The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-28
DR.. F. Young, Expert Wit
ness, Helps Defendant
JOHNSON TRIAL AEARS END
Court Room Crowded at
Each Session
Many Witnesses Examined by Both
state ana Dcfcnse-..Girl on Stand
Tells Story, the Eikc of Which Has
Never Been Heard Here Bcforc.-.
The Trial.

The case of the state of Ohio
against Fuller Johnson. charged
with crimlnally assaulting his own
fourteen-year-old daughter. is draw
ing near to the end. Tho trial
which has been in progress since
Monday. has been perhaps one OF
the most unusual that has taken
place in the county for n number OF
years. The attorneys on both sides
have been contesting every inch OF
ground. The cross examinations
have been exceedingly severe and a
great deal of evidence has startled
tn large crowds which have packed
the court room each day.
The testimony OF the prosecuting
witness was pluful in the extreme.
The jurors listened to her story
with the utmost attention. Then
came the testimony OF Perry John
son, the girls brother who was pro-
duced by the defense. His story
varied great deal from that of his
sister. until he was trapped and
forced to- admit perjury during the
cross examination.
The Johnson case has been re-
markable in that more expert testl-
mony has been given the jury than
In any case heretofore tried in the
county. The defense relies mainly
upon the testimony of DR.. Young,
who worked the experts part of the
case for the defense. DR.. Young's
testimony was to the effect that II
was practically a physical impossl-
bility to the defendant To have been
nf OH
With Dr. Young in his examination
was Dr. II. l.. Uhler, who also tes-
titled
1t is likely that the case will go 10
the jury sometime this evening. The
defense rested its case shortly be-
fore noon today and the state i'm.
began on its rebuttal. The
state will use Drs. a. Rhu, II. c. NJ.
Lewis. j. A. McMurray and DR.. j.
Il. Taylor as experts in rebuttal. ALI
are subpoenaed as expert witnesses.
Fifty-two witnesses have been eX-
amined in the course of the trial. The
witnesses produced by the state are
as follows. William Griffith, Mrs.
Orrel Grlfnth, Bryan johnson, Philip
John Statler, DIR. r. ii.
Frank Johnson. Mrs.
Eleanor Smeltzcr, Mrs. George Hook,
DeImar Redmon. Mrs. Anna Redmon
Mander Mohr, J. W. Ulsh, Mrs. n. l..
StOner. William Gabler. John Stet-
tier. Marsh Trey, T. c. Bown. C. y.
Merchant, William Foye. ]. A. Reed,
William G. Quigley, DR.. ] .B. Taylor,
DIR. a. Rhu, DR.. II. C. NJ. Lewis, DR..
j. w. McMuray and Mrs. Della Har-
riman.
The witnesses examined by the
defense were as follows: Watt Wat
kins, John p. Allmendinger. r.. L.
Osborne. David Hughes. Neil CAST,
Thomas Penry, w. l.. Cox. Jacob
II. Thihaut, Isa Kcllar, Henry Laner
Jacob +. Fox, Maurice Tobin, Dav-
IA Osborne, Edwad Stockwell, C. ].
Cummings, Fred Lauer, Humphrey
Moore Harvey Fox, Classy Fox. Perry
L. Johnson. John Lodwig, Patrick j.
Monahan. ID. A. Shuey, A. J. Robin
ron and Peter 8. Graves.
The evidence in the Fuller johnson
case was ;ali submitted by two o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The state only
consumed about two hours in its re-
buttal and the case will so TO the
jury this evening. ...,.
Prosecutor Charles l.. Justice open
ed the argument for the state. He
reviewed the evidence In an able man
ner and made a strong appeal for the
conviction of the prisoner. Attorney
William p. Maloney was before the
jury when the Mirror went to press.
Attorney Grant Mouser will close
the argument in behalf of the de-