The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-09
Husband of Accused Woman
Goes Through Gruelling
CrOss-ExaminatiOn.
MATTER OFACCOUNTS
ARE THRESHED OUT
COnfesses to knowledge OF
Night Visits of Hall and
Henderson.

Helena. Nov. s-Harry +. Thompson,
husband Of Nan Thompson, accused
ana on trial here in the district cour.
as the procurer of Lutte Pruyn. passed
an uncomfortable hour here today. ~
the hands of Special Prosecutor
Charles IL, Hall Of Missoula, VINO IS
aiding County Attorney Fred K. AnSe-
vine in prosecuting the case for the
state. he was put through one or the
most cruelling cross examinations TO
which a witness could be subjected
The questioning of Mr.. Hall was not
one which covered an extended period
of time. not more than so minutes be
ing required for the process. But every
question which the Missoula attorney
mt to the witness had an edge on it.
There was no mincing matters. And
when the hour was ended it was appar-
ent that Alr. Thompson was heartily
glad Of it.
Defendant on Stand Today
Mr.. Thompson was the last witness
o fthe day, during which all the d.
rect testimony for the defense was sub
mitted, except that which is To be Civ
en- by the defendant herself who, ac-
cordins To the announcement OF hef
attorney, will be put on the stand AT
the opening of the court tomorrow. ".
J.. Murphy, chief counsel for the de-
Tense, examined through the day, eight
witnesses None of their stories caused
the state to subject them to much
cross examination.
Mrs. William league told of her sug-
gestion that Lutte be placed with
Mrs. Thompson, suggestion winch
she made to Lutte herself. A.
B. Hobltt and Will Cave OF
Missoula related their activities IN
their official capacities as Juvenile Of
fcers, in attending to the placing Of
Lutte at the Orphans home in Twin
Bridges and in the Thompson home
Mrs Priscilla Miles. formerly deputy
sheriff related her experiences in car
ing for Lutte during the trial of Frank
&, Hall, who went to the penitentiary
for a term of not less than IA years
for the rape of the little Pruyn girl
William Il. Moore told Of the visit OF
officials at Mssonla to the Thompson
home at which he was present at tho
request of Mr.. Thompson. DIR. j. }
Flynn, the final witness, testified as tt
The health of the defendant during ths
perioa involved in the present ease
This, he said, was not specially bad
but rather, he declared, that Mrs
Thompson was mot robust
Then came the husband of the de.
fendant. During the part Of his stor,
told under the direct examination b,
Mr. Murphy. the witness gave the i'm
prcssion Of studous effort to get hi:
answers correct to the minutest detail
lie made IA good impression in this con
nec,ion despite an occasional Interrupt
ton by the states attorney to ohjec
or to insist on more specific replies.
On one of these occasions. Mr.. Muir
phv had asked the witness to relat
whether, at the time of the purchas
of the furs for Lutte, and in fact dur
ing that fall, the expense of tn
Thompson household had been norma
II object to that" said Mr.. Hall.
~ wanted to show" explained Nj
Murphy, whether he knew that none
was coming to his home from Hall an
whether he knew about the money tina
the Pruyn girl said she got from Ha
and gave to Mrs. Thompson, and wha
was done with the money after sh
got it,
so would we like to know it, sal
Mr.. Hall.
"perhaps," suggested Mr.. Murph
with Just touch of sarcasm, "th
iury would like to know that eve
more than we attorneys"
Court Room Filled.
So it went through the examination
with constant sparrinG matches be
tween the lawyers, matches which kel
the crowd which today. for the fir:
time, filled the courtroom full, on ede
10 to get every word that was spoken.
The three-ply crime charged by II
state. which includes the incident
the furs, the incident of the $4s al
the incident of the agreement, was Sot
over thoroughly. During question
about the relations of Hall and II
girl, Mr.. Thompson admitted th
when Lutte was at Twin Bridges
had gone to Hall to make sure TIL
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