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Show ARGUMENTS IN ' MIIUN CASE JWE SUBMIHED Eight Character Witnesses, Are Called by Dcfenae' in ( s Trial of Former Deputy j County Treaturer. I i Arpuments !n the Hugh A. McMilHn ! j misiipproprtatton of public funds cnee wire made today and the case waa1 scheduled tu gu to the Jury lato thia j afternoon. Mi'MIIMn, who w.is redemption deputy dep-uty In tiie ouniy treaurt r'R office un- ! 4 r f.-rim r Treasurer W. W. lurton. I tlleged to hiwe extracted $4340.6 from rounty funds. Thh la hie second trliil nn the charg. as tho firat ended with a Jury dli-areement. A blanket denial of the. charges wns j 'made by MrMlllin when ho took thai wit tics stand In hie own behalf. Ho w.m on the stand yesterday afternoon and today and w:h subjected to riKid rnti examliinitnn by Tloss Hutchin- I "r. deputy district attorney, who Is, prosrcnl Ing tho c:ue. Attorneys VU- ! son McCarthy and I. A. Skecn arc do- fending'. Tho defense yesterday called elrht character witnesses to testify regarding regard-ing McMillln's rvputatlun for honesty. ( These included Judges M. I. Kltchte and W. M. MHn of tho dlatrlrl court. ! Allen T. Sunford, I. C. Kvorn, Jnm-- I Mitxwell, George K. Wasson, George W. Aforsan und Htophen H. I-ove. The cane In bring; heard beforo Judge K phi aim liiwieon. |