The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-20
GRAPHIC RELATION OF HOW SLAIN MAN ROUNDED HER
 AFTER RUNNING HER LIFE.
SAYS SHOT WAS AN ACCIDENT
Cecelia Farley Tells Jury the Story Leading Up to the Death of A. E. zolllnger in Columbus City
 Park.

Columbus, O.. Nov 19.-Standing in cleared space in front of the iu3y Dox, Miss Cecelia Farley. the state house stenographer on trial for mur- der of Alvin E. Zollinger with one of hef attorneys, late today went through the actions demonstrating the claim of defense that Zollinger was accidentally shot in a city park last May. Tae accused stenographer acted her part in dramatic manner. entering into the demonstration with zest. Attorney James A. Allen acted the part of Zollinger.
 Several hundred curious spectators witnessed the scene Many of them had arrived at the court room before six o'clock this morning in order to get a point of vantage. The crowd was so great that two or three Ro- men were overcome and tainted One woman became damned in the crowd and her arm was broken She went to a physician, had the wounded arm treated, and then returned to the court room.
 Accompanying her words with ac- tion. Miss Farley testified.
 We were walking through the park. was just a step ahead of Mir. Zoi- finger. Suddenly, he said. Here comes Quigley, we might as we'll end t all now As l turned to look for MT. Quigley. he reached in my hand for I,a ,fd .oi it by the muzzle. I whirled around and grabbed the revolver by the han dle, when he clung to the barrel. In trying to wrench it from his grasp, stepped back, pulling his hand up- ward. Just then the revolver was discharged and Mr. Zollinger fell for ward on his face"
 l. Attorney Allen, in the part of Zol- finger. went so far in picturing the tragedy as to start to fall to the floor. The stiffness in the court room was intense while the portrayal was taking place.
 Part of the time, looking the jur- ors squarely in the eyes, and some of the time eyeing the floor, the girl told in a low voice of her meeting Zollinger at a public dance hall. of how she did not know he was a mar ried man with a family, of how Zol- inger wronged her; of the power he had over her; forcing her to do things against her will; of her true love fer Jerome Quigley, the man to whom she was engaged, and finally ending her story with the dramatic demon gtration of how Zollfnger was shot
 Miss Farley told of how Quigley lad asked her to become his wife and how she had refused because of her past relations with zolinger.
 Mir. Quigley asked if I had had in innate re ations with Mir. Zollinger and told him yes, and that l would tell him all" she testified. He said my willingness to tell all was suffi- cient and that he did not want de- tails. Soon after that l accepted hls proposal of marriage
 The girl dec.a~ed she had made at tenmpt after atempt to get away from Zollinger's influence, but could not.
 T told him once that I would ask the police for protection to keep him away from me, but he only laughed He said he knew the police person ally and that if l went to them, they would only laugh at me, whi he would be protected. He. told me it would be a good way to get lots Of notoriety. as he was friendly With all of the newspaper boys.
 After my engagement to Mir Quig- lev. I to him of Zollinger's threats. lis letters and his conversations when he would meet me on the street After that MT. Quigley accom- panied me to and from work. Mir. Zollinger would not interfere with me when Mr. Quigley was along.
 "One night when l was working late. Mir. Zollinger came to my othce in an angry and excited condition. He had revolver and said if l did not quit Quigley he would shoot us both finally eoaxed the gun away rom him. and later gave it to Mf. Quisley.
 was afraid that zollinger would start trouble some time when he came to my office, so l purchased a revolver and kept it in my desk.
 'SOn the Wednesday night before he was shot he came to the office, and seeing the gun in the desk draw CT, grabbed it. and said he guessed he would keep it to replace the one had taken from him.
 Miss Farley then told the jury that on the Saturday night previous to the tragedy Zollinger had forced her, al a point Of revolver. to take an auto mobile ride with him to talk over the Quigley natter" that Ee had talk en her to rooming house and Kept