The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-21

knew man named Todd. and she re
piled yes" She said she never talk
ed 10 anybody outside Of Mr..
Naughan's family except Mr Study,
Miss Bode said she and Alr Vaughan
constitute the family She said she
mad met a man named Todd ar her
house a number Of times. but had not
counted the number She said Mr..
Caylor. Mr.. Naughan's sOu-in-law
came with Todd at times. She said
they talked about the ease Mr.. Stu
dy objected TO Mr. Johusou's question
if Todd We're not private detective,
brought from Chicago by MIR. CayIor,
and the objection was sustained. Miss
Bode said she did not know how often
Todd had talked to her as Mr.. Vaughan
usually asked her To leave the room,
Gave Her Presents.
The Witness said she could not tell
where Mr.. Vaughan was i'll lHr; nor in
1904. She said she had talked TO Mr..
Vaughan about the case a number of
times. She said she was very friend
ly 10 Mr.. Vaughan. He gave her pres
entS on Christmas and her birthday.
She said she looked up the date Of
Sol Miller's death in Mr., Naughan's
Book after he asked her She said Mi.
Vaughan looked up the date and told
her. She said she and MIR. Vaughan
talked over his visits TO Chicago. Wit
ness said she did not know the length
of the visits except by custom.
She said the trip in August was not
lOr was burned. Miss Bode was asked
again about the telephone calls. She
said Mr.. Vaughan was called very Oft
en- in 1898. After she learned the
identity of Mrs Smiths voice she told
the inquirer MIR. Vaughan was not
present
The witness said when she and Mr.
Vaughan both went to Chicago they
took Mr. Naughan's dog with them.
but when Mr.. Vaughan went alone. the
dog was left with her.
Albert H. Hunt. the real estate agent
was put on the stand. II was in his
care Mr.. Vaughan placed the property
on North Ninth street in 1906, when
Mrs. Smith vacated II. He said when
he visited the property a moving van
was in front of the door. The cross
examination of Mr.. Hunt divulged the
fact he did not know the exact number
of days after Mr.. Vaughan placed the
custody Of the property in his hands.
it was before Mr.. Vaughan left the
city.
Otto Krone. the tailor. whose estab-
of the use of the telephone in his store
room by Mrs Smith. MIR Krone de-
MED telling Mrs. Smith not TO use his
phone. Mr. Study tried to ask the
witness if Mr.. Vaughan had told him
not to permit Mrs. Smith using the
phone to telephone him. The first legal
ENHANCEMENT of the day occurred when
Mr.. Johnson objected and the court
ruled no question should be asked in
which a conversation was assumed, as
the plaintiff was not present The
question was ruled out. Mr. Krone
moved the court and all in the room To
laughter by his attempts to answer
questions. He was prOfuse in his ges-
lures and seemed 10 be lost in Confus-
ion in trying to answer He was ask
ed if he ever told Mrs Smith ANYTHING
about the use of his Inone in compIi-
ance with the request of MIR. Vaughan.
The defendant was recalled. He
said he went to Mr.. Robbins at the
time referred TO previously in compa-
ny with Mr.. CaylOr He denied tell
ing Mrs. Smith where to leave the KEY
to the house in June. 1906 He said
be had no idea Mrs. Smith contemplate
ed moving out. He said he never had
any conversation regarding playing
quits" when the return Of the letters
was requested.
Mr.. Vaughan said he never had
book, Letters of Self-Made Mer-
chant to His Son" 1t was this book
that was mentioned yesterday He de-
MED calling at the Smith home when
Mrs. Ninton was there and asking. il
they were not tearing up in big hur-
ry. He said he had no idea of the
last time he called. Mr. Vaughan told
Mr. Johnson, in answer to question,
That's a foolish question" Mr.. Stu
dy offered in evidence the original
complaint of the plaintiff in the case.
He also presented as evidence the
amended complaints Entry docket No.
5 was entered as evidence and the
court sustained the objection.