Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-23 | Page 9 | Witnesses Halt Rev. Norris Case

WITNESSES HALT HAll CASE Court Waits All After After- Afternoon noon but Two Fail to Put In Appearance AUSTIN J Jan n. n 22 AP The AP-The The Norris Norris Nor Nor- ris murder trial sank almost to fo a comatose condition here today as the tho court waited for the arrival of two defense witnesses from Fort Worth Texas A recess was taken just before noon untO until 4 p p. p m. m mf but when the hour of reconvening arrived the witnesses had not app appeared r d and I I c L gut J 1 a a. a In Monday The state closed Its case with two witnesses Miss Melba Bullock a year old school teacher of Birdwell Texas near Fort Worth and C C. D. D Rodgers of Fort Worth Miss Bullock ivas vas another one of those accidental visitors to the Norris Norris Nor Nor- ris office who arrived just about the time Dexter E. E Chipps was killed In Dr Frank Norris Norris' office at the First Baptist church In Fort Worth She told of the calm and apparently unperturbed actions or the defendant immediatelY after the killing She had gone to the church to obtain a sheet of music and arrived arrived ar- ar rived just a moment after the shoot shoot- Ing WAS CALM SAYS I She saw Norris I standing In the anteroom and when she told him her mission he directed his secretary secre- secre tary to obtain the music for her she testified At the moment Chipps was lYing dead In the private private vate office Rodgers testified he had been told by H. H H. H Rains that Norris had remarked Ive killed me a man Rains previouslY testified that Norris Norris Nor Nor- ris had made this remark just as he emerged from his office after shooting I I I The defense offered several witnesses wit wit- nesses In and the state then announced that it closed The object of the testimony ex expected from the two absent witnesses was to Impeach certain state witnesses defense attorneys said Following the unexpectedly mild examination cross of Norris by the state yesterday the case descended from Its climax to one ole of apparent little Interest judging by the dwindling dwin- dwin of the crowd today Attorneys prepared the instructions Instructions they will ask the judge to read to the jury and these will be discussed discussed dis- dis cussed In chambers with the judge Monday It is said some debate may arise over the point of pro the difficulty which the state will ask the court to instruct in on It Is probable the defense will resist this proposed Instruction After the court has charged the jury arguments start probably about Monday noon It Is expected the case will go to the jury Tuesday or Wednesday