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etor of the Palace hotel, called by
defendant and examined on his own
behalf. He testified that he knew
nothing of the case of his own
knowledge, and all he did know
was what Mrs. Chase and the child
Dorothea had told him. / asked
her why she told these stories
about Vinegar and she said, Mann
ma told me to tell that Charlie
did it, because she wanted to get
money from Charles TO help her get
her divorce; that he had $4,000
and she could get part of it to
help them out"
On crOss-examination for state
by Attorney Scales in answer to
questions, witness said: My wife
was present when she said these
things; we were in the parlor; she
implied by what she said that what
she said was untrue, aud that it
was only to. get money from
Charles. He denied that he and
Watkins were partners, but that
Watkins had lived at his place for
one and one-half years and treated
as one of the family, and in the
family all the while; l did not adj
wise Vinegar to leave until the
child had left.
Watkins made many objections
to questions asked by the county
attorney, and did not know why;
hence the county attorney said:
"You probably mean that the
question is irrelevant" whereas
Watkins looked up and said: "Why
certainly, but what does that
mean" Witness testified that he
was on intimate and familiar terms
with the accused. / always felt
that my daughter was perfectly safe
with the accused.
On redirect examination by At
torney Scales witness testified that
he permitted his daughter to be
with defendant, to certain extent,
like one Of the family. He con-
cluded that he was satisfied that by
talking with both Mrs. Chase and
the child that the charge was I'M
true.
There were some quite dramatic
features connected with this morn
ing's session of the Watkins trial
Claud Duval, who says that he is
an aeronaut by profession, was the
next witness called by the defense.
He is Familiarity known among his
associates as "Frenchy".
Under direct examination BY
Vinegar he was most willing
witness and talked most freely.
He testified that Mrs. Walton, one
of the States witnesses, had told
him she did not believe Watkins
was guilty. He went on to say
that one day he was in his room in
the Palace hotel and heard talking
in the next room which was occu-
pied by Mrs. Chase, and that one
Pearl Howard, a man employed in
the place, was passing through the
hall, and he (Duval) had called in
said Howard and they heard Mrs
Chase say: Remember, Dorothy,
what I tell you", and the child
had answered, Eyes, Mama. He
later found Dorothy Chase and
Edna Shearer in the wash room,
and while Edna was out hanging
up clothes, he had a conversation
with the little girl and she had
asked him for % cents to buy ice
cream; that he told her he would
buy her the cream if she would tell
him what the trouble was between
herself and her mother, and she
said she could not do SO, as her
mother had forbidden her to tell
anyone, but if he would promise
not to tell, she would tell him that
Mama was going to get money
from Vinegar, and she would treat
him Duval) when that happened;
that her mama was getting the
money for a divorce. The child
told him that "Mama would get
the money if she told the story
that Vinegar had taken her to his
room.o Here Vinegar cautioned
the witness to tell "only the
TRUTH. On cross examination by
County Attorney Scales the wit
ness was not SO willing, but became
excited and vehemently pounded
the arm of his chair to emphasize
what he was saying.
In answer to a question he said
that he had made his last balloon
ascension three years before, when
and where he could not say; that
since that time had been working
all over, and Of late had been en-
ployed as an actor at the Palace
show. Under the fire of
Attorney Scales cross-examination
ne got very nervous and made
short and impudent answers. In
answer to the question, "Are YOU
lot what is known as one of the
Vinegar gang?" he said, 81 refuse
o answer" but decided to answer
when Judge Hartman told him
hat he would commit him for con-
empt SO he responded.
eyes, | am one of them" With