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Knolton TestifiesdiflwbiOn Hew He Gotclt;HKblt;indnnDivorce HereLawyer Arranged It,He Says; Jury FindsHollandsworth GuiltynUcwTestifying at his trial for perjury in Circuit Court here today, J* T. Knolton told the court that the dl- j f*1 voice he obtained in BlytheviUe a last July was arranged by an localattorney here.iI he trial today followed the first hca e re; lilting from divorce fraud t. which was completed yesterday 1 when the jury lemrned a verdict e of guilty on first degree perjury i a ( barges against Mrs. Polly Hoi-j tlandsworth and uigge 4ed a si n* t tence of two years. j 11In presenting- iu case against j Knolton today, the Pros;* A*- 'torrif v s office followed 'he same *pattern as it did yesterday in t h e i 5 Hollandsworth case. The same wit*! tu »• were called in the prose-; 1 lt;u# ions efforts to show that Knol-jfton perjured himself when he test-! lt;if led at the divorce proceedings t that he had lived m BlytheviUe t and had no children.Mr. Knolton was called by the I *defense when the prosecution rest- 1ed its ca e. He stated that he had * not lived m BlytheviUe, and that 1he had not Keen Mrs. Hollands- i worth until he saw her in courtyesterday. j J, On dnect examination, Mr. Knolton said he had come to BlytheviUe last May to seek a quickie divorce which he had heard about. He had gone to the office of William 8. Rader. BlytheviUe attorney who represented turn at the divorce, and sought to get his aid in getting a divorceKnolton testified that Mr Rader agreed to arrange for the divorce and that he had given the attorney three checks for $25. $50 and $60Receipts for the.- da t k were introduced as evidence to thecourt.t In furthei te Unions Mr Knot ton said that the $50 cheek was given Mr, Rader for the purpose ofobtaining a witness to be used inacquiring the divorce.Mr Knolton also testified that when extradition proceedings were i instituted to return him here frontChicago last fall, fie had been ad* \ ed bv Mi Rader and another j BlytheviUe attorney, Claude Coop-I er, to fight the extradition,| The court receftsed until this afternoon upon completion of Mr. | Knoll on‘s testimonyAs tfie defense rested its case,Mr Knolton \s attorney asked him if he wished to shv anything further Mr Knolton answered basking the jury for mercy.
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Blytheville Courier News
Blytheville, Arkansas, US
Wed, Jan 14, 1953
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