The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-06
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Trial Of Ord
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Noticed Wound
II went out in the front room
and saw Hale. He was on his
hands and knees. I noticed right
between his shoulder blades on
his back where bullet had gone.
There was blood stain there.
Then Ord began to beat me
with the poker and I fell down
when came to l started out
to get help. Half way down the
driveway Ord stopped me again
and took me back IN the house.
With his gun, he Knocked me out
again.
II could smell coal oil around"
Though on trial this week only
for the murder OF Mrs. Myra Nos
Ter, Ord heard the prosecutor out
line the entire evenings events.
Had Not Married
Tollefson said he would show
Ord and Myra Nosler had lived
az man and wife number of
years though never married. that
she had left him last December.
and after a trip to California had
married Nosler about nine days
before the killing.
He said he would show Ord
poured kerosene on Nosler's body.
set II afire and piled rugs around
to keep the fire going. Ord. he
said, took the injured woman to
the steilacoom lake bridge or
dock and threatened to throw her
In. but in answer to her pleadlngs,
took her to the county hospital.
Dying statements Of Mrs. Nos-
Ter will be offered In evidence
containing her story OF events he
had not mentioned.
Death Penalty
And the state. At the end OF the
trial. Tollefson declared. will de-
mand" the death penalty.
Defense attorneys, anticipating
Tollefson's offer OF Mrs. Noslers
dying declarations, began resisting
before the jury had heard any
evidence. Temporarily. at least,
they were rebuffed, when Judge
Fred @. Remain said he found
authority for admitting the state
ments. even though they do con-
tain the sensational additional
charge that Ord raped the
wounded woman before taking her
to the hospital.
Coroner T. II. Long, first wit
ness testified that Mrs. Nosler
died Of 'peritonitis brought on by
a bullet wound" and that deep
decorations from blows on her head
were contributory.
Jurors Listed
Jurors finally chosen to hear
the murder case were: Harry A.
3s46 so. @ St: r. r. CALI
gan, 1887 SO. l.: Mrs. Mary q.
New, Gig Harbor; Robert Thomp-
son. 520s so. Thompson: M. Alan
6Sl5 so. Park; Mrs. r. II.
Andrews. ga So. Ainsworth:
Frank Glass. 24l5 No. Lawrence:
George l.. Custer. hcMillin; L. T.
Anderson, 1924 Thompson ave;
Mrs. o. l.. johnson, Route l. Puy-
allup; John A. Fossler. Route l.
Box AIS. Tacoma and Mrs. Jose
phine Mckeown. 1850 So. G, with
Mrs. Edith kroha, 71s No. L, as
alternate juror.
Thirteen were drawn in case of
accident to one during the long
trial, due to last at least. "a week.
Court recessed at 2 o'clock Tues
day afternoon after a list Of so
jurors had been ex-
hausted. When court recessed, the
state had exercised 10 peremptory
challenges and the defense IL. Both
sides are entitled to ~.
Draw 50 More
shortly before the panel was ex-
Presiding Judge Il. NJ.
Card drew q list Of 50 additional
names and turned over subpoenas
TO Sheriff John c. Bjorklund TO be
served on the persons. with in
structions for them TO report at
the courthouse immediately.
The entire force Of deputies i'm
medistely began a hunt for the Sc
persons drawn as prospective
Jurors. BY 4so o'clock, they had
located but one woman. who re-
ported At Judge Remains court
room. After consultation with
Prosecutor Thor Tollefson and
Deputy Dewitt Rowland. repre-
senting the state. and Defense At
John Sullivan of Seattle
and BERTH e. johnson. Judge Re-
Of the SO would be in court We'd
nesday.
Sessions ut Night
Deputy sheriffs said they had
employers and wives of
some of the prospective jurors and
had been assured that at least IL
o fthe Sc would be In court We'd
Judge Remain informed attor-
neys that night sessions of court
would be in order 80 that the case
might 80 to the jury for delibera-
ton by Saturday.