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CONVICTED OF MURDER
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shooting occurred, was introduced by
States Attorney Neil C. Fraley. The
testimony showed that the men were
about eight feet apart.
Thomas F. Baughman, special agent
of the Department of Justice and a
ballistic expert, testified that an ex-
animation of the coat Hook wore at the
time of the shooting, showed no marks
of powder burns. 1t would have been
impossible for Hook to have been with
in reach of the rifle when he was shot,
Baughman said.
Demonstrated Shooting
Corporal Thomas Currie, of the
State Police patrol, told how Clyde
Friend had related the shooting to of
ficers at the Jail the day of his cap
ture.
"He demonstrated how both him
self and Hook had stood at the time
and stated that Hook stood in front of
him and grabbed the barrel of the gun
with his left hand" Currie said.
On the witness stand Friend denied
that he had made any such statement
in the presence of the officers. The bull
let fired from the rifle entered Hooks
body through his right elbow.
Friend denied having stated he had
any intention of killing Hook. He stuck
to his story of shooting at groundhogs
over in the wheat field and stated that
he had gone there to see if he had
killed any of the animals he had shot at
from his home half mile away.
Upon cross examination by Neil c..
Fraley as to why he fled after the
shooting of Hook, if it had been an
accidental occurrence, Friend said: 81
fled because was scared. don't know
why 1 didn't surrender Immediately
or why I didn't wait to see if he was
dead" meaning Hook.
Friend was captured after a three
day search, surrendering to authori-
ties when they cornered him at his
home.
Parents Declare He Was Drunk
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Friend, Clyde
Friends parents, testified he had never
assaulted them before that time. He
was Every drunk" on that morning,
they said. "He called me WITCH"
Mrs. Friend said. Clyde came home
from near Markleysburg, Pa, early
that morning after being out all night
on a drinking party" and got into
a tussle with his mother. His father
rushed to her defense and struck him
over the head with blackjack.
Defense Move Blocked
The defense counsel, w. R. Offutt
and A. T. Matthews, in support of a
plea of insanity, attempted to present
testimony concerning the mental con-
dition of the accused as a boy. This
move was blocked by Judge Sloan, who
sustained an objection by the States
Attorney. Judge Sloan .also refused
to allow the introduction Of testimony
tending to show that Friends physical
condition-he lost his left hand ten
years ago-might affect his mental
condition.
Demanded First Degree Verdict
The State produced an array of wit
nesses to build up its demand for a
first-degree murder verdict.
One witness for the State was Wal
ter Wakefield, a neighbor of the Friend
family, who quoted Clyde Friend as
saying: COUNTER and 1 had trouble
and Quinter bound me over to the
peace. Quinter ought not to have done
that"
Wayne Hook, 10, son of Quinter,
testified on the opening day of the
trial that he had had a quarrel with
Clyde Friend on February 6, several
weeks before the elder Hook was shot.
"Clyde accused me of taking away
his girl at Crellin," the youth \testi-
fed. He added that Friend threatened
to kill him at the time. That evening
a peace warrant was procured by
Wayne Hook and his father, binding
Friend to keep the peace. The warrant
was withdrawn several days before
the shooting.
A. number of other witnesses were
called, including Clarence Spear, Gar
rett county sheriff; James Cover and
Lester Bittinger, constables; DR.. w.
C. Nedrow, Walter HENDERSON, Chas.
Hook, Mrs. Quinter Hook, Percy S.
Friend and Ison Fike.
The hearing of testimony did not
begin on Thursday until about four
o'clock in the afternoon, as so much
time was consumed with selecting the
jury. Only two Of the original jury
panel were accepted as jurors in the