Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-18 | Page 4 | Hewitt Lawyer Seeks 'Clarity'

HEWITT LAWYER SEEKS CLARITY SAN FRANCISCO Aug 18 INS Sensational charges of counter- counter conspiracy hurled by tho the defense are ara ro merely a smoke mol c screen to confuse contuse con- con fuse tuse use the tho real issue the issue the g guilt or Innocence inocence in- in of ot Doctors Tilton E. E Tillman Tillman Tillman Till- Till man and Samuel G. G Boyd accused ot of f mayhem In tho the sterilization of I Ann Cooper Hewitt year old heiress to millions This was the declaration today of Russell P. P Tyler Anns Ann's personal attorney attorney at- at torney orney as ns he prepared to take tako the theland stand land for further cross ex examination cross in n the trial of at the tho two doctors who face ace tho the possibility of prison terms for or their alleged mutilation of the girl irl irlI I r have taken the stand as a prosecution witness Tyler said to tell ell simply and truthfully the facts which I unearthed concerning the operation Attempts by the tho defense to o Impeach my testimony and to brand mo me as a money grabbing conspirator conspirator con- con using Ann as a a. tool arc are merely efforts to 10 becloud th the tho Issue In n the minds of the jurors Tyler who represents Ann In a damage action filed in addition addi- addi tion on to the criminal charges had apparently regained his poise today after fter being badly flustered in a serIes erics of hot verbal tiffs Utes with Defense De- De Attorney I. I M. M Golden ester esterday day ay Defense attorneys will seek to show how that tho the mother had nothing to 0 gain ain by such a plot This was revealed today by Attorney Attorney ney ey Harry McKenzie as the defense pressing countercharges turned Its guns uns on Tyler Anns Ann's attorney in inthe inthe the he civil suit she has filed in 1 addition to the criminal char charges cs of f mayhem for which Doctors Tillman Tillman Tillman Till- Till man and Boyd are facing trial There would be no point in a conspiracy such as tho the prosecution charges barges McKenzie said In the thc natural course of events Mrs Hew- Hew Hewitt itt t who is in poor health would die ie before beCore Ann and thus could never capitalize on her childlessness The will of her father states specifically that hat Ann must die without children for or her mother to get the fortune