Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-20
TRIAL WILL DRAG
INTO SATURDAY

That the face of little Sheridan
Bradshaw was badly powder burn
ed was the testimony this after
noon of Drs. F. NJ. Ferguson and
F. R.Mildren at the trial Of r. E.
Lake, Jr., and Henry Deadrich
who are standing trial on a man.
slaughter charge in connection
with the killing of the lad.
Both DIR. Ferguson and DIR.
Mildren testified that the boys
face was badly discOlOred by pow
der marks. They described the
discolOratiOn as being innumerable
puncture wounds, of a purpliSh
blue color.
On cross examination Mr.. Har
mon asked the witnesses whether
the discolOratiOn could not have
been caused by powdered glass,
but both physicians stated that
there would have been a marked
difference in wounds caused by
| glass.
/ Admission of testimony as to GER
tain explained conducted by
DIR. Ferguson in company with
E. A. StinSon and A. E. Minette
was under argument at press
time, it being the opinion of
Judge Hawkins at that time that
/ the testimony was immaterial.
The jury had been excluded how
ever, and attorney HOrsey was
arguing the admiSsibility Of his
| evidence.
According to DIR. Ferguson the
experiments in question were
made last Friday, by shooting with
a single action As calibre revolver
through glass of 3-8 and 1-2 inch
thickness, against paper Of light
tan color, behind which were IA
thicknesses of cheese cloth. They
then tried shooting without the
glass. Shots were fired at dis
tanceS of 18 inches, 3, 6, 8, and IL
/ feet.
Shots fired through the glass,
even at a distance of Is inches
made no powder marks, DIR. Fer
guson stated. Shots which did
/ not pass through the glass powder
ed burned plentifully at a dis
! tance of Is inches, not so heavily
| at three feet, and that at SOx
feet scarcely a mark was noticeable
The bullets used were said to
have been taken from the box
used by Lake last June. ... =.
DIR. Ferguson also stated that
! the bullets which passed through
the glass were badly flattened,
! and would have made a ragged
wound. While both physicians teS-
clean and free from laceratiOn.
titled that the wound was small,
Heated arguments were under
way as to the admiSSibility of the
bullet used by DIR. Ferguson In
his experiments, and also as to the
testimony concerning his expert
ments.
During the arguments the jury
was excluded under the custody
of BaiIiff Roy MOsbach.
| The defense this morning be-
gan presentation of its case the
| prosecution having completed its
case in chief last evening, in the
trial of the charge of manSlaugh-
ter against R. E. Lake, Jr. and
Henry Deadrich.
The first two witnesses were
Dan Miller, surveyor, who had
prepared a map of the two roads
in the vicinity of the place where
the shooting occurred, and Claude
| Mackey. who testified that he was
present during the taking of GER
tain pictures showing the tracks
in theroad.
R. E. Lake, Jr., one of the de-
PENDANTS. then took the stand and
identified the pictures which At
torney HorSey for the defense
offered in evidence. Objections by
District Attorney Harmon precip-
itated arguments by the attorneys.
Judge Hawkins expressed his in
tention of ruling the pictures out
on the ground that they were i'm
material at that time.
There upon Mr. Lake took the
stand a second time and was
further questioned by his attor-
ney with regard to the indetifi-
cation of the pictures. After cross
examination by the district at
torney and a renewal of the OBJ
lection. Judge Hawkins ruled that
the pictures should be admitted
and marked for Identification.
Judge Breeze who presided at
the preliminary examination. took
the stand and testified as to the
validity of the bonds furnished by
the defendants.
After recess, Mr.. Lake resumed
the stand and respective counsel
continued examination and cross
examination touching on identi-
fication of the pictures of tracks
in the road. Mr. Harmon renewed
his objection to introduction of
certain of the pictures The court
overruled the objection and the
pictures were admitted.
Sheriff Sam Gay was called to
> the stand and testified that he
= was unable to serve a Subpoena
on A. c. WilkerSon as he had