The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-01


her husband between the wash stand
and the head of Hubbard's bed She
said that Dolphin grabbed her by
the throat and then Hubbard raised
himself up to a sitting posture on
the bed and grappled with her hus-
band. This testimony was conflict
ing with that told by Hubbard of the
same occurrence. She also said that
her husband had paid Mrs. Leonard
$40 per month board and never
bought provisions at the Dymond
store at Waymart. She said, though,
that Dolphin would pay the 500 to
Mr.. Dymond and it would be credit
ed to Mrs. Leonard's account there
She testified that he was often cruel
to her and the children and had of
ten threatened their lives. That he
would go off and get drunk and stay
in that condition month at time
She said that she would have been
killed many times if it had not been
for the Intervention of her uncle or
the neighbors. She testified that her
husband had been arrested a few
years ago for assault and battery
with attempt to kill and the assault
had been made on her.
Cross-examined Mrs. Dolphin
testified that she had been married
years and lived with her mother.
She said that her mother took in
| boarders and sometimes had as
many as six. She said that she did
not go to Dymond's store at Way
mart and have provisions charged
there to her mother. She acknowl-
edged getting clothes but not provis-
ions for the house. That Dolphin
would not pay the money to her
] mother but would pay it to Dymond
at Waymart Sometimes he would
spend all of his money in drink and
go on a months spree and would
pay the bills when he got money
from his work when he got it after
| becoming sober. She testified that
Dolphin threw three cups at her the
/ night he was killed but did not hit
her. He also threw an alarm clock
at her while she was standing in
the doorway. The clock was shown
in court. Mrs. Dolphin told a very
/ creditable story of the affair and all
the time she was on the witness
stand answered all the questions of
Hubbard's attorneys and also those
OF the prosecuting attorney in a
voice that could be heard all over
the court room. She did not break
down while telling of the tragedy
in which her husband and the father
of her children was the victim and
did not shed a tear. Her testi-
mony all through was in the defence
of Hubbard.
At five O'Clock adjourned until
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Wednesday Morning.
y. Were you ever out walking
with Hubbard?"
A. Yes; we walked to Waymart
one afternoon and once we went to a
neighbor's house together. When
we went to Waymart my husband
went ahead for he had to stop at
| Farview to get ihs pay and l was
to meet my husband in Waymart at
! the store" My husband brought
home bottle of whiskey that Satur-
| day night and put it in the pantry.
Later | found it upstairs near the
bed. He had a razor somewhere
upstairs but / don't know just where
he had it. My husband never made
any threats against Hubbard and
they had been good friends. l did
not expect company that Saturday
evening as / had not invited any
body to come in. When we went to
Uncle James that night we return
ed home about o'clock Sunday
morning after the sheriff and coroner
had been there. When asked what
effect drinking had on her husband
Mrs. Dolphin replied that he could
drink a great quantity without it
effecting him in the least but he
always got cross and violently in
sane whenever he drank for any
length of time.
Frank c. Kimble called-Was at
the Leonard house about 6 O'Clock
with the coroner. | saw the body
1t lay on the left side with right arm
partly extended upward. The fork
was clutched tightly in the hand Sc
that | could raise the arm by TAX
ing hold of the fork
Mrs. Laura Leonard called-I keep
.boarders. Hubbard boarded with
me on July 27. Dolphin paid me
$50 a month board. He went to
Waymart that evening and was
there one or two hours. When he
came home he was intoxicated. He
acted wildly and was cross and dis
agreeable which was caused by drink
She told of her brother and wife and
family coming over and went over a
!
day. The cross-eXamination of this
witness failed to bring out any ma
terial points. When questioned
about the broken dishes and where
Mrs. Dolphin had put them she said
that they were put in a heap in a
corner of the kitchen and they for
got about them in the excitement
! She said that she had interfered be-
! tween Dolphin and his wife several
times when the former had threaten
ed to kill her daughter. She testi-
fed that two years ago Mr.. James
had to hold Dolphin while Mrs. Dol
phin made her escape from him. Mr.
James and Mr.. Tegeler were called
to quiet the man. She also said that
Dolphin and his wife had quarreled
ever since they were married and
that the quarreling commenced long
before Hubbard arrived in the
neighborhood.