Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
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Relates
SHOOTING
Wright Re-Enacts Slayin|
of BARLEY at KilgOr|
Murder Trial.
OFFICERS TIE STIFF
Expect Case Will TAX
At Least Another Weel
Before Verdict.

DC1 = Sl ulCt.
Deputy Sheriff George w. Wrigh
chief investigator from the sheriff
office in connection with the slaJ
ing of Francis A. BARLEY, was d
the witness stand during almost tt
entire forenoon session today in til
trial of Martin Ray Kilgore ft
shooting the Imperial rancher.
The officer was called to tn
stand following brief re-examin
tion of Leo Hetzel, official phot
grapher of the Staying scene, an
was still being questioned when ad
journment was taken at noon.
District Attorney Elmer Heal
questioned the deputy in detail j
reconstructing for jurors the seen
declared by the state to have bee
indicated by the positions of tn
body, the blood soaked ground,
gold covered tooth from the slai
rancher's mouth, foot prints an
empty shotgun shells. 1t seemed
be the state plan to build up b
testimony such a scene as would il
dicate murder by stealth, preelud
ing possibility of threat or menal
by BARLEY to justify defense XII
ing. In building up such seer
the district attorney made Depu
Wright demonstrate to the jul
election of empty shells from t
shotgun introduced in evidence
one of the guns surrendered
young Kilgore at the sheriff s
flee the morning of December
just following the Staying. Hea
stated that this act was posed
show to the jury in which directi
elected shells fall from such a cd
The state has indicated that
case will not be fully presented
fore Monday, and the defense, wi
more than half hundred witnessd
will be long. There is almost ce
tain to be considerable rebuilt
testimony.
Two Shots Fired
The number of shots fired
BARLEY has been stressed in e
animation of witnesses in the tri'
of Kilgore. Witnesses have bed
vigorously quizzed on this poiI
since Coroner B. f. Lemons tod
the stand at O'Clock yesterday,
ter nearly three days of jury sele
tion.
The death penalty, persistent
emphasized in selection of the jur
was formally demanded in the opei
ing statement of District Attornd
Elmer w Head. The dread wore
brought a gasping sob from Il
mother for whose honor Young X
gore is said to have shot BARLEY.
Rartley's widow maintained h
impassivity of cOuntonance, but la
er, when grewsome photograph
were identified, she turned her FAD
toward the court room windows.
Coroner Lemons was the fir
witness He told of examining an
photographing the body, after beir
called to the scene. and he statd
that two shots were fired. Erne
r Utlcy Of the defense, asked if Il
glancing chest and head wound
might not have been from tho san
'ot gun bia"t. but failed to shal
the coroner s assertion that tY
shots were fired. ''The chest sll
was the fatal one" said tae coron|
on redirect examination.
Leo Hetlel, photographer, was Il
second witness, ard identified nil
Photographic exhibits. Peoples s e
l;bit No, 6, footprint photo, h1
as a companion exhibit the shoe d
clared to fit the foot print
Charles L. Gillett, Imperial count
sheriff, identified the repeatii
shot gun and pistol, also ammur
ton for these guns which he test
fled young Kilgore gave him on su
! rendering himself at the county ja
after the killing.
d. Gordon Huffaker, employed q
the BARLEY ranch when the shootiu
took place, told of hearing tw
shots, but said that neither he M
Mrs. BARLEY attached any impo
tance to the sound until later, whc
he found the body.
Rodney Moore was the last wi
ness Yesterday afternoon. lie to
Of being an overnight guest at u
BARLEY ranch on the fatal nigh
and of hearing two shots while Sc
in bed. Like Huffaker, he thougl
little of it, and remained in bea
Later, he testified, he saw the bod
ascertained that il was lifeless. an