Evening star., 1949-06-30

ai;.oa with regard 20 beng cart
less Or . careful dresser
Mr.. Murphy ! object. . your
honor please ! think this is vel
beyond the scope Of n csiense
witness. well beyonc the scope
The court: ] don't understand
Ms. Murphy: Here O man ss
chafacterixing the dress Of n wit
ness. or attempting 10 character
ixe the dress Of q witness whsn
he was q boy in high school.
There followed a proiractec
discussion Of the issue. and con-
ference between judge and coGn-
sci a. the bench AT length. Judge
Kaufman overruled the Govern
ments objection. The transcript
continues,
G. Can you state 10 the court
and jury whether Chambers was q
careless dresser or whether his
clothes were uni.dy as you knew
him as a boy?
A. He was q careless and an in
different dresser.
@. Do you remember anything
about whether he had his hair cut
or not?
A. More often than not he was
in need OF q haircut.
@. Do you recall as q boy with
Chambers the Circumstance OF the
boys going home across q brook
A. ] do.
@. How did you and the other
boys cross that brook?
A. Well. there was trolley
trestle that went over a brook and
the railroad track. and ] and an
other boy by the name OF PM
Greenwald and possibly some 9TH
ers would walk over the trestle,
And vivian. he would walk along
side Of the trestle through the
brook with his shoes and stockings
on. And on one occasion. had
reason more than once. but one
! recall ] asked why he walked
through the brook with his shoes
and stockings on. and he told me
that it cooled his feet.
@. Do you remember compost
ton read by Mr.. Chambers in the
English class In your presence in
regard to the description Of the
meeting of two individuals IN the
cemetery? Do you recall tnat?
A. do.
@. Tell us about that,
A. Well. Vivian wrote COM
position for the English class and
the composition. according TO my
recollection, was about couple
meeting in a cemetery. And the
composition would create the i'm
preston
Mr.. Murphy: I object, II your
honor please, whatever the i'm
preston was.
The court: You cannot give us
the deduction, Mr.. Edstrom.
Tells of Composition.
The witness: All right. But from
the composition. as 1t started out.
1t Just stated that the couple met
In this graveyard and they caressed
and went into great details about
1t and then at the end 1t said that
one went one way and the other
went the other way and they both
were wagging their tails. And then,
the first time. noticed it was two
dogs he was talking about.
@. Do you recall later reading
a story of a French writer to that
general effect?
A. I did, with the same type OF
theme.
Mr.. Murphy: Your honor,
whether this witness has read
some French authors I am sure
we are not concerned with.
The court. We are not. You
will confine his testimony to Mr..
Chambers.
@. All right. State your recol-
lection as to the type OF things
that Chambers wrote while he was
In school with you.
A. Vivian wrote very we'll while
he was In school with me. He
was somewhat a better writer than
the rest of us and he wrote princi-
pally in a sensational manner and
primarily to create humor In the
class for the appreciation and ap-
proval of the other members of
the class.
Derisive Comments Recalled.
@. And what with respect to
the teachers?
A. He was continuously derid-
ing and making derisive comments
about the teachers.
@. Do you recall the circum-
stance Of Vivian's diploma being
held up?
A. do.
@. Tell US about that?
A. Vivian was delegated by the