Arizona republican., 1919-05-06
DEFENSE OPENS |TS CASE IN TRIAL IF. NEWMAN FOR MURDER

series of threats ranging over var down to the day before he was shot on the desert by J. D. Newman were made against Newman by Frank Hoe tor, according to George Purdy Bullard, Who told the jury in his opening state ment that this was a fact the defense would prove in the case of the state against Newman who is on trial for murder of Hector,
 He said that he expected fo account for the failure of the officers to find doctors gun when they arrived at the scene of the tragedy at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of January 30, hours after the shooting. That Hector was shot only after he fired point blank at Newman and his position indicated that he was about to fire again: that he was in his car and on it's running board when the shots were fired; that Newman went for assistance and met wood hauler and that man and woman who had considerable plunder in their automobile passed and aided him in placing the wounded man in his car were other things that Mir. Buliard stated the defense expected to show.
 Mir. Bullard said by prominent citi- zens of this city and state he would prove that the defendant bore an un- blemished reputation in this state, where he has lived for over 40 years.
 The state, after dragging out it's case over a several days period, brought it to sudden termination yesterday. The end came so unexpectedly that the l defense was not quite ready to proceed and after making his statement to the jury Mir. Bullard asked for a recess until 9:90 this morning, when the first witness for the defense will take the | stand.
 George J. Stoneman, chief counsel for Newman, stated he believed it would take the remainder of the week | to finish the case, which was begun on April 2S, two days having been re- 1 quired for the selection of the jury.
 Abner E. England, q Peoria rancher, was the chief witness for the state yesterday.
 The witness said he was going to- ward Peoria shortly after the noon hour i when he was attracted to a machine l which wobbled as though being driven 1 by an inexperienced driver.
 1 AS I passed the car I turned and recognized Newman and called to him. l Hello Jeff and he signaled me to
 wait,' said the witness. He said New
  i to find a constable and give himself up.
 'I killed Hoctor," he is alleged to have l told the witness.
 T asked Newman why he had killed
 Hoctor and he answered. He shot point ] blank at me and I got out and shot 1 him I then asked him the where l abouts of the body and he said, here 1 it is and pointed to the rear seat of | his automobile
 1 The witness said he did not examine Hector but presumed that he was dead 1 in response to a question from County | Attorney Laney. When he reached 1 Glendale he felt his heart and knew | that he was dead.
 l Deputy Sheriff Jim Troutman and 1 E. E. Kunselman were recalled to tes- l tify to distances, and the last witness i for the state was Ed White, who cor ! roborated other witnesses relative tc Newman's statements of the shooting l He said Newman had told them that he | had had previous trouble with Hoctol
 but that he thought it all over. He
 also testified that Newman maintained Hoctor fired the first shot.
 The state rested at 2:30 o'clock ano | MT. Bullard then addressed the jury or | what the defense expected to prove.