The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-29
DEFENSE IN
 M'REE CASE
WILL OPEN MonDAY, THE STATE
 HAVING CONCLUDED THE EVIDENCE IN IT'S CASE.
Evidence for Prosecution Shows That
 Defendant and Murdered Man Had Been Together Very Frequently.

Opclousas, ta., Oct 4o TIT rho prosecution closed its direct evidence lat o'clock this afternoon in tho case Iof Mrs Zee Runge McRec charged with the murder of young Allan Thur man Garland in her homo here five weeks ago.
 juigs Peavey immediately :ad tc tsccas T ed court untl a:O0 o'clock Monday morning. whep the defense will begin the introduction of testimony in sup port of their contention that tho kill ing was an act of defense of woEzi- ans sacred honor,
 Only two days 0" tho first week es tho trial were devoted to the taking of evidence the first four days be- Ing consumed In securing a jury. It Is expected that the trial will last all of next week.
 Counsel for the defendant late this afternoon boldly challenged the prose- cution 10 attaek the character of Mrs. McRec This announcement by Judge Hunter of counsel, followed m objection 10 q line of questioning (which served to interrupt the initial enort of the prosecution to show un- due intimacy between the prisoner land Allan Garland
 Mary Boswell an old negro woman, was on the stand. She was telling leg s visit se her place on the plais- ance Road. three miles from tho Car {lassi homes -of Mrs NcTtee and Car Hand Mrs Mcisee, sbe testified. had lon previous visit told her she would bring a young man with her the ncxs timo she eaine cut
 We'll what did they slo while they we're st your .plasey'
 q didn't notice then. very much. was too busy tending to my potato vines"
 The spec.l.o .ors who regarded this ias the entering wedge for the intro- duction of testimony which might re- Iveal the true story back of the kill \ ling were disappointed, for Mary Bos- Iwell's testimony was cut short here. l Captain Henriques. chief of coun Isel for the defense. objected to tho line of questioning. declaring It an attack upon the defendants charac- ter and without proper grounds for Tits introduction having been laid. Judge Hunter, Of dcfensos counsel, also interposed objection.
 'This testimony is not relevant at this stage. he said. they can enly Introduce dt on rebuttaI and we prom ise that we shall give them the op- portunlty tc prove character
 The witness was excused and coup sel for the prosecution decided to hold such evidence regarding the prisoner until after the case for ths defense had been concluded.
 At tho afternoon session several witnesses gave testimony in French the court acting as interpreter. These were Miss Laura Amy, a neighbor Of Ithc McRec's. August Amy, carpeTa- ter. and Joseph Sicily The former loutllued Mrs. McRee's actions just following the shooting She said af- ter the three shots we're fired. all in rapid succession, Mrs. McIlee came over to her house and asked for drink of whiskey. saying she felt faint.
 Miss Amy's most important testi- mony related to an engagement made the day previous to the killing by Mrs McRse to go down town tho fol- flowing morning with tho witness and do some shopping
 Mrs McRee rane over 10 my !hnnse that day" fthe day. of the kill Iing) the witness stated. about o'clock. She said she was busy and could not go to town and that could go with her boy "
 The prosecution. il Is said. will arr lgus that tho defendant planned to kin Allan Garland that morning, (which accounted for her canceIling ltbe engagement with Miss Amy. Other witnesses testified 10 having seen Allan Garland at the McIlee Ihome at different times. Dave Burgaurer left yesterday for