Show f EDA STROMBERG GOES ON THE STAND 1 e of the Most ConspiCuous Fi Figures ures in the Tragedy Tells TeUs fier StorY by Emotion Deeply Affected by the Recital of lIer Husbands Benbrook With the lilies les Orders the Association Stromberg on 00 tIle the Stand She Tells to 10 Put Miss iSS Shale Siale the Deceased Sending the Note to Morris Says About Violent Threats Towards the Defendant Was in inthe Made lade flail When Morris Went to the Room Where Ben Benbrook brook the Ibe of the Two Men ns as They Came To Crush in the Court Room of the most Inter d one 3 I 1 1 P et In te nie Den Ben I tf case The TI star witness I II I In whOm around II laT an and d the one t centers than an any ot other h er erthe except the defendant df Stromberg took tim lJ Leila eda J because the court State tild not want The L LJ enforced the rule rulo J Je lilies ut thu even eO eY witness to the w 1 the res gestae be ex ext 11 t court attired In a black Into iI a a black veil ell Dur DuraD aD the veil vel was reo re reI t I t te tte he ot Senator 1 roune eurg omans were b by severa hundred ei Ct loUIS Ms Stromberg erg 1 taUT handsome and tier her m man manI n nI I She nut not mar her If during the III such cite he ordeal and talked In FI tt ne that enral of cC the jurors ot I tear heAr her To remedy this box ant and took a 11 the II 0 St In ot of the jur This r her to t gin ome extent from tim tho great crowd of o r the Ibe ut of her her Stromberg Siberg overcome by collapsed completely and It NW thee before she could resume Li 11 mingled ft l t lib those of the witness ro ais tas Tal probably not the tho first t tad had heard henri of her husbands l wab lIs IU Stromberg It II was she ehe had heard the story tn he woman hera lt expected Miss MIMS gO on the stand to toft I ft ft the court ts crowded soon oon tt t ItA doors were ere opened and by was Tal called the theme 1 me Il a crush I the he ap appeared ared to Dv core m interest In Ir Wy 1 than In that of Miss Strum Strom kr h I desIring to expedite mat i tilt II 11 auch as possible ordered an Omon seisin of court Instead of tI Si LII hair holl on Sa Saturday ru ras In Ia accordance with the wishes j BE Sw SAW iii Ih Tells lie Saw from eros the tho Street Was Vas the first witness a 11 i bT t State San this Ito Itoi fl i that thaI h iN r v a 11 van an Le 11 h t B 13 It i Transfer Co On the theIr ther r Ir rf r L Ju 17 he wu as on Main MainI I t f IreM pp the 1 t h n lie e h I sri ard the pistol shots a j ert f he tint first shot Iw ho was wast t f r ns jewelry store te re wu wa a II urk ork taking In II a show a wl ted and an saw II a man 1 1 iu In the upper room of oC I aN ar s II I ate afe backing towards lie then Ill saw n a dark of ef Iro I a nan man to the left of the Lot 1 r ne e ws IU another shot and In Ia th suit s seemed to IO ao tn ata Ilai Then there wai an Ih aM a j t a lash liah and he saw a ag g b gong up and down Lg rh g The report of the Sr III s u of II a 2 22 calibre gun Iun J l e uh was that of oC some one onea a matriL 1 read nad the transcrIpt ot of ten rhen at the preliminary I I that thaI hi he saw lIaw two men In inn 1 m n j In some BOrt or of a J irrl Thai the lilt man In the light Jt down but lut witness could not r er cr nul nt he had Il a pIstol In 1 the tha the he man In the light n or appeared to tie he It es 8 they were t tt that when he first saw t can In th dark suit It looked M as ti CI th the r T rr i clinched that lint the theof of In rite the I ut was backing to tool ol r rObaN forced bark back ally Impossible for or e t tt t a direct answer LI 11 th 81 tl to whether he tes test t in th hi at atI lot I I admonished i liti h he court to answer j the a MI en gate ae up upIE ani al 1 tI IE H b the of the te testimony at irti n nj Wa In evidence ltD l Did bid ot tto Put lOut lice on tho ho Jt ii rth In of 14 Ur wn arose arole and said bUll bUlls s t honer j ruled that the tle State tn tnt a ry rl to this hIt t 1 U r k we e have done so 10 sot the t with the exception of f It Continuing he an adjoining room was as I erg rg Who ho not an eye ee ra I k tho br c tragedy and what he Ihl 3 fifteen minutes before r re It t Was wal no not a part of the Et ff ower and Ir Drown insisted on JC t n 2 ne or of counsel for Cor the do de 1111 talc 1 little part In Inthe the then took the th ie a Oe address SLat t cut exposition of toll t s I the e res I st e paa on the matter the Ita wal boUd to put person tho ho knew t rei U If Ih to h the court would Lj Bra rt I a Ut lf the court rules rule w T on I will examine her e further that the State Slate would not be bound by the testimonY mon monY or o th the but t tte e court would order tier her to be hut on the stand There wag II a great ireat stir In the audi audience ence all as Miss Stromberg came In from the county attorneys office and when she took the stand every neck was wal craned and every everO eye fastened upon her herShe She was modestly attired In black and wore woren a light jacket As she held up her hand to be sworn It was seen that she was wall very nervous nerous and her answers were given EWen In a very cr low tone tonet At t Senator Drowns request the tho wit fleas removed her veil Do you know John II 11 Benbrook asked the senator I 1 do Was wall Ue the low response Were yOU OU with him In room 3 nt at the Merchant cafe cate on July 11 Y Yes s Did you write this note to Burton Durton C Morris at that time HER hEll NOTI TO The Identified this note noto call for Cor me tonight I 1 dont care to go to the show you need not call I 1 wont ont be home Ot Of course you will Lo be surprised but you can think any thing you OU like I dont care Monday I 1 m LED LEDA Continuing witness said I 1 did not write this at the r ruest of Mr Ir Den Ben Denbrook Benbrook brook lie had asked me to go 10 to din dinner dinner ner with him and I said I 1 would have hae to write n a note first had you an with Mr Morris for the night Yes wo we were gOing to the tho dog and pon pony having made that en engagement earlier In theda the day Did yoU go to the Merchants Cafe CaC alone Yes Yel I 1 went alone some time after S 6 Was Mr Denbrook there thero then NOI No I 1 went to roOm 3 and he came In afterwards How long did you OU remain there ther with him himI I cannot sa say Mr fr Benbrook came In sat down and we had some conver coner Ue Ife eald aid he was Willi going to CI Call Il and asked me to take dinner with him I sold laid not t until I had written a note to Mr r Mottle Morris It was handed to the walter waiter but I followed him Into the tho hall hail and took ook It from Crom him The Tho first note h 1 wrote to Mr Morris was sent The second one I 1 destroyed TIlE rilE WITNESS BREAKS DOWN At this juncture the witness ho had shown signs of Increasing nervous noes as she yent along broke down completely and wept for tor several mitt utes Counsel had placed d a chair for her In front of oC the jury box so that the view of the audience ras obstruct obstructed ed MRS AFFECTED Mrs for or whom this was WIlS a trying ordeal was deeply affected and tears were In her eyes ees too When Miss Stromberg had recovered she said she Rhe wrote a second note to Morris Morrill telling him that she was wait waiting Alt AltIng Ing for tor him and asking why he come She Shu and Mr had a mint Julep nd another was but not drank In response to the first note Mr Ir Morris came In Then he stepped In struck Mr Ir lien Den Denbrook brook called hint him vile names and I got between them I 1 then told lien Benbrook brook to leave the room lie Ill did so 10 and Mr Ir Morris Morrill asked In ale what I 1 was wat doing there I told him to sit down and I 1 would explaIn I told hIm that J I was IM IMIn In the room and Mr Ir came In Then lie he asked me It if I 1 would go to the dog show and I said yes PS Mr r Kene came In and talked with Mr Ir Morris When he left Burt went out and to the end ot of th the haJJ ball lie He came back and seeing Mr Benbrooks hat on the rack said This Is 15 the hat bat ot of that s of a 11 1 b When X I get through with him he wont need nn any hat When Mr Morris went ent out the second time I 1 went Into the hall ball and saw nw Benbrook standing In the tho room with a pistol as Mr Morris went In The They commenced talking and nd I 1 went back to the other room and shut the door When the shots were e In stepped through the window onto the roof of an adjoining building got to the ground and afterwards tainted fainted When I came cameto to I 1 heard some one say Morris had bad b been n shot I went back Into the tho restaurant restaurant rant Then I 1 went home Albert Mor Morrill rill mIs took roe me home After went ent out Keene had haa como come up and talked to Morris you OU had to Morris and explaIned T TYe Ye os Was Burton Durion C Morris armed that night Not that I know of Had you Ou known Morris long Yes tour four or ne five months Intimately Was It hIs CUlt custom om to cart carry n a JIll pu tol T TI I dont kno know Did you OU ever cel see him carry oneT one No What was the contents content of that sec second ec ond note to Morris It a wall vas asking hIm wh why he come that I was walling for tor him Did you OU state In It wh where re he wu was to come comeT flUe lie knew where There t to come I 1 was roo go lag to meet him there Mr that note was never sent senU No sir And he e received no InvitatIon lit at atall all from you fOU that evening None Ine flow long lont had hed you been n at room J 3 JIn In the l Merchants beCo before Mr Ben Benbrook brook came Int In thre mInutes minute lie Ifs came Caine In after atter placed his hll hat on the rack and spoke to me ne Ue lie took a 11 seat eat op to m me and said Kid he wa was about to leave lue for Cor San Francisco Two 10 mint allot W Te ordered I drink the second Dinner Val waa ordered and andI II I f served but had not been eaten aten Burton Durton C Morris arrived i Now Mi Ir Denbrook Benbrook asked you to take dinner with him In room 3 you had hIld an engagement to go 0 to the dog show with Mr Ir Morris T TYes Yes And you OU wrote n a note to Miss Nel Nd hour bour tellin her that you wanted her herto herto to come up And you OU say that second note to tor Mr r Morris was vas not delivered Yes What did say gay when lie he en entered entered 1 lie III rushed at Denbrook who was TU just juat toni hi his chair and struck k hint Morris say 1 to him You t td g d 8 II Yes then I got between them toris strike at him Yes And he hit you OU he be heYes beYes Yes bl accident Then Denbrook left Yes had his hat bat on all II the timeT time Yes Ilis face tue wu was flushed No It WM white with anger angero What dill did Keene aid Morris sa saI say sayI I hear bear It aU all you OU hear henr Morris say that ho he had come there for tor the purpose of get gel geltin tint tin Benbrook nod would Jet get him be before tore fore he left the house I heard him say Bay lie Iii would Ix fix him Morris aLLY the ii 11 5 of a 11 ab b the d coward Ill strangle him to d death th Yes substantially that And hI he pay he would go Into that room and drag dru him out outI I hear heu him say lilY he would go goto goto to the tho room What did Morris do when Keeno left lie ife went out In the hall hail Th Then n he came cune back Into the room And nd he up Benbrooks bat batand and said Here Is II th cowards coWard hat Ill kill the s of a bl blYes b bYes Yes And ho he held that hilt hat In his hll hand and had his own on his head T Yes Yell Now when hI he ent to the door did lIe he approach with his hll fists clinched and hI his arm amen dra drawn n back III as to strike Yes And nil was standing Inside hid hlf hand extending with the palm to Mr Ir Mortis Yes AnI then you fOU closed the door Yes Yell I Oll nu hear henr Mr Morris say Bay In room mom 1 The dirty cowArd when I get Iet with him ho he wont ne need an any lint Yea sir Mr Ir Morris wore a dark suit sulU Yes Ye And Mr Ir Denbrook Benbrook a 0 light one ye You yeou ou had been to the ther cafe r Yes Ye Did you IU cown stairs one I evening shortly before when you OU left leet your oUr gloves Yes Mr tr Benbrook was there and reo re on that day after you OU left Yes Now when yoU lunched there that afternoon on that dav you OU ask Mr where Ur Mr Benbrook was wasand nil nilane ane and say that you OU wanted to see aee him himI J I onlY oni n asked kell where he was wal nO Ion lona had you TOU known Mr Den Ben Benbrook brook Since 16 Mad nad you Oll ever err been bren engaged to be married to Burton Durtol C Morris No sir Did you ou see tiel Mr MI Denbrook ha have a agun gun eun nt at nay time f No sir At this point II a recess was all taken until 2 P 21 m in mIn inIn In the Afternoon In the afternoon of Miss Stromberg was Vas resumed by Mr r She stated that she with her mother at No Nn G 6 WashIngton avenue Her acquaintance with the defendant Benbrook began In SEnator Drown Brown here herc as at the mOrn mOrnIng Ing session Insisted that the witness me move her veil ell She experIenced much difficulty In unfastening the veil ell and Mr assisted her Senator Drown Brown asked You sune suggested ted to counsel that Benbrook held up lila Ills hand to Morris Morril you T TI I did The senator then read her answer to ton toa n a similar Question tit at the prelIminary hearing when she ehe said laid she ahe did not notice hi his hands Referring to the second note to Mor mu which Mist Miss says WI was not delivered dellver and In whicH she In Informed formed him that she was IUS waiting for tor him at the Merchants It was u brought out that she was satisfied did Continued on page two n I |