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Show I W0 ISCltSED OF MURDER ON TRIAL HERE DRUGGIST SAYS 1 IE SOLO POISON 1 TOISJMI I excitement in Court Room When Attorney Refuses to Give Up Register M ACCUSED AWfTfwn CHILDREN IN COURT Doctor on Witness Ntancl Says tlusband's Death was Due to Arsenic I The testimony of an Idaho druggist jl that he had sob', one-half ounce of poi- 'j son to Mrs, Lauj i Barker prior to the- tj death of her husband and the excite- n 1 jnent cause. I when Attorney Georgf- Uulverson rff'-c'. to surrender poi- Til snn regiuter these were the features j irf the preliminary hearing this morn- 1 of Mrs. Barker, m Ogden woman. I charged with fn devrree murder In S i connection with the death of her hus- I band. Chfrles l.cc Barker, at ihe Dee 1 l:osint"l. .Inly 0. l.i ,t. wl Jnsf before the morning session was (sl ed, then wor spirited atguments liH as lo whether Connly Attorney ii.it.-, Vl r i Driversatlon with the doctor just nH j before Barker's death. HH What this conversation was has not H . been announced Counsel for the wo- i '.s-cteii to this evidence being ll ttrodticcd Judge David Tt. Roberts ' I whs to give hN decision as to the ad- 1 mlesnbility of this evidence at this af- IH session. WOMAN IS C T,M. Apparently unconcerne'd with tho I proceedings', Mr- Barker listened, to 'testimony at her hearing ;it the city Notbijig in the woman's rtemeaitbr would tend to Indicate thai sRe wflRt other thuii a spectAtor at the trial. She -at within the Inclos ire that sepajnatei actual court room from 1 h speef ators benches, Two of her children, a Key and :i girl. s:it nt her side. At - during the trial. Mrs. Barker talked boy. apparently ex- changing pleasantries with him. (.PI. Mrst Bnrker chewed gum through-out through-out this morning's proceedings. Se -oral persons with whom she was nc-iiinintcil nc-iiinintcil entered the ourt room ns snectatoi"S to the trial. She greeted m i'b a nod of hi;- head. tcstlihony of Chnrles F. .McDonald, a druggisl of Bancroft. Idaho. He testi-tied testi-tied 'bit Mrs Harker h;id appeared at hi.- s ore May -'- list, arid had pur- t half an ounce of arsenic. She I sti 'cd that she wanted the poison to Biiuirrels. McDon dd ) Btlfted that from l.'-'O to j 1.S0 of a grain of arsenic was the us-I us-I unl dose prescribed by doctors. Half an ounce of the iipison. be claimed, I would be sufficient for 12.000 dqses. l XCTTKMF..S jM Tln re w;is some mont win n Vttorney Halv ?rson look charg of Ihe I rending eivmo tho book. Couhtj Attorney Joseph V.. BAtes objected to this reading as not per.lntmt the JUdge Roberts sustained the count) ttttorijey'B objection. Ualvei -'.11 I'efll.sed to jlVC UP Hi" l.'OOK. ; lutchinu it seemingly though it was i to be lorn from him. The lodge di-reCted di-reCted thai Deput Sheriff 11. H. Wool!-tori Wool!-tori take the reifister. The'V were I more words but just wiivn It looked like there might be a ci:i-v of coai-tempt coai-tempt the poison regl8t r 6 and peace reUroed. DRUGGIST'S TESTIMONY McDonald testified regrdhic the proceedure h usually weui through In ih s.,io of poisons He said that he Cirsl obtained the signature of the per-son per-son who vv.i- purchasing Lhs poison. ; He then went to put up Ihe order an I ' upon his return wrote the time, quan-I quan-I tity of )iolson and the use for .he poi-I poi-I son. He said that Mr. Barker WC-I WC-I T. r il hesitancy in signing her nnmc to the register. She at first signjd I "Mrs. Barker." he stated, and after-ward, after-ward, upon his suggestion! inserted the name "Lee " DOCTOR MM D. Following the taking of McDonald testimony, Dr. R B. Worrell was- call-led call-led to take tiie stand. Dr. Worrell teS-, teS-, Ufled that he had made several visits, I at least three, to the Barker home. M prior to tho removal of his patient to the hospital. The patient. Dr. Worrell stated was removed to tho hospital 'M ' shortlv after noon on July 9. Between i 3 and " o'clock the same afternoon, the patient Dr WoVrell assumed responsibility for Mr lkirker's absence frOm the 1 hospital, stating that he had believe, I thai the patient would not die Imme- lliately, and had telephoned to Mrs. ' Barker that there was no need for her Immediate presence. In Worrell stated that during his second and third visits to tho Barker ' home several neighbors were present. :isi.stmg In the care of the sick man. One of these neighbors, whose name Dr Worrell did riot know, was present at the lime of Barker's death. TWO liours prior to the death of .Mr. Barker. Dr. Worrell, together with City Phv -Slcian tl W. Nelson, took the contents (CouUnued on Page Vine. III I II III 'll III 'gssl DRUGGIST SAYS HE SOLD POISON TO MRS. BARKER (Continued from 1'jvc One.) I of Itarker' stomach. The contents; were placed in s receptat le aUilcJi nas sealed, and i-nnt to s: t. Chemist lie-man lie-man Harms for ana Iv sis The contents, con-tents, it is aliened contained araenli ll Mi Ol POISON". Dr. Worrell stated that Barker died of arsenical poisoning When ques-tioned ques-tioned hv Counfv Attorney Bates S s to whether, tn his opinion. Bar-ker's Bar-ker's denth could be attributed to any other cause he answered in the negative. neg-ative. In describing the final moments of, Barker. Ir. Worrell stated iht an hour' or two prior to death that Barker complained com-plained of partial numbness of his1 hands, hut with exer'o -latin c:.ln from his flniter tips to his elhows 1-ater the patient complained of intense in-tense pains extending from his toex to his knees Still later nausea set In 1 and In a few moments later the man ; died 00 |