Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-11-21

alton might occur without rape. 1t
would be unusual Tor woman to
move about and travel, as did Bet
tie Sira, if she had been raped.
DIR. French's evidence was in
clined to be favorable to the
defense.
Charles d. Harper, of near Mont
gomery City, testified to Dusen-
berry's good character. Mr.. Har-
per also described the depot and
depot hotel, showing there was
plenty of light.
Col. F. NJ. Haden, Mayor of
Montgomery City and Justice OF
the Peace, testifiedto to Dusenberry's
good character SAID if Dusenber-
ry and his wife had separated he
did not know it.
Harry Wolff, bartender for e. B.
Norris, testified that he was ac-
quainted with the bar of the saloon
in which Dusenberry worked and
said 1t was not possible for the de-
fendant to reach over it and hold
any one by the shoulder.
Andrew Kern, of Montgomery
City, testified that Dusenberry's
character was all right.
"a L. A. Thompson, editor of the
Montgomery County Ray, testified
that he had never heard anything
against Dusenberry.
VIM. johnson testified to the
same effect, as did John Vogt,
Taylor Snethen, and others.
Judge VIM. Clark testified as to
Dusenberry's character and to the
fact that the bar of Ferguson's sa-
loon was too wide and tco high for
any one to reach over and hold a
person.
The papers of the suit of Bette
SRA vs.. the Wabash railroad COM
pany for $4,000 were offered in
evidence.
The evidence of Drs. Basket and
Rothwell was ruled out as they had
been in the court room while other
doctors had been testifying.
DR.. Nichols testified and did not
agree with DR.. French or DIR.
McAljster.
A great deal of time was taken
up by the court in testifyng to the
evidence of physicians, but as they
did not agree it is hard to tell
what the jury will do with the ''ex-
pert testimony
DR.. w. V. Walkers evidence
was excluded for the same reason
that DR.. Rothwell's and Baskets s
was.
DIR. Graves was recalled. He
agreed with Drs. Nichols, Buck
and some other of the physicions,
but disagreed with Drs. McAlister
and French.
VIM. Sira testified: a" [ am
Bette Sira's brother. She never
gave birth to child her reputa.
tion was good /; she never worked
out"
George P. Ritter testified: 81
live in Virginia. Bette Sira's
character is good. I lived close by
her."
The examination of witnesses in
the Dusenberry case closed Mon.
day afternoon at 5 o'clock and the
court adjourned until s O'Clock next
morning. The last witness exam'
lned was Bette Sira, who was re-
called and testified that she did not
have the toothache on the night
the outrage was committed ano
that she did not ask Dusenberry
for whiskey to cure it.
The case has been on trial fol
five days, during which time fully
100 witnesses have been examined
and re- examined. At no time dur
ing the taking of evidence has there
been lack of interest and the cour
room has been crowded daily
sometimes to its utmost capacity
The case will 60 on record as th'
most sensational ever tried in tn,
Audrain Circuit Court. The testi
mony IN the case covers over tw'
hundred pages of foolscap paper
or enough, if printed IN full, t.
make forty or fifty columns of tn
LEDGER.
The prisoners wife and chill
were, as usual, promptly on ham
Tuesday morning and the cour
room was again crowded with spec
tators. Each side was allowed thre
hours in which to make 1t
argument.
Prosecuting Attorney Jesse open
ed the argument for the State 9
half-past s O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing. Judge Barnett, for the defense
followed Mr.. Jesse. Jno. NJ
Barker, for the State, then mad
his argument and Messrs. Fry an