Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-11-24
Farmer Faces
Life In Prison
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about two years and usually visit
ed her on Saturday nights.
Helen never indicated she was
afraid of Dick, but did show feal
of her husband after her divorce,
the sister told the jury.
Mrs. Busche also testified: don
had told Helen that he had seen
a man in mirror and it wasn't his
father. Helen said she was afraid
some one was out to kill Dick, and
she wanted Dick to have a gun for
both of their protection.
"A few weeks earlier, while
was leaving the Erie Theatre"
Mrs. Busche testified, Dick came
running up and showed me knife
he said had been thrown at him.
1t was at this point that Prose
cutor Rosentreter objected to wit
nesses testifying as to things Mrs.
Noble had repeatedly told them,
and the jury was excused while
the discussion was held.
Son is Witness
Don Noble, 16-year-old son of
the shooting victim, was the last
witness called to the stand before
the state rested its case. Don
was on the witness stand Monday
forenoon.
The youth was shown the gun
with which Farmer allegedly fired
the fatal shots. When called upon
to identify the gun, Don said ut
looks like the same gun Farmer
had up at our house."
Don told the court of an incl
dent last spring, when he said
Farmer threatened his mother,
Bob Druyor and himself with a
cooked gun. He stated he was
leaving their Madison Street
apartment with his mother, when
Farmer and Druyor met them in
the hallway.
The high school youth said Far
mer had been drinking and didn't
want us to leave" He added that
"Dick pushed Nom back into the
house and closed the door. |
could hear them scuffling about,
but he wouldn't let me in"
Later Farmer opened the door
and went back into the house.
He pulled a gun out of his pock
ct, cooked it, and threatened all
three of u.s." Don told the jury.
When Prosecutor Rosentreter
asked that the pathologist's report
be entered as evidence, Defense
Attorney Meyer objected and
Judge Stahl sustained the obiec-
ton as the pathologist had testi-
fled previously. Rosentreter ask
ed that photos taken at the autop-
sy be entered as evidence, and
this was also ruled out
Court overruIes
Claiming that the shooting was
accidental, Atty. Meyer asked the
court to direct a verdict of not
guilty on grounds of no premedi-
tatIon or intent of either first or
second degree murder. He claim
ed no evidence had been presented
of even question of manslaught-
er. Meyer also asked that the
charges of first and second degree
murder be withdrawn. Both mo-
tions were overruled by Judge
Stahl.
Early Monday afternoon, Prose
cutor Rosentreter entered a mo.
ton seeking to have testimony
which the deceased repeatedly had
told defense witnesses, stricken
from the records. The jury was
excused during the debate.
Defense Attorney Meyer claimed
such testimony was admissible and
Judge Stahl stated the state had
not objected to the testimony
while it was being given. After
further discussion, Rosentreter
withdrew his motion and the iur-
orS returned to the court room at
3:05.
Mrs. Audrey Busche, sister of
Farmer, was recalled to the wit
ness stand. Atty. Meyer showed
her hunting knife and asked her
if she had ever seen it before
Mrs. Busche said Eyes, it looks
like the knife which was thrown
at Dick" The knife was entered
as defense exhibit A.
Another argument followed
soon after when Meyer submitted
exhibit B, a restricted paper en-
titled Major Items, Control Re-
port" and pencil dated June 30,
1850. The prosecutor objected to
its admission and the court sus-
tanned. Again the jury was ex-
cuSed.
After lengthy discussion by the
attorneys, Judge Stahl ruled that
the witness might identify the
paper as one found in Mrs. Mobiles
possession and the jury was re-
called.
Justice f. c. Brough was then
called to the stand and he testi-
fled that Mrs. Noble had filed
several non-Support of minor child
complaints against her former
husband, the latest in August
1850. Brough said Mr.. Noble had
pleaded guilty on the last occasion
and had been bound over to the