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The Washington times., 1936-07-09

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The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Safer Farms, Highways,
And Homes, All Goal

Plans for reducing farm, home
and community accidents which
each year caused thousands of dol
lars of loss and much suffering to
Minnesota rural people, have been
developed by the All club staff
at University Farm, st. Paul, and
now are being offered to Mime
sofa clubs.
T. A. Erickson, state All lead
er, predicts that more than 25,-
900 Minnesota farm boys and
girls will give their best thought
and influence this year to the pro-
gram for making farms, homes
and highways safer.
"Last year, the first year the
Minnesota All safety program
was offered he points out, "sev-
eral thousand Of the most pro-
gressive farm youngsters in As
counties studied and put into
practice the principles of accident
prevention. This year we offer
much more attractive safety pro-
grams. Club members will be
asked to survey their farms,
homes, and communities for acci-
dent hazards and to do everything
they can to remove these hazards.
They will also be asked to prac-
tice safety methods daily, and by
talking it, contributing to local
newspapers and public demonstra-
tions, encourage others to do like
wise."
Seventy-five educational trips
and a gold watch will be offered
by the Minnesota Farm Bureau
and the St. Paul Pioneer Press
and Dispatch to club members and
local leaders making outstanding
safety projects this year.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Largest Shipment of Bed
ding Reaches Local Concern

Word has just been received by
E. J. Stephany of the Forster
Furniture Company that a 10000
pound car of Simmons mattress
spring mattresses, springs, steel
beds and studio couches has arriv-
ed at their Fairmont store. This
is one of the largest carloads of
similar merchandise ever shipped
into southern Minnesota. 5000
and 10000 pound cars are not so
uncommon but such a large car is
seldom shipped into any but the
larger cities. Parts of the carload
will be stored in Fairmont and the
balance will be sent to the Spring
field warehouse to serve the
Springfield and Redwood Falls
stores.
In addition to this large car, the
Forster Furniture Company has
three other carloads of new spring
furniture on the road and a fifth
carload has been ordered and will
be shipped soon. These include
new furniture styles and patterns
which will be placed on display as
soon as received. ADV.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Susan DOOlittle
1O3 Years Old


St. James-Mrs. Susan Doolittle
celebrated her one hundred and
third birthday at her home in st.
James. A group of relatives and
friends honored her on the Occa-
sion.
The aged woman is in good
health. She arises and dresses
herself every day and gets around
the house with cane. She spends
most of her time, however, sitting
in a chair.
Mrs. Doolittle with her husband
and four children came to Mime
sofa from New York. The fami-
ly went to Madelia in 1860 and 80
years later moved to St. James
where Mrs. Doolittle has since re-
sided.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
SACRED HEART MAN
TAKES OWN LIFE

Sacred Heart-Brooding over
iii health and financial difficulties,
Amin Deason ended his life at his
home near here Wednesday morn
ing Of last week. Seated in
the kitchen, he pointed a 41O
shot gun at his head and pulled
the trigger. His wife and son,
Oliver, were upstairs sorting seed
corn and another son, Otis, was
in the barn doing the chores when
the tragedy occurred.
Shortly before firing the fatal
shot, Deason had been out in the
barn talking to his son, Otis. AS
he came into the house, his wife
called down from upstairs to find
out who it was that had come in.
A few minutes later she heard
the gun discharge.
Surviving are his wife, three
sons, Otis, Oliver and Franklin,
and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Binger of Renville.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Shot By Stray Bullet
While Asleep In Bed

Sebeka-Peter Doty, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Doty of Sebeka es-
capped possible death when acci-
dentally shot through the right
arm while asleep in his bed at
home. The bullet missed his head
by a fraction of an inch. His
seven-year-old nephew, Jack
Bloomquist. had found a high
powered rifle and while playing
with the gun, it was accidentally
discharged. The bullet went
through two bedroom walls, a
wooden box in the boys bedroom
and then through a mattress be-
fore it struck its victim. He will
recover, though the bullet tore an
ugly hole through his arm just
below the shoulder.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
LambertOn

Lamberton-Casper Brog, faith
er of Mrs. John Fredrickson, cele-
brated his seventy-sixth birthday
February % and a dinner was Civ
en- in his honor at the Fredrickson
home where he lives. Guests We're
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fredrickson
and Mrs. Andrew Fredrickson
Pete Urness and Miss La Mae
Fredrickson.
E. F. Grund who was marooned
at Tracy several days was able to
reach his home Saturday night
and hopes to be able to drive back
and forth again.
Fred Holford was home over
the weekend with a severe attack
Of the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Helgeson and
the Misses Villa Sturgeon, Pearl
Andrews; Percie Hillbrand and
Ina Engberg were dinner guests
at the home of Mrs. Andrew
Peterson, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steinle of
Revere were guests of Mrs. Anna
Heiman Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Moots and
sons were dinner guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Fred Arnsdorf, Sunday
Owing to the severe blizzard of
Wednesday and blocked roads and
streets that followed there was
an attendance of only Is at the
Royal Neighbor meeting Thurs
day evening. Lunch was served
by Mrs. William Keller and Mrs
Carl Rasmussen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Barglof of
Tracy were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. j. A. Haffey, Sunday.
Miss Lois Nerem returned Sun
day from Tracy where she was
operated upon for appendicitis
five weeks ago.
Alfred Halvorsen, Jr., a mem
Der of the Manchester college band
went with the band to the game
at St. Olaf college, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Eckert NOV
ed Saturday from the Glen Smith
apartments to one in the home OF
Mrs. A. L. Fering.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Frozen Water Coil In
Range Causes Explosion

Howard Lake-A frozen water
coil in the kitchen range in the
Mrs. Rose Rausch house at How
ard Lake, occupied by the Gus
Vogel family, caused an explosion
which threw broken parts of the
stove in all directions. The whole
east side of the range was blown
out, striking and breaking the
wood work and then bounding
back. One piece of iron about
three inches wide by 10 inches
long was mbedded in the wall.
Two round holes in the ceiling
show where the stove lids struck.
No one was in the room when the
explosion occurred.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
VeSta

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Holz.
man of North Freedom, Wisconsin
came Friday to visit at the Char.
les Gall home.
Guests at the Henry Stanley
home Sunday evening were Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Hacker, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Harley Manning and Mr.. anG
Mrs. William Wilkinson.
E. N. Montgomery was a Red
wood Falls business caller Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dalman are
moving to the farm recently vaca-
ted by Mr.. and Mrs. Melrose Sch
nackenberg.
Mrs. Bernard Hovald, Miss
Marian Marquardt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul j. Lemcke were callers
in Redwood Falls and Morton
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Raveling
of Lucan visited at the Carl Bus
itzky home Tuesday.
James Jacobson of Sacred
Heart visited at the Marvin ia
cobson home from Sunday until
Tuesday.
Edward Pearson, Eugene Truax
and Miss A. Ethel johnson were
Redwood Falls callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goblirsch
of Danube visited with relatives
here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lieske, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Gladitsch, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Gladitsch, and Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Rengstorf
visited friends in Redwood Falls
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holloway
were Sunday evening guess at the
Levi Bipes home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Viergutz of
Lucan visited at the Bernard Ho-
valid home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilkinson
celebrated their sixth wedding an
niversary Tuesday evening. Their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kack-
er and Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Man
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Nelson have
moved into the upstairs apartment
Of the Kolander house. Mrs. Ray
mond Peterson, her mother and
her children have moved to the
rooms on the second floor of the
Gladitsch house.
Mrs. Bernard Hovald motored
to Tracy Monday to get her hus-
band who has been working for
the G. & N. w. railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Truax
visited at the home of their son,
Howard Monday afternoon.
Armin Kremin returned Sunday
after spending three weeks at the
Howard Truax home.
Rev. Charles Cory returned
Sunday from Louisville, Kentucky
where he has been visiting Mrs.
Charles Roney.
Guests at the Louis Lieske
home Monday evening were Mr..
and Mrs. William Dietz and
daughter, Margie, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Nelson and daughter
Mary Lou, and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Meier and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kremin and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. Mcconnell
were callers in Redwood Falls and
Olivia Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
LUCAN MEN OPEN
ROAD TO MILROY

Lucan-Local men worked un-
til about 1O:30 Saturday night
opening the road between Lucan
and Milroy. Mail came then for
the first time in several days. The
High school students were able to
go back to school Monday. They
have missed several weeks of
school this winter because of the
blocked roads.
Misses Marion Patterson and
Vivian Jensen entertained about
25 friends Saturday evening at
the latter's home. Games and
stunts furnished entertainment
and refreshments were served.
Mrs. H. l.. Jensen invited few
friends and relatives in to spend
Sunday evening, the occasion be-
ing Mr.. Jensen's fifty-fifth birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hogan
were callers at Marshall Tuesday.
Miss Mary Louise Racette of
Milroy spent Monday night at the
Martin Nancy home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bauer and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bauer visit
ed at the Gust Wurscher home
Thursday evening.
Miss Louise Bierl is visiting
Miss Isabelle Drewlow at Wanda.
Miss Bertha Wegner returned
to Marshall Monday to resume
her duties at the hospital after
spending the week here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Wegner. She came to attend the
Hansen Wegner wedding Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Grams, Mrs.
John Albers and William Haag
motored to Marshall Sunday and
Mrs. Grams and Mrs. Albers left
for Lidderdale, Iowa, called there
by the serious illness OF their
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bierl visited at
the John Pavek home Sunday eve
ming.
Lyle Kramer of Milroy spent
the weekend at the Anton Kramer
nome.
Orville Jensen visited with Mr..
and Mrs. E, E. Gehrke at New
Ulm Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Paskewitz
and family visited at the home Of
Mrs. Severt Benson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Jensen
visited at the Louis Larsen home
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wegner
and G. S. Dickerson visited at the
Albert Hansen home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bittner
and Steve Brey visited at the
William Haag home Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Macht and
family were callers at Tracy Sun
day.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
WEEKLY LETTER
ABOUT CLEMENTS
My Mrs. o. HI. Radatz

Clements - Kenneth Greenslit
of Morton and Miss Laurene Ber-
berich attended the show "The
Milky Way" at Redwood Falls
Sunday night.
Mrs. Bertrand Bloedow, Mrs.
Robert Peterson and Miss Veron-
lea Wohlford were Redwood Falls
business callers Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Lawrence
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Gross at dinner Sunday evening.
Mary Ann Kagel was the hos
tess for the Sherrio Bridge club at
the ]. P. Kagel home Monday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Raddatz
celebrated their twenty-frst we'd
ding anniversary at their home
Friday night. Herbert Raddatz,
Miss Effie Brustuen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Gross were guests.
G. V. Peterson and Claude
Cramtrie who spent a few days
here visiting friends returned to
their home at Baudette Sunday.
Mrs. William F. Cannot enter
tanned her Bridge club Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Thompson
enjoyed a midnight oyster stew at
the o. H. Radatz home Thursday
night.
Mrs. William F. Cannot and
Miss Mary Ann Hornich visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Starr at Redwood Falls Sunday
afternoon.
Clifford Bunnell, H. A. Bloedow,
Ray Gerstmann and Mr.. and Mrs.
o. H. Radatz enjoyed the show
at Redwood Falls Sunday after
noon.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05

thawed out, came to life and flip
ped out on the floor. Whereupon
the whole family of Smelling boys
fell upon it and socked it neatly
over the head with a stick. Mr
Fish then lay very still. Later or
Mr.. Smelling scaled the fish. Nc
objections from that member OF
the finny tribe. When Smelling in
serted a knife preparatory to am.
putating it's head, Mr.. Fish OBJ
jected violently, and fiippec
around to escape the death-deal-
ing knife. Inspite of all Mr.. Fish's
objections, the Snellings had a
fish dinner.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Badly Burned When
Kerosene ExplOdes

LIE Center-Michael, 13 year old
son of Mike Thoronton of LIE
Center, was badly burned at his
home recently when he attempted
to stimulate the fire in the kitchen
stove by pouring kerosene from
can directly on red Goals.
The first flood of kerosene, not
causing the desired blaze, the boy
poured a second amount of oil on
it with the result of an explosion.
The flames caught instantly along
the stream of kerosene and spread
quickly up into the can. The boy
was badly burned before the
flames could be extinguished by
his father who smothered them
with a blanket. Mr.. Thoronton al
so suffered burns about his hands.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Engine and Four Cars
OF Train Derailed

The engine and four cars of a
Chicago North Western freight
train were derailed about 3 p. m.
Monday near Rowena. No one
was injured. A wrecker was dis
patched from Tracy and it was
expected service on the line, the
Slepey Eye and Marshall branch,
would be restored during the
night. 1t was believed ice on the
rails caused the derailment.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
POelaert Refuses
To Tell OF Fire

Jackson = Although questioned
several times by Sheriff Henry c.
Musegades, County Attorney Ad-
ans and o. c. Lee of the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension, Paul
POelaert of near Jackson refuses
to reveal what occurred between
him and members of his family
just prior to the fire in which the
charred bodies of four members
of his family were found. The
only statement Poelaert made was
that there had been terrible
fight" in the house.
Still confined in the hospital
with wound in the head, it is
expected to be several weeks be-
ore Poelaert will be taken to Jail.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Celebrate Golden Wedding

Hector-Mr. and Mrs. Edward
J. Butler celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary February "a
at a High Mass in the Church of
St. John in Hector, chanted by
the Reverend Joseph A. Ettel,
and attended by large number of
relatives and friends. The wit
nesses of the wedding so years
ago, Mr.. Joseph T. Tompkins of
Minneapolis, a brother Of Mrs.
Butler, who was best man, and
Mrs. Katherine Iago, of Fairfax,
sister of Mr.. Butler, who was
bridesmaid, occupied the reserved
seats near the altar with Mr.. and
Mrs. Butler.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Berndt Bound Over
To District Court

New Ulm-Albert j. Berndt of
New Ulm, who was arrested early
Sunday morning, February 2
shortly after his car struck and
seriously injured Frank A. Sch
aefer, waived preliminary exam
ination when arraigned before
City Justice Otto ]. Kolb recently.
Berndt was bound over to the
Brown county district court on a
charge of reckless driving. His
bail, fixed at $500 was furnished
and he is now at liberty until the
May term of court. He may de-
eide to plead guilty, however, be-
fore that time.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Thrown From Car When
He Looks At Rear Tire

Elk River-Leaning out of his
truck cab to see whether a tire
was fiat, A. E. Taplin, lost his
hold and was thrown to the pave
ment and instantly killed near Elk
River last week. Taplin had gone
to Onamia in a beer truck driven
by Bernard Vaifand the two were
returning to Elk River in the eve
ming when the accident happened.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Fish Resists Death

Thief River Falls-A member
of the fish family which had real
objections to giving up its life,
and which must have been similar
to the proverbial cat with nine
lives showed up at Thief River
Falls recently. Ed Smelling caught
a Northern pike weighing four
and a half pounds by the town
dam. He laid it on the bank,
where it froze solid. Upon arriv-
ing home, he put it in a pail of
cold water, where it GRADUALLY
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
Guilty of Bank Robbery

Jackson-Floyd Strain, 32-year-
old bandit, found guilty of robbery
in the first degrees for his parti-
cipation in the holdup of the State
Bank of Okabena on the morning
of May 10, 1888, was sentenced by
Judge J. E. Haycraft to not more
than eighty years in penal in
stitution.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY

Among the new books at the
public library are Boomerang
Clue" by Christie, "Strait Gate"
by Mitchell, "Hands" by Charles
Norris, Shining Windows" by
Kathleen Norris, and Colorado
by Raine in the fiction group.
Non-fiction includes "Lords of
Creation" by Allan, "Seldes
Freedom Of the Press" and
Woolcott's "Woolcott Reader"
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05
TO EDIT PAPER

Olivia-Mr. and Mrs. M. Bahe,
of Olivia left for Illinois where
Mr.. Bahe will take charge of the
Christian County Record, week.
ly newspaper published in city
of over 1000.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05

"Did the food they served you
boys on your ocean trip come up
to snuff ?"
Well, it came up, but not to
snuff
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-05

"My maiden aunt is afraid of
her own shadow"
"Well, l don't blame her, with
that profile.-ex.
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
B0NUSV|CT0RY
ASSURED
CONTINUED from Page ~

(COME1Nue0 from rage ~
Of Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau that the Government
would have to borrow $11 300, 000,-
900 In the next II months if the
bonus were enacted. Aside from
the bonus, Morgenthau listed S.
800, 900 900 of debt refunding oper-
atoms, $4,000, 000, 900 for general
relief, and $1,500, 100000 to meet
the deficit in the coming fiscal
year as impending Fedea obrlliga-
lions. All this money. he said,
must be raised in excess Of cur
rent revenues.
The poll disclosed bonus senti-
ment in the Senate at the present
time, as follows:
For Enacting the Bill Over a
Veto-48 Democrats. 10 Republi-
cans, 2 Farmer-Laborites and 1
Progressive; total, 81.
Probably Favoring Enactment
Over Veto-1 Democrat, 8 Repub-
licans; total, 4.
To Sustain Veto-0 Democrats
/ Republican; total, 6.
Probably Sustain Veto-3 Demo
Gratis; total, 3.
In Doubts Democrats, 2 Re
publicans: total, 8.
Noncommittal-1 Democrat, !
Republican; total, 2.
Unavailable-5 Democrats, 3 Re
publicans; total, 8.
Senators, polled as ready to
vote to override a veto, were:
Democrats - Adams, Bachman,
Bailey, Bankhead, Barley, Bilbo,
Black, Bone, Bulow, Byrnes, Car
away, Chavez, Clark, Copeland,
Costigan, Dona hey, Duffy,
George, Guffey, Harrison, Hatch,
Holt, Lewis, Logan, Maloney, NC
Adoo, McCarran, McGill, Nickel
lar, Minton, Moore, Murphy, Muir
ray, Nicely, Overton, Pope, Rey-
nolds, Russell, Schwellenbach,
Sheppard, Smith, Thomas (OklaO
Thomas CUtah), Trammell, Tru-
man, Van Mugs, Walsh and
Wheeler (4S).
Republicans - Borah, Capper,
Carey, Davis, Dickinson, Frazier
Gibson, McNary, Norbeck, Norris,
Nye, Steiwer and White (13).
Farmer-Laborites - Benson and
ShipStead 20.
Progressive-La Toilette %.
Grand total-64.
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
GRANDMOTHER
SAVES FOUR
IN FIRE
Woman and Fireman
Injured as Blaze
DESTROYS Home

Feeling her way through clouds
Of smoke, a 52-year-old grand
mother today rescued her grown
son and three children from a
blaze In which she and q fireman
were injured, her home destroyed
and two other children narrowly
escaped death.
In assisting her son, Earl Powell,
~, to safety from the second floor
Of her burning home at AIT
Canal Rd. N. w, Mrs. Sarah Po-
well, q grandmother, suffered a
cut on her right arm.
Also injured was Lieut.. J. A.
Moore, of No. % Engine Com
pany, who was taken to George
town Hospital with a crushed
foot after q fire truck moving
about at the scene had run over
him. At the hospital, attendants
said his condition was mot
serious
Mrs. Powell was sleeping in a
bedroom at the front of the
second story of her home when
she was awakened by the smoke
from the blaze, which started
in q kitchen at the rear Of the
ground floor about 2:30 a. m.
Rushing to q bedroom at the
back Of the second floor, directly
over the fire, she found her son
almost overcome by smoke and
assisted him to escape over a
porch roof to the ground several
feet below.
Returning to the front Of the
smoke-filled second floor, he took
three children, her cousins, to
safety in a similar manner. They
are Marie Bittner, Is; Sally Bit
ner, 10, and Daniel Bittner, jr., 4,
brother and sisters.
In q bedroom at the front OF
the ground floor of the home an
other son, Daniel Powell, Is, his
wife, Alice, 26, and their two
young children were sleeping.
Crawling on his hands and
knees, the father carried his
daughter, Paula Ann, IS months,
through the front door to safety,
while his wife escaped with the
other daughter, Agnes Mae, 3,
The parents and children had
been sleeping only a few feet
from the room in which the
flames were raging.
The house, in a Sparsely devel'
oped section, was in ruins after
the blaze, which firemen fought
for more than three hours
Damage was estimated at $4,000
part Of which is covered by in
Surance.
The Powell family and the
Bittner children moved a short
distance away to a home owned
by Daniel Powell after the fire
A sister of the Bittner chill
dren, Helen, was burned to death
in a fire here about a year ago
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
INSANITY PLEA
SUPP0RTEDBY
TESTIMONY
Cripple Tried in Sons
Death Grew Morose,
Court Is Told

A gradual transition which
changed David L. Ashcraft, Grip
pied newspaper vendor, from the
Happy Dave" his customers once
knew into a melancholy and mo-
rose individual who sometimes at
tempted violence was pictured to
a District Supreme Court jury be-
fore whom he is being tried for
the firSt-degree murder Of his B.
year-old son.
Ashcraft frequently broke into
convulSive SobS when witnesses
mentioned the name of the child
who was asphyxiated by gas on
the eve of his fathers departure
for Gallinger Hospital, where he
was to be treated for q malady
he believed incurable.
william ]. Dunn, branch man.
ager for Western Union, called to
the witness stand by Chief De
tense Counsel Fred j. 1cenhower,
described the change in the de-
fendant's demeanor, which he said
began q year ago. Ashcraft for
merly was brave and cheerful, but
early in 1885 he became moroSe
and "sour," refusing to acknowl-
edge efforts of his customers to
aid him, Dunn said.
Mrs. J. N. Stead. a social
worker, noted the change in Ash
craft, she said.
John w. Muse, an engineer, re-
called an incident when Ashcraft
attempted to strike him with his
crutch without provocation.
AShcraft'S defense is based on
insanity. Each of several wit
neSses who testified today ex-
pressed the opinion that his mind
is affected. Lay opinions went to
the jury over the vigorous objec-
ton Of Assistant District Attorney
Samuel F. Beach, in charge Of the
prosecution.