South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-09
Witness Saw Mrs. HighSheW
SinSki, in Which She Tells of
Conversation With Accused,
Ends States Evidence.
WIDOW IN MOURNING
CLEARED UP MYSTERY
Witness Saw Mrs. RighSCheW
While on a Visit to MiShaWa-
ka and Gossip That Followed
Led to Present Trial.

When the fourth day Of the trial Of
Willard Arney for the murder of
EnOch Highshew opened I'm the cir
cult court Thursday morning 1t SEEM
ed probable that the case would be
finished by Friday. The evidence of
the defense viii probably be conclud-
ed Thursday evening. Friday VIII be
devoted to the preparation OF instruc
tions and the closing arguments.
The evidence introduced Thursday
morning by the defense was intended
10 support the theory that there was
but one man involved I'm the murder.
Arneys record for industry was also
introduced.
Although attorneys for the defense
have not positively stated. il is prac-
tically certain that Arney Will take
the witness stand in his own defense
during the day. 1t was not imprOb-
able that Mrs. Arney would also tes-
tify in the effort TO save her husband
against whom her sister. Mrs Laura
Rosinski, furnished probably the most
damaging evidence Wednesday.
When Arney takes the stand, as it
is expected he will ~ the effort to es-
tablish an alibi, il will be To make a
sweeping denial of the testimony of
William Booker. the convict. who on
Wednesday told the jury that Arney
suggested the robbery in which Book
er killed Highshew.
Arney's Character Up.
The defense was laying particular
stress on Arney's record for industry.
because in weighing the stories of the
two men IT is admitted that il will be
Arney's record against Booker's,
leaving out of consideration, howev-
er, the corrobOrative evidence Of Mrs.
ROsinski.
Booker testified that Arney suggest
ed the robbery because ne was short
OF money. The defense will attack
this story as improbable. attempting
TO show that Arney was regularly en-
ployed, while Booker could not re-
member when he had a steady job.
With the testimony of Mrs. Laura
Rosinski admittedly the most dam
aging of the entire case. the state
rested in the trial of Willard Arney
In the circuit court Wednesday after
noon. After an outline of the de-
fense by Atty Steis, attacking the
testimony of William Booker, Daniel
Austin. farmer living near the place
where Enoch Highshew was killed.
was called as the first Ctness for
Arney.
Mrs. Rosinski. who is Arney's sis
teF-in-law. told the jury that Arney
had confessed 10 her on Nov. ., 1909.
that he had been with William Book
er when the two had killed a man.
The alleged confession was made
I'm a room on S. Michigan st, in this
city, after Arney had met the girl.
who was then but IA years old, on
her return from Cleveland, accord
ing 10 the evidence.
Here is Arney's statement to the
girl as she related il Wednesday,
Tells of Killing.
sI have something 10 say to
you, but for heavens sake, don't
tell anyone for they'll hang me
II you do. 1 killed a man.
didn't exactly kill him. there
were two of us. We went out on
our wheels on a country road.
met man in buggy and were
going TO hold him up. The other
fellow. as we were holding him
up. got frightened and shot. l
told my friend not 10 take money
as people would think il was
robbery. II We didn't take money
they would think he got In
trouble with someone in town
and was shot"
Mrs Rosinski testified Arney would
not tell her the name OF his partner.
but gave a description from which
she drew the conclusion IL was Book
er Later she said she asked Arney
II II was not Booker and he admitted
that il was.
The testimony OF the woman was
regarded as particularly telling, com
ing as il did Immediately following
that OF Booker. who gave a detailed
story Of the attempted holdup. which
he declared Arney suggested and
which resulted In the murder.
Mrs. RosinsN admitted she had
some feeling against Arney.
Booker's story will be assailed as
lie out # whole cloth in the defense.
according to the outline by Atty. Steis.
Much stress has been laid by the de-
fense in the CrOsS-eNamination of
states witnesses. on the footprints
found on the day after the murder at
the scene of the crime and IL is be-
iieved the defense will attempt TO
show that there was bat one man inn
plcated in the crime. and that was
Booker
Ucfense's Contention.
The defense viii contend that the
evidence does not show footprints in
the road such as must necessarily
have been made had Arney been
with Booker and taken the course
which Booker described.
AIRS. Rosinskis testimony brought
out the manner in which the mystery
of four years was apparently cleared
up.
IN February. 1919. Mrs. Rosinski.
who had moved away from Mishawa-
ka but had returned on "A visit. was
at the home OF Mrs. Aana Jenkinson,
5i9 Sarah 81. While the women were
visiting in the parlor. "a woman in
mourning passed.
Who Is that. asked Mrs. Rosin-
skL