The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-10
M7cHEZL,S TRIAL.
BROTHER or FGEORGE MITCH
ELL TELLS HOW THEY
TRIEDTO SAVE ESTHER.
Perry Mitchelrs Testimony-Es-
ther Sent to Illinois to Escape
the Fiend's Influence-Al-
60 Louis Sandals testi-
mony.

60 Louis Sandall's testl-
monyt
+. Portland, July 7.-Interest to-
day centered in Perry Mitchell's
! testimony. Perry said he learned
of Crt fields power over Esther
three years ago. At that time he
and George had her cent to the
homs Of the Boys and Girls Aid
society to be treated for what they
believed to be mental weakness.
Later, fearing Cref6=ld might ab-
duct her, they sent her to her faith.
er's home in Illinois, Perry went
along to see that she reached her
destination.
Before she went" said the wit
ne:s,' George and I called on her
! at the Aid society's place. She re-
fused to recognize US as her broth.
ers. saying we were such in name
only. George broke down and
icried when che told him this. AZ
ter got her to Illinois, her sister,
Mrs. Starr, kept writing to her, at
Crefield's command. telling her to
keep up her faith and hurry back
! to Crefield. afl9 Is*
"Mrs. Starr assured her over and
over in these letters that the flock
would soon again be reunited. My
father intercepted these letters and
destroyed them. Esther suspected
this. She refused to call her own
father by that name, saying her on.
lily father was God and that she had
no father on earth.
After a few months, though,
ste got more sensible, and we
thought she was cured. Welet ber
60 back to o ,egon after Creffield
had teen put in jail. But as coon
as be got out she got back into his
power again. George was very an
CRY that we had let her come away
from home, and said he would new
er- speak to either father or me il
Cftf6eld succeeded in getting con.
troll of Esther"
/ Witness then testified that hie
brother Fred ta1 committed suicide
in Portland three years ago as the
Eculm!nation Of ;an unfortunate love
affair. This testimony, introduced
fo1 the purpose of showing thefam.
lily taint OF inss snity, was ruled out
| by Judge Frater..
In conclusion Perry told of the
day his brother started out to kill
Crefheld.
"It was in April last" be said
"and George had just been released
from the Good Samaritan hospita
at Portland; after getting over ar
attack OF measlee. + he was very
weak, and had little money, bu
said he was going to find Crefield
even if he had to walk from place
to place in order to get him. HI
also told me he had been talking
with the spirits and that God hao
commanded him to deliver up th'
spirit af Crefhald." '3-f
Louis Sandal, OF Seattle, broth
IT Of Miss Ollie Sandals v ho follow
ed Cr, field to the beach, early thi,
year, Told of Creffield's control ovel
the giil. He also told upprintabl
things of what he had learned con
cerning Cfef6eld's Holy Roller or
gies. He saw Mitchell in Seattl
The day before the shooting. an
Mitchell told him he had been com
manded by God to put Creffield Ct
1.-THE earth. sn-t -. 4
II could see at the time tha
Mitchell was crazy as loon," eait
sandal.
DR.. F. W. Brooks, of Portland
said he had known Mitchell for fv
years, and attended him when b
had the measles. Atthat time b
talked of messages from the, spirit
directing him to kill Cref6eld. Dr
Brooks testimony was corroborat
ed by Mrs. Harriet Hager, wht
nursed Mitchell through his illness
Further corroborative evidence il
the same strain was presented b.
Emery Harris, a former roommat
of the accused. and by Peter View
Portland mill owner and forme
employ er of Mitchell.
H Cont iderable interest centers il
the testimony to be presented to
morrow by prosecuting Attorney
Manning and Bryson. After that
however, there will be falling o1
in interest until the case goes to th
jury, as the balance Of the testimo
ny will be principally corroborative
and cumulative.
The defense hopes to conclude b.