St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-06-03
Skinner Tokes
Sfand In Own
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Howard university School OF Med
icine and Is In his second year at
Anckcr.
Under cross examination,
Hoffman attempted to get Vines
TO state that at the time Of Rus
sells admission TO the hospital.
Vines didn't think Russell's con-
dition was serious.
Hoffman Questioned him direct
iy:
"You did not CONSIDER this man
tRusseli) TO be seriously injur-
cdr"
Vines told how Immediately af-
ter his examination OF Russell. he
called for his superior and in a
matter OF two or three minutes a
blood TRANSMISSION was ordered for
the victim before he was taken
from the receiving room.
Second witness called by the
state on Thursday, May 20 was
John r.. Dixon, Sr., OF 627 ST. An
thony Az, who testified that he
entertained friends In his kitchen
on the night Of April 10. II was
revealed through cross-examina-
ton that Dixon could hear moth
Ing from the street from this room
In the house. He testified that he
first knew that something had
happened outside when his son
and daughter-in-law left about
2:i5.
Next witness called by the
state was Mrs. Eunice Barber, s37
w. Central, who formerly lived at
SOC w. Central. Mrs. Barber
testified that she left the home of
her sister, Mrs. Juanita Douglas
at 29l Arundel at about a few
minutes before a. m. She said
that she saw pool OF blood on
the sidewalk as she crossed st.
Anthony, just In front OF 527 st.
Anthony and that she heard
"howls'' or ''moans'' coming from
the direction OF tho vacant lot
along the side OF the Dixon home.
She had visited the home Of
friend. Mamie Lee Williams. who
lived In the 500 block OF Iglehart
earlier.
Mrs. Barber, when cross-ex-
amined. said that she saw n per-
son dash from the lot TO a parked
car and pull off real fast" She
was unable TO tell whether this
person was a man or n woman.
Mrs. Barber said that she and her
sister, Florence Nelson were
wheeling baby buggy In which
they were taking their babies
home. She was confused az TO
whether she saw person stand
ing by the car or dashing from
the lot
Mrs. Leola Crawford. b22 81.
Anthony. testified that she had
gone TO bed about 1890 p. m. She
said she was awakened by loud
voices and looked out OF her bed
room window on the side OF her
house and then out OF hall win
dow In front Of her house. Mrs.
Crawford said she returned to her
bedroom and then came back to
the hall window. She said that she
then saw two figures, one lying
prone and the other standing over
him. Mrs. Crawford said she went
TO awaken her husband and when
she returned, she saw one figure
dragging the other into the vacant
lot east OF 627 St Anthony, She
could not Identity the person, but
she saw him return TO the side
walk. bend over as II picking up
an object on the ground, and then
cross 10 the other side OF the
street.
At this point, she said her hus-
band went down into the back
yard to get his flashlight out OF
their automobile and returned 10
the hall window
Mrs. Crawford testified that as
her husband flashed light out
Of the window. she saw two wo-
men coming up the street from
Mackubin, They heard no noises
and returned to bed Shortly after.
wards the heard means and
groans coming from the lot and
her husband flashed his light out
OF the bedroom window. They
saw a woman with baby buggy
going up ST. Anthony. The Craw-
fords returned to bed until they
were again aroused by the noise OF
the police cruiser
Detective Anthony Tighe, testi-