Arizona republican., 1919-10-18

He said he had told his father at the
outset that he wanted a new machine,
and that his father had agreed to pay
for it. He had never asked for 800
and then increased 1t to $13S, termi-
Mating finally with a demand for $3.50,
he said. Z
The coroners jury began its slttlng
shortly before o'clock, with }. +.
Hannah as foreman. Other members
were Daniel Shea, George McCarty,
II. S. Evans, W. II. Claypool and
Isaac Eichenbroner The defendant
was represented by Guy P. hewitt,
secured as counsel by Mrs. Patterson,
who returned from Chilhowee, Mis-
souri, Immediately upon leraning OF the
trouble in her family. Mrs Patterson
was not in the court room.
Harvey Dive was the first witness
called. He testified to the fact that
Alva ran over to his ranch Immediate
" after the shooting, saying that he
had shot his father and was going to
give himself up. Dye got his car and
took the wounded man to the hospi-
tai, leaving Alva to go into town by
other means.
DR.. Win Wylie testified to the nature
of the four wounds he found on the
person of Frank ]. Patterson when
summoned to st. Joseph's hospital.
Questioned by County Attorney Laney,
he stated it as his opinion that the
patients resisting power had been
lowered by the shooting, especially
since it had been done by his own
son. The bullet taken from the upper
arm of the patient by DR.. Wylie in
the course of an operation was intro
(nr~ ft,A irrVr
Doctor Wylie also testified that the
physical condition Of the patient was
very poor, since he had been suffer
ing from advanced tuberculosis and
| from incarcerated hernia.
| DR.. William o Sweek, called to ties.
| tify to the facts brought out by the
autopsy, stated that he had found an
| incarcerated hernia, tuberculosis of
both lungs, a cavity in either lung, and
congestion of both lungs. He then
described the wounds which had been
| inflicted.
DR.. Harry Carson, who also assisted
| at the autopsy, was the next witness
| called He stated that "the findings
of DR.. Wylie and DIR. Sweek were iden-
| ticaI' with what he say. Asked by
counsel for the defendant if it were
not true that the tuberculosis and the
incarcerated hernia had not had more
to do with Patterson's death than the
gun shot wounds, DR.. Carson answered
in the affirmative.
| DR.. Brown agreed with the othe1
physicians In saying that the gunsho
wounds contributed to Patterson'l
death.
Gavino Hernandez. a Mexican cot,
ton picker employed on the Patterson
ranch, testified to having received tn,
revolper from Alvas hands out in tn,
yard Immediately after the shooting
but stated that the boy had previously
emptied the shells out in his pocket
He said he laid the revolver dow
after Alva reentered the house, AM
} that he delivered it to Deputy EVA
J Wilson on the latters arrival at tn
ranch shortly after the shooting.
: Deputy Wilson was the last witnes
5 called, testifying to the disordere,
condition of the house when he entere,
| with Deputies Blanco and Dewitt an,
Assistant County Attorney Lewkowitz
[ He said he found an incompletel
: written check for $3.50 Tying on tn
desk, made out to Alva Patterson
This check, with the check book, wa
introduced by Judge Wheeler as evi
dence, along with the 80 caliber re
volyer with which the shooting wa
done.