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Defense
Commenced Examination Of
Witnesses In Bolton Trial
When Court Convened On
Thursday Morning
Witnesses Say Bolton Opposed
The LyDChing
anu SAID SuCG All ACT Sl0ul0
Be Prevented
Motion To Take Case From
Jury Was OVGfrulGd
Thursday Morning

There were about 200 persons OF
the morning train from Newark, the
larger number of whom were witness
es for the defense in the Bolton case
Among them were Edward Scholler
j. M. Marlowe, Weldon Denny, G. e
Mulligan and Edgar Owen, all oi
whom are indicted in Licking county
for first degree murder in the Ether
ington lynching. They were in charge
of Sheriff Slabaugh and Deputy Sher
ifs George w. Taylor and o. G. Mar
tin.
There was large crowd in the
court room when court was opened
at 9:15 a. m. In the audience were
a number Of the members of the Knox
county w. G. T. U.
AS soon as the witnesses of the de-
tense were sworn and sent to the
witness rooms, Mayor John w. An
kele Of Newark was called. On We'd
nesday Joshua Hull state witness,
had testified that he saw Defendant
Bolton at the county Jail on July 8.
Mayor Ankele testified that at Boil
toms preliminary hearing Hull had
testified that he did not see Bolton
at the jail. Charles Swank, captain
of police, testified Thursday to this
same effect. On cross-examination
the witnesses said that they spoke
from memory as there was no trans
cript taken at the preliminary hear
ing.
Mr.. Harry d. Hale, city editor of the
Newark Advocate, was witness of
the early part of the morning. Mr..
Hale attended the Bolton preliminary
hearing and heard Hull testify that
he had not seen Bolton that evening
referring to the evening of the lynch
ing. Witness saw Bolton several
times on the evening of the lynching.
Bolton was in front of the Bolton
saloon. Talked with Bolton. Bolton
stopped him and asked about progress
of mob at the jail, and inquired as to
getting troops. Bolton, Mr.. Hale tes-
titled, said that the lynching should
be stopped at all events.
Following the several witnesses
placed on the stand to impeach Hull,
came Jesse Hoskinson, young farm
er, who testified that he was with Carl
Motherspaw in Newark on the night
of the lynching and that Motherspaw,
in another vehicle drove homeward
alongside his buggy. Hoskinson said
that he did not hear anyone say THAT
was the dist hardest days work
I've ever done, and l wouldn't do 1t
again. Motherspaw as a. states wit
ness, had testified that he heard De-
fendant Bolton make this remark.
Hoskinson said that he might have
heard Motherspaw speak of such re-
mark after that night, but he would
not be certain.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Smy-
the, Hoskinson said that he had taken
the warriors degree in the Red Mems
lodge that evening and that it was
about 8 o'clock when he came from
the lodge room The mob was talk
ing Ethering out of jail. Witness
admitted that he was in the crowd,
that he became greatly excited and
was right smart scared" He did not
know it to be fact that he had held
onto Motherspaw's arm with such a
grip that his fingers made marks on
Motherspaw's arm. He had heard
Motherspaw say such was the case,
and he had presumed that it was true.
Perry Woolard, another young farm
er, testified that he saw Motherspaw
in Newark barber-shop about the
time of the session of the second spe-
ing called as witness. Motherspaw
talked about the probability of his be-
ing called as witntess. Motherspaw
remarked to him that he and Mr.. Mill
or had fixed up his testimony. On
cross-examination he was asked IL
Motherspaw might not have meant
that he and Mr.. Miller had talked
about what Motherspaw might testify
to. The witness said that he did not
know anything further on the matter.
as Motherspaw got into the chair to
be shaved and no further talk was had