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Show STATEMENT OP DEFENSE IN THE TALBOT CASE RENO, Jan. 27. The state closed its case in the Talbot murder trial this aft-ernoon aft-ernoon and Judge W. Massey of counsel for the accused woman made tho open-Ing open-Ing statement for the defense. It will be tM the contention of the defense that Mrs. tM Talbot acted in self-defense when she tired I lie shot which caused the death of her husband and that she was In com- fM plete ignorance of any shooting or oi' any injury done to her husband aftsr the shooting, until she was apprised ot tM the fact by the sheriff. VM Tho dying declaration of Al Talbot was Introduced by the stale this afternoon. after a strong light on the part of Urn defense to have it excluded from the rec-ords. rec-ords. It consisted of an oral statement made by Talbot Just before his death nnd war, not reduced to wj-lling. Talbot told how he had sotuc angry words with his wife in regard to a settlement ot their property rights prior to an action for divorce by Mrs. Talbot. Mrs. Tnl-hot. Tnl-hot. during the course of the argument. jumped at him. holding her hand in a muIT. She pressed the muff to her Iiue-band's Iiue-band's breast and there was a report The can will not be completed this week, and it is thought that 11 will not be given to the Jury before ue.t Wednesday. |