Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-25
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j., put Mt haynes on the stand,
Mrs. Haynes. who sued for
divorce last week, stared at him,
As the testimony wore on, she
broke into tears, finally shaking
with sobs.
He rented the Eleventh street
apartment last March. he said.
Before that, he had the Penton
girl in three other places IN the
Metropolitan Area. he admitted.
Mr.. Titus asked who paid the
rent at the last site.
Part Of the, time / paid the
rent. and part Of the time she
paid"
When he paid, did he hand
the money to the owner?
Sometimes I gave it to the
landlord and sometimes I gave
1t to her.
did you stay with Nancy {
mot al the time. No. sir. =
Some NIGHTS Together
did you spend any nights
with her?,'
well. ! didn't spend all the
nights with her maybe a
couple. !"
"All niehtgs
Two on three times / stayed
all night.
Did his wife know about the
affair? 6
.'Yes. she did.
Did he tell her?
After she found out about 1t,
/ did"
On July Is, Mr.. Haynes
testified he returned from
work between 4 and pm.
to his Arlington home, where
his four daughters were UNI
der a maids care. Mrs.
Haynes was working at her Post
Once job. tThe defense claims
she arranged with her husband
to take over the children's tend
ing until she got OF work at III
pm. but that she returned home
to find the maid gone and no
one was watching the children
How long did you stay at
homer"
".Just a few minutes -
Then, he continued, he drove
to a downtown shoe repair store
TO pick Nancy up when she left
work at 6 pm. They drove to-
their apartment in Northeast
Washington, he said.
He said he left Nancy Short
~ after midnight. His car was
parked in front of the apartment
building, he said.
I reached for the door handle
and my wife got out" he went
on. "She had a gun in a paper
bag. She stuck it in my left side /
"She said Let's go upstairs. i
I objected. She looked upset and
she tried TO talk to me, But II
wouldn't answer. I was trying to
keep her from going upstairs. u
Tells Of Threat
Mr.. Titus asked what hap
pened next.
She said if we kept standing
there someone would call the
. police. If that happened, then
she would kill me-"
What did you do?"
Il went upstairs. The court
room audience snickered.
Il still didn't want to 20 up.
and ! told her so. She stuck the
gun in my back and told me to-
keep walking. When we reached
the door. she told me TO knock.
knocked, and Nancy said
Who's there?' / told her TO open
UP the door,
Mr.. Haynes said Red" his
pet name for Miss Penton--,
opened the door.
Il stepped inside"
What happened next?"
MY wife stepped inside
What happened next?"
MY wife said something. She
was talking real jerky. I be-
lieve she said to sit on the
couch"
Said it to whom?"
ITO me-"
Details Movements
Mr. Titus then drew from the
witness q detailed account of
how Mr. Haynes proceeded to-
ward the sofa, establishing that
the man kept sight OF the gun.
Nancy said Let me get my
robe" Mr.. Haynes continued.
What was she wearing?
A short sf1ock, similar to a.
pajama top. She started toward
the clothes closet, he said, and
my wife said You're not going
anywhere"
What happened then?r
Mr.. Haynes was silent for q, mo-
ment. Then he said. MY wife
said, I warned you, didn't I?'l
And then she shot" u n
After the shot. what hap
pened?
We'll, before that. Nancy
answered Yes.
Questioning then brought out
that the two, women were fac
ing each other, not more than
two feet apart.
Almost touching each other,
I'd say" Hr. Haynes added.
He identified the DEATH
weapon, a long -harreled .22-
caliber revolver.
Did he see any move BY
Nancy to grab or hit the gt1n2 81
mo, sir, ! didn't Mr.. Haynes
said. But it was pretty dark
in the room. There was only the
reading light on"
He said "she acted like some
one in trance just before the
shooting.
did your wife rernonstrateI
with you for going out with
Nancy 2"
Yes, sir"
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