Show planned brothers death during her stay in this city from the beginning of the trial until july 6 mrs B E starr sister of esther and george mitchell roomed at the stevens hotel from information received there it seems that mrs starr and esther mitchell held conversations over the telephone dally mrs starrs telephone bill for one day often aggregating eighty five cents she was in the habit of calling up esther mitchell or esther would call her up as often as seven and eight times a day the conversation was chiefly on the outcome of tho trial but neither committed themselves as to what they thought would be the outcome mrs starr left for portland july 5 with her husband and previous to their departure esther spoke to her over the telephone asking for a loan of some money about how atch asked mrs starr oh not a great deal replied esther mitchell just enough to tide over for a few days and then not need any her sister asked for i an explanation of her remark but she refused and made light of it dur ing tho conversation mrs starr spoke of leaving her husband in order to take up her residence with esther and i Ms Cr emeld but was strongly advised against this step by esther stay with your husband said esther ho is good to you and as long as he is vou will have nothing to regret |