| Show A LOYER OF AET Eurlburt Admits He Kept Indecent In-decent Photographs In His Room in St James Square but They Belonged to an American Friend Who is Dead Gladys Parentage Special toTHE HERALD Examiner Dispatch LONDON April 18The deep mystery in which the Hurlbert case is involved attracts tracts universal attention Mr Hurlbert was yesterday recalled by Miss Evelyns counsel There was intense excitement in the crowded court Mr Hurlbert Ito I-to be infected with the prevalent nervousness nervous-ness There was a dark tall man like a t valet sitting behind the womans counsel and when Mr Hurlbert appeared the man nodded in assent across to the woman as ito i-to say this is the man Counsel asked Hurl bert whether he ever lad given indecent prints or photographs > to any one Mr Hurlbert denied the imputation sturdily but as counsel pressed him he began to take refuge in counter questions about the defi nition of indecency Mr Hurlbert looked anxiously around while his attorney George Lewis who has snatched more famous cases out of the fire than any living lawyer glanced uneasily backwards and forward between counsel and witness Then counsel asked whether Mr Hurlbert had ever lived in S1 James square Mr Hurlbert replied thc aflirmative Then as the dark man sitting behind counsel stood up Mr Hurlbert indicated he was the landlord For a moment his shortsight uess seemed to vanish and for the first time ho identified the man without hav ing him brought close under the stand The counsel went on to ask whether Hurbert had kept a large quantity of in decent photographs and books in his lodg tugs in St James square This seemed a crucial questions but Mr Hurlbert braced himself in the face of peril and coolly answered an-swered yes Then there was a squabble between him and counsel Finally Mr Hurlbert succeeded ir telling his story in his own way and his explanation delivered not without hesitation and extreme caution cau-tion was that an American friend had the use of his rooms and kept these things there This seomed thin and when Mr Hurlbert added that his friend was dead counsel gave an incredulous snort which provoked a laugh Counsel had nothing to do but to leave this story with all the rest to the jury rest This episode has raised grave doubts about the case The rest of the testimony was of a formal kind and the speeches of counsel that followed were listened to intently in-tently One statement of the womans counsel appears to indicate that other measures will be taken by her to prove hor story should the verdict go against her Those measures can only be prosecution for perjury Betting in court was 5 to 1 on Mr Hurlbert but whether this case will see doubted the end of the litigation is greatly |
