Show I I 1 I mm WITNESS IN NOTED NOID BABY C SE BREAKS DOWN J Mrs Amanda Koch Hoch Creates a Scene During the Hearing SA SAX SAN FRANCISCO Oct 17 Mrs Amanda Koch one of tho the chief witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses DeSeS against Lieutenant Charles Ro Reynard Roy Rey nard Slin Slingsby and his wife in the tho famous CI Slingsby baby substitution case ease which involves es an inheritance abruptly interrupted the taking of dep dep- today when she broke down under examination cross became hysterical hys- hys and was taken violently ill The Tho h hearings began yesterday in inthe the he office of British Vice Consul Dougas Douglas Doug Doug- las as Youn Young acting as commissioner for or the tho court of chancery of England Her Past Revealed As a warm friend of ot Mrs Hattie Blain at whose homo Mrs rs Slingsby has bat las contended her son BOB was born bore Mrs Ko och h was was testifying that no child was born orn to the lieutenants lieutenant's wife there in inho tho ho fall ot of 1910 1010 This is also expected to o be bo tho contention of Mrs Blain Jain when ehe aho be IB is placed upon tho stand The Tho year three son eon which Mrs claims was born at that time is now of- of ot- ot ered as tho legitimate son Mn of ot Lieutenant Lieuten ant Slingsby and the rightful hoir heir to the he million dollar cst estate ate bequeathed by the he lato late Rev ReT Charles Slingsby of Yorkshire York- York shiro shire ant ani and now DOW enjoyed by tho to lieuten ant When Attorney Oliver Dibble the took the witness alter after Attorney Andrew Thorne Thome for or the tho prosecution pro lad nad completed his questions Mrs Koch answered Dibbles Dibble's 8 questions haltingly She appeared nervous and had scarcely started before be be- lore fore ore she made an inadvertent statement as to her own conduct which caused a painful av scone av Shrieked and Moaned The information divulged cd is said to have lavo been known by the for some sonic time but had hud not been revealed previously Mrs Koch collapsed and andler her ler shrieks and moans were nere heard throughout tho the building The Tho testimony mony however was as not Dot relo i to the he case Mrs Blain sitting in the anteroom heard icard her friends friend a cries and rushed rushed into nto the witness room Apparently guessing that Mrs rs Koeb Kochs Koch's a secret was out she went to Mrs Koch and min mm- to her ber after directing several sharp words at Mrs Slingsby The breakdown of tho the witness B for the tho members of the Slingsby family who are contesting the tho claims of the baby jaby boy ended tho the taking of ions for the tho day It Rig is doubtful what the he next movement will be Hearing is bein being held in private Charles LU Eugene cne Edward Slin Slingsby the Slingsby ehy baby involved iu in the tho case ease was wu not present |