Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-16
E|KNER CASE MORE INTERESTING
TO COURT VISITORS THIS week

defendant the few days next preceding the
tragedy
Tuesday afternoon the defense put Mrs.
Eikner upon the witness stand. Dressed in
sober colors and with dark veil on. Mrs.
Eikner showed the strain under which she
labored, and several times had the appearance
OF being overcome by her relation OF the in
cidents leading up to the tragedy. Her testi
mony was delivered in a low. clearly nlodu
lated voice The hush that prevailed during
hes tragic recital of the history OF the months
previous 10 the killing OF Otter enabled the
entire audience to hear her testimony. The
witness stated that she married DIR. Eikner in
May, 1904; that for FIVE years they lived in
Nebraska and then removed TO Los Angeles,
where She lived FOR two years; that during the
summer OF 1910 Dr. Eikner came to Mason
and commenced the building of the hospital;
that on the 10th day OF March. l9ll the
birthday OF the witness, she arrived in Ma
son: that Otter, with the doctor, met her at
the station and was by the doctor introduced
to the witness; that witness ard her family
stayed at the hotel about a week after her
arrival at Mason that Otter was made
friend of the family from the start; that he
was welcomed both by witness and the doctor
as an intimate close friend that after the
moval of the family to the hospital Otter's
welcome continued and that he was there
three to five times week and that his rela-
tions to the doctor were exceedingly friendly
that in April witness was called to her
mother, who resides in Nebraska, on account
OF the illness of the latter; that about six
weeks later witness returned without notify
ing her husband and met at the station
IN Mason by Otter that witness learned that
otter ceased visiting the home at the hospital
and did not visit it during her absence. but
that he resumed his social intercourse even
on intimate terms, after her return
that her married life with DIR. Eikner had,
previous to her acquaintance with Otter, al
ways been happy; that she and the doctor
had one child little girl named Juno about
three years old that sitting the porch on
the 25th day OF May, 1911. in the evening.
while DR. Eikner was engaged in the hospital
part OF the building with maternity case
otter persisted and began to attempt to
estrange witness from her husband by calling
her attention to little matters between herself
and her husband that had not been previously
noticed by the witness; that continued and
persistent attention in this manner gradually
bfch ulNCoNltll Win HtI nuNbahh anu f't'tf :
sympathy finally won her love; that during
The summer previous to the killing and up to
Thursday the i4th day oi September last.
otter continually courted the love OF Wit
ness; that they attended dances together and
went on different occasions on hay rack rides
and went ON a moonlight picnic; -hat ~ ali
occasions Ot,er's attentions were devoted and
ardent that at dance softer would lance with
witness more frequently than with other
women; that during this time Otter had won
the complete love OF the Witness that during
the month OF July DIR. Eikner, W lille still
friendly with Otter. suggested to wiia@ss that
he thought Otter's attentions were ,htle
noticeable and asked witness il she and Otter
had been entirely discreet Witness answer
seemed to satisfy the doctor who continued
to treat Otter as a iriend that once or twice
when otter and witness went the hay
rides and picnics the doctor could not 60 and
showed dspleasure that witness went.
The foregoing is all OF the testimony we are
able TO produce this week. The balance OF
Mrs. Eikner's tale will be told in our next
issue. as will also Mr. Eikner's story. The
rebuttal testimony is all in and the prosecu-
tion opened its argument yesterday. Today
the defense will have an inning, and it is pos
sible that the case may go to the jury to-
night but hardly probable. The first of the
week will, however. see the close.