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entering, and to dismiss the charge
of larceny and receiving were
made by the defense. All were
denied by Judge Williams, witt
the defense taking exception.
State Witnesses
Witnesses for the state at the
opening of the morning session
were R. ]. Bradshaw, %superinten
dent of the city market and Mrs
Jack Krug, wife of the man whom
Grissett charges with having solo
the cupboard motor to him.
The prosecution charged that
the former police officer stole the
motor from the Anchor Hardware
and later sold it to his brother
in-law in Brunswick county, a
charge which the defense has
strongly contested since the open
ing of the trial Wednesday.
Mrs. Krug testified that she die
not know where her husband was
but that he left town about the
middle of September. According
to evidence offered by the state,
Krug is facing a charge of pass
ing a worthless check but tlat
efforts to locate him have been t.
nc avail since he left Whining
ton.
Brown, opening the defense ar
gum ent, term~d the method useG
by Sgt. E. B. Red Murray o,
the Wilmington police dep -tment
and Harry Fales, superintendent Of
the ~city-county bureau of identi'
fication, in the investigation Of
the alleged theft of the motor
as "underhanded' and mot ir
the American way of justice"
Decency On Trial
Bellamysfollowed Brown and as
serted that claw and order and
public decency in New Hanover
county and Wilmington on trial.
He reviewed the evidence as of.
fered by the prosecution and point
ed to the testimony of investiga.
ting officers that Grissett had first
denied knowing anything about
the motors but later changed his
story and said he had purchased
three motors from Krug for $500.
King followed Bellamy in ar.
guments for the state, calling loon
the jury Cor a conviction in light
of the evidence offer d.
eve say Roy Crissett should be
found guilty as charged" ne said.
King went on to review "'e tes-
timony of Bernard Abrams, own.
er of the Anchor Hardware, in
which the latter told of the pre-
parations made for the shipment
OF the motors in question to a Gus
toner in WhitevilIe.
Motor Grated
"Mr. Abrams saio he had the
motor for a customer. He said he
Grated it for shipment on Satur-
day and on Monday the motor
was missing and so advised the
customer" King declared.
"Grissett denied that he knew
anything about the motor on two
different occasions" he asserted.
But Lo and Behold it was found
i'll the possession of his brother
in-law. And it is evidence that
Grissett resigned his position as
police officer the very night the
motor was fol
IF the defendant is as innocent
as the defense counsel would have
you believe" King asserted, why
did he not demand a hearing when
faced with the charge? Why die
he not demand a hearing by Chief
Charles H. Casteen when advised
of the charge against him? Why
did he not say I am falsely &C.
cused. 1 want to be heard,"?
IF he is SO perfectly innocent,
the first time he was confronted
with the accusation why did he not
demand a hearing before submit
ting his resignation
Would Cloud Issue
King charged that the defense
was trying to cloud the issue by
yelled insinuations of things which
had not been revealed.
"They sound the cymbals, beat
the drums and shake the smoke
pot, all to cloud the issue in this
case, that of the charges against
the defendant" he said.
Ref airing to Brown, King assert
ed, We now have a new name
for our friend Mr.. Brown. He was
known as Objection Brown but
he is now known as Imagination
Brown
He would have US believe that
the cupboard motor in question
walked out of the Anchor Hard
ware, to the house of Roy Grissett
and up OF the steps into the house."
he exclaimed
Then all this about the events
surrounding the arrest Of the de-
fendant, he continued. What
would they defense COUNSEL have
us dc. with the man in these cir
cumstance: tap him on the wrist
and say Roy, we think you have
been stealing motors. That's O. K,
but just be down here in the morn
ing"
'1f you believe that the motor
got up on its hind legs and walked
to Grissett's house, then turn the
defendant loose. If not, then con
Wet him. King concluded.
The defese then took up the ban
ner, with Frink tearing into the
states chain of evidence.
He praised the New Hanover
county sheriff's department. ane
the Wilmington police force as
among the finest law enforcement
bodies in North Carolina.
But let us get to the truth Of
this matter, not try to cover il
up" Frink shoueo.
He then picked Up the invoice
for the motor which had been one
of the strong points in the CASE
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