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At most tables, South bought the contract for four spades, but at one table the bidding went South one spade, North

Three spades, South South then went to five spades and

no frump. North bid xx

The Play.

A very neal squeeze was devel- oped on this hand. West opened | his fourth best heart which forced East's queen, South, the declarer wlaning the trick with the When the hand was played at spades, the declarer picked up the spades and on the third spade lead. West would discard the seven of clubs and when East got in with the nee of diamonds, he had

chib through the derlar's which stopped the slam.

ace.

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1932.

BARNEY MURDER

TRIAL

DRAMATIC OPENING OF

PROCEEDINGS

Loudon, June 11, Sensational evidence was fore- shadowed at the Westminster Police court at the resumed hearing of the Barney case, when the Crown Prose tutor, Mr. Wallace, K. C, announced that in addition to the charge of the murder of Michael Scott Stephen, Mr. Elvira Barney, who is the daughter of Sir John Mullens, and a well-known London Society woman, is

at Jo be charged with shooting Stephen with intent to do grievous bodily harm on May 19.

Mr. Wallace detalled incidents at the cocktail party on the sight of May 30, and asserted that a neigh- bour was awakened at 4.30 am. on the following morning by Mrs. hysterical quarrelling in Barney's flat, the woman scream- Ing: "Get out of my house or I will shoot you."

This was followed by a shot and then Stephen shouted: "Oh, God. what have you done?"

Thereafter the woman nobbed: "Chicken, I am sorry, come back to me."*

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She straggled with him, for pos- session of her revolver which he wanted to take away from her.

"It went off," she said, “our hands were together."

She then telephoned for a doctor and meanwhile Stephen moaned: "Why doesn't the doctor come, I want to tell him that it was not your fault."

Accident Improbable. Mr. Wallace foreshadowed that the evidence of Sir Bernard Spils- bury will express the opinion that it most Improbable that the At no trump, the declarer' starts wus the diamond suit by leading the wound was inflicted accidentally, or king. Easl stayed off the first that Stephen had shot himself. diamond trick. but when the As regards the second charge, he queen was led, he won the trick | sald, the neighbour already men-- with the ace of diamonds and re- tioned would give evidence regard- turned the six of heart. déclarering an early morning quarrel out- playing the mine. West covered side the flat of Mrs. Barney when with the 10, and the dummy won she pointed a small bright revolver the trick with the king. In order at Stephen, fired and missed. to work the squeeze.. the spades must be starteil now. The king and queen were led from dummy and then the nine, which the de- clarer won with the ace of spades. West discarding the seven of clubs,

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Sir John and Lady Mullens, Mrs. "I said, "the police must be pum- SOONG'S SWAN SONG?] Barney's parents, were present in moned. She said 'Oh! Don't do Court and frequently consulted, that'". with their daughter's Counsel, Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C:

The accused was a pathetic figure with glistening auburn hair peep ing underneath a black skull cap she gazed around wild-eyed, but regained her composure and made notes as the case proceeded.

Another neighbour testified to

Decturer then plays the jack of spades, Weat discarding the dence of hearts, dummy the five of clubs and East a small diamond. The seven of spades is then le and West discards the deuce of clubs, dummy discarding the jack of club and East, the four of clubs. The deuce of diamonds is led to dummy's 10, and West is forced to an to discard the seven of hearts, Bast following with the eight of diamonds. It la casy for the de- elarer to count the West hand, as his opening lead and the dis- card of the deuce of hearts show ed five hearts. This leaves him with a singleton.hast nad two jelubs. He must be trying to pro-

teel the king of clubs. Declarer then, leads the jack of diamonds. Enst discarding a club, declarer West is squeezed. If he discards the three

the six of clubs, and

of clubs, the declarer will lead the queen of clubs, overtake in his own hand with the acc. and This 10-spot is good. If the heart is discarded, the eightspot in dunung will be good..

器

Wrestled on the Landing.

Dr. Durrant said it was difficulti for him to know how to send for the police as he did not like to leave her."

ELOQUENT SPEECH ON FINANCIAL POSITION

Shanghai, June 11. Mr. T. V. Soong, in one of the 1. Dr. Durrant and that Mrs. most eloquent statements ever is-

Barney Was too frenzied

and sued by a retiring Minister, recap- hysterical to give him a clear acilulates the measures which avert- count of the happeninga, but the led the threatened moratorium and

hearing four shots following

effect of it was that Stephen had collapse of Government fluances, quarrel on the fatal night, and also said he was leaving her. She sud-and says that during the past four

incident three weeks earlier when Mrs. Barney

denly indicated that she would com- months the Government had been alleged to have called out: "Smile,diented the position of the revolver, penditure and diapense with bor

was mit suicide, and apparently in able to balance its income and ex- baby, smile for the last time."

A little later Mrs. Barney "threw out his clothes from the window into the mowa,"

"Frenzied Condition." The frenzied condition of Mre. Barney and her threats of suicide were described by Dr. Thomas

Arnold Durrant, who went to Wil- lianus Mews on the night of the tragedy after an agitated summons

from Mrs. Barney.

She WBO overwrought and hysterical, the doctor said, and re-

him for prouched

not coming earlier.

Mrs. Barney broke down and A lucky hid but clever play pro- sobbed bitterly as Dr. Durrant des duces sunil slam for the decribed finding Stephen's body on clarer.

the staircase. He said that he aaty a revolver about four inches from Stephen's left hand.

FOREIGN MINISTER, INVITATION EXTENDED TO COUNT UCHIDA

of

Tokyo, June 12.. Count Behida, President The South Manchurian Railway, arrived in Tokyo to-day to attend the Premier's residence. Ife has been invited to become Foreign Minister and has requested a few days in which to consider the matter.Reuter,

SALESMAN SAM

There was a tense scene in the Court when Dr. Durrant, gripping his hands with emotion as he de- scribed the result of the examine tion of the body, said when he found Stephen dead Mrs. Barney burst out, "He cannot be. I love him so. This will kill my mother. Let me kill myself".

Dr. Durrant described a "very painful" scene.. "When I tried to restrain her she clutched my arm and shoulders.

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the possession of which, the ex-rowing. plained, was because she was lonely and afraid) under the cushion of of the Shanghai affair cloecd an- He asserts that the #quidation an easy chair in the bedroom.

other chapter in National finances, Stephen picked up the revolver and as he feels unequal to the apparently lenying the strain of further office, he has re- and was room with it when Mrs. Barney signed. closed with him. They wrestled

Mr. Soong adds that there was and fought on the landing, and the no denying that the first duty of separated, and Stephen looked aur Yantaze Provinces from the ra- off. They then the State is the liberation of the prised. Mrs. Barney did not know ages of the Communists and Ban-

revolver went

he was hurt.

He went to the bathroom and toll Mrs. Barney to call a doctor.

She Saw He was Bleeding

Barney saw he was bleeding, and When Stephen came out, Mra.

ran downstairs to telephone.

Dr. Durrant added that Mrs.

dits.

Normally, he says, there are two ways of raising funds, namely. taxation and borrowing. In the present circumstances additional in borrowing lies ruin, in the form taxation was not justifiable, while of political instability and ultimate disaster.

Barney showed him bullet marks In a statement which is very made on an earller occasion, when lengthy Mr. Soong does not say Stephen was banging the door for anything to confirm reports that admittance, and she snatched up lie is resuming oflice--Reuter. the revolver and fired at random. The doctor then went on to say

ne

that Mrs. Barney subsequently be tened to commit suicide.

more frenzled, and went Then the police arrived. down on hands, and knees, and

Dr. Durrant's evidence was con- kissed Stephen passionately crying eluded, and the hearing was ad- "Michael, you can't be dead".

journed until June 18. Mrs. Dr. Durrant then put his foot on Barney left the dock supported by the revolver to prevent it from bea woman attendant and a police; ing touched, as she definitely threa- [officer-Renter.,

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