| Show N DECISIVE DECISIVE POINT IN WIDOWS WIDOW'S CASE i I J JUe Legal Batters Batteries Expected se Expected to Use Ue Arguments Strongest I ments Today the HEMPHILL Tex Jan I 1 With reopenIng hero today of the tho pre pre- preliminary hearing iner of Mrs rs Lillian Kno by complaint with Ith the mur- mur murder der ot of her husband Hiram Kno Knot wealthy oust east Texas Telas lumber operator I Ion defense on November 26 I list st both th the de- de de tense and the III were vere e- e to present their r strongest ar- ar arguments argument san Crowds gathered 1 at this little V sa sa mill n town ton I 10 as the defendant and her ho husband hu throughout hout band were ere I widely ely known through through- h- h I Ihu out the tho entire section Always the subject of comment because ot of her Id Ish expenditures the unusual 1 In which she ho and ond gIrts to workers and the populace In son son- en- en lal Mrs Irs Knots Knox's n name me Is I now lit lit lit- literally crall on e every ery tongue In east Tc aa FI FIM e LD L Was Wasa a it was expected the state state seek to ha have Mn fM no 1 Knox Knot remanded to Jail without ball bail to a await lt H the 11 March arch term of ot court Mrs Knox Knot Wednesday an animated l appearance n often s chat chat- line chat ting hug chatting with Ith an and nd 1 s smiling at hers her es s and counsel during the hearing Alex Ale Marshall Alc Marshall her brother remained with IUt her throughout the day MIS lIs Mi a Kno Knot spent Wednesday night in liar her palatial home under heavy guard Juard i the lights which usually burn brightly In the th palace near of the lady bountiful of ot east Texas Texa as she Is la termed terme 1 were turned low at an early eul hour Defense attorneys spent the greater part of the o In con conference con con- ference WITNESS Clr first t witness called at the hearing Wednesday was l Dr T W J JArnold Arnold the family physician who wh 0 y- y testified he was called to the Hemp Hemp- hill mansion In the tho early hours of November 26 2 He Ho toun found Knox Knot dead dea deain in his room with mth a bullet wound In Inthe litho the back of his held head he ho testified There were wro no powder lowder burns Dr Arnold said sald The Th state is counting on this bitof bit of testimony to go eo far towards to show show- showIng showing Ing that Knox Knot Kno did not commit suicide as was as at first believed b lle ed ed Dr Arnold testified that Mrs Sirs Knox told him the night of Knots Knot's death that hei het husband had been despond despond- despondent ent ant and worried 0 over er financial matters mat mat- tel's and had been drinking Arnold also that ho he sas as s called several dol days s before the th death of Knox to attend Miss lUss Fanny Panny Vat Wat- Watson son Wat-son son on Mrs rs Knovs s s 's sister Istel who mho ho lived at atthe atthe the Knox home Miss lUss Watson madea made mad I II I a statement to him the doctor said Defense objected to the th statement be- be being being be ing given civen and the th state announced It not press the point at that time but would return to It later The Tho statement is believed belle to have ha an Important be on the case SCH ilS TESTIFY The hire n l testimony 4 of i f Susie CiriA and ind John Hodo het hel husband both ser ser ser- servants servants at the no 1 Knox Knot home T C Cal Cal- CaIson Calson Catton son secretary of ot the tho millIonaires millIonaire's widow and U L H II Murphy I a pre pre- prey pre y clerk In la a drug drugstore drugstore 0 session store featured the th afternoon Mrs frs Hodo testified Knox told In Beaumont a few weeks ago ajo that lIe he hewa tit It was broke brok and nd stand any longer She said ho he remarked that he would soon oon end it all Her lIer husband testified he heard beard the aged millionaire say he h waa nas as going g to keep keep Chester Collins a away from fromm my m home homo or kill him He also al o testified Mrs Knox Knot Kno told him Hodo not to tell of packages p pent ent to Colllns Collins at Lufkin Mr Collins Colllns Is one of ot the attorneys for the defense REC LI LI BLACK CK DRESS That Mrs Irs Knox had bad told him Mm hH her husband brought horn home home five gallons sallon of and that ho he had whisky from Houston been gambling lit in that city and had lost heavily hea Ily was the testimony of Carson Ho lie testified also that he Carson bought a alil vial lil of ot bromo chloral a drug at the request of ot Mrs Irs I Kno Knot who said according to the Ithe it IL ILA It-i It itA that Knot Knox had requested A sh sharp rp clash among amone counsel for I Ithe the defense and attorneys associated In the th prosecution came when the Ule state sought BOught to Introduce evidence e a black dress Slid said to have ha been received ed by Mrs Mr 11 Knox on the theda day da daon on which Knox's Jno's body was found Mrs Irs Katherine 0 Keefe express agent at nt Hemphill testified that on called at the theoffice theoffice that date dat Carson had office and asked It if there was a pack pack- package pack ice age for Mrs Knot Knox Asked to de- de deL d the package Collins said it scribe L- L contained a black dress Mrs Irb 0 Keef eee testified The witness said ald Carson Informed her the dress was Intended for the thou occasion NURSED CJ WINE Miss Lillian Marshall l later Inter Mrs Irs Huam Knox Knol accused of ot the murder of her wealthy husband first met Mr fr Knox when she was as nurse to his first wife They mar mar- married married ried sled some ome timo time after tho the first Mrs Knox died The new wito ife won soon oon be became be- be became general manager of the entire came State estate while Mr Knox Kno spent most of his time timo at sports winch which luch h he loved lo 10 ed took control of o the vast Knot Knox Mrs Mr rs timber Interests and I she h con controlled trolled an enormous Income she was tra e cantly trava- trava a- a aganth said to hn have ha c spent pent money e The Knox Knot stables tables hero w ere ero noted fat OI pure 1 blood 1 stock ell I bhe She maintained a lu dwell dwell- inc Hemphill and another rich rich- richly rich rich-Iv I Ih near inS home In Beaumont She Shea Sheery ly h generous generou In providing at attractive ate at- atI attractive I a very ery ery was as homes for tor her empio es An Ai auditorium Ith electric lc fans was built on the estate Knox Is said aid to have haTO once bought Mrs Mra irr three pianos from a dif salesman to help help him out ot dif dif- Another time she bought a beautiful doll for every child In the thes Tho spending Is report report- reported reported s ma ma- ma have reduced ber I ed to |
