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JURY VISITS SCENE OF‘ | Admissions by Both State andi | Defense of Wrong Doing ofHusband and Wife.IITiffin, Jan. 23.—After opening- statements by the attorneys for the i state and defense, the jury sitting- • in the trial of Walter O. Bigliara,•! charged with the murder of his f J j wife last August, visited the scene ofJ j the tragedy today. Attorneys oni both sides attacked the characters J j of both Bigham and his wife, found : | dead in the Bigham home at Attica 1 ] with a dagger through her heart.' j In his opening statement. Prose-*! cutor Spitler asserted Bigham had boasted of associating with other women, that he had improper relations with his girl stenographer in j ' his garage and that he was cruel.I ’ abusive and addicted to foul Jan-' guage in the presence of his wife.i i Attorneys for both sides admitted { in their opening statements that theII conduct of Mrs, Bigham had not . 1 been above reproach. Defense couti-- sel charged Mrs. Bigham had 5m-i j proper relations with El wood Yonk-j | ers. a young man with whom it is- charged she corresponded secretlyfor a year. Finally, defense counsel assorted. Btghasn became aware of his wife's affair with Yonkers, afw ( which they both confessor] and a re-. conciliation was cff^ct'-d. While th^. • defense will contend Mrs. Bigham * j committed suicide it will make no!, effort to oslabllsh a motive therefor ’ 1710 defense wiil be fiighain'a life* long character and conduct and the* source of the Indictment win be at-t j iribuled to fabricated rumors and 1 t village gossip. Both sid^ win prr-3 j sent depositions of William Fonlks J , deceased father of Mrs. Bigham.’ f j who was the only occupant of th^2; Bigham heme, other than Bighamand his wife on the night of thetragedy;
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Mansfield News
Mansfield, Ohio, US
Wed, Jan 23, 1918
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