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Show MRS. PHILLIPS HAS HIRED OWN COUSEL I j LOS ANGFLES. Oct 4 Mrs. Clara Phillips defendant in th case known as the hammer murder," appeared In the superior court Tuesday and announced an-nounced that she had employed pn-vate pn-vate counsel to defend her when hr trial opens October 20. The public defender, who was r-cently r-cently appointed to defend her, requested re-quested the substitution of private counsel. Mrs Thllllps Is accused of killing Mrs. Alberta Meadows July 12, lait. bj besting her to death with a hammer. |