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Show ! CHILD TELLS COURT NATURE OF AN OATH i - The preliminary hearing of Ik A. Foreman, charged with indecent conduct, waa commenced com-menced yesterday afternoon before Judge I PiebL ' i Before the commencement of the case the Assistant City Attorney asked that the courtroom court-room b cleared of all spectators, which waa done. The principal witness against Foreman ia ' S-year-old Irene Jones. When the child had taken the stand counsel for the defendant '. doubted if aha knew the nature of an oath and aaked that abe.be questioned by the court. ; - "Do yon know what will happen to yon If you do not. tell the truth T" asked' hia , Honor. "Tea, sir," promptly responded the child. . ''I will be put In Jail and God won't love e." , "I think that the child understands the nature of an oath." said the court. "You ' may proceed with the trial of the case." -JJn the cross-examination ot the ehild, which lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, her direct testimony waa not broken la the least. John Livingston, Mrs. Nellson and the . defendant took the stand and testified opposite oppo-site to the testimony given by the little gjrl. At the conclusion of the testimony of the defendant Mr. Daly asked that the case be continued until Friday at I a. m. In order to ' give the city time to secure an important ' witness in rebuttal. The case waa continued until that time, and In default ot S200 bonds - Foreman waa returned to JalL |