Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-03-17
BARBER TRIAL
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shades of the windows in his house
were usually down at night.
Miss Patterson Recalled
Miss Patterson was recalled and
when asked if she knew Guy York
said she did and that she sent him
word that she would like to ask him
few questions. He came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Palmer where
she was staying and she asked him II
he heard any remarks about her to
let her know. He had not heard any
thing and promised that if he did he
would let her know.
Brother Plays Trick on Brother
Guy York said he was the son of. Ira
York, that he was %, that he assisted
his fathers on the farm, that Miss
Patterson had left word with his moth
or that she miss PattersOn) desired
10 see him, that he went to the Pal-
mer home, and that she desired to
know if hte BARRIERS had said anything
about her He also had noticed that
the lower sash OF the south window
ing trip the morning of April IA and
set the clock for 4 o'clock. His broth
er played a trick on him, set the clock
for midnight, and the thing went Off
He got up about midnight, went down
stairs, saw by another clock that it
was only midnight and crept back to
bed. He knew the curtains on the
south side of his home were down.
One Witness Ill
Mrs. Eva York is i'll and could not
be at the trial Her testimony at the
former trial was read into the records
and to the jury by Attorney w. G.
Evenson She did not hear any I'M
usual sounds on the night Of April 10
but was told about the affair when she
went to the Miller home soon after.
She went to bed about II o'clock, did
mot hear any screams and no noise
unless it was the old man snoring.
gThe sheriff raped for order.)
Mrs York heard her son get up and
heard him go back to bed after the
alarm clock had fooled him. She was
zap the next morning by o'clock to
see her son off on his fishing trip. All
that she knew of the case was what
she was told at Millers.
Youthful Witness
Milton Simonds, aged II, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Simonds, said that he
knew Archie Barber and that he came
to their home east of Baraboo in the
spring of 1919 to return a borrowed
hat The boy took the hat into the
house when Barber brought it.
Mrs. Simonds on Stand =
Mrs. Milo Simonds explained that
Der when they had stopped at their
house to- escape the rain. The hat was
returned about a week after. AS to the
affair which resulted in the trial, she
heard of that later
At this juncture the defense rested.
Mrs. Miller was recalled and said
there was no stove in Miss Patterson's
room just a bed, dresser, commode,
and chair.
Miss Patterson again testified there
was no stove. The knobs on both
sides of her door had been out of or
der and that on the night in question
she closed the door. The south win
dow could be lifted out, was closed
that night, and the east window was
open.
Mrs. Titus was again called and said
there was no stove in Miss Patterson s
room. She got home that night about
midnight and passed no one walking
or driving vehicle. They visited the
Works once in a while and said the
shades were usually up in the kitchen
when they were. there in the evening
Mrs. Miller was again called and said
there was no stove in Miss Patterson S
room.
Arguments Begin
District Attorney Bohn made the
opening argument. He held to the
testimony made by Mr.. Cook. now de
ceased, and said no man would testify
as he did, sending man to the peni-
tentiary, unless there was truth in it.
He declared Barber went out that
night, not to see if Yorks were at
home, but to see if they had gone to
bed. Mr.. and Mrs Titus had gone
home, his wife was away, the oppor-
tunity was at hand. He discussed Bar
Der delivering the hat and said if he
could drive that far he might have
gone on to Baraboo. Besides, it was
mo great thing to stop a car for an
Rrrand. He then described what oc-
Cured at the Barber home and stated
the defense would try to show that
Miss Patterson had dream but that
it was Barber who had the dream He
1welt on the excuse of Barber not
going with his wife to the Miller home
and spoke of the stove being in the
room as of no great Importance.
He then paid a compliment to Mr..
barrow by stating how skillfuly the