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Show MRS. PHILLIPS STYLED WON' Attorney Tries to Prove Defenandant Didn't Wield Hammer LOS AN.GELBB, Nov. 1. "Mrs. Clara Phillips Is a "moron," "subject to epileptic convulsions" and has "the mentality of a child," her attorn?y, Bertram Herrlngton, declared In opening the defense of her trial for the murder of Mr3 Alberta Meadow. Tim attorney asserted ho wou'd proH that the defendant did not wlld the hammer with which the stato contends Mrs M adOWS was beaten to death on Montoclto Drive on Julv 12 last He declared It would be shoTn that Mrs. Phillips' every action on that day was "guided hy Peggie Caffee," ' proseeutlon witness, who testified she saw Mrs 1 hilllps striking strik-ing Mrs Meadows with the hammer. BOUGHT WHISKY, The state rested after ricamlnlnT .ester Atkins, who corroborated Mrs Caffee's statement thnt he and a man named Gentry mot Mrs Caffeo and MrS Phillips at Long Beach a few hours before the slaying. Ho said i the women came to his apartment and Gentry and Mrs, Phillips went out and returned with a pint bOttll ; 01 whisky, of which all four partook, He said he and Gentry' drove the women to Los Angeles, Mrs. Phillips initio nun ur, in'- wviuc iaiij nun remained of Its contents Herrlngton declared he would show that Mrs. Meadows was slain after an altercation and fight between hi and Mrs Phillips, In which the Inttc r's' little finger was practically broken and she appealed to Mrs. Caffee ror aid. It was Mrs. Caffee, he assert-'-d who bought the hammer, not Mr. Phillips. FAMILY WEAKNESS. After the slaying, the attorney went on Mrs. Phillips Went to B hotel and rtras there told by her husband that "something awful" had happened anl she must go to Texas nt once. Phll-HpH. Phll-HpH. he raid, got her some money and she started east Referring to his client s mental condition. Herrlngton said lo r father and several other near relatives ha 1 been mentally Irresponsible |