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at 1910 p. m. and reached their
verdict at 11:05.
Curious Mob
A close packed mob of perspir-
ing curiosity seekers swept court
officers into the room which had
sometime before been cleared OF
spectators. There vas a tense 81
Ience as P. H. Springer, ex-officio
coroner, asked the verdict The
foreman passed the signed state
ment to Springer:
deceased met his death
as result of gunshOt wound in
ficted by a weapon in hands
of Henry Deadrich, the pistol
being fired accidentally.
There was an audible rustic ran
through the crowd as sympathizers
on one side of the room merely
pressed tiler lips tighter in de-
termination and smiles of relief
were noticible among sympathizers
with the ouner side.
Hearing Date Set
After a hasty consultation be-
! tween Attorney Roger Foley and
District Attorney Harley A. Har-
mon, state counsel asked that
Lake and Deadrich be arraigned
for preliminary at once. The COR
oners jury was discharged and
J UNDERESTIMATE McCubEey broughS
/ in the defendants. Charles Lee
Horsey, attorney for defense, en-
tered a plea OF not guilty on behalf
of his clients and on recommen-
dation OF attorneySfor both sides
the bail was set at SIS 900 each and
date of hearing fixed at 900 a.
m Tuesday, July 3. The defend
ants returned to the county jail
but bail was furnished them and
they were reieaSed before 100
o'clock this morning.
Doctor Testifys
DR.. F. M. Ferguson was the
first witness. He testified as to
cause of the lads death and ex-
hibited the bullet a soft-noSed
AS calibre slug, which was ex-
amined by the jurors and marked
as EXhivit A for future reference.
C. w. Bradshaw, father of the
dead boy was tn second to take
the witness stand at the inquest
His testimony indicated that he
was not aware that the pursuing
car Saturday night was manned
by police, and declared he heard
neither orders to stop nor the
wall of the siren. Upon cross
questioning Attorney Horsey at
tempted to probe into the past
life of Bradshaw but immediate
objection was made by the states
attorney and sustained by Coroner
Springer.
Admits Having Liquor
This was the first brush be-
tween attorneys and led TO q
series of sharp Verba spats be-
tween Harmon and HorSey during
the afternoon. Bradshaw admit
ted that he had a ten gallon keg
partly full OF whiSkey in the car.
Mrs. Bradshaw, heart broken
face drawn through hours Of
grief and chOked with sorrow
next took the stand. Her teStt-
mOny was somewhat dramatic
as she described the death
ride Saturday night and sob
bingly told of the discovery
that her baby boy was dead
with his head slumped over
onto the lap of a little four
year old miss sitting beside him
Lake on Stand
Robert Earnest Lake, chief oi
police, who had been placed In
the county jail but a few minutes
before was then brought to the
stand. Briefly Lake declared tha'
he Had a tip Brad would sell
booze at a dance" to be given al
local resort that night, and with
Mrs. Lake and Officer Henr!
Deadrich, who had been given {
gun the day before and sworn ir
as a policeman, he set out Il
catch Bradshaw with the goods
Lake told of seeing Bradshaw en-
tering town between Banding
and the county poor farm as LAX
was leaving town. He turne<
around the Chrysler sedan which
he was driving and began to pur
sue Bradshaw.
Testimony Conflicts
Testimony conflicts here. LAX
stated he shouted several times TO
Bradshaw to stop and turned o.
/, the police siren full blast. Brad
: shaw had said in his teStimoR
: that he did not hear either 81
p rem or command. Lake said tn
e pursued car practically came
: stop at the intersection of Char
y lesion boulevard and the Mai
r street highway leading to the air
4 port and he was forced to leay
s the road. He ordered Deadrich VIII
II was in the back seat, to "shoC
and puncture the tires and Sto
= EN-" as the cars swung dow
If Main.
IS According - defence testimon
,r Deadrich complied and the BRAD
shaw car stopped soon after. LAX