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Contrary to expectations Mrs. Hunter was placed on the stand in her own defense.Mrs. Hunter denied that Lou Kist-ler had ever visited her hpme except for the purpose of collecting a meatbill. She also denied that Abner Barrett had - ever visited-the Hunter horile but declared that CharleyMorningstar was Opal’s steady beaux,k * , Xnotwithstanding the fact that Opal is• • * •a girl of eighteen, while Morningstar is about forty-five years of age. Shedeclared that all other parties that* * ■called at her home called about their• * * •washing.. She further declared thatrthere had never been any improperV «conduct in her home and . that she■ • « « • « • •never knew Arch Biggs who declared he had visited the Hunter home. ..On the cross examination Mrs. Hun-./ . ■*ter declared that she did not know who was bearing the expenses of the trial for the defense, which will aggregate several hundred dollars and only knew that Henry* Ault, her stepfather, had engaged Attorneys Berae-tha and Murphy to defend her. ' -r-t *■P . T t-'.',, On..the witness stand in her own de-• .* . ^ i . *# L*- ■ * - , . ;fenspV Mrs. Hunter denied that Julius. it *.#■ ' -• U i ■ Vlt; . •' r -RQWley;.had,t..advised her to plead In ?he,. had asked£9?lv3)?w5S?S^-iOviRn Npftsger,, LeW Kistlcr and others, go;1pn Jer J^ond |;when arre^tedA. ^ I ,,jis•ts A%:Pf!wi t^e s s, ,■ foyt tjji?: defense Neartithal : te.(Jqft^^ecifiire^atbjat b*dr jrJpitpdoccasiondpllar% HmbiRhi^tPJ ^tteudli ihe husband’s f\imx Wdfiqp snot^r casion to ^oll^ct bill .against for $1.45. He denied-that be! h£d $vr, visited. the Hunter home in. ■ comphny with. Joel Townsend, ciiarley‘Height^ way yras; placed on the stand vt^ testify/ that; Good had givens Mrs. Hunter two dollars.QQiher;-Goiistable. Hoffle^geri^Tustice :; Bw- ■ inf and^pnry i^ subpoenaed bynesse$ were ^not^ pia^d^^^tliekJetsfttiL Mrs.; HenryAult? mother .••.of,Mi^HiinV*. •• I-'.*- *v-V* *'*- ‘ * ; *y- V* • • V*:**:;'*■. r •.*• -*•; ;*V i vti : ???tpri - testified that she had visited ther*.neyerwitoessed,any^ing::^utottoe ’,W»J • Vlt; ;* /:• ■■«. \j.\ ; v. •.'.lt; ^ : V; 'IV-C.V V 5 *'SVThe^^state^t'Jipbt libfiChief
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Rochester Weekly Republican
Rochester, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 07, 1915
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
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