Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
THAT IS WHAT JURY IN THE EIKNER
CASE DECIDED ON 18TH
BALANCE OF STORY OF WlFEy UnFAInfutnESs AND the DIRE
RESULTS TO the MAN Who LED her ES1RAY

Continuing her story last week,
Mrs. Eikner related the ardent court
ship OF Otter during the summer, de-
failing various devices, which she said
Otter suggested, and they followed,
to cover their love passages.
She described the hospital building
and arrangement of the porches, and
upon photograph which was intro
duced, designated different locations
and points which were connected with
different incidents OF the drama she
and Otter were playing and which
lead up to the tragedy OF September
10Th. She pointed out the porch on
which Otter did much of his wooing,
on the east side OF the house. She
also designated the sleeping porch
and the position occupied by DIR. Elk
ner when he slept there, and related
the suggestion of Otter that he could
easily cut the screen and get rid of
the doctor by covering his face with
towel saturated with chloroform
Relative to this suggestion Otter told
witness that he had been a nurse and
that it could be done. the towel re
moved and no one would know the
cause OF death She told how Otter
talked with her about the property OF
the doctor and how he urged her to
get a divorce and look out that she
got her share of the property AT
one time Otter suggested that if wit
ness would manage to get rid of the
doctor and get the hospital he and
witness could run it. Witness related
the contemptuous manner in which
Otter would refer to the doctor ana
related the secret insidious manner in
which he gradually poisoned her mind
toward her husband and succeeded in
gaining he entire 1oxe of witness, who
thereafter did not oppose her will
against that of Otter further than to
ignore the latters suggestions for the
assassination of the doctor. She told
OF the purchase OF an automobile and
her learning to operate IT, after which,
using the machine, she met Otter at
the lerington cemetery and at Nc
Lcod's crossing, which point OF meet
ing was suggested by Otter when he
thought their rendezvous at the cenl-
ctery was discovered. Up to the re
ceipt OF postcards, about the 18th of
August. which were addressed to Mrs.
Eikucr and taken from the Office by
the doctor, Otter'S visits to Mrs. Elk
ncr were apparently open and above
board. though he endeavored to con
ceal his lovemaking. After the cards,
which purported by illustration. and
suggestive writing, in the hand of the
anonymous sender. TO depict the va
rious stages OF the love between OF
ter and witness, his open visits ceased
entirely, and the relations Of the two
-. Il 10. hn,
this time. at the suggestion of Otter
Mrs. Eikner began to openly show
her dislike To her husband, and fol
lowing the course directed by Otter
she began to attempt to provoke the
doctor to acts of cruelty upon which
To base an action for divorce. One
evening witness attempted to leave
the house and was forcibly prevented
by the doctor, who violently removed
witness hat and auto veil and made
sneering remark about Offers ad-
miration for witness with the veil on
The doctor then tore the veil up and
witness told him that it he wished to
destroy everything that Otter ad-
mircd she could name other articles of
apparel she had worn. Complying
with the doctors request witness did
so, and as each article was named the
doctor gathered it into a bundle
which she took down into the base
ment and burned in the furnace. Dur
ing the recriminations that followed
witness told the doctor that he had
now furnished her ground for divorce.
The doctor told witness that she
could not get a divorce: that he would
make cross-complaint if she started
suit, and would name Otter as CO.
respondent. He then talked with
witness nearly all night and tried to
reason with her. Witness admitted
that she was in love with Otter and