Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
(THE EIKNER CASE.)

coming to him: that Eikner, because
he had married this young girl, and
had committed that crime, had tor
feited all rights to resent, even II OF
ter did make love to his wife, if Otter
did go on picnics and ride with his
arm around Mrs. Eikner, and did say
he would fix the doctor or smash his
face i'll if the latter caught the young
lover basking in the smiles and car
fesses of the wife. In sounding trape
and metaphore. with fowery figures
of speech, i'll vivid, graceful pictures,
counsel eloquently portrayed the
beauties of such love and vehe-
mently asked why the ancient hus-
band, learning of the wife's detection,
did not pick up his buds" and get
out and permit young loves sweet
limpcd stream that moves through
the valley of content and happiness.
Youth can not mate with age;
She is but a bird in gilded cage"
In clear and unmistakable terms
counsel showed how the doctor could
have avoided trouble had he done as
he should, either gone away i'll peace
or sought legal separation through
the liberal divorce laws of the great
commonwealth of Nevada Failing to
do this, he took the law into his own
hands, and wickedly killed, in pure
revenge, young man just entering
upon his life, the result of which man
cannot contemplate
Upon the close of Mr.. Willis ar
gument Mr.. Hamer opened for the
defense, and with the exception OF
an hour and half for noon recess
occupied the time till about o'clock
Mr.. Hamer did not agree with the
counsel for the State and appeared to
be impressed with a fixed opinion
sess. under the law of the land. the
right to protect his home from the in
truder lie argued that in justifca-
ton of the killing DIR. Eikner was
warranted by the previous conduct of
the deceased, by which the latter be
came the aggressor, i'll believing that
at the meeting his CDR Eikner's) life
was in danger, and honestly believing
this to be the case the doctor had
the right to kill
In no unmistakable terms did the
counsel review the events leading up
to the killing and vigorously de
nounced the Shiny treachery of the
deceased in his attempts to poison
the wife of the man who had been his
friend and with whom he had been
upon terms of friendship, which made
Offers acts contemplate and treach-
erous and which removed him from
the pale OF the protection of law,
human or divine
Following Mr.. Hamer Mr.. S. w
Belford held the rapt attention of
court and jury until 5 o'clock, at
which time the Court took a recess
till O'Clock, Mr.. Willis having an
nounced that it would take him about
one hour to close for the State In
his argument Mr. Bedford handled
without gloves the argument OF Mr.
Willis. In biting sarcasm he painted
the portrait of the divorce shyster"
who advocated the separation of hus-
band and wife to crafty the within OF
every inhuman lecch who sought to
destroy woman's virtue. After thor
oughly reviewing the testimony Nj
Bedford in touching language uttered
his thanks to the jury and the Court
fors the marked attention and pro
nounced courtesy received by counsel
for the defense.
After receiving the charge of the
Court, to which the jury listened
closely. as Judge Langan read it in
clear, -modulated tones. the jury
retired, took one ballot without dis
cussion. and all voting to acquit, pre-
pared their verdict of not guilty
within fifteen minutes after being sent
A. tho caur@ a,,I ntY
ncys could be summoned the verdict
was received and the defendant at
once discharged--a free man exoner-
ated from the charge and in every
thing justified in his act OF killing
Otter.