Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-03-10

a student at the Whitewater normal
and is now principal of the school in
Chenille, near Baraboo. She testified
that she had boarded at the Barber
home from September to June of the
year 1917-1918 and that she was there
from September 1918 until the date Of
the alleged crime-April Is, 1919. Dur
ing a portion Of this time she was
taking a correspondence course in
mathematics and English from the
University of Wisconsin. A represen-
tative of the state institution came to
the school house one day and she be-
came a pupil of the state institution.
She testified to the BARRIERS starting
for Baraboo on the evening in Ques-
ton and of his coming back not long
after. She said he came in, for time
sat on the lounge and later lay upon
the piece of furniture. Still later in
the evening she retired to her room
in The southeast corner of the second
floor and along about midnight awoke
to find man in the room. She told
Of her getting away from him, escap-
ing through the window to- the roof,
being helped down, and taken to the
Miller home.
On the night in question the east
window was up from the bottom as
far as the sash would go and in order
to get out of the room, Miss Patter-
son threw herself against the screen
and the obstruction gave way. She was
without shoes and thinIy clad
On the cross examination she said
the Lower Narrows school was her
first school, that she had never heard
of the BARRIERS before she went there
to teach, that she was not there dur
ing the summer and Christmas vaca-
tons, that the night of April 13 was
the first time Mrs. Barber had been
away all night, that she had been
away at other times during the day,
that on certain occasions she miss
Patterson had prepared meals for the
defendant (when Mrs. Barber was abb
sent), that he had never made i'm
proper remarks to her, nor had done
anything improper before the night in
question, and that when he came back,
after starting to Baraboo, there was
not much conservation between the
two. He made some remarks about
the weather and other minor matters.
The weather was chilly outside, he
said Miss Patterson spent the even
ing in reading.
George Miller, who resided about
so rods from the Barber home testified
as to Miss Patterson's coming to his
home and of her appearance on the
night in question.
Conference Held
At this point Mr. barrow asked for
a conference in the judges private
room. The judge, attorneys and court
reporter retired for short time
When they returned Mr.. barrow
addressed the jury, telling them the
young man had been married about
10 years, that Miss Patterson came
there to board, lived with the Bar
bers almost two years, under all sorts
of conditions. If anything unusual
were to happen it would have happen
ed long before. On the night in ques-
ton the BARRIERS went away and later
he returned home. Mr.. barrow said
the defense had no claim there was
anything wrong with the youno wont
an. She avoided men, he said The
two had often been alone and there
had never been any wrong sugges-
tons on the part of either Miss Pat
terson or Mr. Barber. Mr. barrow
said there was but little conservation
that night, that after he returned he
started to the neighbors and seeing
no light came back. Later she went
to bed. He sat up until the Titus car
came along and later called up stairs
TO find out if his wife had told Miss
Patterson anything about Remaining
away all night. Mr.. barrow said the
defense would prove he went up stairs.
She was asleep, she jumped up he
pushed her back and that was all
there was to the matter. Then Barber
heard noise, saw buggy, later went
for his wife and told her the strange
{ circumstances. Mr.. Darrow saids
there was no intent of a crime he had
his clthes on, he had no scratches,
there were no torn clothes. Mr.. OAR
row said it was purely case of the
imagination, that she had a habit of
getting out of the window, and that
it was an unfortunate case for her
and the young man. Mr. barrow clos
ed his statement that the reputation
Of the young man was above reproach.
Archie Barber on Stand
When Archie Barber took the stand
he said he was 80, that he had lived
in Sank county for 20 years, that he
had been married about years, that
there were no children, and that he
had been a blacksmith for about