Show TUE mm CASE the pr prosecution OSt rest rests the he case is submitted and bonds fixed the preliminary hearing in the ba barton r case m was as concluded yesterday it opened wore before Commies commissioner ioner bishop at 10 a ro m the general public was excluded from the courtroom court room and only the officers and reporters allowed to remain 11 II II 11 wa waa I 1 the first witness lie testified that on july let the day the runaways left the school defendant drew th the girl who had maggie forkner ur kner a was the next w witness her iler got testimony away at many points wag was not fit it was caeto t 0 the effect lor for publication held bold criminal that the defendant had tied intercourse with her hero commencing gome some time in april and that time from continuing coa 1 the prie ent that when she had tired of him she had gone to her mother that the latter noting her haggard haggard i appearance had inquired into which the witness jothem the matter atter on all clarence C Oo od dilard dard had told her the boy who also in to the cae defendant on the it after be sent had been arrival be he abw admitted bitted the Idl list that be would do stated of fence but f all he ile could to I 1 secure their secrecy asked for h bia is fam ilys sake cake be he had I 1 I 1 their forgiveness forgiven etc pie she farther further testified that the officer Patt burg who ard testified on friday had bad made indecent proposals prop asals to her ater the arrest which she had rejected clarence goddard corroborate corroborated the girl in many instances particularly on two occasions occa siona when actuated by jealousy al us being engaged to the girl he be had watched the two that he be had bad afterwards accused the girl of the matter and she bad had admitted it lie ile admitted that be bad had stated to the officer that the charge wa was s a pat pill up job but be he had bad done BO so with it h the understanding that be he bay BO and though be he did not particularly care for the defendant he was willing to do so to save his family from disgrace as be bad had taken a it liking to them also that be bad had obtained the money from defendant wherewith to escape ese and some odd cents wb which ne I 1 bad been slipped ia in io 0 his pocket lie ile also corroborated the story of the officer aa to the pita plan nag sing asted by him for the iacapo bec eec apo of maggie and clarence on their arrival at ogden he also stated that defendant bad had admitted the offence offense before him and maggie and sirs mrs fork ner and had implored their secrecy mrs forkner testified to the same meeting she eaid said that clarence ha had d been bent sent down by the defendent de to get got the girl to come back and that witness had in turn sent for defendant by the boy he came and admitted the crime ehe she said marshal metcalf testified as a to the messages for fir arrest and the conduct of the defendant in the matter this closed the prosecution judge henderson applied for a continuance in order to get certain witnesses the court asked for an affidavit before granting the request alter after co conferring 11 fering with defendant judge Hend ll enderSon ernon waived the filing of an affidavit and submitted the case without any showing on the part vart of the defence the bonds were fixed at the defendant to await the ac action t ton of the grand j jary ary G C U C It Kic hards ichards and job john n A boyle became sureties for mr barton |