The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-25

Suggestion by Presiding Judge J.. w. Kehoe, renewed later by U. S.. Attorney Gilmore, that black board drawing be used to permit jury and Court to follow questions relating to the diagram, was, in both instances, opposed by Defense Counsel Paul, who maintained that the drawing should be in permanent form.
 Closely Questioned
 MacLean was closely questioned by Paul upon his general knowledge of the Scatter Tract area and on driving times and distances from where the body was found to var ious places in downtown Juneau particularly the Federal Building, the Salo Rooms and the Keytone Rooms. Pauls questions further brought out that Ellis remained on watch by the corpse while MacLean went to phone the police, an ab sence of from six to 10 minutes. The police arrived on the scene about five minutes after MacLean's return.
 To a query by Paul, as to whether he had noticed any objects lying near the body such as "a fountain pen, matches or penknife," Mac Lean replied that he had seen none of those things but did notice a womans hair curler which he had not examined closely and was un- able to say whether it was new or tarnished The witness said that he thought he would be able to recognize the type of curler.
 Questions as to whether he had seen anyone searching the vicinity had himself examined the deceased wrists or had noticed footprints, brought negative answers from the witness. MacLean replied in the affirmative to a question whether he had ever seen any women in the vicinity where the body was dis covered-an answer that was ruled out by Judge Kehoe.
 NeUer Seen Man
 Not to my knowledge" was Mac Leans answer as to whether he had ever seen the murdered man before the discovery of the body. Also receiving close attention of the defense counsel in his cross-ex- animation were any indication of automobile tire tracks that the witness may have noticed in the area at the time of discovery.
 Few objections were interposed by the prosecution as the seeming ly endless cross examination con- tinued. A few, to the effect that the questioning seemed immaterial and was not confined to points brought out on direct examination were over-ruled.
 Proceedings in the Campbell mur- der case opened this morning by three defense motions.
 IA renewal of motion for the calling of a number of defense witnesses without cost to the de- fense, because of lack of funds by the defendant.
 2+That pictures or the deceased be made available to the defense.
 3-That the defense be granted authority to examine witnesses con- fined in the Federal jail.
 All three motions were denied by Judge Kehoe, with exceptions not ed
 Witnesses Ercluded
 Before calling of the first witt ness, Judge Kehoe ruled that all witnesses in the case for both sides shall be excluded from the court room at all times during the trial except when they are called to testify. Members of the jury panel who are not serving on the trial jury were excused by the Judge until 10 o'clock next Monday morn- ing.
 Throughout this forenoon's pro- ceedings, the defendant, George Meeks, maintained his habitual stolid demeanor; his poker face exhibiting no signs of emotion as questions were put and answers given. He spoke only when ad- dressed by his counsel. His replies then were brief and were delivered without change of expression
 When mention of the woman's hair curler seen near the body by MacLean went into the record, ela- tion was evidenced by Associate Defense Counsel J. J. OLeary Otherwise, OLeary's only part ir the action this morning was tc prompt his associate, Paul, in con- duct of the cross-examination ano to offer objection to MacLean's sketch being identified as a de- fense, rather than prosecution, ex- hibit.
 Expectations that the current cast will be long, drawn out affair were more than justified by thu trend established today in the de. tailed cross-examination of the frs witness, MacLean
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