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Show MISTS WILL TESTIFY MONDAY Mrs. Phillips Reiterates Mrs. Meadows Admitted Intimacy LOS avgfi.es. Nov. 4. Attorney for Mrs. Clara Phillip charged with the murder of Mrs. Alhcrla T'cmaluo Mradows, who was beaten to ilntthl With a hammer, wero husv todny pr-'-l paring for the Introduction Monniy of testimony of alienists in support of tho Insanity defense. No session of the trial was hold today. Bertram Harrington, chief defense attorney, announced that vtlth the ex-J ception of the alienists' testimony, his case was completed and that he ex-1 pected to i st some time Monday. Mrs, Phillips, under eross-examina-! tlon. stuck to her story told under! direct examination, that Mrs. BCead-ows BCead-ows had admitted an Intimacy wlln the defendant's husband, Armour L. I'hllllps, and that It was Mrs. Peggy Caffeo, former chorus girl chum of Mrs Phillips and not the defendant, who attacked Mrs. Meadows with a hammer Mrs. Caffee is the state's star witness wit-ness She testified she saw Mrs. Phillips strike Mis. Meadov.s repeatedly repeat-edly with a hammer HESITATES IN' ANSWERING. Attorney Herrlni'ton announced he would not call Phillips us a witness and that ho expected to bo ablo to rest his case Monday. Frlcke asked Mrs. Phillips who gave her the Information on which sho based the charge she said she mado to Mrs. Meadows that Phillips bought tho latter a wrist watch and a set of automobile tires. "Must i answer that'" Mrs Phillips asked her attorney. "Yes." replied llerrlngton. Mrs Phillips said It was Mrs. Julian McElroy, a witness In tho case. "Why did you hesitate in answering''" answer-ing''" Frlcke asked "Well, Mrs. McElroy had the name of being a gossip in tho neighborhood "id I consider her a good friend of mine." STORY OF RATTLE. Reverting to the time of the slaying. slay-ing. July 12, last. Mrs. Philips said she and Mrs Meadows struck and kicked and wrestled with each other and sho was struck ao many times she could not remember the number, Sho said she was sure Mrs Caffee struck Mrs. Meadows more than onco on the head with the hammer and that the bio b were hard ones. on |