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then returned to the house.

| then returned TO the mouse.
| David Flanders of West Rochester told
of several talks with Bean before Root S
| leath. Rean said he thought Green made
mistake In having Root there.
| T.. Hubbard of West Rochester told of
I3cans visits to his house during the fall
preceding the tragedy and of Beans arrest
| the day following Roots death. On one
| or two visits bean was accompanied by
| "Bonny" Martel and they stayed there one
night On two occasions Bean borrowed
| a gun. There was some mention of coon
| hunting. At one time Bean or "Bonny'
! also had revolver Bean came to his
house the cveNng Of October II. The wit
ness had retired at $50 p. m. and a half
hour later he was awakened by Bean and
let him in. Bean went to his room where
he stayed all night. Deputy Sheriff Tink-
ham went to Beams room and called atten-
| ton to the "beggar lice" in the bed and
on Beans clothing. Under cross-examina
ton he said begRar lice were plenty about
his neighhorhood. In previous testimony
reference had been made TO "bcggar lice
near Green's house.
| Martha Hubbard. wife of u. i. Hubbard,
was the next witness and corroborated
her husbands testimony as To Bean and
about loaning a gun. Bean didn't say
what he wanted IL for. She had heard
Bean sayhe didn't want to mix upin Root .
and Mrs. Wilcys business. 1t was about
/ six O clock when Bean came on the night
of the tragedy.
The testimony of Sidney Whitney, hired
man. May Hubbard daughter Of b. r.
| Hubbard. and Evans l.ovett also employed
there. was most corroborative. Fred II,
Watson was on the stand when court took
Il recess till tomorrow morning.
| States Attorney Blanchard said tonight
| he had about ~ more witnesses and their
examination will probably occupy the rest
of the week.
Woodstock. Jan. l5-Not more than a.
dozen witnesses were put through exami-
nation in the Bean murder trial to-day
The probability is now that the State will
not rest until Monday or Tuesday The
testimony to-day was mostly corrobora-
tive with few new points being brought
out, the raft of witnesses that have al
ready told their stories having covered
the ground pretty completely.
Mrs. Bahcock, Mrs. Jessie Rogers and
Mrs Derby were the first witnesses Friday
morning. AL giving similar testimony as
to having seen Bean and Martelle on diff
lclcit occasions.
DR.. Charles NJ Campbell of Rochester.
VINO assisted at the autopsy on Roots
body cotruhorated DR.. Huntington's testi-
mony as To- the wounds. on the back side
OF the head there was n cut about three
inches long. The edges of the wound
were bruised as if caused by n blunt in
suument. The condition of the skull
might have been caused by "a blows or by
The skull coming in contact with some
blunt instrument. Under cross -eXamlna-
ton he said he thought Root met vio-
lent death. Possibly the fracture of the
skull was made by the blow OF knife.
He saw no evidence as to what instrument
caused death.
Witnesses at the afternoon session were
Joseph Carter, Albert Miles. Alonzo and
James W Ilkor ard Rolin Cary. Cary
WAS NJ the Green place tho day after Root
was Killed and told Of the finding of blood
stains and other details of the tragedy.
john Green. husband of Della Green was
tho iast witness telling OF various Incl
cents and talks with Bean before the
dcath OF Root. He was for time in part
ncr*hip with liean but never had any
trouble with him over Roots presence at
his house.