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Show DEFENSE IN CTOOD CflSERESTS Defendant Subjected to a Gruelling Cross .Examination .Exam-ination by Prosecution. DENVER. June 27. Frank Harold Henwooil waa subjected tq s grilling from lamination by Dutrirt Attorney Elliott this morning whrn Henwood ' trisl for the murder of George E. Cope-land Cope-land waa resumed. Ths prosecuting attorney at-torney dwelt npon the statements of Henwood os rirevious days that hta trouble with Von Pbul waa the outgrowth out-growth of effort of Hen wood to protect pro-tect the home of John W. Nprmger from ths threnta of Von Fhiil, who, Kenwood stated, bad snnoused hie intentions in-tentions of sending to Mr. Kpringer certain letters written by Mrs. Hpring-er Hpring-er to Von Phul. Prosecutor Elliott took the witneas bark to May 17th, a week before the hooting, on' the occasion of s visit by Henwood by the Hpringer ranch. Hen wood Makes Denial. Henwood denied vehemently that he - ilt.nimMt " with t. . cms ' around Mrs. Springer by the housekeeper house-keeper at the ranch or that he had driven Mrs. Springer's maid from Mrs. Springer's room at 3 o'clock in the morning and that in the scuffle Mrs. Hnringer'f night gown was nearly torn He admitted, however, that bis room was one of the suite occupied bv Mrs. Springer snd wss only separated from her own boudoir by a bathroom, to which doors led from the two rooms. "In all these relations you had in mind the one purpose of maintaining the pears of the Springer household f ' asked the district attorney. The witness bowed in affirmation. Henwood waa asked about the conference confer-ence with .Chief of Police Armstrong the night before the shooting. In whli-n he appealed for help In securing the letters sent by Mrs. Springer Co Von fhul. In that conversation Ihe chief said, according accord-ing to Henwood. that he would -Irv to have Von Phul come to tits office to talk over the matter, but he did not succe. The ntxt day, continued Henwood. he armed himself "for protection." Identifies Ssvolvsr. Henwood Identified the, revolver with wh1i:h the ehootlng was done, but he could not he induced to admit the a boot-In- ef Cope land. He waa asked about the statement credited to Mm the night of the ehootlng to the effect that he had no regrets concerning con-cerning Von Phul. but that he waa sorrr about Copeland and Atkinson. "1 stated that 1 had no regrets about Von Phul. hui I am sorry Bow that he la dead." said the witness. Pending the arrival of Mrs. Kprlnger. who had been sent for by the district attorney for a brief cross examination. Keputv District Attorney D. C. Halley wss sworn al, the request of Attorney Bottom for the defense. Hs stated that twenty or t wen tv -five letters signed "leeoelle" were found In Von Phul's room after the shooting, lsahell Is Mrs. Springer's given name. At II :3a a. m. the derenee announced that It reeled. oa nut Letter Introduced, Attorney Bottom, for the defenae. In cross examining airs. John W. Springer. Introduced a letter signed "Mable" and addressed to Mrs. Springer. In oars of bar maid. Mrs. Springer had prevleualv admitted that Von Phul had been In the habit of writing her letters and signing I lie in "Mable." The letter contained a etatement that a certain "doubfcs crooner's" presence was unnecesaary at the Springer ranch, and that the writer was coming to Denver Den-ver for the purpose of knocking "this persona block off." The district attorney objected to the Introduction of the letter. One of the Kilnta brought out In connection with the iter was that Mrs Springer had not read It. having handed It to Henwood without even opening the envelope. Van Santvoord Hall, a etoek sales man. testlned that he wss la company with Copeland and Atkinson In the Brown Palace hotel lobby the night of the shooting when Henwood passed by, re- "sVlcC' around. Van: there is Uabla to be something doing." "Who do vou mean. Von Pttiilr' the witness stated he asked, and Henwood answered. "Yee." |