Show VAN CLAIMS CONFESSION FORCED FORGED TWIN FALLS Idaho Feb 3 UP CR Douglas Van on trial for forthe forthe the murder of ot his former wife Mildred Mildred Mil Mil- dred Hook testified today he was threatened with lynching in order to obtain his confession of the kill kill- ing Ho He quoted Deputy Sheriff Orb OrLe Cr Cryder der as 3 saying Were going to lynch you ou all aU right bue wed we'd like to todo todo do It legally If it we can can Cryder told him ho said he had better admit slaying Mildred because because because be be- cause a mob was going to lynch me Van continued his direct testimony when court opened today insisting he had no recollection of killing his former wife He said he recalled lying down b beside the road where he was found next morning but could not remember how how- howlong long he helay helay lay there He Ho told of ot his arrest and removal to the jail here and said a a. number of ot people came to the jail jall during the day He had bad no food until evening he testified and was subjected to questioning by the officers |