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Show BARKER MURDER CASE CONTINUED State Loses Point in Legal Contest; Hearing Again Friday I Preliminary hcar'n of Mn.1 Lai'Kt f;.irker, charjrerl with f.rst degree dor. in connection with the death of iv r husband. Charles 1-o.c Barker, who died of arsenic poisoning, wa- ad- .lourned in the city court yesterdny un- . ti! Friday Adjournment wns ordered following the tailing of testimony of Chsrles V. ' McDonald. Hanc-oft. T !a.. druggisp. and ltr. R, E. Voi!ve)l, ivho attended i Harker dur'.nr K!s ll'ncs The druggist tes'.l"d thai h. Mn Barker a quantity of arsenic trnil ; presented, his poison register ii i 1-dence 1-dence of the transaction. During thv aCTernoo'. Gedrg" 11 I- i verion, counbel for tho def. not. uid I Joseph H. Bates, county attorney, con- ; tested ov er the admlssablllt- "f er- im la evidence regarding n conversation I between the doctor and Bark JJH I beforo the lattcr's death. . Attorne- Halvergon argued that em !i I evidence could not be Introd jc-cil -.n the grounds that prop-er foundutloft i for the udmlsslon of the delivwVSU u a ' had not been laid Mr. Bates contended that it '? pit r and legal and quoted at I-n'4tt I from various auihorllles to prove his J point, but lost his cu.,i ! Ion v, n ii j tho. objection of the d fen.-j was SUS- j ;t - d by City Judg. l U !! i I Mrs. Barker appeal.-.' ! ;s Inter-' Inter-' ii the case than h-j .(Duel :;-.'i - ! o IhK nged the court room, i The hearing will Le i-ji;.ined i-'r: jf j mcnilng. |