Show BOUNDSSPENCEH TRIAL Dopttty Marshal Stobbs Again on the Witness Stand f I IrmBLE SPUC1A1 Uolsc Ida Nov 20 Fmnk h 1 Slobbf v ho stioccadfd Mrs Gcorco Spcneer as first deputy in thj I MOt uf United Slutes MTiisbal oundi rcinterod Ihc I wlUifss stand when time preliminary examination of Marahnl I Rounds on the charge of annulling I Mrs Spencer was roMmicd after an adjournment of four day The direct examination of Mr Slobbr was concluded Jn about an hour In his cressexamination he covered lie I same ground as he did III his direct testimony I going more minutely I Into details He adhered I ad-hered closely I to his original story reiterating reiter-ating that his iiiso was fixed upon both Mrs Spencer and Marshal Hounds It the moment the assault was alleged to have been 1 commit ltd and that t bo did not see the I Marshal grasp Mrs Spencer by the arm or molest her in any way A 11 I Hlclmrdpon clerk of the Unllod States court took thf stand and corroborated cor-roborated Stobbs In part He 1 testified that he was walking up amid down the hall at the lime tlio assault Is alleged to bavp occurred and that I be heard no out erv or scuffle Ho could havo heard anything any-thing of the kind had It occurred he said Marhal 1 JxOiUHl will I lake I the stand In his own behalf in tbe morning Marshal l Rucl i Rounds look the stand in his own behalf today In the t preliminary hearing on the case brought against him for allowed assault upon Mrs George K I Spencer his former chief deputy lie I wag on the I stand all day lime marshal told pracileallv the same story of th incident as related by iJepuly Stobbs lie was at his desk Haul tho wltnesu while Mr ° Spencer was supposed to be copying tho IBtircs from the ledger for what purpose he did not know He asked her to hurry up several times suspecting that t she was making I notations on the book The witness stood up at t I his desk to better I observe operations 1 He saw Mrs Spencer was writing on the ledger with a lId itch Stepping around to Mrs Spencers left side the marshal said he withdrew the I book from In front of her closed it I I and replaced it Oil the ohelf In doing no he did not touch I herOn her-On crossexamination Marshal Roundss attorney Cnhalan sought to show the animus ani-mus 01 the defendant The marshal testified tes-tified that shortly I after Mr Spencers ap rolntmem he found she WHO unsuited for the position Vliy then did you not dIsmIss her inquired Mr fahalan I thought she might do better and I old not ehre to make a change at that I time was lie I marshals reply Objection was made by counsel for tIme defense to I Inf l1t t1f atr the Introduction of testimony t 1 of this character char-acter Mr t Ca ima han contended 1 lie I right of the prosecution to do so saying that notwithstanding tho I statement of the marshal regarding Mrs Spencers competency com-petency they proposed to show animus on tin I part of tho I defendant as an Inspector had pa sod upon Mrs I Spencers accounts almost a year after Marshal Roundss discovery dis-covery of her alleged lueompetcney and had found no fault with her work |