Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-07-05
ALL OVER NOW
The Sensational Damn&e Sfuit Of boa
ohue vs.. Spencer Has Been
Concluded.
A VERDICT FOR 1fFENniHT
Go ing Scenes OF the Fiiai-lhe lat
eNt Testimony Was In
teresfiD@.

telestiD|.
When court convened Friday morn
ing for the third day Of the Spencer
trial the cross-examinatipn of Mrs. open-
Ger was resumed. Witness stated that
she had never written letter to the
effect that if this suit Was brought she
would leave the country. A letter was
presented to the witness, which ehp said
was in htr own handwriting, but it was
not read. Witness had never stated to
Scott that she would stand by her hrs
band.
Matt Furnell. John I.argent, William
Birlzenbuel, Matt Dunn, and J.C Adams
testified that defendants character as to
morality and chastity was good.
W. NJ CockrilI. clerk of the court, tes-
titled that plaintiff had requested HIN to
keep the fact that the suit had been
filed out of the newspapers.
Z, +. Gaylord and F.. b. Catlin teati-
fed that plaintiff, after her ALLEGED
wrongs, appeared iovial and cheerful.
Annie Spencer testified that ON the
morning Of january -, 1894, she had
been awakened by her father. He had
done this more than once durin@ her
mothers absence, but witness could not
fix any datcs
.AIlrn Spencer testified that his aunt,
the plaintiff was in the habit of awaN"n-
inc him about G:t5 a. m. Whcl his
father was sleeping in the sam" uuom
she would cali Linn, but at other tuvs
She would come into the room ami Stake
him.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
When court reconvenei Mrs Spencer
was recalled and asked whether at the
meeting Of the parties at the ranch Jane
2G the plaintiff had said, "Didn't you
pull down the bollcIothes and get INTO
bed with me-" and the defendant re-
plid. Yes and she answered, no such
thing Was said
The defendant, Joha Spencer, WAS re-
called and asked whether he haU eyer
offered plaintiff so with which to buy
dTe2s' and ne answered lAat ne haQ
not.
The defense here rested.
The first witness called by the plant
| Ill IN the febult&l was 1soberL auehh
who testified that ne bal lived il Mon
tanp tveuty.onp wears and that the
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lie hau known plalhLlll thfeo uf Ioul
years During February OF laaC year
| Suerrer had shown witness q nute from
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! Aprhcrf 'oil you lhal ne had gone mt
| the bedroom to awaken his daughter,
Anna, but t!&d awakened and tickIed
ti" plaintiff. Witness WIS about t.
give an explanatory answer. tut an ob
lection was raised and argued. and on
being directed to answer yes or NO. h,
answered "No.'
In order to lay the foundation for /
question MIR. Vaughn Was withdrew
ahd Alf. Spencer callcu. itnt 'lrNl"d lnal
he had told Vaughn that 'he had awaken
ed and tichlcd the plaintiff on thai
occasion.
MIR. Vaughn again took the stand ane
Was asked whether Spencer had tul,
him that he had awakened and tickle,
plaintiff or put his arms about her %
words to that effect. He replied. "u
substance. yes. He said that in COINS
by her bed he had awakened her ant
ticklcd or took hold Of her. Witncs
had on one occasion gone to the hous
of Spencer to be present at an intcrviey
with plaintiff. but she did not appear
Her absence was not explained to him
On cross-examination witness said tina
Spencer had not told him that he ha
awakened plaintiff. but she was awak
} when he entered the room and that h
had sat on the side Of III" bed, and ais
that he did HDt remember ever bein
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