The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 9, 1919, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR—FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919. GIRL’S FATE IN HANDS OF JURY LATE TODAY tthe terms are not oh ge On cross-examination, he n the affirmate 2 to whe wrong did not often testify for the sta heard | a and receive a fee for #0 doing | roundea by the defense. Dr. Bourns; twice in the mame place, the spe | mody. Teuth | clalint parrle | 0, wir.” | Would «ho know right from! “Was there any evidenc wrong didn't know right from “Standards of None, except what I have have obeyed without hesitation. {the time of her great trouble, But he was too cunning for | “Ladies and gentiemen of the | declared that, in bis opinion, . He did not intend to leave | jury, I ask you to search your con | Garrison was “nv ally responsible” x in such » condition that | sciences that justice may be done, | at the time she poise Mrs, Storrs. the law could reach him if anys | for that in all we ask. And I do} Ws in the afternoon, Dr. | Jrougian Storrs first began court-| id From Page One |\ing Ruth, he did not tell her he! ~ at already married, When she! learned of it, it was too a # that she ‘the central figure in one of | finalty of human tragedies, late, for already he had kindled| rier r Own” if some learned man could called into that little pov . and if he could Sheen told the story of Ruth's iy, aa you have heard it here; could have known of the taint father's blood which caused to be dethroned, and made @ raving madman on if he could have ‘of the three poor unfortunate Brothers, | think that learn » said that far would it have been if Ruth's @yes had never seen the light and her baby filled with the breath of life.” | Mit was while working at the attorneys’ that Ruth met the | So-| he of #0 fim her breast the divine spark which has baffled the philosophers | of all time, The greatest of all | buman stions the love of |sex for sex, and particularly of & woman for a man | “Just what Ruth saw in Dougtas| |Storrs is beyond our conception. I have never met him, but I have seen his picture, and if I know anything of human nature, it 9 to me to suggest degeneracy every feature, And how did meet that love? With every power at his command, he sought to take advantage of it, With every art] known to the procurer, for months played upon that love until) finally the girlish will, weakened | by her inherited disease, gave way, | and another victim was added to} the tolt of her seducer | “IL am not going to dwell on the} |sordid details of what occurred at Okanogan, but I do want to point} out that it was during this pertod of time that Storrs made the sug gestions which culminated in the tragedy of March 18th. “You will recall that he wrote her | at Okanogan saying that they would | probably be together soon forever, | and then used this significant ex pression, ‘Can happen, you know.’ You will recall that Ruth read this \ietter shortly before the tragedy and that she thought !t the most wonderful letter ever written, altho [it was filled with only sentimental | drivel I think you will agree with | me that Storrs’ hold upon Ruth | was such, because of her love | fer him, that had he command ed her to kift his wife she would SEAPLANES OFF AGAIN SATURDAY, Transocean Fliers Stopping Over in Halifax Today WASHINGTON, May 9.—(United| Press.)—"Jump off" of the navy sea- planea N. C1 and N. C.3 on the! second ieg of the transatlantic! flight has been postponed until to-| morrow, the navy department was/ informed from Halifax by radio this! afternoon The message states that several ler blades would be repaired during the layover. The getaway tomorrow will be early enough, it was said to permit landing at Trepassey in daylight CHATHAM, Mase, May we aggioe 4 is station here at 5:18 o'clock this morning. ‘The N. C.4 was forced to turn back on account of engine trouble, it was stated by naval officials. The plane landed here to make minor re- pairs, after which it will sail for Rockaway Beach, N. Y., where per- manent repairs will be completed. According to plans made known here, the plane will make another | start from Rockaway Beach as soon | an repairs are made. If it lands at |Trepassey bay, Newfoundland, be- pod the N. C3 and the N. C.-4 “hop off” om the long journey across the Atlantic, it will join in the flight. Should the plane arrive after the others have started, it was said that No attempt will be made to follow them. The crew of the N. C.4 waa feel- ing fit when the big plane glided to the surface of the harbor here, just as the first streaks of dawn ap- peared in the East. A good landing Was made and the crew was soon quartered at the naval air station. The machine carried food and wa ter and its crew. thing happened bis wife, and so he made these suggestions to this childlike mind and the practical result was the same as tho he had in- sued a positive command to lit tle Ruth to slay his wife, “Just the Instrument” “Members of the jury, I say to you that this little epileptic girt is but the instrument by wheh the real murderer ac- complished his purpose. I say to you, that when the final Judgment day shall come, and Storrs and his victim, little Ruth, shall stand for sentence before the Great White Throne, and judgment shall not be measured by the cold print of codes and statute books, the un- swerving finger of the Judgment Giver will point to Storrs, for I say to you, thag in God's chancery he, and net this little cowering epileptic child, is the real slayer of Mrs, Storrs. his lust site trembling in this courtroom, what is the state of “And now, in the twillight of her mother’s Ufe, when her hair has be come sprinkled with gray, and 4 her figure stooped with oes Po and her hands knotted and gnarled with toll—she faces this ordeal that she might be with her baby sirl in not wish a single one of you to be| troubled, in the years to come, by the | picture of little Ruth, thru your mis | take, unjustly held within prison bars, instead of the asylum, where |ahe belongs, nor of the picture of the dear old mother, shedding agal the bitter tears of mother love for | her little baby Ruth.” | Judge Jurey, in his Instructions | pointed out “that every person is | presumed to be sane; the burden of | | proving insanity as a defense to al crime is upon the defendant to entab \lish by a preponderance of the evi- | dence, and, unless insanity is 80 ew | tablished, such presumption of san- | lity must prevail.’ | | Phe evidence made it plain, he said, that the girl committed the lerime. ‘The point in question is her mental responsibility, “In the event that you find the} | defendant not guilty,” he said, “it) | will be necessary for you to return | spectal findings, ax follows: 1, Whether defendant committed the crime charged; “2s Whether the jury acquit her be cause of her insanity or mental | irresponsibility at the time of the commission of the erime; "3, Whether the insanity or mental | irresponsibility continues and ex ints at the time of the trial; and) Whether, if such condition of tn-| sanity or mental irresponsibility | does not exist at the time of the) trial, there Is much likelihood of a} relapse or recurrence of the in sane or mentally trreaponstble condition that the defendant is not a safe person to be at large ch of these special findings must be answered by ‘Yes’ or ‘No,’ accordingly as you shall find from | the evidence, Whatever verdict or |mpecial findings, if any, you agree | upon you will have signed by your | | foreman and returned into court.” | The state again “rested” exactly | Sat 413 o'clock ‘Thursday afternoon, | and the last bite of evidence in the | trial of Ruth Garrison for the mur- | der of Grace Storrs had been taken. | ‘The last witness to step down | from the stand was Dr. Frank 8. | Rourns, who pronounced himself a diagnostician, and who was called to the stand by Prosecutor Carmody. | He was asked to answer for the state the hypothetical quention pro- Wilson or Seattle WASHINGTON, United fellow citizens on the eve of a« consummation of a victorious peace, to sustain the honor and credit of our country,’ the presi- dent's cable maid. ‘I appeal to my fellow citizens to pay tribute to the valor and macrifices of our fighting men by making this fast Liberty loan not only a financial success, for that must be, but a) great popular thanks offering in| which every American will share! according to bis ability." Prior to loan celebrations thru- out the country last night, the treagury department showed a total) subscribed of §2,815,561,000, or only @2.63 per cent of the sales the government aks. More than $840,000,000 must be raised today and tomorrow. That/ the amount would be realized was the belief here, With and $2,691,550 yet to tory Loan dri; Loan Speed; 1,550 Behind pe has a chance to win one of the captured German cannon by going over the quota. Four cannon have been awarded to this district, | jand there is a lively competition be- | tween cities, To date, Spokane and | Portland are the only two large cities | that have passed ther quotas. } Roy Scouts, working In coopera- tion with the Victory Bond rd solicitors on the streets, are round ing up many small bond buyers who have delayed subscribing. \Council May Call Off Stockade Plan The ordinance putting a stop to| the construction of the internment stockade on Beacon hill was eched- uled for action by the city council | Friday afternoon, in special session. The ordinance ta the result of Oliver T. Erickson's motion, adopted by the | public safety committee, recommend. ing discontinuance of the work. | Acting Mayor W. D. Lane stopped [the work on the internment station and asked for reports from Health Commissioner Read. The Beacon hill site met the approval of Commis | sioner Read, but the plans for the stockade did not include newer con- nections, kitchen or quarters for lthe attendants. Dr. Read opposed | moving the hospital to Firtands Italy Peeved Over | new C | to $3.50, cut to. . | Suits cut to. | Suit Cases, worth tulied his testimony for the defense, and was succeeded by Dr Frank T. Wilt, for 10 years an ex pert on mental diseases at the State Hospital for the Insane at 8 coom, Wilt recently returned fi eight montha service in France with base hoapital 60, where he served as ogint with that unit neluding ® dinwertation on epl- lepxy and mental disorders, he said “The normal person suffers re | morse; or they become sleepless, or lone their appetite, Her wrongdo ing apparently had no effect upon thie individual in question—this girl” Walter V int, fintel Noted “Stigmata” He testified that in his conversa tion with the girl, ehe bad attempted to hide things about her father, and that he noted in the physical ex amination, various stigmata of de generation. In answer the to hypothetical | question, which he said he had heard read in court, he pronounced Ruth mentally irresponsible.” “Did you base your opinion upon your examination- of the girl?’ asked the prosecution in crossexam- | ination. | “1 aid.” “Ie she still insane? Like both the mental experts, who | preeeded him, Dr. Wilt balked at the use of the word “insane.” “Merely a layman's error—" cor) rected Prosecutor Jack Carmody “rn oay mentally irresponsible? similar act, should in the way of her desires?” “They say lightning never striker & brain special: | [make her vomit, ‘mental irresponsibility 7” “T asked her if she didn’t know what #he did was wrong,” came the rep She said she knew it to be wrong, but she has standards of her She would act on her own nent of right and wrong.” her standards different from . | n't fix the the standards of right and wrong. are fixed by #0 iety."” Carmody then asked the doctor it he had talked with many murderers, and he answered negatively "I didn't think so, But I have,” answered the state's attorney, “and I can way that I have n after the most cold-blooded crime show neither remorse, sleeplessness nor los of appeti Dr, Wilt was permitted to resume hin seat in audience, and the tat 1 its first brain specialiat in rebuttal, after establishing the fact that Ruth testified to Captain Tennant in her confession at police headquarters the day following the buying something to and taking it in Wenatchee. Then she went to Oka hogan, and fainted. As an impeaching witness, Cap- tain Tennant said that such had been the cane. ween th murder, to | thi | poseless manner. Ruth denied taking | the medicine when cross-examined, | while sh upled the stand » eral days ago. Dr, Nicholson led Dr. PD. A. Nicholson was the first alienist called by the state. He said he had been a specialist in mental dineases wince 1897, amined Ruth on M “Have you found any evidence of arked Car.‘ bie,” he in court.” pl hypotheti the defen ay, and added that t not be explained by epilepsy. Explain why Ruth could net do result of epilepsy,” r quested the prosecution. In a fit of epilepsy int aid might anyone nearly A conditon might exhibit another per sonality, but they will not carry into it their former views, knowledge Opinions or grudges toward another.” Epileptics may commit murder, arson or other crimes, but they are done while in this that he ion from the 4 to whether from epilep: could yuiclan testified rim vet an * the special have attacked person in thin whe in this second personality for days weeks—for any period—but when they come to, they have no know! edge of what has happened.” Would you say the effort to cover this crime, the manner in which it was carried thru, and the fact that apparently a grudge was carried, would be evidence that it gould not be the leptic?” Carmody inquired. “1 would.” Not “Irresponsible” state in a pur-| They may remain doing of an epi-| k 8. Bourns, dlagnostt ears’ experience, erers from mind the last witness to 1. He took the stand 3:56 After tentifying that he served as a r of the Ith department for rs and as part of his du 1 all prisoners mentally sically when requested, Dr. uid that he had never seen the defendant until a moment before he stand He was then read the hpyothetical estion which the day before haa been put to Dr. Williamson by the defense, In reply, he said “I do not think her mentally irre sponsible.” He said she should know right fromewrong, and that her abnor- malities are no greater than those found in his everyday work. Believes Her Normal “The evidence of her motive for the act le was not an abnormal mind, nor an insane mind that led to such @ rea sonable sequence in her actions,” he said. Attorney Hilen, for the defense, in cross-examination, said: “You don’t know anything about and phy took the Asked to explain the meaning of | psychopathy, do you, doctor?” the term “prychopathie condition,” the witness said it is very broad, but that professionally {t means “mental fine! Was this mentally irresponsible—oh the day | cox” and of this crime?” he was asked. She may have been peychopathic, but she was not mentally irresponsi answered, “Only in a general way.” The witness said he could not en Just) ter into an explanation of the dif- ferences between such subdivisions jefendant psychopathic | of mind weakness as “dementia pre “the psychopathic state.” “1 do not pretend to have done any specializing along the line you are questioning,” the doctor de explaining that clared. GOING OUT} of the retail business and must venturing into the wholesale business. to pieces—the entire stock will be at your mercy. SATURDAY, MAY (0, 9 A. M. ‘It is to your interest to be here early, in the history of Seattle. The entire store Come early and get your share of these marve Come and judge for yourself. Men’s Pants, worth | to $3.50, cut to.. $2.50 Heavy Union Suits cut to.. Work Shoes, values 500 Boys’ Suits, values to $5.50, at Men’s Suits, values to $15.00, cut to. $5.00 Wool Union $1.98 "$1.48 $1.98 $2.98 ' $7.85 ". $2.48 cut to. cut to .. 25e Arrow Collars 20e Sox, all colors, $1.25 Haynes’ Rib Underwear cut to.. 75e Summer-weight Underwear cut to. 20c Handkerchiefs 50c President Suspenders cut to. .. $1.25 Dress Shirts 5c 9c 59c .38c 5c 27c $1.00 Caps for Men Cut 10 . 0. cccrcocwe $6.00 Boys’ Suits cut to . ° Boys’ Shoes, values to $3.50, cut to... Men’s Fine Worsted Suits, val | ues to $17.50, cut to $2.00 Woolen Underwear cut to $5.00 Men’s Trousers cut to.. 75e Work Gloves Cut 10... cccccocee sell out our enormous stock before Our prices have been slashed as this is the greatest price wrecking sale is aflame with wonderful bargains. lous values. Read these prices. 38c 4s me to believe that it * $9.85, $1.18 $2.98 - 48c © $3.48 $1.98 h SMZeroe eV“AOomso <2»wv workers Friday | entered the last lap in the cam- | paign, which closes Saturday night. The banks will be open all day Saturday and until 8 o'clock in the evening to accept subscrip- tions; the’ workers will remain on the job until the last bond is sold; the women are planning » special effort for Saturday's grand finish. “It's going to take nome big, hard ‘work to put Seattle over her quota,” declared Ft. H. MacMichael Friday Morning. “But, it's up to Seattle. | We have counted everything that) even looks like a subscription, and | we are still $2,691,550 short.” Publication of the list of firms and | persons who failed to subseribe to Seek Russian Help the limit of their ability probably! BERNE, May 9.—(United Prean)— will not be necessary, the loan head-| The Versailles correspondent of the quarters reported at noon Friday,|Rerlin Tages Zeitung, interviewing because most of the “slackers” bave!the German peace delegates, quotes taken warning and subscribed, Oth-| Herr Giesberts an saying: ers will buy. “We must make peace with Rus With the opening of Friday's sia, and invite Russian troops into smash, many of the biggest bond) Germany. buyers increased their subscriptions| Herr Landsberg ix quoted by the and others are preparing to buy ad-| correspondent as follows: ditional allotments of bonds. “The terms are beyond the mort Congratulating the women on the| pessimistic forecasts, After, our ob- | showing they have made and urging | servations, the only alternative for still greater efforts during the clos-| us will be ing days of the campaign, Carter ~ Glass, secretary of the treasury, wired Mrs. Edgar Ames: Urges Greater Effort “The women have served with zeal and devotion and with self-sacrific- $ 1 48 cut to 48c $1.50 Chambray Working Shirts 79c Colonies Decision) to $3.50, cut to.. ROME, May 9.—<dUnived Prens.)— | Italy's exclusion from the appor: tionment of mandatories over former German colonies has created the | most painful impreasion here $5.95 cut to......... “It is inexplicable, since Italy for} 15¢ Arm Bands mally asked for a mandate,” declared | eyt tO ........eceeeees 6c 25¢ Black Sox the Epoca. . “Italy renounced com) tion Pinat ane, 75¢ Wool Sox 38c under Article XIII, so that she Cut CO nnccrcceeveces Extra Fine Men's Suits, values | might act as the mandatory for Bast to $35.00, g 1 6 85 ° “thls bad practically teen grantea,| cut to .......- $6.00 Men’s $3 ‘ 48 but Monday the ‘big three’ excluded Trousers cut to.. $1.48 $1.38 $12.85 Men’s Fine Dress Shoes, Tan Heavy Men’s Work Shoes, val- Gut to Sees seene DOD cut to Men’s Dress Hats, values to $2.98 to 86.00, ext to. Swell Cashmere Men’s Suits, , cat © ss D1 1.89 Shirts cut to... 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Bradbury Suits at $2.50 Boys’ Shoes $2.00 Heavy Flan- G Cc J |nel Shirts cut to. . ermans Consider | $95.00 Men's Peace Is Crushing | Fine Suits cut to COPENHAGEN, May 0.—T! ne | | Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag reports cut to .... 7 Men’s Dress and Work Shoes, ~ ( $25 te an0s because they STAY GOOD LOOKING CORDUROY TROUSERS In All the New Styles CREDIT GLADLY 211 Union Street 1332-34 Second Avenue ing patriotism. The government of the United States again sounds the bugle of further advance in the keen realization of what the women have already done in this and other cam- paigns, The treasury calls them in the closing days of the campaign for service in the final rush upon the field that will take the loan over the last. trench.” The North Pacific shipyard work- ers were scheduled to Newkirk and Lieut, Walker Friday afternoon, and Miss Elsie Mielke will sing. At the Ames yard, Lieut. Le Baron and Private Carroll and Mrs. G. M. Brougham will speak. Chinese Buy Bonds Reports made to headquarters Thursday night, indeated the Chi- nese merchants are buying Victory Bonds liberally, but no estimates have come from the Japanese sec- tion. Good Dip, Chinese consul, not only hae subscribed, but urged all Chinese to buy. Seana NE SRHRECEN IIe hear Lieut. | that German parliamentary circles} apparently are solidly against sign- ing tho peace treaty in its present | form. The newspaper says the) Berlin bourse has been closed for three days “as a result of the crushing peace conditions.’ BUDAPEST IS LIFELESS ZURICH, May §&—-(United Press.) —A dispatch from Budapest today stated that the Hungarian soviet] government is still resisting inva. sion. The city was reported to be practically lifeless, with all tram: ways stopped, and water, electricity and gas threatened. 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