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tain her, and she went away hurried ly with Lockett

mcnths-old babe had gone with her from the city the day before Lock ett's arrest, comes back into publicity as probably the most interesting character in the proceedings, after the remarriage of yesterday. This second wife, formerly Miss Fife shackelford, has probably made more sacrifices and suffered more oi shame within the chronology of this case than women are called on to endure. Within the developments and the charges, she becomes again Mrs. Ben Jockett Jr, wife of her hus- band, and united family about theiI infant child.
 When the case was called yester. morning, Attorney Bouic. represent ing Lockett, requested the court to clear the court room of the crowd that had gathered. He appealed in the name of the women witnesses, particularly the young girl, who would , be called ca to bare her shame he fore the crowd.
 Prosecutor Wood stated .n answer that he was inclined to the belief that the crowd should hear, that the people should know the truthful de. aail of such shocking charge as was preferred in this case, and urged that the people be allowed to remain.
 Justice DevalI made most impar- tial ruling, which in effect that if through the proceedings of the case it seemed necessary to remove the crowd to save witnesses on the stand he would order the room cleared. There was a perceptible murmur of approval of this ruling throughout the house.
 Miss Fife Birmingham, the 14- year-oId victim, was the first witness, .end she was escorted to the stand by Sheriff Hale, who stood near while she told her story. In brief her story, as it is possible to relate in print, is that she was A years and 3 months old She said that she had not seen Ben Lockett for long time until the day before St. Valentine day of this year Loclett mad once married her sister, and they had been divorced. l9hat was seven years ago.
 The day before St. Valentines she and chum met Lockett and he told her she had grown much since last he saw her, and spoke of taking her out, to the picture shows, and show ing her a good time. He told her to phone him. She phoned him the next day Later Lockett went to her house, and told her to steal out and they would stay all night The evening he took her out she phoned at 5:30 and told him not to come after her, but he said he would any how. so he came, and she met him at her sisters, or rather ran away from her sisters home with him. hat less and coatless. and they stayed all night
 The girl admitted on cross-exami- nation that she went into one hotel first. but they were denied accommo- dations there, and went to the Amer ican hotel She said after they got in the room Lockett said something about being out of cigarettes, and went after some, and brought back some whiskey, poured her out some, made her drink 1t, and thereafter she was but partly conscious. She told that Lockett forcibly took her cloth ing from her. The next morning I.ockett had her breakfast brought to her, left for awhile, then returned and took her home an cab. She told that Lockett insisted that she tell nothing, and if questioned say she was IS years of age.
 The father, Martin Birmingham, is the one on whom the blow rests hard. His evidence was little in direct bear ing on the case, put dealt with Lock ett's visit to his house, when his son had learned that Lockett was about to lure Eliza, and was probably about to do Lockett serious bodily harm, when the father interposed, drove Lockett out with a warning to let him and his family alone, and believ- ed that warning better than to have trouble. The father closed his evi- dence with blunt appeal for justice declaring that he did not want to take the law into his hands under any circumstances, but his manner in dicating that he might feel forced to do so unless the courts dealt out pun ishment in keeping with the griey- ance.
 
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