The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

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| the assertion that there is no evil
dence in this case on which you
could hang cat"
Drama rarely seen in the staid
! British halls of justice and conf
parable to the stage thrills sof the
Trial of Mary Dugan" were en-
acted in the famous old Bailey
court during the trial.
Sir Patrick Hastings, counsel for
the defense, suddenly drew a re-
volver from his pocket, placed 1t
before Mrs Barney in the dock, and
said to the pale and shaggard de-
PENDANT:
"Pick up that revolver, Mrs
Barney"
Mrs Barney. looked blankly at
her distinguished counsel. She
hesitated, a moment, then reached
forward and picked up the revolt
yer with her right hand.
| Sir Patrick stepped back and
looked at the defendant steadily.
| The court room, packed to Its linn
tied capacity with a crowd COM
posed largely of we'll dressed wo-
men, waited breathlessly.
Have you ever picked up a, re-
volver with your left hand?" Sir
Patrick asked slowly.
"No," Mrs Barney replied.
"Are you left handed?"
NO"
Sir Patrick turned and faced the
court. That sir, Is my. case" he
said. re-
A thrill of excitement swept
through the crowd. Sir Patrick
| had duplicated the climax of the
famous Mary Dugan trial by show
ing that the defendant was right
handed and implying that If Mrs
Barney had fired deliberately at
Stephen, the direction the bullet
took proved she must have fired
with her left hand.
Stephen was right handed, 3ac-
cording to the testimony of his
brother who identified the body.
Sir Patrick later added thrills
to the. trial in trying to show, on
the evidence of a gun expert. that
the revolver could have been dis
charged easily during a struggle
for its possession, which Mrs Bar
ney, maintained was the way Ste
phen died. Sir Patrick grabbed an
assistant counsel and staged q mock
struggle with him before the court.
The chief counsel held an empty
revolver in his hand and, demon
| strated his theory. by clicking the
| empty gun several times.
The prosecution. headed by Sir
.Percival Clarke, made speedy work
of attempting to tear down Sir
Patrick's reconstruction of Ste
phen's death. Sir Percival relied
chiefly on the testimony OF q
neighbor of Mrs Barney's. a Mrs
Dorothy Hall. y She described the
scene a fortnight before stephen
was killed, when Mrs Barney was
charged with attempting to shoot
him. HH
court what she saw when she
looked out, of her window toward
Mrs Barney's news. a converted
stable known to the Mayfair crowd
as "Gaiety Cottage.
Mrs Barney looked out Of hel
window. Mrs Hall said. "Sht
said, laugh baby. laugh for the last
time Then she fired at stephen
did you see in which hand she
was holding the revolver" Sir Per-
cival said.
responded readily.
The prosecution also introduced
evidence Of the home office path.
ologist. Sir Bernard Salisbury, who
said that Stephen could not have
shot himself. Sir Bernardo is one
of the most famous figures In tht
British police system.
Sir Percival told the jury they
must depend almost entirely upor
the neighbors' testimony. which
confiicted in several instances witt
that of Mrs Barney.
The defendant testified that sh'
lhad not fired q revolver outside he
window, as Mrs Hail said. but tina
she fired 1t inside her apartment
Detectives said that when the!
questioned Mrs Barney on the nigh
of the murder. she pointed on
bullet holes In one OF her rooms
| Lady Muliens, mother or the DC
PENDANT. was sitting between 81
John Mulleps and Mrs Barney
sister, Princess Immeretinsky. wnei
the trial was resumed to-day. Tn
small courtroom was packed.
Mrs Barney appeared very tirea
She glanced at the spectators bu
displaycd no emotion.
trick Hastings attacked the prose
cution testimony BY three OF Mr.
Bnrney's noighbors. Mrs Hail ha'
testified that on the morning Q
May 10, when Mrs Barney II 81
legged 10 have shot 1t stephen, sh
saw something bright In the do
PENDANTS hand.
"Look IL this revolver" ne said
pointing 10 the weapon found q
Mrs Bngueyt apartment. "xe'
see II n perfectly black"
Mrs Hall testified that the %
fondnnt held the revolver " no
iaft hard. Mrs 4afney picke'