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Evening star., 1943-05-16

on Jobs for Negroes in Public Utin-
ties. 1920 Thirteenth street NV"
At this ONCE headquarters Of the
committee. In residential build
ing near U street NV, are many
OF the signs used by pickets on the
18 picket lines. Some of them read
as follows:
Negroes drive Tanks in Tunisia
Why not buses and street cars in
Washington"
100000 Negro riders,-not one
Negro driver"
zoos of buses and street cars
without drivers-100's of operators
without Jobs. This helps Hitler"
Backed by Church Group.
Chairman johnson of the Jobs
Committee is business agent of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Union. Local 209. Secretary-trea
| urer of the committee is Miss Mayme
Brown, music teacher at Garnet
Patterson Junior High School
These were the only names fur
niShed to The Star in answer tc
its request for information concern.
ing membership in the committee
but Mr.. Wilkerson said a numbe!
of organizations with membership
totaling 1000, were allied with tn,
committee.
The Department OF Social Welfare
OF the Washington Federation o
Churches is supporting the plea fo
non discrimination in hiring of CD
orators. Another organization prom
inent in the movement is the Ma
tional Association for Advancement
OF Colored People.
In letter sent to the Presiden
the Joles committee made the state
ment that hundreds of buses ant
streetcars stand idle for want O
drivers while the public is needlessl
inconvenienced. Hundreds of com
petent Negro men and women ar
ready to drive these idle buses an
streetcars as other Negroes are doin
so well in New York, Buffalo. De
troit, Cleveland, Tulsa and othe
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OF Mr.. Simmons are also requested
Please include in this statement the
present employment status Of these
employees as well a their status at
the time. Of the above alleged in
cidents"
Mr.. Bigelow, when asked by The
Star II he cared to make any state
ment in regard to the attitude Of the
union or its members, indicated he
had no comment at this time.
Meantime, Negro organizations
had taken an active part in the
movement to place Negroes on
streetcars and buses Prominent
among these were the National As
sociation for Advancement of Col
ored People and the Committee on
Jobs for Negroes in Public Utilities.
The committee was organized last
August and has carried on its ac-
tivities through several means, in
cluding Capital Transit Week" "
from May tot.
Activities Explained.
Activities for the week were di-
rected by DoXey A. Wilkerson, edu-
cation specialist in the Once OF
Price Administration, on leave from
Howard University. where he was
associate professor of education.
He explained the week was de-
voted to efforts to mobilize public
opinion in favor of their cause. This
included, ne said, appeals by about
Is colored preachers from their pull
pits, Sunday, May 2, and picket lines
at several places throughout the
city during the week. Resolutions
and appeals of protest were mimeo-
graphed and widely distributed fol
mailing to President Roosevelt, the
Transit Co. and RAINY Deschner
area director of the War Manpowel
Commission.
Funds for the campaign were
raised through the sale of small
tags, similar to shipping tags, bear
ing the words Il support the cam
paign for Negro bus and street car
drivers in Washington. Committee
Evening star., 1943-05-16
tContinued From First Page.)

States that "there shall be no dis.
elimination in the employment OF
workers in defense industries OF
Government because of race, creed
color, or national origin"
Among other things the order pro.
vided that "all contracting agencies
of the Government of the United
States shall include in all defense
contracts hereafter negotiated by
them provision obligating the con-
tractor not to discriminate against
any worker because of race, creed
color, ,-or national origin"
The FEPC contends that in the
Capital Transit case it derives its
authority from an opinion of the
general counsel of the War Man
power Commission, under which it
now operates. The executive order
itself is somewhat ambiguous to the
extent that the committee is merely
told it shall receive and investigate
complaints of Discrimination in vio-
lation of the provisions of this order,
and shall take appropriate steps to
redress grievances which it finds to
be valid
The Presidents order further pro-
vides that "the committee shall also
recommend to the several depart
ments and agencies of the Govern
ment of the United States and to
the President all measures which
may be deemed by it necessary or
proper to effectuate the provisions
of this order"
No Recommendation Made.
No such recommendations have
been made by the committee in this
case.
The latest committee order to the
Transit Co. to appear for the hear
ing indicates it is now about to take
the appropriate steps to redress
grievances" The committee says it
has received information and COM
plants to the effect that the Capt.
tai Transit Co. has failed to employ
qualified Negroes as streetcar mo-
tormen and conductors and bus
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cities-but they still are denied the
1ohs Of or,erators." @

cities-but they still are denied the
jobs Of operators"
In reply to q question from The
Star concerning the number of bus
and streetcars idle because Of lack of
operators, President Merrill said
yesterday that on Thursday, May 13,
in the morning rush hour the COM
pany scheduled 7O6 streetcars for
operation, of which 7O2 were
manned and four were idle for lack
of operators. On the same morning
the company scheduled 1895 buses
for operation and 1850 were
manned, As being idle for lack Of
operators.
Other Figures on Vehicles.
In the evening rush hour of the
same day there was scheduled to
operate 1852 streetctrs, Of which 7l3
were manned and 49 were idle.
Buses scheduled to operate were
Its, OF which 1,705 were manned,
10 standing idle.
Mr.. Wilkerson said his total of
idle streetcars and buses was
reached by adding number of those
reported on one day, morning and
evening. Mr.. Wilkerson said he had
no figures on Negro unemployment,
but believed adequate personnel
would be obtained by advertising
| for them.
Capital Transit Co. officials ex-
pressed doubt that any substantial
number of Negroes would apply for
jobs, if jobs were available, because
there is the same shortage of Negro
manpower in the District as there is
among the whites. The Committee
on Jobs for Negroes in Public Utili-
ties has stated in form letter that
the answer to the shortage of oper-
ating personnel lies in the hun
dredS of available and competent
Negro men and women whom the
company has thus far refused to
employ"
There are SITS employees in the
Capital Transit Co, of whom SIG
are Negroes-about II per cent.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Woman for general house
work. Vicinity 9 Mile Rd. &
Mack. References. Phone Rose
Vile 2584-W.
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{. A. Kerner

1923 SOUTH GRATIOT
PHONE MT. CLEMLNS 1880
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Large business desires office
girls for Offices to be located in
Romeo, Richmond, Roseville
and Center Line. Applicant must
be experienced, have better
than high school education and
be able TO meet the public.
Write Monitor-Leader Box 38-A.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Want to rent small farm. Phi,
Mt. Clemens 2394-J1. Wilbert
Blank, Route /. Utica.
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LOST-Red Irish setter, fe-
male and black and white spot
ted pointer Reward. H z Nc
Allister. 2l825 Bon Heur, St.
Clair Shores.
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GATZ REALTY
Phone 800
S295 LOWN


Immediate possession to q
brand new home, every modern
convenience. Large rooms, at
tics, easements, as lots. Better
get yours now, they won't last
very long, then there just won't
be any more for the duration.
Cool in summer, warm in winter
on Darlington Ave. Turn on
Scott Blvd. off 311 North Ora
tiot, follow signs. Mr.. MacNeill,
representative at Model Home,
IL to 9 daily. Phone Mt. Glenn
ems 2293-J.
BENZ. RICH
12545 LinWood To. 84S85
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Middle aged or elderly lady
for light homework and care of
child. lbs South Highland, Mt.
Clemens.
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Farmers

We are now Matching White
Leghorns, New Hampshire
Reds, Barred Rocks and White
Rocks from blood-tested flocks.
First hatch January 81. Poultry
equipment, DR.. Salsbury's
Remedies and feed priced rea-
sonably. Get your orders In
early. Phone 28ll, Armada
Hatchery. Owners: l.. c. Hell
berg-L. j. johnson formerly
owned by Neuhauser Hatch
eries).
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Rooms. for Housekeeping D.

FOR RENT - 2 furnished
rooms; stove heat. private en-
trance. 70 Jones st.
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AS Help Wonted-FemeIs

Woman or girl wanted for
homework and care Of two chill
dren for employed couple, No
laundry. Stay nights. 1874 Will
liams, near Masonic.
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Results Obtained Prove Quick Action Of Classified Ads Use Them
Rooms, for Housekeeping D-3

/. 2 and 3 room furnished
apartments. Everything COM
plete. New Villa Hotel. 90
E. Broadway. Phi. Mt. Glenn. 10.
Well heated furnished rooms
for light housekeeping very rea-
sonable, 43 Church St, Mt.
Clemens, corner South Walnut.
Hotols DE-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Fresh cows and springers.
Robert Starge. 1861 French Rd.
first place east Of Romeo Plank
Road.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Two stray dogs found, male
and female pointers. 1915 Essex,
Van Dyke or call Center Line
1528-W between 4 and 5.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Baled straw. Harper Glen
wood Feed Store. Phone Mt.
Clemens 9231.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Employed couple desire fur
nished apt. by Jan. 30. Write
Monitor-Leader Box 55-A.
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WANTED-Barn or space for
four horses in or near Van
Dyke. Phi. Center Line l838-W
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Rooms single or apartments
Supplied unfinished. free heat,
light Inquire Novelty Shop, 10
Broadway.
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Farm and Deiry Products H-lo

Mixed baled hay. 1860 French
Rd. One mile west of North Ave.
Robert Schramm.
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neutrality-suspicious. or house
keeping rooms. Three adults. o.
c. Echols, American Red Cross,
Selfridge All.
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Telephone operators-with or
without telephone experience
SO New street. Mt. Clemens.
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Situations Wanted, Femole 3D.

Girl would like TO care for
children Friday and Saturday
evenings. Phone Mt. Clemens
2i93J.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Alexander Smith okla rug.
All wool. Used six month. Also
baby bed in blond maple. Like
new. 22503 Brittony, near 8
Mile. Call Roseville 020l-R,
East Detoit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Refined middle aged woman
wishes position as housekeepr.
Dependable, capable of taking
full charge Write Monitor
Leader Box 52-A.
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Household Goods

FOR SALE-Modern 8 pc.
dining room suite, reasonable.
Inquire 286 S. Broadway, Mt.
Clemens.
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Girl for store work. Steady
employment. Famous Cleaners,
as Macomb, Mt. Clemens.
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Drop-side crib with mattress,
SIS: Platform rocker, So; and
easy chair, SIS. Call Roseville
1476-R.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Pair of twin beds with coil
spring mattresses. Chest of
drawers. Roseville 0609.
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Cedar posts. Cut to order any
size and amount. Spring Valley
Tavern on Dequindre Rd., north
of Auburn Rd. Phone Roches-
ter COLL.
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Lost ond Found

LOST-Large gray tom cat
with markings-in vicinity Of
Clinton Grove Cemetery. Phone
Mt. Clemens 2031-R. Reward.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Furnished rooms and light
housekeeping Steam heat. SO S.
Walnut street.
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For expert income-tax serv-
ice See Stanley Barron - Mt.
Clemens Coal and Dock Co. "a
N Gratiot. Telephone 40-Open
evenings by appointment.
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5rooms, city water, gas,
lights. $500. $500 down.
6-room, modern except fur
mace. $4,000, $500 down.
7-rooms and bath, small base
ment, lot so X 800. $500.
4-rooms and bath, large lot,
oil heat. $3.50, $3.50 down.
8rooms, modern, good loca-
ton. $4,000. $1,000 down.
5-room, bath, hot water heat,
no basement. Front and rear
porches. $1,000.
5rooms and bath, no base
ment. 2-car garage. near lake.
$500, $500 down.
2l2 Acres, 5-room house,
basement and furnace-on ce-
ment road. $4,000, S70C down.
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Wanted by couple with no
children or room unfur-
nished apartment or small house
close to down town, by Jan. l.
Write Monitor-Leader Box 33-A.
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Room, and Board

Sunny front upper room.
Clean and comfortable. los
South Avenue, Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

FOR SALE-Lumber in good
condition. Inquire sol Cass
Ave, Mt. Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

Used living room suite. 2
piece. Reasonable-22030 Ava
lon, St. Clair Shores.
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Used furniture for sale. Also
Victrola. 5 Olde ST., Mt. Glenn.
ems.
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Building Materials

Building Materials H-7
REROOF NOW - Average
24x28 house only $500. APP
piled over your old roof. Let us
estimate your job. KAISER
FUEL & SUPPLY CO. Nine
Mile Road at Gratiot. Phone
Roseville oil.
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Girl to care for children
1890. to Sis and 1870 to 2 m.
Apply between 5:30-7 pm. 1876
Cass. Apt. 2. Phone Mt. Glenn
ems l952-M.
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New rooms and bath, on Il
acre. This home will be fin
ished in about 2 weeks. Plas-
tered, hardwood floors, sink,
cupboards, and all. You will be
able to get it for $4,000 on terms.
O. G. Knapp. PAPA Groesbeck.
Phone Roseville 1877.
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Announcements
Cords OF Thonks

The family of the late 0. j.
Mccarthy wishes to thank their
many friends and neighbors for
their kindnesses and sympathy
shown during their recent be-
reavement.
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Instruction

ACCORDIAN and GUITAR
Private and Class less lis. All in
struments furnished HONOLU-
LU CONSERVATORY of MUS
&c AND DANCE, 5ll North
Walnut, Mount Clemens
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In Memoriom
Personals
A.

We wish TO thank our friends
and relatives for their sympathy
and kindness during our recent
bereavement. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Blohm and Mr. Arthur Prlehs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

WANTED - Elderl'' lady for
housekeeping Inquire 103 Lin
coin. Mt. Clemens.
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Help Wanted-Mols

Mechanic wanted for Ford
c-.rs. See Willard. NJ. r. Ander-
son Co. rs South Gratiot, Mt.
Clemens.
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Moving 8 Storage
Painting and Decorating

High class work at low
prices. New color illustration.
Book of painted wall decora-
tions. Tuxedo-25681.
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Girl or young woman wanted
for homework and help with
two children. Comfortable room
with radio and all conveniences.
Good wages. Call Roseville
1886.
Evening star., 1943-12-03

most criminals. Henry had wrecked
the lives Of the women he married
and some who had not bothered
about marriage, she said. She spoke
'of the mans first wife, mother Of
four children, who finally divorced
him; of Lola Jane, the second wife
and murder victim, who had gone
back to work to enable him to make
his bad checks good, and of the two
young women he married biga-
mously this spring. shortly before
the murder. The last, she said,
must have thought this man al
most twice her age Don Juan
from Hollywood"
In charging the jury, Justice
Matthew M. MCGUIRE defined legal
insanity in criminal cases, J. Ber-
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Morton's Trial Halted
By His Refusal 10
Leave Cell Block

The trial of John Walter Morton.
39, on a charge of second-degree
murder was delayed today when
Assistant United States Attorney
John P. Burke reported Morton had
refused to leave the cellblock in the
District Court Building. Morton
said he was too i'll to go into court.
DR.. Richard M. Rosenberg, deputy
coroner, was sent to determine the
mans condition and Chief Justice
Edward c. Eichner of District Court
excused the jury until this after
noon.
The Government planned to close
Its case with the testimony of a park
policeman on the appearance of
Rock Creek Park picnic site when
the battered body of Mrs. Grace G.
GruhbS, 57-year- -old stenographer,
was found there. Morton is charged
with beating her to death.
Detective Sergt. Robert V. Murray
testified Yesterday that Morton,
shortly after his arrest, had ad-
mitted going into the park with the
woman,
Miss Minnett Sherman, 1899
Davenport street NV. youthful
Navy Yard employe, identified Nor
ton as the man in bloody shirt
and in a drunken condition who
boarded bus near the Tilden street
entrance Of Rock Greek Park on the
Saturday night of the murder.
Henry Friedman, laboratory man
for the FBI. recounted blood tests
made on Mrs. Grubbs skirt and the
blood-stained polo shirt found by
police in Mortons room. He said
the stains on both garments were
made by blood of the same group.
Morton's blood has not been typed.
as a prisoner need not submit to a
blood test. But blood from another
group was found in the laboratory
on Morton's shorts, Mr.. Friedman
testified. There was a cut on Nor
tons hand when he was arrested,
earlier witnesses testified.
Mr.. Friedman also testified that
samples of dirt found in Morton's S
closet were of the same type of
earth as the samples taken from the
Rock Creek picnic site.
Evening star., 1943-12-03

MRS. ELAINE WORTHINGTON,
Sho1Un during trial recess.
kill her with his bare hands and I
didn't want him to hurt her."
Moulinie said.
L was gesticulating with the gun
and it went off and was snatched
out Of my hands by the recoil.
Bullet Lodged in Ceiling.
AT that moment I didn't even
know Johnny had been hit. I heard
Mrs. Worthington scream and cry,
What happened?'-and at the same
time point to the ceiling"
The bullet passed through Worth
ington's head and lodged in the
ceiling
II saw where a piece of the CELL
Ing had been Clipped" Moulinie
testified. Johnny was lying on the
floor. l still didn't know he had
been struck. I ran after Mrs
Worthington, who had dashed out
on the porch and seemed to be
fainting. Then I came back in the
room, went to Johnny's body. I saw
blood on the floor. I looked at him.
and then for the first time realized
he was beyond help"
Moulinie denied Mrs. Wcrthing-
Evening star., 1943-12-03

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modern manner. Stream
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reversible cushions for su-
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OF modern decorator pat
tern.
Evening star., 1943-12-03
Mou|inie Tells Jury
He Had No Intention
OF Killing Friend
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Dec. 3.
Army Warrant Officer Carl
"Frenchy" Moulinie, on trial for his
life, denied on the witness stand to-
day that he Intentionally killed his
close friend, Warrant Officer John
H. Worthington of Washington, and
declared he held the death pistol in
his hand only because Worthington
had threatened to strangle his pref
ty wife, Elaine Brown Worthing-
ton, Is.
The testimony was offered on ex-
animation by Defense Counsel James
M. Tunnel, jr., on the second day of
Moulinie's trial on a charge of first
degree murder. The State charges
the 38-year-old defendant killed
Worthington in the latter's Re-
hoboth Beach home November 4.
soon after Warrington learned
Moulinie had been intimate with
Mrs. Worthington.
Says Couple Quarreled.
Moulinie said he had never had
"angry words" with Worthington
and related that, just before the
shooting, Worthington and his wife
had quarreled and Worthington had
told him I'm going to squeeze the
life out of her with my hands"
Why did you take the gun out Of
your pocket?" Mr.. Tunnel asked.
Il had seen that Mrs. Worthing-
ton had pretty good control over
him with the gun in her hand" he
replied, apparently referring to Mrs.
Worthlngton's previous testimony
that, on the night of the killing, she
prevented Worthington from ap-
preaching her by threatening to
shoot him in the legs.
My purpose was to scare him be-
cause he had said he was going to
Evening star., 1943-12-03
HenryAwaits Sentence
|0f 70 Years 10 Life
For Staying Wife

Jeffries Henry, SO, former police
man at the White House, today
awaited a sentence of 20 years to
life for wife murder. A jury in Dis
trict Court late yesterday brought
back a verdict of second-degree
murder shortly after woman
prosecutor, arguing capital case
for the first time in the history of
Evening star., 1943-12-03

the District, had asked for q con-
viction In the first degree.
The tall. wavy haired defendant
sat imperturbably as the verdict
was announced. Taken out at the
judges direction to remand the
prisoner, Henry left behind him on
the edge of the counsel table, y.
Henry" scratched in large letters
in the varnish with his thumbnail.
The jury Of ten men and two
women was out for l hour and Is
minutes.
Mrs. Grace Stiles, assistant United
States attorney, made the closing
argument for the Government.
Henry was not insane, she told the
jury. A psychiatrist had testified
that he was a psychopath, she said.
but that was a term embracing
Evening star., 1943-12-03
ArriUing for murder trial.
A, p. WirephOtOS

II. Z. UepbOLOS.
tons previous testimony that after
the shooting he led her into the
kitchen and instructed her to say
that it was accidental.
Mrs. Worthington testified yes
terday the shooting followed a quar-
rel that ended with a cry by Mou-
linie-"don't do it, Johnny, I'll
shoot YOU"
Earlier, Mr. Tunnel challenged
Mrs. Worthington's right to take the
stand, saying:
The defense challenges this wit
ness and her ability to testify under
oath because she does not believe in
future rewards and punishments, in
the Bible or in God"
The court permitted her to be
sworn, however, when she said she
regarded an oath as binding on my
conscience" Previously, she said. Il
do not believe an oath is binding
simply because place my hand on
the Bible"