New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1929, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1929. VERSIONS VARY IN WALTON MURDER Judge Hamilton, on Trial, f Claim Self Delense ‘Weatherford, Tex., Nov. 1 (A— ‘Was the fatal shooting of Tom Wal- ton, Jr., the coldly calculated mur- der of a youth crying for mercy. or was it an act of self-defense in| hand-to-hand combat ? That is the question which today confronted the jury hearing the trial of Judge R. H. Hamilton. former supreme court jurist and University professor, on a charge of slayin ‘Walton, his son-in-law, when the 2 year old University of Texas stude went to Hamilton's office |o tell m n of his recent marriage o the yer's 17-year-old daughter, 'Ihcrv\q Both Versions Offered Both versions of the shooting have been presented from the witness | stand, the first, interpreted by the state, contained allegations that | ‘Walton cried out for mercy as four shots were poured into his body at close range, and sought to show Hm one or more of the bullets ente the boy’s back. The second, offered by witnesses for the defense, was based on asser- tions that Walton was killed during | a scuffle and that Hamilton, imme- diately after the death of his son- in-law, exclaimed “I hated to do that, but I had to save my own life. That phrase was an addition to the | state's previous contention that Hamilton had said he would rather be killed than to kill a man, ‘r*x.; cept to protect my family.” stories were told by Mis Hendricks, steno- grapher and daughter of Hamilton's | law partner, Harry Hendricks; and J. W. Burks, Amarillo real estate dealer, a visitor in the office. Saw Men Grappling From the two persons rearest the scene of the shooting the defense attempted to show that the men grappled immediately before, or at| the time, the shots were fired. Miss | Hendricks testified that *I looked up, saw Judge Hamilton with his gun in his hand, and then they be- gan going around and grappling. | Then there were some shots.” Burks, in the next room, faid he “heard scuffling and a shot, almost simultancously.” and rushed to the door in time to see the men wrest- | ling and hear the second shot. The youthful widow of Walton and her father probably will take the stand today. They were ex- pected to {testify yesterday but a multitude of character witnesses summoned by Hamilton's counsel consumed almost the entire morning. Clergymen Notified Of Education Week The clerygymen of New Britain | have received letters from Iddy Glover post, American Legion, in re- gard to Armistice Day. The Nation- al Education association has com- bined with the American Legion in an effort to acquaint the public with the work of the schools. Ameri- can Education week begins on Arm- istice Day and the clergymen are asked to bring the matters to the public attention. Sunday evening, No. 10, it is plan- ned to hold a community mass meet- | ing in the'Stanley Arena. A speaker of ability whose topic v. .l have to do with universal peace has been invited and the congregations of all the churches are invited. Return of Otto Barta Bolsters South Church The return of Otto Barta last night brought the defensive depart- ment of the South Congregational church basketball team up to its full expected strength. Barta, a regular on the team for the past three years, will probably share the backcourt work with Rockwell Os- borne, and Parker, although it i likely that either Rockwell or Os- borne will move in at forward to take Morey's place. Bell will fill the other forward berth and W gels is certain of his position a center. L trength may he given the ack throuzh Al Havlick who may come back to the church team affer an absence of two year Danny Wosilus 2 Haft Merza, Joseph, and other mem of last year's junio and reserves, are also battling for places and, with the formation of a junior church league imminent, will be sure of regular play in that circuit, at least. JURORS DIG POTATOLS Traverse City, Mich., Nov. 1 (UP) ~—Circuit court here has adjournci until November 4 so farmers on tk jury panel. or involved in ca can go home to dig their potatoc [ 1 Mexicans Want Half || Navy, One Boat, Back | S luego, . Nov. 1 (A— l Th(‘ Mexican government has fil- { ] ed suit in superior court here to | | recover pos: on of the patrol ‘ boat S. A. ¥. No. 2, formerly the e, which constitutes half of ‘ xico's west coast navy. | e craft, launched about three | | months ago, recently was return- {] ed to the ways of the Peter Rask shipyard here and work on its hull started. It supposedly is held l for a repair bill. In the com- ‘ plaint the boat is valued at § 00 and the Mexican governm. asks judgment of that amount if it is not delive plus damages. Rask’s bill agains Mexican gove ment for is said to approximate $1 Rask said there ad been a misunderstanding which would be straightened out soon SIXYOUTHS PAINT ' NAMES UPON CRAG ‘Cahiorma Lads Have o Re- | move Mt. Whitney Inscription Portersville, Cal,, Nov. 1 (UP)— | | Six Portersville youths whose nam literally have been higher than an |others in the United States, today "|stood shorn of their “honor | Leonard Longly, Rex William Rudolph Lumley, Carter Worth Ramey and more than a year ago painted their |names in black on the highest rock |of Mt. Whitney, 1502 feet altitud. |and the highest peak in the United States. For the past year the few hardy climbers who reached the pealk's| top had been witness to the boys' feat. But it seems that Uncle Sam’s forest rangers occasionally stroll | among the clouds, too. Lately one | took a jaunt to Mt. Whitney's heights, saw the painted names | |and grew wrathy. The snow- | {capped peak, it seems, is in| | Sequoia National Park, and there |apparently is a law against de- facing park property | At any rate, the ranger curt ordered the youths fo obliter effort to preserve their from the nation's highest ? | | | 'Ih" vouths were unable to ar- range another trip to the peak, an arduous and some what expensive jaunt, but deputized two friends to | do the job. The friends returnel| and reported they had whitewash- ed the names. ; i EXPERTS ON TRAIL OF ‘ TWO BEETLE FAMILIES Agricultural Men to Dig For Grubs | | of Japanese and -Asiatic | Pests This Fall | New Haven, Nov. 1 (P—The Asiatic and the Japanese beetles, | of man in his struggle with growths {of the soil, have gone into winter {retirement, somewhere underground but man is pursuing them. Under the direction of J. Peter Johnson. deputy entomologist of Connecticut agricultural experiment station, 25 men are now engaged in digging up turf in various parts of the state in a search for the grubs These men will probably dig in some places as deep as 15 inches 1o find infested regions and lay dowa their control work. hey are working in and around *w London, Manchester, Cromwell, Bristol and Ridgefield, most popn- lar of the beetles' haunts. Experiment station officials said the quarantine against the beetles has been lifted on farm products for the winter, but the restriction ix continued all year on nursery ani {grecnhouse stock. | Jews of ( nnnechcut Give $51,610 for Relief New York, Nov. 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