The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 4, 1946, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1946 MISTRIALIN MEEKS' CASE IS TURNED DOWN Page One) Continued from cess requested oy the prosecution Chief Defense Counsel William I Paul Jr. offered the court a special communication Mon cepting the post and Judge Rehoe immediately rece until Monday eph sed court morning % ey the court refused tertain a,motion by Paul to set a hearing time for J. J. O'Leary mer associate counsel, who was held in of court at Friday proceedirigs. Judge Kehoe his contempt ruling to O'L from taking any unofficial part in the case whatso- Monagle was obtained, Paul said through a request by Meek: felt that since O'L s exclusion from the case his defense staff was undermanned Surprise Move The surprise move came four prosecution witnesses had tets for- contempt exclude official or after exte d |t tified and tne fifth, FBI Agent William Dedilius was called to the stand. Earlier John Kalinowski, a car- penter, has testified to “an awful rumpus” in the Keystone Rooms between Meeks and Peter (Peanuts) Vincent over money Meeks claimed was stolen from him Kalinowski went on to relate growing acquaintanceship with the defendent and described Meeks' at- tempts to buy a ticket out of Ju- neau for him. Under cross exam- ination he revealed that another man, John Ritter, by name, was in Meeks' room when he, Kalinowski displayed a subpoena from the Fetieral authorities Paul prebing his continuing his memory- tactics, repeatedly . ask about events occurr of the murder Kalinowski to the Ramsey, Alaska icket ent, tes- t on or about Jan. 3, De- Marshal Syd Thompson had shown him a photograph of the accused and asked him to noti- fy Federal authorities if Meeks sought southbound 3 Ramsay Testifies Ramsay said that Meeks appear- ed about a week later and request- ed first cla and steerage fare to Seattle. Ramsay said Meeks offer- ed a name like Wil- liamson written on an envelope as the wit about the time Following stand, David nson or Fresh-Frozen Extra Heavy WHIPPIN G CREAM and TABLE CREAM Pints, whipping 7 5¢ Pints, fable WILL ALSO MAKE - 5%« BUTTER FOR YOU Just use an egg beater with this cream Sold at Plocly wIeceLy FREE DELIVERY B00000000000000000000000000000000000000600000000000600000000)000000000 OM““MOMQ“;”O kA Phone 317 z | | | ; PO0000000000000080000040000000000000000¢ $00000000000000000000000000000 CALL 16 or 24 But H A few sample bargains: POTTEY JAM POTS--Were3.00 - - - NOWZ.95 WHAT-NOT SHELVES--Were2.50 - - - NOWRL.95 }.iiemecs DRESSER SETS OF 3-Were8.00 - - - NOW4.95 Aluminum Trays, hand wrought, Were 10., NOW 8.50 PICTURES--Were 1.00 each - - - NOW 3 for 1.00 FITTED TRAVELING CASES--Were 21.00 - NOW 1 2.50 BUD VASES-Were1.25 - - - - - NOWZ5¢ MIRRORED TRAYS--Were2.75 - - - NOW1.95 The Gift Shop the name of the person desiring the passage. Ramsay then told Meeks that the person requiring the ticket would have to appear himself Under cross examination Ramsay said that was the only time he saw Meeks at the steamship offices. Native Girl Testifies Courtroom fireworks exploded with the opening testimony of Vir- ginia Phyllis Brown, native girl, who was with Meeks all day Dec. 9, 1945, Charging that U. Patrick Gilmore was leading the witness, Paul asked the court to regulate the prosecutor's form of questioning. Irate, Gilmore insisted that he was not leading the witness S. Attorney i and expressed resentment of Paul’s charges. Mrs. Brown testified that she met Meeks in the company of a man who was introduced as Johnny but whom she later knew to be Camp- bell, She said that she and another woman named Suzy Cox went to Meeks' room in the Keystone where the men shortly joined them with some liquor. She said that Campbell refused to drink but the other woman be- drunk, left the room, and was later arrested. She said that she, Campbell and Meeks went out to eat and that she left them about 7 o'clock that evening. Later, she said, she saw them walk- ing towards uptown. denlea seeing Kelso Hart- ness anytime that day. She said that neither man spoke of money while in her presence. She denied knowledge of Campbéll's money. came quite She Two Men Seen The prosecution then called Mrs. Keith (Ideal) Wildes. Mrs. Wildes testified that on the night of Dec. 9, 1945, she saw two men walking past her home on Evergreen av- enue. It was, she said, a terrible night, windy and raining. She said she saw the men by the light.of a street lamp at about 7 or 8 o'clock and that the shorter of the two was talking and gesticulating. She said the taller man was about five feet, eleven inches tall and the other was about two inches shorter. She said she watched them until they disappeared around a corner of the road There was no cross examination. Saturday’'s proceedings were; marked, as in the past, by Paul's| cross examination of witnesses into what the accused wore at the time of the crime. Informally, Paul said he hoped to establish the fact that bloodstains on Meeks clothing were old and not connected with the crime “I think it highly peculiar,” he said, “that neither the police nor the Department of Justice have at- tached the slightest importance to' bloodstains at any time.” YOU still have time! to take advantagge of the bargains in our BlG CLEARANCE SALE URRY! “Gifts of Distinction” Harri Machine Shop Building ‘COASTAL AIRLINES BULLETIN S? | Alaska Coastal Airlines carn(‘d} NEW YORK—Columbia Univer- 'the following incoming and out-|sity will make an award of Hon-| going passengers on trips during the|orary Degree of Doctor of Laws to, weekend: Winston Churchill when he visits To Skagway: Walter Hellan; to here on March 11 Funter Bay: Otis Burnett, Ralph| —_— | Chase; to Sitka: Walter Moy, Mar-, SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—Former| shall Crutcher, L. T. Peterson, and|President Cortes Castrd, 63, is dead Jeanne Renshaw. as the result of an attack of thej By Ellis Airline to Ketchikan: heart. Mrs. Joe Sadlier; to Petersburg: F. —— . J. Flyer, S. R. Kelly and Mrs. S. R.| PARIS—The he snowfall in Kelly. Ithe history of Paris has ended af- With ACA from Skagway: Walter ter three days. There is 15 inches Hellan, Otis C. Bobbitt, Thomas E.|of snow on the ground. McCauley, C, A. Peterson; from SR | Haines Louise Williams. SAN FRANCISCO—A new speed From Sitka! Charles Peterson, record of 9 hours 43 minutes be-| Len Peterson, Jeanne Renshaw; tween San Francisco and Hono- from Hoonah:: Ardoth Ramsey. |julu was established today by a| On today's flights Alaska Coastal Constellation Clipper, Pan Amer flew the following: to Ketchikan: can reports. Christine Heller, Henry Hogue, rapdla Donald Cockran, John. Johnson; to| STOCKHOLM — Baron Manner- Wrangell: R. J. Rinehart, Ernie neim will resign today as President | Whitehead; to Sitka, Cecil E. Cook, 'of Finland, the Associated Press Pearl Walker, Gene Craig and D. Correspondent in Helsinki said be- W. Hager. fore a telephone conversation with 3 R Stockholm was cut by censorship. Threé Honor Guests At Birthday Dinner Given ELS' Evenin Three birthdays coming_ simul-| gaN FRANCISCO — Liner Mon- lnneml.sly were the incentive for a terey, with 815 brides and children rl.mrmmg dinner party given last o Aperican servicemen, is due to- ;‘;fs"::"' 3:'@ Lg(;];“gox;s'og‘fi W;«{d- day from Australia and the liner e Bar-|nvariposa bringing more than 800 anof Hotel. ¢ ' ek s Wednes- The guests of honor were Mrs. E:‘c.ies and children, is due Wednes Hal Sheldon, Joe George and J. W.| Ansell. Other guests at the party were Mrs. George, Mrs. Ansell and Hal Sheldon Following the dinner at the Baranof an enjoyable evening was spent at the Woodford’s home, with a table of bridge and one of pinochle in play. Prize winners in bridge were Joe Woodford and Mrs. Sheldon, and in pinochle, Mrs. George and J. W. Ansell. Each honor guest was present- ed a' birthday cake with candles and all the trimmings, as well as many lovely gifts. S o POLICE COURT PARIS—The French Foreign Of- fice announced today that France land Britain have agreed to with- !draw their troops from Syria by April 30. Joint withdrawal of the troops will begin March 11, the an- nouncement said. LONDON—Prime Minister Attlee told Commons today that the Bri- tish Army, Navy and Air Force “should regard themselves as part of a single service” during the era of atomic armament. INDIANAPOLIS—Capt. Robert A. O'Neal of the Indiana State Police said today Joseph L. Woolridge, 28- year-old Negro janitor, had made a signed statement in which he confessed the slayings of Russell |Koontz and Mrs. Phyllis Coleman in an abandoned stone mill near Bloomington, Ind. " P A WASHINGTON— President Tru- Virginia Brown pleaded guilly t0 ., qeclared today that the alter- a charge of drunkeness and was | " fined $25 by Judge Willi Holt native to approval of the $3,750,~ e 1 o Bt inal court, gohy | 90000 Joan . to Brifain g, trade Hados mk:d or?aa °°hrr' °”;‘warfare between nations.” The S up charge of |p ecident renewed his plea for Con- disorderly conduct, forfeited $50 | ; s ball when he falled to sHow up for gressional ratification of the loan o * 1P 10T gfter it was ‘approved by the advi- R sory board of the Office of War | Mobilization and Reconversion. I NAMED CHAIRMAN, /ALASKA BAR ASSN. NEW YOR%., Mar. 4—Edward L. {Arnell of Anchorage has been ap- pointed Chairman of . the Junior !Bar Conference of the American | Bar Association for Alaska it was jannounced today by Lyman M. |Tondel, Jr., of New York, Chair- man of the Conference. The con- |ference includes all lawyers of the national group who are under 37 {years of age. . Recently organized in Alaska by iMrs, Dorothy D. Tyner of Juneau |who served as Chairman for Alaska last year, the Junior Bar Confer- ience is endeavoring to establish contact gmong the younger lawyers {of Alaska on a territory-wide basis. ! Mrs. Tyner attended the meeting of |the American Bar Association in | Cincinnati, Ohio, in December as |the representative from Alaska and participated in a program on how |to set up a local or state Bar or- has been in Alaska since 1939. Af- ter serving as Assistant United States Attorney, he became a part- ner in the local firm of W. N. Cuddy. ———,— - WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending 6:30 o'Clock This Morning e o o In Juneau—Maximum, 40; minimum, 36. At Airport—Maximum, 39; minimum, 36. WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau ana Vieinity) Showers tonight and Tues- day. 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