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i.Xthe same could Be said ,ctr Mary Platt, Rose S wartzel attflr; Dpal^Huater. He also testified coi^deming the raids lie and NightwatcbmWn Clayton made onIthe Hunter household, v. - . . _• *'lt;•» ■ ” •. ''Mrs. John Becker was next called who named some - of the same defendants, adding the names of I. N. Good, Lew Linconhelt, and 1 one Wickizer, who is known as a tree doctor. She also testified that just previous to the. raid Good, Townsend, Dick Stein i and Chas; Morningstar were at the Hunter’ home ana left just before the officers arrived. Fur-tb^*ifiesfi$ft'i% brought-out that inMrg;iBebker the charter j Jdgl^TbWmhend^ Newt Good;'Dfek vS£eifi?i t5hasj d'MornmgstaiV’ 'Ben-LevTsy?'tVbu^ lt;Kistler;9A[J/J.sBarr£tt^nd the,s fiidasfroldoJs^ had. h:•; The at tfrmeyW ‘for1 'The defense -then; tried0 Jtov Show cross examinationthat all' the pe rso ns who were-patronscot tile Hunter household !ha!d r-; gone there to get laundry, but - the -wib nesses for the state said they'never saw the persons named take1'bundles to the Hunter home or ! take’^ any ayray.vAt tliis point, Attorney Carr, forthe defense, withdrew from the case, not knowing from what source • he was to get his pay. ' ;The state then called Archie Biggs,who testified that he had accompan-*ied a man from Huntington to the Hunter home for immoral purposes.Character of Biggs was then attacked by the defense.John Becker was the next witness called to the stand and his testimony was a repetition of that given by his wife.B. Noftsger, witness for the defense, took the stand and said he liad no interest in the case other than9having gone to the Hunter home to collect rent from Mrs. Hunter, who was his tenant and at another time to see about the repair of the pump. That he was not interested in the case other than in a business capacity.Walter Brower was then called as a witness for the defense. He said he had delivered groceries at thetHunter home, but at no time seen any one there.♦John B. Hoover, witness for the defense, testified to having gone to the Hunter home to collect a bill for furniture, but saw no one there but •the family.• i • - •i.. . #^ There are about one hundred per-.• • •sons present, one-third of them being from Rpchester. •The defense has issued subpoenas for B. Npftsger, A. J. Barrett, Louis Kistler, I. N. Good and Chas. Morningstar. The trial will not end before going to press.
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Rochester Weekly Republican
Rochester, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 07, 1915
Page 5
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