Mrs. Margaret Changett can testify that she saw Billy’s mother on several occasions after being beaten by Mr. Milligan. She will testify that on one occasion Bill called her and said his mother was beaten rather badly. Mrs. Changett went to the Milligan house and found Mrs. Moore in bed. Mrs. Moore, according to Mrs. Changett, was in bed, shaking and battered. Mrs. Changett said she called a doctor and priest; she stayed with Mrs. Moore all day.

Dorothy Moore, the defendant s mother, will, if called, testify that her ex-husband, Chalmer Milligan, was very abusive to her and would often beat her when he was drinking. He would generally lock the children in their bedroom while he beat her. She will testify that “Chalmer often became sexually aroused” after the beatings. Mrs. Moore said that Mr. Milligan was jealous of Bill and beat him quite often “for punishment.” He once tied Bill to a plow and later tied him to a barn door in order to “keep him in line.” Mrs. Moore will testify that she was not aware of the severity of the beatings, and sodomy, administered to Bill until the present offense came to light …

Gary saw Billy put his hands over his eyes when he heard the testimony. “Got a tissue?” Billy asked.

Gary turned and saw a dozen people around him pulling tissues out and handing them over.

And Mrs. Moore will testify that on one occasion Bill’s effeminate side was displayed when he prepared breakfast for her. She said that Bill was walking like a girl and even talking effeminately. Mrs. Moore will testify that she found Bill on the fire escape of a building in the downtown area of Lancaster, in a “trance like” state. He had left school without permission and the principal called her to inform her that Bill had left school. Mrs. Moore said that she has found Bill in a “trance” on numerous occasions. She will testify that when Bill came out of the “trance” he could not remember anything about what transpired during his “trance.”

Mrs. Moore will also testify that she did nothing about her marital situation with Mr. Milligan because she wanted to keep the family together. It was only after her children gave her an ultimatum that she divorced Mr. Milligan.

The report from Southwest by Karolin and Turner was read into the record.

Then came the deposition of Billy’s brother, Jim:

If James Milligan was called to testify, he would state that on many occasions Chalmers [sic] Milligan would take James and Bill to family property on which there was a bam. That he, James, would be sent out to the field to hunt rabbits and Bill would always be told to remain with his step-father Chalmers. On all these occasions, when he, James, would return to the bam area, Bill would be crying. On many occasions, Bill told James that his step-father hurt him. Whenever Chalmers saw Bill relating these incidents to James, he, Chalmers Milligan would say to Bill—now nothing happened in the bam did it. Bill who was very afraid of his step-father would say No. Chalmers would further state we don’t want to upset your mother do we. He would then take James and Bill to the ice cream store prior to going home.