The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-03


 - -. - gun with him to Juneau and had it with him on the night of Aug ust 13 when he returned to Doug las Island
 Defendants Testimony
 It was also brought out in Pad dy's testimony today, that he had with him $4.50 on the night of August 13 when he walked across the bridge and into Douglas. He stated that after asking Tony Si- min if he would call taxicab for two women acquaintances he had encountered in front of Simin's store, he had walked to friends home to borrow some money and when the friend was not home he had walked around the Government School to see if the Owl Cafe was opened and had then gone back to Simin's store to buy some liquor.
 During the transaction, a man, identified today as Joe Riedi, came in the store and Paddy, discover ing that he had insufficient money for his purchases left, told Simin he would be back in or 10 min utes. He said he planned to borrow the difference in money but after leaving the store remembered the gun and thought he could sell or hawk" it to Simin to make up the difference
 Returning to the store, with the gun in the pocket of his trench coat, Paddy stated that he asked Simin to get can of mixed fruit juice and pineapple from the shelves and when Simin was doing this he decided to show him the gun. He stated that, with his $4.50 in his left hand, he lifted the gun from the pocket of his coat and the gun went off He stated that he did not intend to shoot Simin, but after it had gone off, he was holding it up in his hand and shaking so that it went off again.
 Paddy resumed the stand this afternoon when Attorney Stabler finished his examination and As sistant District Attorney Gilmore took over the cross examination for the Government.
 Confession Story
 In the confession, read yester- day, and obtained by two Federal Bureau of Investigation men and Deputy U. S. Marshal Walter Hell Ian on August IT, Paddy states that he had determined before leaving home on the night of Aug ust l3 that the gun was loaded with five cartridges and decided while on his way to Douglas to rob Simin's store.
 He walked around town after reaching Douglas to make up his mind whether or not to commit the robbery and deciding to go through with it entered the store and requested Simin to get him some whiskey, the confession states After they returned to the grocery store man entered the store and Paddy knew he would have to wait until he left to com init the robbery, the confession brought out. He then stated he left the store saying he would re- turn in a few minutes.
 In the confession Paddy stated 1 that he returned to the store and | some Tom Collins mix and took the gun from his pocket, hold ing it low at his side so that it was not visible to Simin. He then asked Simin to get a can of pine apple from the top shelf, plan- hing, according to the confession, to wait until Simin's back was turned and then tell him to keep your hands up I'm going to rob you" "As he turned his back cooked the gun and held it out in front of me and pointed it at Tony. Before I got chance to tell him to put his hands up got excited and pulled the trigger and the gun went off After the gun went off Tony hollered lit fla and fhaY, kar,f r,iiiaf raiead 1