The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 6, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO _ McCall Patterns There’s something about making your own {ashions, ever so appealing . . . When the urge comes you’ll want to look to MeCall Patterns. Our stock is complete, just twice as many as evcr before . . . . Behrends Co QUALITY SINCE /887 | In the closing phas2s of the gov- ernment’s case the prosecution spent most of yesterday afternoon establishing that a watch sold by Meeks to youthful Nathan Skinner was a watch owned by Campbell immedtately prec2ding his murder. Laddie Northridge ... Fabulous designer Laddie Northridge makes millinery magie in his new collection. . .. Gala, festive, charming, . . . hats the loveliest we've seen. B Behrends Ca QUALITY SINCE 1887 There Is No Substitute for Newspaper Advertising! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA PROSECUTION, MEEKS' CASE, (COMES TO END | | (Continued jrcm Page One) as its last wiiness Roy McDaniel, FBI special agent and laboratory technician, who identified stains on a suit found in Meeks' room as be- ing those of human blood. McDaniel qualified as a witness after describing his chemical back- ground and training by the FBI | Human Blood Found ! He said that he had found hu- man blood on the sleeves of the | coat and also a spot on the inside ;lining. He said he found large | traces of “thinned” blood on the trousers and said the condition could have been caused by washing ' Under cross examination he re- vealed the technique for determin- |ing the nature of bloodstains. He said he had not seen the garment | before yesterday when ‘they were . entrusted to him by the court for the purpose of making the tests. Skinner O» GSiand Skinner, the last witness of the day, testified that he had known Meeks for some time when both ware werking for the Highway Com- mission at Gulkana. He said that he meet Meeks again in Juneau and that the defendant borrowed $20 from Lim. Skinner said that when Meeks offered to repay the loan he gave him, Skinner, the choice of the money or an Illinois wristwatch wristwatch. Subsequently Meeks borrowed an- cther $20. This loan, Skinner said, was made before the murder. Meeks promised to pay him back he received a check for had done. Skinner said Skinner chose the when work he thdt he went to Mecks' room in the Salo Rooms on December 27. Present at the time were Dora Kuich, an uniden- tified native man, Mecks, John Ritter and a white woman whom he knew as a waitress at the Dew Drop Inn. Secand Wwrist Watch There, Skinner said, Meeks of- fered to give him another wrist- watch, a gold, 19-jewel Hamilton, for his own watch plus $10 in cash as payment of the debt. Skinner accepted. At the time, he said, Meeks cau- tioned him that if the FBI asked him where he got the Hamilton watch he was to say it was the watech Mecks had given him. pre- viously. Skinner, under questioning by the prosecution, identified the watch presented for identification in the morning procesdings, as the one he had obtained from Meeks. The prosecution then moved that the watch be acceptad as evi- dence and it was so accepted by the court without objection by the defense. Hartness Was There Under cross examination Skin- ner said he had never seen Meeks wearing the gold Hamilton wrist watch until December 27th. He said that—he went back to the Salo three times that same day and that Kelso Hartness, important prosécution witness, had been there the third time, | At that time he said Hartness made the remark that “you don't| hear much about the case any-| more.” He was unable to recall whather any more of the conversa-| tion. had been devoted to the mur-| der. | Meeks at that time, he said, told him < that he had purchased the wristwatch from a soldier for $10. Skinner’s testimony culminated a solid day of effort by the prosecu- | tion to get the watch admitted in- to court as evidence. Earlier testi- mony had been objected to on the grounds that it was remote and that records produced were fthose of routine business. Seattle Pawnbrokcr Here At the beginning of "the after- noon session Saul Pierce, Seattle pawnbroker, was produced to iden- | tify pawn hooks belonging to the Eagle Jewelry and Sporting Goods Co., of Seattle, in which was record- ed a transaction with Clarence Campbell. He identified a watch pawned acl 'the store as the same watch on ' cxhibition in the courtroom. Defense immediately moved to have his testimony stricken from the records on the grounds that he had not been connected with the | company, nor was he dwelling .in Seattle at the time of the trans- action. ‘The motion was overruled. I Meanwhile a coat and pair of (trousers introduced in the morning 'as exhibits were turned over to | Rey McDaniels, FBI technician, for I1aboratory analysis. Another Identification ! violet Timbers, Seattle employee ‘of the Fresdman Loan Co., then testified as to a transaction be- | tween the company and Clarence e o T T mony be stricken as mcornpemnt,]" r | May David, a native girl, testified | olDTMERS NIGHI ‘ that she knew Campbell, that she| ! bad met him Dec. 7, 1945, and"]‘ ElKS IONIGH'I'- spent that night with him in the, T | Keystone Rooms. She said that at| T ! | wristwatch because during the’ r | night she had lighted a match to| e | seF what time it was. She said the This will be Oldtimers’ night atl watch resembled that in evidence, 'the ENs meeting tonight and Under cross examination she said|things are going to be done ac- she saw Campbell again on Satur- | cording .to Claude Carnegie, Chair- day night, December 8 about 7 p. m.{man of the special event. {and that she saw him again about| One cf the doings will be the 11 that night presentation by Judge Si Hellen- Sha said that she did not ,mnce“ha], a life member, of pins to those whether or not he was wearing the Who show up of 116 members who watch - this second night. She | have been affiliated with the local 000000 ss 00t s005 000 said he gave her the key to msilodge for 25 years or more. Of the rocm, so as to go up for a drink,! and that she left about midnight| r a little later. At that time,| id, Campbell told ker he had; a late date and headed toward the Cecidental Bar. } She said that on the night she| stayed with Campbell she distinctly | heard Dora Kuich in the room next| door. She said that, she has known“ the Kuich woman long enough to| be able to positively identify her! voice. She said that Campbell had shewn her a large sum of money| in $100 bills and told her there wa: akout $2,000 in his billfold R WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending 6:30 o'Clock This Morning e o o In Juneau—Maximum, 45; minimum, 30. At Airport—Maximum, 41; minimum, 28. WEATHER FORECAST (Junéau ana Vieinity) Fair tonight with increas- ing cloudiness Thursday and light rain by Thursday night. Lowest temperature tonight near freezihg. ¢ o0 o0 0 0030 — e STEPHENSEN COMES HEKZ WITH FOREST SERVICE D. Wayne Stephensen has been transferred from Seward to the Forest Service Regional office in Juneau. Mr. Stephenson has been employed as clerk with the Forest Service for two years in Seward and will hold this same position in the Juneau office. His wife will join him here soon, and the couple will make their new home in Ju- neau. s — SON FOR DANIELSONS Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Danielson, former residents of Ju- neau now living in Anchorage, will be interested in the news that they are the parents of a baby boy born yesterday, according to word re- ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Carson Lawrence. The baby who weighed 7 pounds 9 cunces, joins a two-year old bro- | ther. i T Ny el et PROPERTY TRANSFER Maynard Peterson has sold a house and Iot in the Waynor Tract to Lawrence W. Zack, according to property transfer records at the U. S. Commissioner’s office. S e FROM ANCHORAGE Anchorage visitors at Hotel Bar- anof include Frederick M. Leonard, Martin Charlson, Paul I. Reed, N. G. Sutherland and the Rev. R. Rol- land Armstrong. 116 there are 36 life members There will be very little business transacted but there will be punch talks with an usual menu of eats following. The session is open to all Elks, local and visitorssand a big turn- out is expected. e LIGHT RATE HEARIN IS RESUMED TORIGHT Submissici: 0of the City's view of laska Electric Light and Power Company opefating costs is to be | opened this evening by City Utili- ties Engineer Walter T. Stuart as the Juneau City Council sits dpwn to its fourth session as a regulating beard on AEL&P rates. Meeting time for this evening's, as for all of the rate sessions, is 8 o'clock, in the Council Chamber at the City Hall. - e - KETCHIKAN ViSITORS Among Ketchikan residents stop- ping at the Baranof are Mike Per- ez, John Olopon, Lt. Garrett L Tuck, USCG .and Dr. and Mrs Dwight Cramer. - FROM WASHINGTON Roy H. McDaniel of Washington |D. €., is a Baranof guest. e DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! § carefree CV " o young am{}’%”' basies ... s0 sleek under career clothes, ! campus slacks, date dresses! For wear-with-everything charm you can’t beat this Skintite Brief and matching Bandeau! Simply tailored classics in luscious rayon jersey that washes in a twinkling, stays smooth without ironing. Seamless front and back for smooth fit . . . picot leg trim for charm. - The matching Bandeau is lined with soft net. Brief Bandeau oS omen'’s AppAReL e T Baranof Hotel Building “It's the Nicest Siore tn Town” Alrlines foader plane bates » == DC-3 scheduled routes Y ~ e '..‘.5'1'."‘:‘ e / j a date to remember. i {ampbell on April 15, 1944, involv- ing the same watch. { She identified the watch in evi- dence by its numbers but admitted that she had no personal know- ledge of the transaction. 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