Evening star., 1945-06-06

had been opened. He added, PLEASE
use two envelopes marking both per-
sonal and outside one typed"
A note on the stationery of the
Hotel Statler here said, II unex-
pectedly had to come in W-town
Wednesday. I called you at $3.50
Sorry to have missed you. Won't
be back before five weeks"
Another note at a later date from
the Statler said, sorry to have been
so busy Have to run for train
One telegram said, Sailing to-
night, returning about first of Sep
tember-George."
Still another letter said, IT am
trying to find amount requested to
send Monday, but you will have to
get along on that for weeks to come u
No Rebuttal Witnesses.
One letter mentioned transmittal
of $50. Another the sending of $50
to Mrs. Boyer at Atlantic City.
One said, IF you think H. S. CHot
Springsl is the only place to improve
your health 1 will help you, but it
will be difficult"
The Government called no rebuff
tai witnesses and thereby closed its
case directly after the defense.
Last defense witness was a news
boy. Frank Hastie, 2007 Wyoming
avenue NV, apparently about II.
He was called to testify in regard
to the newspapers seen in front of
the door of Mrs. Boyer's apartment
March 8 when her body was found.
The newspapers were important evi-
dence that Mrs. Boyer did not leave
her apartment on March 6, 7 or 8.
During the excitement caused by
the discovery of the murder a jaintor
threw them in the trash can. Police
told him to recover the papers and
he brought back the morning and
afternoon papers Of the 9Th, 7th and
9Th.
Uncertain on Papers.
The newsboy was asked by defense
counsel if he seen an accumulation
Of papers at the door when he made
his delivery on March 8. He said
he did not recall it. In cross
examination, he was asked if the
newspapers might not have been
there The newsboy said they might
have been.
Medley, who was arrested in ST.
Louis on March 18, has stipulated
as to the truth of much of the Gov
ernment's evidence against him.
Through his counsel, Medley has
stipulated that he wrote the S25
check signed IL. A. Fischer" dis
covered by the police in Mrs. Boyer's
apartment after she was found dead
in the kitchen with two bullets in her
head. Also through counsel, he has
stipulated that on March he signed
a receipt for $3.50 from a Pittsburgh
jewelry dealer in the sale of an
emerald and diamond ring. The
ring has been identified as Mrs.
Boyers.
FBI Agent Recalled.
FBI Agent Hubert F. Small was
recalled to the stand yesterday af-
ternoon when the Government
rested its case and the defense took
over presentation of evidence.
Denny Hughes, who is associated
with his brother, James K Hughes,
in the defense. asked him for more
details on Medleys arrest.
@. He was hit football fashion
tackled in the hall was he not. A.
That is true
@. How many clipped him. A.
think there were five agents.
Mr.. Hughes then recalled testi-
mony that Medley had said he was
expecting it.
@. He said. You want me for
Michigan" didn't he? A. I have
no recollection of that.
Cleaning Woman Testifies.
Mary FAINT, colored zoos Fiftieth
street NE, who had worked for
Mrs. Boyer as cleaning woman,
was called by the defense. Denny
Q. Mrs. Boyer was a timid woman.
wasn't she?
The witness indicated she did not
know what that meant.
@, She always kept the apart
ment locked, didn't she? A. Yes.
sir
Q. She always looked out the
peep hole before she opened the
door, did she not? A. Yes. sir.
@. She was afraid of someone,
wasn't she? A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Hughes asked the witness
about Mrs. Boyer's boy friends" I"
The witness said she had only seen
one once when he called to take her
out one afternoon. Whether she
was referring to Medley did not get
into the record
New Boy Friend" Cited.
Nancy told you she had new
boy friend. didn't she?' asked Mr..
Hughes referring to Medley.
Yes, sir" said the witness and
laughed
Detective Sergt. Bernard D. Crooke
was recalled to the stand as the
first witness in the defense part Of
the case. He was questioned by
Denny Hughes.
@. You testified that you searched
Mrs. Boyer's apartment, did you not?
A. Yes. sir.
@. I'll ask you whether or not
you found bundle of letters from
the indianapolis Athletic Club? A.
Yes, sir
@. Did you find in those letters a
statement that Il can help you no
longer?" A. don't know.
At Mr. HupheS' renueSt Ills-