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Show ACCUSED WOMAN ON STAND IN OGDEN COURT I Jim a & A a a a a a. a. o MRS. BARKER'S I LIFE STORY IS I GliIfiTO JURY I 'Woman Accused of Slaying Husband With Poison Tes- I tifies for Herself ANOTHER MAN IN CASE WITNESS DECLARES j Prisoner Declares Knowledge of Husband's Disease Spoiled Happiness How Charles Parker came into her ill life, married her following her f ftll 1 strangement und divorce from Ed Mtiiii! jSturman In Texas, and then began a lglfl j restlen movement about the west un- I til permanent settlement In Ogden. I ; .;i related by Mr:. Iiura Barker on j jib" Wltnese stnn.l In her own defense !lg i in the district court this morning. Ell Mrs. Parker i? accused by the state i...soning her husband and the third day of the trial found her on ,the stand revealing intimate glimpse?" of hej- life In response to questioning H ! by George Halveraoh of counsel fot the defense. .H f?hlc in VRKANSAS. I Mrs. Parker said she was born in IH jllot Springs. Ark., and lived there for 'tl twelve years. The family removed to , Texas and at the age of 15 years she 'H I was married t. Bd. Suirman. One i child was born to them. 'H After about eight years of married life with Sluiman, Parker came Into iH her life. He was employed by her 'H husband at Aberdeen. Texas. H Marker paid marked attention to her. she said, and the outcome was an ' H estrangement from her husband Then lll followed separation and finally di- j IH vorce. Marrying Barker, the couple jH went to various cities In Texas and -H Mexico, a daughter. Grace, and one H son, Manley, being born to them. At H Casper. Wyo., John was born H I 1 I I IN M N TAX V Then followed residence In Lewis- (H ton. Mont.. Keno. Nov., Imlay. Nev.. , H and finally to i igden, six years ago. wh.re Mr. Parker was employed in jH the wheel house of thy Southern Pa- olflc shOpa ' fH Shortly after living In Ogden, Mrs Barker said they started payments on a home at 3703 Hudson avenue. t ! Barker was making good money, she Bald, about JoO'i a -month, and they jH hve.j happily until three years ago H when she discov ered that her husband H had become infected with a venereal H 1PPIN1 SS BROKEN. It was from then on that happiness was rephv ed by discontent; repug- H nance on her pari, she Intimated, and rLI .i. gpondency "n the part of her hus- jH Land contributed to the disrupting of their marital felicity. jH She told how she and her husband fH were musicians and entertained neigh- H bors and friends at impromptu af- 1 fairs, and nothing had marred their domestic happiness until she discov- H cred her husband s physical condition. Reference was also made to one Esplnoza. a neighbor, who made ad-vancements ad-vancements toward Mrs. Barker, she said. ':mt i (ii.D TO DEPART, Answering counsel's question, whleki 'H vs.. Objected to by District Attorney ,, . oh K Fv.wi and wliich Judge. .H Barker overruled. Mrs. Barker said H that when she told her husband of jB Bsplnoia'S alleged actions, he refused H believe her at first, but finally in- H formed Fspinoza that ho had Just ten H minutes to out of ogden. iH Mrs Barker testified that she In- ' aH formed Sheriff Peterson to warn Es- j pinosa that her husband was "looking fH for him." Bsplnoaa did not try to H'liH seo her any more, she said, but follow- ' gH ing Barker's death he called her on ttH tho telephone and wrote a letter to 1 .B her- rl Enteral "1 had my attorney answer the let- IHH ter." she said. 1 ' Attorney Halverson In his question- ! tH ing laid particular stress on Uie visit , of Esplnoza to the Barker home ant jH Intimated that ho Intends to bring ou 1 . . i. . i ents In w hit h Bspin - I oza is alleged to have figured. d, Presence in the Barker home o. "George" or 'Tony." an S. P. shop IH workman, was. explained bj Mr-- Bai . I ker. .' rjgH She said this man was an occasion-al occasion-al visitor to tho house, the guest of Mr. Barker, and it was their custom to spend an occasional afternoon chat- At the trial yesterday neighbors tes-tifled tes-tifled to the seomlug happiness of the Barker home, and told of the musical entertainments, in which both Barker and his wife took part. Miss Rose Stephens was on the stand long enough to testify that sh had pressed Mr. Barker's trousers. when he wont to the hospital. Neighbors also testified that Barker was subject to fits of despondence and had. on divers occasions, threat-ened threat-ened to take poison "and end It all Mrs. Barker was to testify again tlm afternoon. oo iiil |