Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-03
STATE PRESENTS
STRONG EVIDENCE
IN MARION CASE
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how Marron's name first was con-
nected with the Staying. Early on
/ the afternoon on which Garcia
was killed, the officer testified, he
was driving near Bonds Corner on
the Calexico-Yum highway when
j he passed Mr. and Mrs Marion,
driving east in their roadster,
Marion waved at him, he said.
After he heard of Garcia's killing
he connected the two occurrences,
it was inferred.
Hervey, in cross examination
late yesterday afternoon, attempted
to obtain testimony regarding an
affidavit Marion showed Goodell
after the killing, and while the
j two. with other officers, were going
! to the scene of the killing. The
affidavit was sworn to by c..
j Manuel F. Suniga before Mexican
army officers, and prior to the
Staying of Garcia. Jurors were eX-
cused from the court room while
attorneys argued regarding the
affidavit and its admission into
evidence, with the district attorney
finally winning.
The affidavit contained a state
ment that Garcia had approached
the Mexican regarding possible
| ways to drive Marion from his
ranch in Mexico.
| Testimony of Tom Sharp this
morning brought forth storm of
objections and cross-eXamination
as severe as that stirred up by
Goodells testimony, with the
methods of the district attorney S
investigator being attacked by de-
fense attorneys.
Sharp was called to testify re-
garding confessions he obtained
from the defendants. Under ex-
animation by District Attorney
Heald, Sharp first was questioned
regarding his business, and his
former occupations. When Hervey
objected to these questions the dis
trict attorney flared: I'VE have
a right to go into what his busi-
ness is. You've accused him OF
being everything under the SUM-
1t was Sharp's method of OBJ
tanning the confessions into which
Hervey went most deeply, asking il
it was not true Sharp had tolo
Marion he could go before &
judge, without a jury, and get tht
thing over with. Sharp vehemently
| denied this and other like ques-
tions. Grins spread about the
court room when Sharp testified
Marion did tell him he did not
want any lawyers.
Other witnesses called by the
state yesterday afternoon and to.
day built up, by their testimony
the complete story of the killing
the finding of the body, and subse.
quent Investigations.
The witnesses, in order in which
they were called to the stand be-
ginning yesterday afternoon, were
Enrique Olea: With two com.
anions discovered the body o.
Garcia in an automobile which h
was driving when shot in the bacl
of the head.
George Erquiga: Was with Olea
Frank A. Virgins: Proprietor o
the Midway Wells service station
to whom the finding OF the body
was reported by the MeXicans, anC
who sent a tourist to summon of.
ficers. He subsequently was will
officers during their investigation
on the day the body was dis
covered.
w. S. Keating: Deputy sheriff
who, with others, was the first of
1icer to reach the scene. He de
scribed footprints near the car
described the automobile, and tn,
position of Garcia's body.
Ray Poole: Deputy coroner, WHIT
was summoned in the afternoon o
the day on which the body wa
found, and who searched the body
but found no weapons. He testi
fled, as did others, that Garcia
wore gloves. Poole drove Garcia
car into Ell Centro, after sprinklinf
sand on the bloody seat
Harold Gillett: Investigator fo
the sheriff's office. Identified
photographs of tracks and Gar
cia's automobile, which were intro
duced into evidence. Gillett wa
| recalled to the stand several timei
IN connection with other phase
of Marron's arrest and confession
| Dean Haughtelin: Inspector o
customs stationed at San Luis OF
the Arizona Mexico border. Sav
Garcia drive across the line abou
| q o'clock on the afternoon of De
cember IL.
Bert Licee: Inspector at tn
Yuma Quarantine station. Sav
Garcia pass the quarantine station
at ahout Z o'plOpk driving mact