| Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT alie sen adultery Ad altery case contin uel to days proceeding court convened at after recess yesterday afternoon roxina ann chatwin again took the stand to mr king it was a year gaary that I 1 have known mr peterson 1 woi ked for mr peterson about seven weeks I 1 came home several times while I 1 was working for him I 1 had met him several times before I 1 went to work for him r I 1 stayed at Pax tons at night Pax tons is next door to the restaurant I 1 stayed at the restaurant one night I 1 stayed there with mr peterson I 1 have been with mr Pet ergen sir times I 1 had only been there two weeks when I 1 stayed with him mr bates was for mr petersen he did not stay there at night mr petersen had made improper advances before this night I 1 retired at about 10 in the evanine eve nine sirs chatwin wa called and testified I 1 am the mother of roxina chatwin I 1 am acquainted with mr chatwin he told me that he had a wife but that she had left him to mr king it was a year ago last february eliat his wife had left him lie was around peddling that was the first time I 1 ever saw him W II 11 king was called hy the prosecution mr evans did you draw out this complaint praying for divorce mr king I 1 decline to answer on the ground that I 1 have acted as attorney in the case objection overruled and exception taken mr king answered did draw out that complaint geo bates was called and testified I 1 know defendant I 1 worked for him last october and part of november yo vember I 1 was working there when rosina was there she was waiting on table I 1 have frequently seen kobina and the defendant together I 1 have seen them paying addresses to each other they acted like two lovers to mr kins I 1 am not an enemy to mr peterson mi peterson acted like a gentleman ato me he discharged me I 1 saw them acting in a lover like manner about fifty times per day the latest I 1 ever saw them together was about 10 or half past 10 0 clock we closed about 9 I 1 have seen her go up stairs every day in the week I 1 have seen her go up alone I 1 have seen her go up when petersen was not there I 1 have seen petersen follow her up she had part of her wardrobe up stairs B bachman jr was sworn and testified in relation to a complaint filed askine for a divorce the prosecution rested mr king asked that tho jury be excluded while he made ft motion not granted mr king read the statute in relation to the testimony of accomplices and moved that the jury be instructed to bring in a verdict of not guilty as the corroborative evidence was insufficient to convict mr evans claimed that this legislation waa intended to defeat the execution of the laws of the united states this statue could not apply in this case the motion was overruled the jury was charged and retired the court ordered that witnesses for the defense in tho mcfarlane murder cabe be summoned at the expense of the territory court adjourned for half an hour the jury brought in a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment in the peterson case the defante def anse was allowed until the of march to prepare a motion a new trial the argument of a demurrer in the case of the peoples vs fairbanks was continued |
