Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-28
LEHMAN MURDER TRIAL
Attorneys for Frederick Lehman Charged With Murder
of His Wife, Bring Testimony to Break Chain of
Circumstantial Evidence Lehman Stand

to stand up, Miller said that he did
not know him.
Friday
Today, Lehman called nine charac-
ter witnesses who testified to Leh-
mans reputation among those who
knew him.
Hattie Lehman told of the grief
shown by the accused on the day of
the funeral. John Fike was another
witness who told of Lehman's display
of grief at the casket of his dead
wife.
Sam Sipe testified that he would
not believe Guy Flickinger under oath
unless he knew from other sources
but admitted on cross-examination
that he was a friend of Lehman's.
J. j. Born also testified that Guy
Flickinger's reputation was bad in
his own neighDorhood The States
attorneys brought out in the cross
examination that Born and Fliclinger
we're leaders of opposite political fac
tions in their community and further
brought out the existence of a Born
Flickinger feud.
Fred Lehman took the witness stand
shortly after 2 o'clock in the after
noon; he seemed to be thoroughly self
possessed and free from nervousness.
On direct examination, under the
skillful guidance of Judge Winn, Leh-
man told of his early life, his court
ship of Grace Hall, who became his
wife. He denied the damaging por-
tions of the story related by Alley
Fenton, but admitted his presence on
the various trips of which she told
and stated that Mrs. Fenton was al
ways most lady-like.. The testimony
Of Lehman during the afternoon was
pertaining to trips with the Fentons
and his own and Mrs. Fenton's ac-
tions and relations on those trips. All
the fondling, kissing and improper re-
lations related by Mrs. Fenton in her
testimony were steadily denied, as
was also talk concerning divorce.
Saturday
The leading feature of today's ses-
sion of court in the Lehman trial was
the grilling cross-examination of Leh-
man by Attorney Ham, who is said to
have stated that his examination of
Lehman today is only beginning.
After five hours of a constant fire
of questions, during which he retained
/ splendid control of himself, he became
confused on the question as to why
he did not want to go to the house
after he freed himself from his as
sailants, according to his story of
the affair. He answered that he was
"dizzy and bewildered." Asked how
he accounted for the fact that he ran
toward the neighbors' for help if he
was bewildered, he answered: "That
was after got up"
How long after you got up from
the club blow did you gain conscious
ness 2"
"The club didn't knock me uncon-
scious."
"What did?"
81 was so scared l didn't know what
l was doing. If I'd known what
was doing I'd have gone right to the
house and Grace"
"When did the scare first come
upon your"
when they spoke about hanging
$50 you can tell all that happened
up to that time, but nothing after p
I 81 suppose So"
"Why didn't you go to the house
if you knew enough, as you have re-
called, to try to get the handkerchief
off your mouth and call for help p
81 was so scared l didn't know
what / was doing"
"Didn't you know you were trying
to get help and that you needed
help?"
b 81 knew that, but that's ALL"
Court adjourned until the day afte
Christmas, with the indications tina
the Defense would not rest its cas-,
until well along toward the last O
the week. Court will adjourn mex
Saturday until the day after New
Years.
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