Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-12-13 | Page 2 | Miss Conrad Tells What Stokes Said

MISS CD MR AD TELLS WHAT STOKES Si SEW FOJIK Dec. 12. While W. R, 1 1. Stokes waa under a surgeon's knife. EJthel Conrad, charged, wtth Lillian Ore-jiam. Ore-jiam. wii.i attempting to murder him last June, wa on the witness staurt tbif afternoon porraberatlns every feature of the tpstlmooy of her chum that they had shot fne millionaire n self -defense. Mr. siokes' operation yraa foi an abscena ai the kidneys and i" was said tonight that his condition was SCriOUB. Miss Conrad, statussqus in appearance, well poised in manner and clear of voice, made x striking contrast the older, but weak-voiced and less self-contained Mi--s Qraham. Miss Conrad was smiling much, of the time and convulsed the vTciator.- h- '-err.l .; I '-1 dial 0 replies. re-plies. wish" she said, when he; cross- examinatlon was reached, "that Prosecutor Prose-cutor Buckner would stn making me laugh. 1 don't want to laugh." Miss Conrad lold of teiiinjr Btokcs ot Mi Oraluun's attempt al suicide. Miss Conrad, 'tie la a dangerous woman.'' the witness testified Btokes said when he heard the news "You arc a beautiful girl you must v-i away from ner Influence. Now Miss Conrad, you pro home and nurse her-" "I suscesird thai he send bar to a sanitarium." ihe witness went on, bul he said joji, mi: i can't be mixed no in this tiling. The Baltic.' he said, '.-alls tomorrow She musl DC sent away on that boat 1 M Rive you $200 foi her '-xpenses. Id alve you more only she mlKht iunmit suicide on the way over nnd 'he monev would be lost '" Toe next dav. Miss C'onrml sold ihe called up stokes He asked if l hud tetter" h' had asked me to eel from Miss Griihnm and when 1 told him I had h'-suld h'-suld he was cnilinr for ih'-ni next -.'ii-iiic " she testified. Miss ' 'ontad then save- her stor. of the shooiino:. M10 corroborafed Mies Graham's versjon of Slik ':- alleccrl attack, at-tack, the struggle foi the weapon and 1 inN woundlntr of StolcCS.