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killed in Gloster aipne.AddToBill«•*0—Juld-ate mu*I today ite theirII which ie profi-[art me nt 'strict I ve dvorated l#»r centstry dur-illwas to 15, a red it [dace ith Piiat was list ortg-the capi-on in the n a mend-rent tax no defi-is inrlud MefNraln who In himself, dy broad its ownvenueFirstSaysBURTON TRIALMeSwain President nt would con greatSlain Man's Wife Takes Stand To Deny \\ ritten StatementsMrs. Mary Burton, charged with first degree murder of her hut-Uad, William Burton, testified from the witness stand today that she did not participate in a plot to kill him and did not know he was to la* killed.Kite admitted writing*: notes in the county jail to lt;trover Doss, jointly charged with the crime, hut said she wrote the missive# be-cause she thought it would help her.The case may go to the jury laterelief fund. $ til In t raiss take tran*today or Thursday. Ail evidencewill he submitted this afternoon and if the defense rests at a late hour the argumeuts of counsel may Ih* continued until Thursday. The state rested its case late Tuesday* Mingles Tears, La lighter Tears and laughter featured her testimony, Chewing gum, ahe gobbed one minute and giggled the next. She pictured her home life as one happy family w here she and her husband addressed each other affectionately. In her next remark she recited a scries of profane words she taid her husband used in speaking of Dows. While she claimed their life was happy and peaceful she told the jury that her husband was jealous of Doss and other men. She told the jury that she had an intimate love affair with Doss tor more than 12 yea rs.
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Wed, Apr 10, 1935
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Boyd C.
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