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Show REPUTATION OF GE1DEL WAS GOOD i New York, Aug. 29. Paul Geldel, the bellboy chargod with the murder of William "H Jackson, will testify no furthor In his fight for life. Contrary Con-trary to expectations, tho prosecution announced today that it had no more questions to put to tho defendant. Counsel for Geldel announced outside tbe courtroom that he would introduce cxdert witnesses to prove that the broker died of hemdrrhago and that his death was in no way Induced by the chloroform soaked towel stuck In his mouth by Paul. William J Hoffman, Jr., the first of Geldel's bellboy friends called by the defense told of his trJ-p to police headquarters on the night Geldel was arrested and the defendants's counsel dclared that his testimony contradicted contradict-ed that of the police. Then Mrs. Anna Geldel, the prisoner's pris-oner's mother, took tbe stand. "Paul was alwas a good boy and quiet," she said, as the tears started That was all. Another character witness "was Mrs. Mary Gelgor of Hartford. J,I have known Paul since he was four weeks old," she said, "and his reputation rep-utation was good ' |