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After adjourning the Hunter case Saturday afternoon at four o'clock,• , * i • •Justice Miller again called the hearing this morning at nine o'clock.Following the account as given in the Republican Saturday up to press time, the defense called Perry White, Charles White, Mrs.' Elmer Easter-day, George Clayton, Ruth Felty, Earl Peterson, Thos. Moneysmith, L.■bhey^had ;• visitdfethe Hunter home, on one or more occasions, as relatives, friends and on business, testifying further that on such visits they had never found anybody present at the Hunter home except the Hunter family and had witnessed no unbecoming conduct on such occasions.• mJ wThe testimony of all the defense’switnesses was about the same in gen--•» * *eral description of the Hunter home, it being described as containing but one room -in which was a cook stove, a dining table and chairs, two beds and , a matress on the floor, .the floor having no carpet or covering. The- ® • i • •witnesses also declared that the room was not divided off by a curtain as described by one or more - jwit-nesses for the state. ’ Here theh^ the• «accused is charged with conducting a house of ill fame. On4 the witness stand B. Noftsger declared that^ Mrs? Hunted still owed him for ^ent,! though the rental wastnonth and Lew Kistler tesfifiedXtestified* tl •the Hunte^ family ow ed Hint * ^meat» # i** .* tSim?- fMf‘ iQstt^-furtlier *’eatdffcif Mrd atffc ^Mg^y rfefe. • H©\ de-'clk9*m w$ he’ haddSVet 'home: • onSunday night bharged- ybY: Mrs.John Becker ^ and stated in the- nextthat he had balled at ^ e - Hunterhome to - make collection on ■: August1st which the calatfder reveals to be......P Night; 'Policeman 'on the fstand for th$ defense testifiedXtiat ‘ hegHe' aido! told nf^being; calldd ^npbii • fe:assist;in^a Taid^unpii ^ihe #Hunte£homeatwhich'titiie £ bv^rythihg^wasytfon• -JP^os'ecutdr.’4^ .vr.i
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Rochester Weekly Republican
Rochester, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 07, 1915
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