Show got to stop ston radio radioing ng his mule around i WORTH TEX saying fuu 14 that his neighbor robert bates JU sr had bothered him with electricity ond that even now he probably had it radio set with him it II J wright hermit farmer far roer living near fort worth shot and seriously wounded bates only reason for the shooting was the electrical bother bates gave him ile he said bates even bothered the wright mules mul es in the field with ills his electricity stuff 11 wright was arrested on a charge of assault to murder marder and denied bond one of tile the roost most wrights striking features of mystery story of victim victile vic till of an electrical boing being a manipulated apparatus OPP aratus by bates was that dates D ates would woul d send out commands com in a nd s to his team t e a M of mules r n ules while he was As driving darivin 9 in the fields them for months I 1 have never any rest from otten gotten g this electricity business t continued the defendant 1 b be I would hard bard at work plowing in tho the field when A I 1 would henr hear baem voice cole down the rows and through the clr I 1 could even distinguish his yoko from that of bac sons when the electrical messages were sent sometimes when I 1 would be plowing in g bates would command my lr of course while he would be blocks away he be would yell gees gee 1 and my mule would turu turn to the right when I 1 wonted wante dAlm bina to go 90 straight ahead or he be would aou id cry out haw tb to my raule mule aind make him film go to the left when I 1 want W ed him to go to the right I 1 would strike a stull ip and wont want oy MY mule to pull hard bard but bates would send his electrical message of f wl i und and my mule would suddenly stop to wils was it radio lie he wash asked 1 I dont know what it 16 was replied the defendant it was some go in e kind ot of a new invention I 1 had never aca hWd of it until I 1 actually had it worked on me if you will go over to the bos 1109 pital where bates bate p la yo you iyall 11 find nd of those n machines ac banes tied to him 10 |