Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-20 | Page 1 | Doctor Testifies He Killed in Self-Defense

I I Doctor Testifies I He Killed In Self-Defense Self CEDAR RAPIDS la Ia May fay 20 INS INS Dr Robert C. C Rutledge Jr testified Friday at his trial for or murder that he killed Byron C. C Hattman in self-defense self when he I went to his hotel room to talk I about Hattman's intimacy with Mrs Sydney Rutledge Thin and pale the lanky young baby specialist charged with first- first degree murder in the knife slaying of Byron C. C Hattman year old electrical engineer said that the victim r referred to Rutledge's wife See earlier stor story and picture page 8 in vulgar terms His attractive young wife Sydney who has admitted admitted admitted ad ad- an intimacy with the victim victim victim vic vic- tim was not in the courtroom while her husband testified Dr Rutledge said Hattman once telephoned him and said he never beat a lady of the evening out of ofa a fee yet The doctor said he received roo re- re received a coin in the mail the next day Rutledge who had previously testified that Hattman had bothered bothered bothered both both- ered and abused Sydney with phone calls said Hattman phoned and informed him he had panties belonging belonging belonging be be- longing to Sydney Sydne Dr Rutledge added The next day 1 got a package in the mall mail with panties in it and it had a price tag on it brand new nev Rutledge said the garments did not belong to his wife