Show Former Senator Of Utah Witness Sn k Murder Case Art B. B Lewis Testifies Against gamst Man in Brooklyn t filS fil'S r Slaying Trial n a 7 N YORK YORKI March I 22 AP AP- AP o Form Former r State S Arthur B. B Lewis of ot Utah V wa va the principal witness today Harry W. W Cowan on n trial in Brooklyn for murder of his Is fian fiancee ee Edith M M. Bunton Burton Burton Bur Bun ton last December 28 Between Between tears the year old man told of his friendship for for forthe the year old stenographer Cowan blind as a result of at attempting attempting attempting at- at tempting s suicide cIde after aCter the girls girl's death contends she shot herself herself herself her her- self in a suicide pact with him Lewis said that his acquaintance with Miss l Burton began over oven two years ago in a purely business way and that his regard for her developed developed developed devel devel- until the night before her death he asked her to marry himI himI himI him I received a telegram from my lawyer In Los Angeles stating that he had begun divorce said Senator Lewis I showed it to Edith and told her that if the case was s-as successful and I got my freedom and she still was willing I would give her my protection Court questioning did not develop devel devel- op what had been Miss Burtons Burton's an an- He lIe said that Miss Burton had hadre- hadre re regarded regarded re- re him as a daddy He described himself as a stock salesman sa for a gold mine in which he was interested and said that during recent years his Income had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been great He said he did not possess the amount which C Cowan wan In a letter discovered at the time of ot his attempted suicide said Miss Misa Burton Intended to obtain from Lewis through marriage |