The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-07
Pruyn Girl Says She Lied at
Hall Trial at Defendants
DictatiOn.
SIGNS FALSE CHECKS
With But Two Witnesses
Defense Will Complete
Case Thursday Noon.
Continued From Page Onc)


received receipt signed by Hall. and
that he had signed his name ut the
bottom of the page of paper. with the
receipt proper written at the top. She
said she had torn off the top Of the
slip containing the receipt and had
written an order on the Donohue
store for $50. The order was honored
by the Donohuc company. When she
told that, Mr.. Buor asked:
"And did you write out that order
above Mr.. Halls signature at the sng-
gestion of Mrs. Thompson
Eyes. sir" said the girl, II wrote il
ut her dictation."
The order itself is interesting, in
view of the sort of goods which were
purchased with it, For Mrs. Thomp-
son. it showed there were bought sew
cral expensive pieces of silk under
wear and other clothing, while for
Lutte. the items were three cotton
union suits at 80 cents each. and some
other small cotton garments at the
same figure. Lutte told the pitiful
story of how her little body had fur
nished silks for her guardian" and at
the same time had been compelled to
wear the cheapest sort Of garments
herself. and her story was corroborated
by Mrs. Minnie Wcssburg OF the store
by means OF the sizes of the things
purchased. Iutie's story was finally
completed with the cross examination.
shortly after p. m, except for what
little will be made tomorrow.
Another Purchase.
Gus Heyn, OF the Fashion store at
Missoula. was the first witness to fol-
low Lutte, and he told of Halls pur-
chase of set Of furs for Lutte, which
later were returned to the store, and
the full price of the furs were placed
to the credit of Mrs. Thompson on the
Fashion books.
And. Mr.. Hcyn pointed out. the en-
tire amount went toward the purchase
of the expensive coat which tho defend
ant herself was wearing in the court
room at the moment he gave the tcsti-
mony. When Mr. Heyn pointed out the
coat TO the jurors, there was n tense
moment. The eyes of every man and
woman in the room and in the balcony
above were focused upon her. She
sat. without moving, gazing out of the
window. and with the arm of her has
band about her shoulders.
Tell Of Arrest.
Tndcrshcriff Arthur Higgins and
Deputy George Duncan followed Mr..
IIeyn on tho stand and they related the
details concerning the arrest of Lutte
And it was this charge which brought
the revelations which save sent Hall
| to the penitentiary. On these occa sions
the officers said. Mrs. Thompson and
her husband, both admitted that tho
girls expenses were being paid by
Hail
G. J. Bellows, secretary for the Don :
ohuc store and Mrs. Wessburg fol-
lowed and related tho Incidents in.
volvcd in the altered order for $50
which had been written over Halls sig
| nature. NJ. S. Borden. Proprietor OF
| the Pantorinm, told of the payment by
| Hall of 4 bill which had been run up
at his establishment. by Mrs. Thomp
son.
Harley Lease on Stand.
| Policeman Harley Lease then relate d
an occasion last December when he
saw Hall and Sam Henderson. Mrs
| Thompson's alleged para mour. 20 Il
4 the Thompson home late at night witt
Il bottle of intoxicants which they hat
| purchased. He said he had watched
| them and that n few days later Mrs
| Thompson had called him by tclephon,
4 and had abused him and had threat
/ encd to report him to Police Commits
sioncr Kemp for leaving his beat. Mrs
/ Thompson, Lease said. had told hin
she had not had liquor in her house i,
q years. and had said that neither sh,
nor her husband had used 1t and di,
not believe III its use.
Another evidence OF the surround
4 ings in which Lutte was living durin
those months came from John Nc
Cabc, the final witness for the stat,
who told of Mrs. Thompson's visit I
| the Grand Pacific restaurant where h
was a waiter. With her, McCabe sale
was Lutte, Hall and another ma
| whom he did not know.
Ordered Drinks for Girl.
| They ordered drinks" said Mccall,
| | for themselves and for the little cir
II | told them that the little girl wa
| | not OF age and Mrs. Thompson sal,
| Never mind that, she's all right Il,
II refused to sell drinks to the littl
girl and served her with grape juic
Ii instead"
II So far, it is not likely that pres
| entation of the defense by Mr.. Mul
| ply will require longer than Thursda
noon. Mr.. Murpny has thus far il
Dictated only that his two witness,
Will be the accused woman and h
husband. There is. however. likel
hood that others will be called to a