| Show Spectators tors Pack Court I For N Nudist dist Hearing Sheriff Sheri f Gives Gives' Emb Embarrassed Recital of What He Observed Through Field Glasses From Ne Near Near-by r-by r Farm ALLEGAN Mich Oct 24 A A capacity throng of s spectators most of them men with gray or ot thinning hair sat forward in the circuit court room of Judge Fred T. T Miles MUes today to catch catch every word of a a new new revelation about Yh what t went went wenton on in Allegan county's late nudist colony The spectators nudged each other gently during an embarrassed recital by ay Sheriff Fred Miller Meanwhile the he defendant Fred Ring watched hc the witness with an expression of hurt lurt ast astonishment nish nent He lie is is' is ison on on trial before a jury on charges of obscene and indecent exposure Ring was c convicted of ot indecent exposure ex cx- after the jury was out ou 50 rain min utes Ring a Kalamazoo Mich dancing master b before fore his dancing pupils learned of the Labor day raid on the Sun Sports league camp near Allegan Allegan Alle Alle- gan has maintained since his arrest that he and and his wife Ophelia op op op- crated the nudist camp with the highest highest high high- est ost of Ideals constantly in mind Nudity was S synonymous with purity of mind the nudist leader has de do- dared S Today Today- for the first time time it was brought out by a state witness that all aU the nudist followers did not adhere adhere ad ad- here strictly to sun baths and such but that at least one couple sought the he shade and secrecy provided by the thick growth cf shrubs and trees nearby Sheriff Miller questioned d by Prosecuting Prosecuting Prose Prose- outing Attorney Welborne S. S Luna told how he and Game Warden Harry trained field glasses on the nudists from a hill hilt across a dividing stream and how later on the Battleday same Battle day September 4 with Mr Luna himself and others they had surprised surprised sur-I sur sur sur- the nudists The sheriff started started start start- ed out in his testimony with apparent eat ent cheerfulness We seen nude people on the bank bankas as we went up he said Mrs Mary ry Angler Angier Mr Gibson Mr Luna and myself got there about the same time There was two nude people standing in a a sort of ot shanty to on one side a bunch of ot em was as playing play play- ing ball We W walked up and asked for tor Mr Ring What did Mr Ring tell you about Continued on Page Pare Two THRONG HEARS HEARS' ABOUT NUDISTS Sheriff Gives Embarrassed Recital of What He Saw at Camp MX Continued d from Taro Paso One his daughter and all aU this nakedness Pr Prosecutor Luna asked the sheri sheriff t Desire to See Ring Bing said the female emale sex testified test test- fl flea fied d ti the the- sheriff particularly the they y younger nger members had a strong dc dc- lire to see what the opposite sex looked ked like and that this was wasa a won won- opportunity for them and that after lter they had seen en what th they y looked like they weren't even interested lIe He said sald his girl had no desire for tor knowing know know- I th ing ingmore f more about the opposite sex I when she as as much of them themas as we ashe she wanted to Asked Did you sec any my particular acts regarding a man and a woman the te e. e sheriff sherif replied 1 1 seen a male form come out of the toe bushes Into the open runway leading lead ing irig down the hill from the top of their camp That was while me and Harry PioUs watched from Mrs Angiers Angiers Angier's Angiers An An- giers gier's land with vito our field glasses else di did l you see JJ 1 seen a a. lady a lady a nude nud lady tom lady com om coming 1 ing g down the runway to where he was vas standing Then they went into bushes together Now this couple that caused some trouble about which you testified testified- you yau couldn't see them very well could you Fred asked Defense Attorney At torney Clare Hoffman Hofman No o not very Borrows GI Glasses es J o 0 you borrowed Harrys Harry's the game conservation officer field gl glasses p p. p I l didn't borrow them He had em with him Q Couldn't you tell whether they were cere naked iA An Wen Well yes s but we wanted to be bl sure cure CJ q Q Until you looked through the glasses they might have had on flesh flesh- colored tights for tor all all' you knew A A A. AY Y Yes s. s Q Who was vas this Cou couple le Fred A A. I 1 dont don't know We we didn't get the names of at everybody there Some Somer r ran into the bushes I Q IQ Well Well- describe this couple you law saw saw- go oil oft alone LA A- A AI I couldn't they all looked alike aUke t me Q JQ Well Wen were they blondes or A A They were blondes I think Q Fat or thin fA A A. The woman wasn't exactly slim Howard Cr Cross Ss who testified that h was he-was was fishing along Swan creek in int t vicinity the of the nudist colony and saw several persons in iii the nude was wasl asked on examination cross-examination if fhe he had hads had's s sen etl any my ac acts of ot indecency or im morality No he replied It was cold Weather when I was there t |
