Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-16
HYSTER|A
CRUSRES
WITNESS
Mrs. kilgore Collapses
On Stand After Telling
Her Story.
LOVE LETTER READ
Mother OF Accused Youth
Reveals Wrong-D0ing In
Effort To Save Him.
=" Frank BARLEY threatened to kill

Frank BARLEY threatened TO kill
Ray on sight
This testimony, sobbcd by Ray
kilgore 5 mother, is relied upon 10
save the college boy of % from
hanging for the early morning shoot
ing of +. A. Barticy at the latter >
ranch near Imperial, Dec. -, after
learning of an affair between the
mother and BARLEY.
Mrs. kilgorc took the stand at 10
o'clock this morning, after having
been dismissed from the witness
chair hate yesterday afternoon while
the court heard arguments Of c0un-
sci rs to whether the jury should
hear her story of shame and read
the love letter which led to the
shooting. During % minutes on the
stand her voice was Il continuous
sob. and her testimony was frequent
ly interrupted by spells of convul-
s.ve sobbing. When the brief and
consideratc croSs-eXamination by
District Attorney Elmer W. HcaId
was concluded, she broke in
to screams, ana was carried from
the witness chair by her son John.
Relatives tried To comfort her dur
ing the court recess enforced by her
hysteria, but she had to be taken
from the court room, her cries ring
ing through the building. Medical
aid was summoned.
Her pcncilcd love note to BARLEY
was introduced mt the outset Of her
testimony this morning, and was
read aloud by Attorney Edgar B.
Hcrvey of the defense, who also
read clipped love poem, and the
curt typed notc with which Mrs. j.
+. Hallowcll had mailed back the
letter Mrs. kilgorc had sent to the
llallowcll service station at lmpc-
rial to be given BY lIallowcll to
Bartlcy.
The returned letter was delivered
to the Kiigorr home at Mar Vista,
and Mrs. kilgore, whose eyesight is
poor, asked Ray to open the inno
cent looking envelope and read the
contents. Her husband was also in
the room.
tii w ilH' Abih W q ' lH@ " tdh'
the letter away from her son when
she recognized what il was, and Of
her confession to him and her hus-
band when they questioned her
about her relations with BARLEY.
She testified, between sobs that
shook her body, of Illicit relations
with BARLEY on several occasions
and admitted, upon questioning by
counsel, that some of the occasions
occurred in her own home.
BARLEY, she said, had given her
many presents, including a ring, and
had persuaded her to take her three
youngest children and go with him
to MeXicu. She admitted telling her
son that she wished to 60 to Mexi-
go with Bartlcy, also that she loved
him.
Following her confession to her
son. she said, she told him that
BARLEY always carried a gun ano
had threatened to use it on Ray OF
his father in case their Illicit rcla'
ti0ns were ever discovered.
When her son made known his in
tcntion Of coming to the valley tc
deal with BARLEY, she attempted tc
dissuadc him, fearing BARLEY would
kill him.
Following her confession to hel
son, she said he left the house il
tears, stating he was going to see {
friend in Santa Monica. She next
saw him in the Jail when she came
down here little more than a weet
ago.
Following brief recess subsc
quent to Mrs. Kilgorc's collapse
the court resumed with the defen
dant 5 father on the stand. He was
only briefly questioned when oh
iections to his testimony by the
state, halted the trial while eounse
argued the point. Court recessed a
noon to resume the hearing Monday
morning.