The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-08

An attempt by the defense to bring
out a reason for the testimony given
by Evelyn Clarke, now aged Is years
in the case against Rev. D. M. Hand
who is accused OF statuatOry crime
growing out of his alleged illicit rela-
tions with Hazel Benedict, resulted
this morning in a confession by that
girl that the minister had sustained
similar relations with her, and that
the affidavit with which she was
confronted in which she denied any
|such relations, any improper familiar
|ity, and finally that she had never been
alone in the Baptist church with the
former pastor, was falsely sworn to-
and had been inspired by the min
ister
Mr.. Hand, had met the witness, she
testified, through an arrangement
made by Mrs. Frank Stevens, at the
Stevens home. Going from the room
in which Mrs. Stevens was present, he
had explained what he desired her to
do, and outlined the questions he
would ask her before the notary, to-
gether with the answers she should
make. The witness declared that she
knew she was swearing falsely in ma
king the affidavit, and that Mr.. Hand
also knew the answers he suggested
to her were false.
The meeting of the girl with the
minister occurred about the first OF
July, according to her testimony, and
had been arranged by Mrs. Stevens.
After planning about the affidavit re-
lating to the minister's conduct, Rev.
Hand asked her, SO she testified, for
a knife she had, which was very sim
liar to the knife he had given Hazel
Benedict, according to the prosecutrix'
testimony yesterday and Miss Clark's,
this morning She declared that Mr..
Hand had explained that he wanted
the knife to show instead of the one
he had given Hazel Benedict, and that
he gave her a dollar for the knife.
She also testified that she had done
the knife up in a package and deliver
ed it to Mrs. Stevens.
Miss Clark was also witness rel
ative to incidents to which Hazel
Benedict had testified yesterday, and
particularly to the afternoon upon
which the crime is alleged to have
been committed, when she and Kath-
crime Henley had been present in the
church, and had been told by the
pastor to "Skidoo" for he was expect
ing Mr.. Winther.
She declared she had told them she
didn't think Mr.. Winther was the
person who was coming. "'Topsy, I'm
not in the habit of lying to you,'" she
testified Mr.. Hand had said, using a
nickname which was common among
her chums of her own age. Later, she
declared, in a conversation held with
MIN III Uue puDllC I'LL Idly, Liz AiiAAo1Oi
had admitted that he lied to her, that
it was not Winther who was expected
and came that afternoon, but Hazel
Benedict
She testified as to the minister's
having sat in Katherine Henleys lap
and fed her candy, and said she
didn't think it very nice" She also
stated that on April 10, just two weeks
before the crime against Hazel Bene-
dict had occurred, she has accompan-
led the minister to the little window
less room in the belfry at time when
she was alone with him in the church.
Her testimony was also explicit as
to having seen notes pass between the
minister and the Benedict girl, both of
whom she seemed to have watched as
does q Jealous woman, although her
self but child in short skirts as she
took the stand today. She told of
having seen parts of the notes, and
declared that the salutatiOn and clos
ing were in terms of endearment.
The girl was calm, and good"