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Show ASKS GIRL IF HAMMER WILL KILL PERSON Olerk Questioned by Mrs. Phillips Before She Buys Fatal Weapon LOs wt.i LF.s. calif . ,?ui SO. Another An-other murder mystery was revealed here today in Identification of s body fi nint W dni-sda in the hills near Inglcwbod, suburb, as thai of Saturn Satu-rn Dibh. .'." years of age, r Toronto, Canada The skull crashed nnd 8 iw foot length of pipe found near iin bod apparently was the Instrument Instru-ment of murder, poll c say. Preliminary Investigation Indk-ati-tl I i 1 1 1 probably was Imnl to (hr hoe I) spot and slain for robbery. He had lcvn living for sometime in Los Angeles, An-geles, LOS ANGELES. Calif.. July 20 Mrs. Clara H. Phillips, indicted for th- murder here Inst week "f Mrs Alberta Al-berta Meadows today entered a plea of not guilty and her case was set for hearing in the superior court on Beptl iriber IS. The defense asked more lime, but the Judge said he though two months was long enough for prep-a prep-a ration. Thero was a tr'-mendou crowd around th- Jail and th courtroom was crowded' The district attorney asked for tho plea. For the first time since her arre t, Mrs Phillip? gave evidence of anxiety In her demeanor She was pale and the smile that has been habltuully with her was minslng. She was self controlled, however, and composed In action A young saleswoman from a local store who had told the sheriff that he had sold a hammer like the one uscj in killing Mr Bead,OWS to two young women a day or so before the murder was In court to see whether sh- could Identify Mrs. Phillips a the purchaser pur-chaser When the defendant was brought in the witness scrutinized m-r and 'hen smiled and nodded to a deputy sheriff, but the latter reojueste I her not to make and statement and Bald that one would be issued latei bv the .sheriff. According to this clerk, the woman Weighed the hammer carefully In her hand and then asked: DO you think this is heavy enoif.h to kill a man with?" And the clerk, thinking tho cus- to mar was joking, smiled and repllod:i Yes. If you hit him hard enough "j And the sale was made. |