Evening star., 1954-11-04
State Says Sheppard
Killed Wife Over His
Secret Love Affairs
BY the Assoeioied Press

CLEVELAND, Nov. 4.-The
State denounced DR.. Samuel H.
Sheppard today as a faithless
husband who murdered his wife
because she complained about
his secret love affairs.
Demanding that the 30-year-
old osteopath die in the electric
chair. Assistant Prosecutor John
j. Mahon told a jury that the
Sheppards continually quarreled
over his affairs" with Susan
Hayes and other women.
"a. that's the reason she
was killed." Mr.. Mahon insisted.
But Defense Attorney Fred w.
Garmone, in his opening state
ment, declared:
'As the facts in this case un-
ravel themselves, you will he
given, by proper proof, testimony
that will satisfy you that the
last four months of the married
life of Marilyn Sheppard and
DR.. Sheppard were the happiest. "
Calls Defendant "Gentle."
With respect to the affairs"
of DR.. Sheppard, Mr. Garmone
made no attempt to confirm or
deny them. But he did say on
this point:
"You promised you would not
permit yourselves to become
prejudiced by that chapter in
Sam Sheppard's life"
DR.. Sheppard, he said, is. a
man of gentle nature" and the
defense will show there was
tenderness in the love Sam
Sheppard had for his wife Mari
lyn."
At several points the prose-
cutor specifically mentioned
pretty Susan Hayes, the labora-
tory technician who once worked
at the same Bay Village hos
pital with the defendant.
He and Susan Hayes corre-
sponded," said Mr.. Mahon.
They had talked together of di-
vorce and marriage. They cor
responded in endearirg terms.
I'VE expect the evidence to dis
close that this defendant and
Marilyn quarreled over activities
OF DR.. Samuel Sheppard with
other Women-that that's the
reason she was killed"
Blasts Sheppard Claim.
Mr.. Mahon scoffed at DR..
Sheppard's insistence that a
"bushy-haired" intruder killed
Marilyn in her bed July 4.
mo one was in that home to
commit a burglary" he said,
"but that was arranged to de-
ceive people,"
Mr.. Mahon described how DR..
Sheppard and his wife went to
Los Angeles last March. Marilyn
later went to the I home of
friends at Monterey, Calf. a
considerable distance from Los
Angeles. s
sThe evidence. will disclose" !"
Mr.. Maholl went on, sttst while
she was up there. that this de-
fendant contacted Susan Hayes,
even before Marilyn was gone
to Monterey. He started to live /
with Susan at the home of DR..
Miller CDR, Arthur Miller, a fell
loW osteopath and friend Of Dr..
Sheppardl and remained at the
home of DR.. Miller occupying the
same room with Susan Hayes for
several days"
"We're told by Sam Sheppard
that some one had been in the
house, that he heard Marilyn
cry and ran upstairs and was
clobbered. The evidence will dis
close that he had an injury
around the eye and that he
complained that his neck was
hurt" the prosecutor said.
Police could find no evidence
of any one breaking into that
house." he asserted.
Charges Deceit.
Mr.. Mahon told the jury that
"when you give reasonable in
depreciation to the evidence. the
finger of guilt points to Sam
Sheppard. No one was in that
house to commit burglary"
Several desk drawers were
found open, papers were strewn
on the floor of the den, and a
cloth bag containing DR.. Shep-
pard's watch, his ring and a
watch chain was found on a bank
at the rear of the house.
THAT was contrived to de-