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

tndt Sne na0 met nm ClandeStinely.
The doctor demonstrated and begged
witness to have nothing further to do
with Otter, on her own account and
on account of her baby daughter.
Witness continued meeting Otter and
frequently denied to the doctor that
she was so meeting Otter. Witness
sent letters to Otter and received re-
plies which she Immediately de
stroyed Eight letters taken from OF
ter's room after his death were shown
witness and identified as letters writ
ten by her, two of which were sent
through the postoffice and the others
delivered to Otter in person by wit
ness maid Witness then related the
events leading up to her meeting OF
ter i'll the store, their discovery by
the doctor, their warning OF danger by
Floyd SHUTTER, termed jim the de
lenses opening the Handy Andy OF
the affair. SHUTTER came to where OF
ter and witness stood. snapped his fin
gers sharply twice, and said "Jigger,
jigger' This Otter explained after
wards meant Get away! Danger"
Witness left the store, went to the
postoffice and returned home. On her
way home she overlook the doctor,
who would not talk to witness and
seemed enraged Witness went into
the house with the doctor and tried
without effect to pacify him. She
then took the auto and went to the
hotel to see Otter; told him that he
vas in danger. Otter told her that he
could take care OF himself and showed
her an automatic pistol and said that
he would fix the doctor; that his gun
would shoot just as hard and fast as
others. Witness then drove to Yer
'ngton in her auto and returned home
between eight and nine o'clock just as
t was getting dusk. Witness and the
doctor talked nearly all night. She
told the doctor that she had engaged
Mr.. Willis, Assistant District Attor
ney. to bring the case. but that Otter
would not have Willis The doctor
pleaded with witness to give Otter up
and keep their home together. Wit
ness told him that she planned to di-
vorce him and marry Otter. Relent-
ing somewhat at the doctors distress,
witness related some things to him
and told him to be careful; that Otter
had repeatedly threatened to kill him
pistol and had told witness that he
would fix the doctor.
Witness then asked the doctor for
money with which to go to Reno and
do some shopping. Upon the doctor
doing so witness on the Thursday
preceding the killing of Otter went to
Reno, where she was joined by the
doctor on Saturday, returning to Ma
son the day before the shooting On
the evening before the shooting, as
the couple were retiring to their sep
arate beds. the doctor told witness to
come and sit upon his bed, to which
he had retired, and talk The doctor
then told witness that he had been
harsh and resentful and that he was
sorry; told her that his love for her
and their baby had made him act
more harshly than he intended. He
begged and urged her to stay at home
and take care of the little baby girl
and that they could and would try to
keep the home together on account OF
the baby. Witness then broke down
and cried and told the doctor that she
had deceived him; that his suspicious
were correct; that she had met Otter
clandestinely and denied it to the doc
tor; that she had told the doctor she
was going to her dressmaker's when
she would go to meet Otter; that she
met Otter frequently at his store, at
the cemetery and at McLeod's cross
ing; that Otter had threatened TO kill
the doctor and that the latter's life
was in danger, and that witness would
90 away in the morning.
With hushed breath and the closest
attention the audience which filled the
large hall listened to the dramatic
story of the witness. Faltering at
times. at all times showing the mental
strain under which she labored, lead