Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-29

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The main point brought ont in her
testimony VAS relative to the posi-.
tion of the ;wo men called to the
scene by Hards5irk just prior 10 the
shooting.
She said that just before the gun
was discharged the men were at a
point near the center of the street
She said that she did not believe
they had time to get much nearer
, to the car when the shot was fired.
Mrs. Roscoe Jones was next to
take the stand and was still offer
ing testimony at the time of the
noon recess. She was seated in the
driver 5 seat of the ear at the time
the shot was fired. she testified
The defense cut short the most of
its cross examination of the women
Witnesses. Mrs. Smith was ques-
toned at length on the matter Of
how long 81 time elapsed after She
SAW the two men in the middle of
the street until the time the shot
was fired
Evidence that the bullet which
entered TAYLOR 5 body took rather
peculiar course before lodging in
his back was submitted during the
trial yesterday afternoon by DR..
Phillip Hodgkin. who attended Tay-
ior after he had returned to Fl
Centre on the night of the shoot
ing and later performed the oper-
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Or. Hodgkin returned To the stand
at clock as court convened. his
testimony having been interrupted
by the collapse Of Juror Mulvev.
The juror was still suffering slight
lv from the morning attack and af
ter some testimony had been enter,
cd 1t was necessary 10 take :: re
cess of almost an hour III his be
half.
When the jurors returned Mulvey
was seated near a window and
faint breeze proved sufficient to en-
able him to endure the heat through
out the remainder of the after
noon.
The doctor was questioned fur
ther relative 10 the condition OF
Taylor following the shooting. He
testified that Taylor had coughed
mp considerable blood for several
days which led him to believe that
the left lung had been puncturcd
by the bullet.
He said that the bullet had enter
ed the body at the chest, struck
the lower part of the fourth rib
and passed between the plural cav
ity and the ribs for Il distance of
about seven inches. During this
time. he said. il was probable that
the lung had been punctured. 1t
then struck the fourth rib at a
point at the rear of the left side
fracturing the bone and took an
upward course, lodging under the
skin in the shoulder. He said that
& fracture of the sscapala led him
to believe that the bullet had
passed through the shoulder blade
Druggist Testifies
Harry Patterson, formerly a drug
gist residing in Calexico, was next
TO take the stand. He told of GO
ing to the home of Chief Hardwick
with some friends of the injured
man in an effort to obtain TAYLOR S
release from jail.
A deposition taken following the
shooting was submitted in the case
by the defense counsel iii an effort
to show that TAYLOR had been pro
Vided with certain comforts while
lie was being held i'll the Jail. This
a. l.,. a a Dat
terson. While some question was
raised as to slightly varied state
ments made by the witness at that
time and yesterday relative to
where he first saw Taylor, the wit
ness said he believed that he might
have become little confused as
he had seen TAYLOR twice during the
time he was at the Jail. That once
lie was walking toward the door of
the Jail and that the other time he
was seated, either on IL chair or
the edge of cot. He said that ii
coat had been provided for TAYLOR
TO keep him warm.
Roscoe Jones, owner of the ear
in which the victim was seated at
the time of the shooting, testified
that he arrived at the machine in
company with Mrs. Taylor Just as
the shot was fired. He said that
he did not know who fired the shot
but that Taylor was just getting
ont of the ear. He placed the rela-
tive positions of those grouped
rbout the car at the time OF the
shooting.
Jones then told of going to the
police station and asking CHIEF
Hardwick to secure medical atten-
ton for Taylor. He told Of Hard
wick ; asking:
''Who in hell are you'"
He said that he informed Hard
wick that he was a friend of Taylor
and that he was then ousted from
the jail. He said that he was
pushed out by Hardwick.
Jones testified that Taylor later
joined him at his car and that he
then brought him to FL Centre.