Show MINISTER SICK TRIAL DELAYED Policeman Says Slain Man Threatened to Kill Norris COURT ROOM Austin Texas Jan ZY IS-ZY 1 Zy The Associated ted Pre Press-Illness Press Illness of o the tho Rev J JFrank Frank Norris Baptist pastor prior to- to today to today day caused II a a delay dclay In the tho th resumption resumption resumption tion of his trial for tor the killing of D E Chipps Chippa wealthy Fort Worth lumberman Court was adjourned until 2 p m on request of counsel for tor forthe the tho defence when court opened this morning Dr Norris was confined to hit his hi hotel room with Y L USE STRETCHER Defense Defenso attorney attorneys announced they had no desire to delay the tho trial and said they would bring the defendant Into court on a stretcher If necessary Dr NorrIs has been ill I with II a cold since the tho start of the th trial January 10 Dayton Moses fo es Dr Norris attorney attorney attorney ney said the defendants defendant's Illness was not serous serious ous Ho lie said Norris sat In a id conference u nUl after atter last laet midnight and because of ot to- to tobacco tobacco to tobacco bacco in p the closed room developed a cough couch When he arose this mOlDing he found the weather damp the and and th the air all heavy and this aggravated the th cough couth According to the thi painted In court Monday of ot the man who was slain by Norris In the pastors pastor's Fort Worth a c study last July the demon of In mo- mo moments moments mo moments ments turned a gentleman Into II a fighting quarrelsome and dan dan- dangerous dangerous dan character who had lad many brushes with police poste fought his friends and threatened his enemies en- en emica COP COI REFUSED DRINK It was wa as eaily euly as January 1921 that Chipps expressed animus to- to to Dr according to the story of o John Jahn Woodruff Fort orth policeman The rho patrolman met on a winter nIght arguing with some Jome fellow fellow- on the street stroet He Ire wanted to take tak me up and andset get me a drink said Woodruff I told him he had hael the tho wrong tell fellow ow lie He H th then th-n n aske aake asked i If It I 1 knew what he Ie was going to do Im going coins to o start a grave grave- graveyard graveyard yard crave yard and pu put Frank Norris ant ane yoUr in the same grave I asked him who Norris Norr was and he said Hes a damn preacher 00 00 |