The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 6, 1946, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1946 BROWN LIQUOR CASE NEARING FINISH TODAY Hambrick fo Plead Guilty to Morals Charge- Court Set for Meeks Further cle the feature m yeorge Harr Meel District Court here this jfon that Car- 1as signified in- tage for r trial of place act, morning ambri . \ge his plea to guil- next mmediately current mbrick's trial was the Court calendar ywing conclusion of the earing of charges against G. G Brown. Jurors not actually trying the Brown case were this morning excused by Presiding Judge J. W, Kehoe until 10 o'clock Mon morning when Meeks has been call- to face the jury Nineteen-year-old Hambr: accused of contributing to the de- linquency of a minor, the charge in- volving a nine-year-old white girl. Hambrick is expected to appear In Court, formally to change his plea from not guilty, tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Brown trial is now in its second day, with conclu- sion of examination of witnesses expected this afternoon. At noon- time recess today, the defendant himself was on the stand under cross-examination. He appeared as the second defense witness and the fourth of the proceeding. Following final selection of a trial jury shortly aner the open- ing of the afternoon ‘session yes- terday, the Government opened its case with testimony of the princi- pal prosecution witness, Thomas Parke of Juneau. Parke related events transpiring at Excursion Inlet Army encamp- ment last September 29 and Sep- tember 30 when boats owned by the defendant and Parke were chartered to transport a group of AWVS and USO girls from Ju- neau to the Excursion Inlet base for a dance there. Parke’s testimony set forth that he witnessed transaction between Brown and several soldiers and two civilians are the base in which bottles of whiskey rmd money were Y had received at exchanged between the defendant and base personnel. Parke's testi- mony is foundation for the charge ag rown of selling liquor wit appropr Territorial license Second Cle rnment witness John Wa Wblist did not at that quor @ Excursior fense attempt troduce Brown's Juneau d by Judge Kel first for the defen Burreson, called to of order because his 3 t Radio Officer for Pan American World Airways re- quired his leaving town today He testified to helping load six whiskey cases aboard Brown's boat at, K Auk Bay on September 28 The defendant was on the stand in his own behalf for more than an hour yesterday .ud through the full session this morning. Through most of the afternocon -yesterday he iden- tified six written instruments he his store here be- fore setting out for Excursion In- let on the charter trip. Each of vem asked him to bring whiskey sion Inlet for the writers. six written “orders” intro- defense exhibits, form the defense con- sale of the ) Excursion In- took place within the premises ndant’s licensed Juneau ds totalled T1 bottles, six full cases. per for a ation wa der ppearing was Milton E the stand out The duced the backbone of tention that ac as al let of the def! store. or nearly The prosecution, in cross-exam- ination of the defendant this fore- noon, devoted its efforts to seek- ing to establish that the “orders” were merely requests that liquor be transported to Excursion Inlet for sale to the writers there. R. L. Jernberg, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, conducting the prosecution, also repeatedly asked Brown if the “orders” were not re- ceived by him after the trip to the Army post. Each such query brought a denial. It was expected that the Gov- ernment would conclude cross-ex- amination of the defendant early this afternoon. At least two more defense witnesses are expected to ke called Pinally selected on the trial jury to hear the Brown case are: Will- jam J. ‘Reck, Louis Susort, Edna Rapuzzi, Dora Spaulding, R. W. Kruze, Fred Newmen, Williams D. VAN CAMP 2 for 3%¢c PORK & BEANS 12 cans 2.29 BERT'S SPECIAL . COFFEE . Ground Your Way! . Pound 35( Fancy Seedless Navels, 200 Size ORANGES - 2doz.$1.29 NEW DELIVERY SCHEDULE MINIMUM ORDER $2.00 MORNING DELIVERY CLOSES DOUGLAS DELIVERY CLOSES AFTERNOON DELIVERY CLOSES erts GROCERY el rreelifsrmeeliformeelif oot eereeifeof] DHum B CASH Super Mariet Phone 92-95—2 Free Deliveries Daily Just Received MANNING’S COFFEE Best Quality 2 pounds 7 5¢ A that he had been told the shooting Burfield, T. L. Allen, Maud ‘Dull, Mrs. Willlam Byington, J. W. Sum-| ner and Mr: J W. McKinley. 1 MORE DISCUSSION OF UA BRANCH AT | (. OF C. MEETING Members of (hr Ju of Commerce will participate in a | full discussion on the prnpvhed Southeast branch of the University | ka tomorrow noon at their | luncheon-meeting in the Baranof. | The discussion will be led by Alva Blackerby and other members of the special committee on that 1 lemull RESCUE WOR Majority of Passengers Crew on Boats-100 Re- ported Safe on Beach (Continued from Page One) | has moved to provide - transpo: |Refirement | Privileges, 15 COMPLETD, Hote o WRECK SCENE WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — The Hcuse Rules Committee has voted to send to the House floor Senate legislation extendingretirement privileges to district court judges in Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is- | 'Radio Technician lands and the Panama Canal zone. To become eligible for retirement, the bill provides, a judge in those territories must have served a min- imum of eight years and have reached the age of 70 years. The bill, as passed by the Senu.c would requirg, 8 minimum of teén vears on the' bench, the House | Judiciary Committee amended it m subject, which recently recommend- | tion for the 496 passengers of the pm»lds‘ for elxht years, ed the city of Juneau as the site for the University’s proposed pro- Ject. ' Dr. J. O. Rude and Mrs. Amy | Lou Blood, program chairman for | this month, will introduce the dis- cussion lo'lde\s Yukon rescued from that wrecked vessel. The Steamship Company which operated the Yukon for the | War Shipping Administration, has directed ‘that the steamship Alaska leave Kodiak Island for Seward | The Alaska then will take on' the | Yukon survivors and take them to (REWlESS (0ASI GUARD BOAT 1§ WASHED ASHORE HOQUIAM, Wash Feb. 6.—A crewless Coast Guard cabin boat, | its radio on and its foghorn blow- ing, washed ashore last night at Ocean City, 10 miles north of here A 40-mile wind raged along the coast. Coast Guardsmen from the Gr: Harbor station at Westport started an immediate patrol of the beach in search of possible survivors. The craft normally carried a crew of four. Its name and the names of the men in its crew were withheld by the Coast Guard. The boat was undamaged but the Coast Guard said objects were strewn about as though the craft had rolled over. TWO BODIES RECOVERED | ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. SAT\IO‘ bodies have been recovered and | search continues today for two' other members of a four-man Crew | of a Coast Guard motor lifeboat, believed drowned last night on an errand of mercy in the wind swept | Pacific. The 26-foot boat, put out from | the North Cove Life Guard station | when a storm, which swept this| area yesterday, reached a wind vel- of 40-miles an hour, to hunt | two missing one-man crab Several hours later the boat, and its radio on blowing Wnshcd‘ ocity for b its crew missing and its foghorn eshore at Ocean City 10 miles n Hh of H')qumm The two bodies wash e after . TWO MEN KILLED; THREE SHOT IN | RAILROAD FIGHT| BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Feb. 6—| Two men were killed and three| others shot and wounded today in a fracas on the strike-bound To-| ledo, Peoria and Western railroad | at nearby Gridley. Sheriff Earl was informed the men killed were strikers or strike sympathizers, and ollowed throwing of rocks at trainmen of a T. P & W freight which had stopped at Grid- | ———————— On the scent of a female, the male promethea moth has been known to fly seven miles through the night. { de | vivors. The ship is expected to ar- ! Albrecht, ESGUARE DANCING | dance were: Richards said he| Seattle. The Company was when the Alaska would be able to art from Seward with ‘the sur- rive at Seward early tomorrow. It will stand by until all persons from the Yukon have arrived for food, clothing and emergency treatment if such is necessary. The Alaska Steamship Company says all official sources are highly optimistic that every one will be brought to Seward in safety. The statement adds that Army, Navy and Red Cross facilities are work- ing smoothly there and the resi- dents of Seward are meeting the situation in grand style. It is reported that Dr. C. Earl Territorial Health Com- missioner, is at Seward to give any agsistance necessary. .- TONIGHT AT USO Tonight the rafters of the USO will again ring with the music of (Mac McIntyre's violin, as the week- square dancers take their places 9:30 o'clock. Present last week’s Mr. and Mrs. Butts, Jean Butts, Olga Dapcevich, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. 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