The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 8, 1947, Page 8

NELSON BOUND OVER 10 GRAND JURY IN ELLEN MURDER CASE Defendant Takes Stand in Own Defense at Pre- liminary Hearing bound over trial or gree I chlarges at the sion of t mony presented during yester preliminary hearing in the U. S Commissioner's Court. Judge Feli Gray ordered Nelson to be held in Jail without bail on preferred charges in conncetion with the death of Jim Ellen, grocery man who was found with his slashed on the mc r 22nd at his pl on Willoughby Avenue The preliminary hearing wa held at the request of Nelson, who has been held in jail since his ar- rest several hours after the crime was discovere without counsel and carried Nelson appeared at yesterday's hearing out his own defanse Nelson's Deiense Evidence submitted consisted of testimony from both government and defense witnesses and Nel- scn’s own statement concerning hi wherzabouts on the night of De- cember 21 and the morning of December 22. He called witnesses who testified as ving seen him on the Saturday night preceding the murder, but was unable to es tablish proof of his whereabouts after 3 o'clock on the morning of the crime Witness Hubert Brown testifizd to parting with Nelson in the h of the Ismael Hotel, after leaving a card game at the Alaska Hotel around 3 a. m. on the morning of Ellen’s murder Nelson maintains that he went to his room at this time and slept until police went to his door and questioned him Prosecution Wiinesses Witnesses called to the stand by the prosecution were Jerry Fitzger- ald of tke Martin Apartments, who was the first to discover the body of Jim Ellen. Assistant Chief of Police Milo Clouse next went on the stand and testified as to the scene of crime following his sum- mons to Jim Ellen’s at 10:45 o'clock on the morning of Decem- ber 22, Solon Dore, City Police- man, was called as the next wit- ness to testify on the preliminary investigation that took place in Jim Ellen’s store before removal of the body. Dr. C. C. Carter described the condition and extent of the dead man's wounds and gave a report on the post mortem held. He judged that Ellen had probably been dead between eight and twelve hours be- fore discovered. Blocd Testimony Given Deputy U. S. Marshal Walter Hellan reviewed the events which led to the arrest of Austin Nel- son, mainly the forged check sign- ed by Nelson on Dec. 17, which was found near the cash register at Jim Ellen's. He stated that there was evidence of blood on Nelson's rubbers and the band of his hat, and related finding the still damp | jacket and pants of Nelson drying| out on the radiator .after having | keen washed out by the accused. A ! report of a bloody towel found in| Custodian of confidence... born of a thorough knowledge of the Territory Nelsen Explains Checl Nelson then took the 1 to make the sworn statement which the court allows displayed no em nervous $60 to Austin ame amount wa the def Nelson mer ndant’ N Eugene I r of Blac of ti Al John Belk ‘These ne Nelson hours of the KIWANIS CLUB GETS he ¢ ked him for tl »an of i check and e ly secur turday 1 ay morning Pat rnmen SECOND OLD- MAGAZINE TH EST GEN TION'S AL BUSY FOR STIRRING ' ..o s 11 &4 160th anniversay with a v r Fc tennial edition in which it up i‘ORE _N‘,{ia]r crowns Mrs. William Rhinelander Ty Stewart (above) as “one of the An informal discussion and s t fes of our time.” tion program featured today A the former Janet meetin the Kiwanis Club fol- of Washington, \D. C, lowing luncheon in the Terrace ment of New Rcom. Ed Shaeffer presided and me went on the floor to in- 2 s trcduce timely recommendations’ | SRRl for attendance ir ments new membership efiorts, and suggestions for programs of the future plan for once-a-month programs in which one member w deliv th ubject of [N FOOTBALL | wir | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU MERCHANTS. U. S. MATRON | ASSOCIATION MEETS; (HARGES DISCUSSED Members of the Juneau Merchants Association will meet in the Gov- crnor’s chambers today in a dis- cus n on the recent development resulting from demurrage charges incwwred on Alaskan shipments during the shipping strike tie-up in Seattle > Merchants Association will be represented by C. J. Smith, Presi- dent; Bud Nance and Marshal Er- Also present will be the Gov- ernor, Lt. Comdr. P, Chester and Attorney General Ralph Rivers, g e EMBLEM (LUB WiLL ELECT OFFICERS AT MEET T"MORROW The Emblem Club will hold kusiness meeting in the Elks Club tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Offi- cers are to be elected and Presi- dent Mrs. Johanna Jensen asks that all members attend the meeting. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEET a Mayor Waino Hendrickson an- nounced today that a special meat- ing of the City Council will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Main item of business will be a decision on the street im- provement planning program, which was discussed at the regular meet- ing last Friday. Tax assessment adjustments are also to be brought up for a couple of special cas: = JUNEAU, WEATHER . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU H CABINET CHANGES (Coniinued prom Page One) POSTIN | The announcement had heen scheduled for Friday. Official Announcement i A little after 5 o'clock yesterday Byrnes walked from the State De- partment to the White House and told the President that informa- tion about his retirement had “leak- ed” and he preferred to have an official announcement immediately. The President agreed. ! Both diplomatic. and Congres- sional leaders agreed that Marshall will “carry on” with the task of constructing world peace where Byrnes leaves off. Hence capital interest in his fu- ture policies was equalled if not exceeded by the fact that as Sec- retary of State the five-star gen- eral will become first in line for succession to the Presidency and— whether he likes it or not—a lead- ing figure among the 1948 Demo- cratic Presidential possibilities. Demecratic and Republican mem- bers of Congress alike lauded Mar- shall's sclection, tempering their comment only with regret at Byrnes departure. Chairman Vandenberg (R-Mich), of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, called Byrnes resigna- tion a “major loss” but declared Marshall “is rich in useful exper- ience . . . I wish him well in his great responsibility.” Senator Wagner (D-NY), a mem- ALASKA BULLETIN | : : i What is believed to be the largest missienary group ever to set sail from the United States on a single vessel, 700 Protestant missionarics departed San Fran: The m:vement is under the direction of the American Board cf Foreign Missens, with sccre Catholic pr Marine Lynx. hcadgunarters in New York. Marine Lynx. ber of the Forelgn Relations Com- mittee, declared that “Marshall will te a very capable successor, bu it will be difficult to repla Jimmy Byrnes.” Senator Connally (D-Tex), form- er chairman of the committee, de- ® = DATA FOR 24 HOURS ENDED AT 4:30 A. M., 120TH MERIDIAN TIME /clared there will be no change in ©of current interest to all memb R : Max. temp. | TODAY Plans were' discussed Jor & part i last | Lowest 4:30am. 24hrs. Weather at next month and Ws George w = wl :E Station 24 hrs* | temp temp. Precip. 4:30 am. ERL NG (LD s E:.D @ jURY Anchorage 30 16 24 01 Cloudy ! Harrison spoke 4&2 § Barrow 9 14 14 Trace Cloudy Bethel 19 6 6 0 Pt. Cloudy | cad the procedur g Cordova 36 13 34 34 Snow for new memberships and member HE n B ury of Dawson 1 8 1 02 Snow agreed to concentrate efforts to 16 men today re- Edmonton R s T R 0 Cloudy ' dd mcre na to the present of Alvin J. Paris, Fairbanks 25 12 12 0 Cloudy | roster. Douglas McKinzie Pro- accused « ying t brite two Haines 32 28 Rain gram chairman asked for sugges- New Yor s professional foot- Havre 35 26 30 0 Cloudy : tions on type of program prefer- pall player General Sessions Juneau 41 31 40 65 Rain | red. The meeting adjourned with Jjudge Saul ¢ reit had concluded Juneau Airport 37 29 37 41 Rain Ji group singing a 47-minute charge Ketchikan 42 40 41 a1 Rain - <+ Judge Streit instructed the jury Kodiak 36 31 110 to of the following Kotzebue 2 16 2 .01 Snow FOR'IY AND EKGH? possibl of attempt- Los Angeles 69 38 38 0 Clear i 4 ing to bribe either or both Frank McGrath 23 10 10 Trace Cloudy Filchock or Merle Hapes, Giant Nome 5 4 4 Trace Cloudy ELE(T OFF!(ERS ackfield players, or acquittal, He Northway 19 0 3 .05 Snow ( specifically instructed the jury to Petersburg 40 34 a5 Rain | s ; AR : g . weigh the question of whether it Portland 46 33 0 1 The election of office: considered Hapes an accomplice in Prince George 38 29 29 0 Cloudy | place at today's 40 8 Cl he attempted bribery Prince Rupert 44 39 40 T Cloudy luncheon-meeting held in the Iris stated flatly that “Filchock Seattle 43 30 30 0 Cloudy Roc he Baranof is not an accomplic 1t is a Sitka 44 30 A1 Oftfic for 1947 are Chef de guestion of fact for you to de- Whitehorse 22 0 20 02 Snow iare, Russel L. Clithero: Chef de termine whether Hapes was an ac- Yakutat 37 25 37 52 Fog Tiain, Joseph A. Thibodeau; Cor- ce. If you conclude that —(4:30 a. m. yesterday to 4:30 a. m. today) respondant, Leo J. Jewett; Conduc- was an accomplice a con- WEATHER SYNOPSIS: The low pressure center that was southwest | teur, Carl E. Hardin; Garde de La viction cannot be had without cor- of Kediak yesteday is now in the northern Guif of Alaska. This low Porte, S. R. Duke; Commis Voy- rehorating evidence.” brought warmer air over most of Southeast Alaska and temperatures now ;:n ur, James Sofoulis; Lampiste <o - are above normal. A second low is located northwest of Attu and al rank Hungerford; Amonier, J trough of low pressure still lies 800 miles off the Washington coast. A T. Petrich; Cheminot Locales, E SOROP‘"MISI (lUB large high pressure area cxtends from northwestern United States into L. Keithahn and Claude C Canada and westward into northwestern Alaska. This sector is the negie. MEEIING ToMoRRow ccldest with the lowest temperature of 30 below being reported from | Point Lay, Alaska. Precipitation has fallen over the Southeast Alaskan TO LATE TO CLASSIFY e B Ulfllh Soroptin and Gulf coasts, the Aleutians and scattered portions of central Canada. The 2 e Sorop ist FOR SALE — 6 room apartment Club will meet tomorrow noon at Re MQA!“N'EI‘XE%E%ER.?H:‘[;I}E;[L house between 10th and the Baranof. Mrs. Mildred Hermann o N . > 11th Sts. near boat harbor. 471-3t. will give a talk on Soroptimist. RLASKA RIRLINES.. Baranof Hotel ® Phene 667 Station ‘Weather Temp. Dir.and Vel. (Sea Condition) “ Cape Spencer Drizzle 31 WSwW 24 2 feet | Eldred Rock Cloudy 38 SSW 20 2adt. | Point Retreat Cloudy 38 SE 24 Smooth ! Five Finger Light Cloudy 42 SSE 20 4 feet | Lincoin Rock Cloudy 4 SE 8 1 foot ! Guard Island Drizzle 42 SE 11 1 foot Cape Decision Cloudy 4 WNW 4 2 feet | MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING THURSDAY EVE- NING: Protected waters of Southeast Alaska north of Frederick Sound— southerly winds 25 to 35 miles per hour decreasing to 15 to 25 miles per Cross Cross and Icy Strait area—westerly winds 20 to 30| hour tonight. miles per hour. The remainder of Alaska and outside waters, Dixon Entrance to Sitka—southerly to south- westerly winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. Outside waters, Sitka to Yakutai— southwesterly to westerly winds 15 to 256 miles per hour. n turning to snow tonight. A low pressure center of 29.40 inches in the northern Gulf of Alaska is rapidly filling. WIND Height of Waves the protected waters of Southeast Showers with for your money! entennial PANCAKE anp WAFFLE FLOUR Better favor 7o0. 0000000 O LN ] i a I suddenness policy under Marshall, adding “the people ars in agreement with Byrnes' policy.” Difficult Task to “slow down. He said he c not remain Secretary of State do that Byrnes Asked Reicase Byrnes first as 1 last April 16 to be allowed to resign on July 1, expecting the European satellite peace treaties would be ccmpleted by then. ‘This was revealed in an exchange of correspondence with President Truman made public with dramatic by the White House and last night. When the treaties were not fin- ished in mid-1946 Byrnes agreed with Mr. Truman to se2 the job through. It was finished in early December and on the 19th of De- cember Byrnes re-stated his desire to quit effective January 10 or soon as his successor was qualified Accepting the resignat the President gave his old friends a “well done” and “the thanks of the ynation” for the achievements of his long public carcer. There were also several co reeently on ALASKA COASTAL ON SEVEN TRIPS WITH 68 PERSONS ka Coast: en flights yesterday, stops at Angoon, Pelican, Chicha- tersburg and Wrangell At 66, Marshall is stepping into Sitke were Ralph cnz of his most difficult and Mi Diane Tickell, critical tasks. As Army Chief of j Jacobs, Jz Jackson, Ellis taff he did much to de the 5. D. Mills, Bob Shan- ategy of Allied victo As Sec- lac >stfall and Ernest retary of State he will have possi- bly a greater respensibility—that mying from sitka to Juneau of working with the Foreign Min- gere Jim Dodson, Mrs. B. F. (isters of other major powers to Thompson, Nadene Pasinski. Milan jccmplete the structure of peace. j Hagen, Glen Smith, Leonard Byrnes, only a littls more than Hansen, Ray Jean Blanch, Alvin year older than Marshall, at- Peterscn, Edward and Mary Bow- tributed his resignation to doctors’ man, Fred Bryant, Georgs Mor- advice early last year that he had A. H. Remtothe, Delphi Frederick Kirk Rembothe and rick P ; » Ketchikan flight carried the owing: E. McGinty, John Man- cell, T. P. Hanson, Lee Teague, G. S. Norris, F. A. Frothere and Bernard Sherman; from Ketchikan to Petersturg: G. Gordon, Clff Roundtree; from Ketchikan to Ju- neau, Frank Nelson, Miss Nelson and Bill Tonsgard. Other flights carried the follow- ing listed passengers: from Juncau fc to Hoonah, Jeanne Isturis, Frank Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Douglass, Adam Greenwald and Robert Austin; to Angoon, Samuel Johnson, Anton Gambell, Joe Kah- klen and Raymond Johnson; to Tenakee, Mr. and Mrs. Slagle and Henry Noricos; to Chichagof, Leo Young and Cedric Davis. From Juneau tc Pelicain, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Max, M. McCadden and George Karppi; from Pelican to Juneau, Harold Foss, J. N. Mc- Kinley, E. D. Wright, Marilyn e Salmon €reek Country Club FINEST COUNTRY CLUB IN ALASKA . . . SEATING CAPACITY 350 DINE and DARCE to All Girl Orchestra STEAK DINNERS. .. LARGE SALAD . . FRENCH FRIES . . HOT BISCUITS WITH HONEY . . COFFEE or TEA CHICKEN DINNERS . . . LARGE SALAD , . FRENCH FRIES . . HOT BISCUITS WITH HONEY . . COFFEE or TEA ITALIAN SPAGHETTI DINNERS . . . LARGE SALAD . . FRENCH FRIES . . HOT BISCUITS WITH HONEY . . COFFEE or'TEA Gnly Exclusive Membership Couniry Club in Alaska Guest Cards issued to Out-of-Town Visitors by request of members. OPENS P.M.t04 A. M. o ] ] ) " ] " - " ") " Salmon Creek Country C€lub 3 Miles North of Juneau en Elacier Highway SO the American Piesident Lines’ SS aboard the SS Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. H. C Jones; from Tenakee, Peter Mar- from Hoonah, Madge Shar- clane and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mc- Kinley S eee Bill for Creation 0f Alaska IHC fs Infroduced WAEHINGTON, Jan. 8—A bill for the creation of an ‘Alaska In- tional Highway Commission to invesiigats the necessity of new rcads between the United States and Alaska was introduced today by Rep. Mansfield (D-Mont.) Mansficld said in a statement that ke believed the Canadian gov- ernment “will be tremendously in- terested in this matter and would mere than happy to cooperate wit h us” H2 added that the nation’s des- tiny lies in Alaska and the Arc- “we would do well to r it alwajy r bill was approved by House in the last Congress, but did not pass the Senate. D UNKINDEST CUT CHICAGO, — When Ben Krouse returned to his parked automobile he discovered & thief had gained entry by breaking a window and breaking all the door locks. He also had breken open the luggage com- partment. Missing, Rouse told the Shapespeare Avenue police, was $1,500 in jewelry. Krouse walked to the station to os[B JOIyl AUL eyl oyl jrodax had deflated alt the tires on his car, - >ro—— — Forty-eight percent of the peo- ple of the United States are be- tween the ages of 15 and 44. . = gt