Evening star., 1943-10-21
Coroner and Doctor
Describe Wounds
Which Killed Cakes
" the Associated Pres


NASSAU. Bahamas, Oct. 21.-
Speaking from memory, Coroner L
w. Fitzmaurice described in minute
detail to Bahamas Supreme Court
jury today the wounds and burns
which caused the death last July of
Sir Harry Cakes.
The second witness to take the
stand on the fourth day OF Alfred
de Marigny's trial for murder. DR..
Fltzmaurice gave his involved
highly technical testimony without
referring once to a note.
He related every medical. fact
about the four wounds on the 68
year-old millionaire's head, some
times spelling the technical terms.
The 35-year-old De Marignv, hus-
band OF. Sir Harry's eldest daughter
Nancy. listened calmly from the
prisoners dock. =
Doctor Cross-examined..
F Court opened with the conclusion
OF Defense Attorney Godfrey Hiegs'
cross examination OF DR.. H. A,
Quackenbush. first physician sum-
moned after Harold G.. Christie, an
overnight guest at Sir Harry's
estate, discovered the baronet's
beaten and burned body.
Referring again to Mr.. Christie's
testimony that he tried to revive
Oakes, Mr.. Higgs showed a photo
graph to DR.. Quackenbush.
If the face had been wiped twice
with wet towel" the attorney
asked, would the blood on the face
be as shown in this Photograph"
Yes replied the physician, 1T is
possible
Next witnesses scheduled to tes-
THY were two young women guests
at dinner party at De Marigny's s
cottage the night of the Staying.
Mrs. Dorothy Clark and Mrs. Jean
AlnSley. wives of RAF flyers were
among those invited to De Marignv's s
cottage the evening of July 7. At
the preliminary hearing they de-
clared their host drove them home
after midnight.
They live two doors from West
bourne, the spacious villa where Sir
Harry was beaten to death that
night between midnight and dawn.
Three witnesses testified yesterday
on those tense moments in the room
where Sir Harry lay on the blood
stained, charred bed.
Charles Hubbard, owner of the
guest cottages adjoining Westbourne
was one of the first notified bv
Mr.. Christie.
Mr. Hubbard entered the bedroom
and thought at first, Sir Harry was
asleep. He testified that he spoke
IN whispers, but Mrs. Newell Kelly.
wife of Sir Harry's Nassau business
manager, who arrived before him.
told him it was no use to whisper
Sir Harry was dead.
Godfrey S. Higgs, the defense at
torney, who submitted Mr.. Christie
to rigid tWo-hour ross-examina-
ton, questioned both Mr.. Hubbard
and Mrs. Kelly about Mr.. Christie's
actions before and after the Shaving
Mr.. Hubbard and Mr.. Christie had
dlnner with Sir Harry. after which
Mr.. Hubbard drove the third guest.
Mrs. Effie Heneage, to her home.
Hurting questions as though Mr.,
Christie himself were the defendant.
Mr.. Higgs drew two shouted replies
in his cross examination centered on
the witness account of finding the
mllllonalre's body when he went to
awaken him for breakfast.
Mrs. Kelly testified that De Ma
rlgny acted Theatrical" when the
crime became known.
She was asked by Associate De-
fenSe Counsel w. E. A. Calender
whether De Marigny left her cot4age
and walked alone to Westbourne
Il don't know" she replied.
A fingerprint identified by prose-
cution witnesses as an impression OF
De Marignys little right finger was
found on a screen in the deathroom
Prosecution witnesses have said
De Marigny declared that he had
not entered Westbourne for months
until he learned of the crime, and
have testified that the defendant
had no opportunity to touch the
screen afterWard.
Mr.. Callender's questions formed
the defense's first move to show that
De Marigny might have entered the
deathroom in the excitement which
followed the discovery.