartridges. er.-.,
He was handed the pistol and
asked II Il was In the same con.
dition as when he found it. He
replied that It was. Shook. when
he was on the stand, testified the
gun wouldn't cock. The State
tried to show the pistol was use
less and he had no ground for fear
ing the girl would shoot him with. It.
Sharp words were exchanged be-
tween Judge John f, Seidel, one Of
the defense lawyers, and Prosecutor
John y. Chester jr., when Seidel
took The stand today and underwent
6 severe crcss.examination.
You were ordered out Of my
office when You tried to block Spooh
from eonfesisng, weren't your"
asked Chester.
Yes" replied Seidel
You got out, didn't your
Yes, but you didn't put me out.
1Gs seISeIl sSgl0ns oG Gf,onsria.s.ead. ns .toc.,,v.
built man Of 50. Was burning with
indignation.
Under further questioning. prose.
cutor Chester forced Seidel to admit
he had said to newspaper men
while Shook was on the verge Of
his confession:
IF Shook killed this woman, /
helped him do IT,
Q.--tBy Chester).--fIave you
changed your mind about that.
Judge Seidel?
A.-Yes. did when Dr.. Shook
told me with his own lips that he
killed the girl.
Chester Loses Out
o-He lied to you in the first
place? q
Q.-You testified you knew Shook
for 20 years. Is that q true fact?
A.--Yes.
Q.-Whsn you came to headquar.
tsrss didn't you turn to one Of the
detectives and say:
which one il DR.. Snook?"
A.-Emphatically, no.
Q.-And didn't you 60 to Shook
and say: ''I am Judge Seide1: some
OF your friends cent me to you to
represent you."
Al did not.
On direct examinat ton Seidel testi.
fled Prosecutor Chester threatened
to ruin him" IL he failed to induce
Shook to confess. He said abusive
methods were used in exacting the
confession from Shook.
DR.. Frederick Stanton, Columbus
physician. testified that Snook's rep.
utation fot peace and quiet was
good" He treated Shook ct diff.
Eecent times. Asked IL he had
noticed any change in Shook in the
last few months. DIR. Stanton said:
He had more colds than he used
to. haV ana his Workmanship was
not so good.9
Shook Was IncOherent
Defense Attorney e. C. Ricketts,
took the stand ana told of having
visited Shook at the county jail
shortly after he confessed the kill.
ing of Miss Hix. Shook had been
grilled for hours.
"Snook was incoherent," Ricketts,
testified. He kept repeating what
Detectiv~ Phillips said he had done.
I told Shook to have good nights
sleep and I would interview him in
the motning."
Ricketts, testified there were
marks on both Of Snookis cheeks
IS .hs hid been hit by the fiat
Of somebody's hands"
49,, Visited By Wife
DR.. Shook seemed dejected In
court today. He sat looking at the
floor. q glum expression on his
face. Something appeared to be
worrying him.
spirited over the Sabbath. He was
visited in his cell Sunday night by
his wife, Mrs Helen Shook, and
his mother, Mrs. Abner. Shook.
Betting odds on whether Shook
can 'beat the chair" have shifted
somewhat in. his favor In the few
days; week ago everybody
seemed to think the former pro.
fessor was headed straight for the
electric chair, Public sentiment was
almost unanimous against him. But
since Shook took the stand in his
own defense there are many persons
willing to wager that he at least
succeeds in saving his skin.
AL He Hopes For
That is about ali Shook himself
hopes for. Any verdict but the one
that will give him the death penalty
win suit him. JUST so, they don's
burn" hina. !, 80
Il. am convinced DR.. shook wia
never 20 to the elsctric.Ichair," said
Ricketts,. Even. If he Avere found
guilty Of murder ID the 8irst degreA
without any Recommendation Of
mercy there are enough reversible
errors IN the case TO save him from
such fate.
i look for q disagreement, or q
verdict Of manslaughter. / am per.
fectly satisfied with our case as Il
STANDS now. We have contended that
Snook was insane when the crime
was committed. and I am sure that
the jury has long since arrived al
this conclusion"
Attorney Ricketts, is of the opin.
lon, he said. that the jury has
reached the conclusion that Snook
could not have been In his right
mind when he killed Miss Hix, or for
g considerable period prior To that,
He believes that Snook's Mabel
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