THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921.
Fiance of Slain
Girl Takes Stand
In Murder Trial
Men and Women Searched for
Weapons Following .Distur
bance Created by Chest
- ers Wife.
Kansas City, May 27. (Special
Telegram.) Howard Winter, fiance
of Miss Florence Barton, .who was
with the young woman the night she
was murdered, took the witness
stand in the Chester trial at 4:10
this afternoon. .
Winter wore a dark-brown suit
and black tie. He is 27 years old.
Questioning brought out the fact
that Winter and Miss Barton cor
responded when he was serving in
the army in France.
Jack Farrell, midwest operative,
told the jury today he had seen
Chester the night of Miss Barton's
murder on Swope Tark road about
11:30 o'clock.
; Attempts by defense counsel to
indicate by Farrelfs testimony that
Chester did not leap from the train
at Broken Bow, but was thrown off
by detectives, characterized the mid
west man's cross-examination,
j The state's case against Chester
is near'ing completion.
I. B. Kembrell said Mr. iWinter's
testimony would end the state's case
as far as direct testimony.
Women Searched.
Joseph Aylward, chief defense at
torney, said today he would have
IS or 20 witnesses. If the trial is
not finished tomorrow, court will be
held Monday, although it is a hol
iday, Judge Latshaw announced.
Men and women were searched for
weapons as they entered the court
room today. The disturbance late
yesterday, when Chester's wife at
tacked Blanche Ryan, state's wit
ness, and a revolver was found in
the possession of a Midwest oper
ative who was guarding the wit
ness, caused Judge Latshaw to issue
the order today that spectators be
searched before they were seated.
When a group of 10 or 12 women
started to enter the room 30 min-
utes before the "trial began, deputy
marshals barred the door while" Mrs.
Trauman, matron of the county jail,
searched them. No weapons were
found. .
Chester Appears Haggard.
When the taking of testimony be
gan about 50 spectators were in the
court room. At least one-half were
women. i
When Mrs. Blanche Ryan testified
yesterday that Chester told her he
murdered Miss Florence Barton, the
defendant smiled once or twice.
Entering the court this morning,
the defendant appeared haggard.
Dark circles were around his eyes.
He had lost some of his former as
surance. Chester took his seat at the coun
sel table today dressed in a green
suit, white shirt, stiff linen collar and
black string tie. He has dispensed
with a crutch, using a cane now'whb
his right hand. He does not liirtp;
the walk is more of a shuffle. -.
Good Progress Made -On
Tax .Legislation
Washington, Vay 27. Distinct
progress was made in congress today
in the patter of tax and tariff legis
lation. The senate finance committee con
cluded open hearings on tax revision,
while the house ways and means
committee began a. redraft of the
permanent tariff bilr preparatory to
its introduction into the house.
Chairman Fordney said he hoped to
have the tariff measure in the house
by June 10.
The senate finance .committee,
which began' its tax hearings May 9,
had under consideration first, the
Smoot sa4es tax bill which, leaders
said would probab!y be opposed
strongly in both the house and the
senate. The excess profits tax,, it
was said, probably will be repealed
as suggested by Secretary Mellon.
Cheyenne County Owners
Of Autos Pay in $20,059
Lodgepole, Neb., May 27. (Spe
cial.) M. Lancaster, county treas
urer of Cheyenne county, reports the
automobile collections for the coun
ty from Xanuary 1 to May 1 to be
$20,059.10. i Under the new state law
3j4 per cent is remitted to the state
for expense, of keeping the motor
records; 75 per cent retained in the
county and .becomes the state high
way fund, and the balance retained
in the county as road drag fund.
Large Crowds
Seek Bargains
Vehicles Break in Effort to
Haul Hungry Passengers
For Free Feed.
Pawnee City, Neb.. May 27.
(Special.) Fawnee City's second big
"Community Sales day" was a big
ger success than was the first one.
The city was jammed with people
all day and every business iiouse
did a big business.
The city advertised to give a free
dinner to the largest load of per
sons being brought to town on one
four-wheel vehicle.
"Ernest ' Porr, farmer, arrived with
the first bunch of hungry visitors.
He had a hayrack piled with hu
manity numbering 88 souls. How
ever, the horses were not aoie to
draw t!itm up a hill between the city
limits and the business section and
some-of -them had to walk. Accord
ing to rules, they were disqualified.
Charles Bamett arrived with a hay
rack drawn by a tractor. There not
being room for all the p.isscngers to
ride in the wagon, additional plat
form room had been buwt. He broke
an axle alter getting into town and
was disqualified. He carried M4 per
sons. On a banner brM .-i'ovt them
wa's printed: "We're a hungry lunch;
been hungry for six months. But we
have a hunch today we'll eat free
lunch.
Business men declared them both
winners ai.c- furnished a big feed
fcr both benches. Bav: ball and a
show in t, t atternucn n 1 band con
certs a.:J shows at ni'iu furnished
entertainment for the immense
crowd.
Gage County Woman Held
On Bootlegging Charge
Beatrice, Neb., May 27. (Special
Telegram.) Mrs. Ella Van Boskirk,
wife of Fred v ai: Boskirk, well
known farmer living northwest of
Beatrice, was arrested charged with
selling liquor to James Barnard,
Cortland farmer, who, with Henry
Schroeder, was arrested last night by
Sheriff Emery after they had partic
ipated in a fight in which William
Schroeder, a brother of Henry, was
badly beaten. . Mrs. Van Boskirk
was brought into county court and
her case was continued to June 6.
She was released on $300 bond fur
nished by her husband.
Lindsay Community Club
Re-Elects Old Officers
Lindsay, Neb., May 27. (Special.)
The Community club officers here
were all re-elected: Dr. J. H. Tob
kin, president; Pat Ducay, vice pres
ident; Fred Walters, secretary, and
L. G. Winkler, treasurer. It was
also decided to give an old-fashioned
bargain day, that always proved
successful in the past. It will be held
May 31. The merchants will give
bargains, there will be base ball,
music and free attractions, a big
dance in the evening.
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