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Evening star., 1955-11-06
Mother Of Three
Held at Rockville
On Forgery Charge

Mrs. Mary Randolph Lee. 20,
Of Gaithershurg. the mother Of
three small children. was jailed
In Rockville yesterday In Lieu
Of $4,000 bond on charges OF
forgery and false pretense.
The forgery charges. Mont
gomery County police said. grew
out Of two bad checks she de-
posted in her account at the
First National Bank Of Gathers
burg. She had been freed on
$1,000 bond on a false pretense
charge. which, police said. re-
suited from her purchase Of two
dogs which she paid for with q
bad check.
Jailer John T.; Young said the
mother told him she was expect
in 4 fourth child momentarily
Her husband. Robert +. Lee. 20,
Is unemployed.
Police said Mrs. Lee told them
she wrote the checks to feed and
clotiie her children.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
BeIgion Man Found
Unconscious on
PooIesviIle Estate

"A 28-year-old Belgian man was
found unconscious yesterday in
the barn Of the Stoney Castle
Estate at Poolesville, Md.
Taken to the hospital at Fred
erick. Md, he was identified as
Girarde DuChastel. nephew Of
Mrs. Madeleine deSterkenburg.
The hospital said he was suffer-
ing from the effects Of drinking
an insect repellent. His condi-
tiOn was reported as satisfactory.
Mrs, deSterkenburg and her
husband Cornelis are members Of
the Belgian nobility.
Mrs. deSterkenburg said her
nephew came to this country In
1851. Montgomery County police
said she told them he had been
respondent lately.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
School Survey
IdeaQuestioned

Arlington School Board mem
Ibers want several questions an
swered before they win agree ia
an efficiency survey of school
administration operations pro-
posed by the County Board.
At its last meeting. the County
Board voted to ask school Of
ficials and local constitutional
Offices II they would co-cperate
In such d project. Bids would be
called for by consulting firms for
the survey. which would also
cover government units under
the county managers ONCE.
The School Board yesterday
decided TO postpone . decision
on the County Boards request
until Supt. T. Edward Hutter Is
able to get further details.
I'VE are most Interested In
efficiency and economy Board
Member Barnard JOY said. but
there are several questions !
would want to see answered be-
fore agreeing TO the survey
The key point In the project,
Mr.. Joy said, involves the
competency Of the consulting
firm.s He pointed out that the
would cover q wide area
of government operations. rang
ing from the police department
to the schools.
Before reaching q decision, Mr..
Joy added. he would also want
further information on the scope
Of the study, who win pay for IT,
and whether or not the School
Board win have q say In naming
the consulting firm. His views
were seconded BY other board
members.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
venerecI Gases Drop;
Special Clinics Closed

! Special veneral disease clinics
IN Montgomery County con-
Quoted regularly since 1880. have
been discontinued because Of the
rapid progress III the control Of
syphilis.
The County Health Depart
meat yesterday said the special
clinics have been dropped after
d steady decline In the number
Of yenereal cases In the last 10
years.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

OF any delinquent taxes due from
me-"
Colin C. MACPHERSON, Repub-
lican treasurer. who Is running
for reelection. said bis opponent
owned $1.3o7 from bills dating
back to 1851. He said the figure
includes penalty, interest and
advertising costs computed to
last Tuesday.
Headline Hunting Charged
MY opponent has chosen to
wait until the final hours of the
campaign I o oobtain headlines
by hitting below the belt" Mr..
Magruder said. This is cheap
politics and so low that it almost
Of blackmail." j"
He said it is - direct violation
of the ethics and confidence Of
the Office Of treasurer to single
out one taxpayer with the intent
Of embarrassing that taxpayer in
the hope it would result in per-
sonal gain"
Mr.. Macpherson said some Of
the bills were made out to Mr..
Magruder and his wife, while
the remainder were made out
jointly to Mr.. Magruder and
other persons.
Mr.. Magruder said that his
Evening star., 1955-11-06

produced at NH, like the dogs
and monkeys, undergo complete
.physicals before they can take
part In research. An experiment
can be disrupted by . diseased
animal.
Monkeysthe come all the
way from India &C $50 each
are difficult to keep. They are
susceptible to tuberculosis and
intestinal infections. Also, they
must: be closely guarded so they
won't get out and head for the
Bethesda countryside. Today.
the main portion Of the monkey
population stands as q safeguard
against 4 faulty batch Of polio
vaccine.
Cats Praised
According TO Or. William Gay.
veterinarian at the hospital, the
cat Il q zine" laboratory animal.
They are gentle. cooperative and
police themselves and their cages.
they are providing the working
ground for studies Of the nervous
system and one project which
seeks the mysterious mechanism
Of cell growth.
Or. Gay also speaks Of the
planned miniature" pig as an
excellent laboratory animal
|"perhaps In 4 few years" Sci
|entists thought they had q per-
Inanently small pig recently with
which to study the network Of
blood corridors rs well as the
make -up Of skin both of which
closely resemble those in man,
While the miniature pig re-
NAMED small for . number Of
months It eventually grew up
with other pigs and ended any
'ong-term studies. Elsewhere In
she country the miniature pig
= still under development for
esearch purposes
Hens and chickens are around
70 provide continuing studies on
sertain viruses which cause can
'er turncrs In animals. At least
!ix known viruses have caused
uch types Of cancer.
Horses, goats and sheep are
,oused on . rented farm In
5aithersburg. They take part
In blood studies and checks on
marketed serlrns. The goats are
low involved in q study Of q
disease called myasthenia gravis,
similar to such muscular diseases
muscular dystrophy.
Rats Help Diet Research
Rats sprcbably the largest Ii
the world-are fed diet that's
20 per cent fat to aid doctors In
he search for healthy diets,
rhe fat rats are quite peaceful
until they are forced to lose
weight--somewhat like humans
In the same category. Another
type Of rat Is engaged In tooth
cavity studies. ft3has been noted
he chews the metal on his cage
and nils cavities though this
was not part Of the research.
Squids have been brought in
for studies Of nerve cells. They
have nice long cells, easily OBJ
served.
The research at NH il prima-
rily basic. There Is a. much
study into what 10 right about
Evening star., 1955-11-06

the human as in what goes
wrong.
Little findings are constantly
being turned up which, in time,
may add up to something like i
vaccine. q new drug, q new
surgical technique, \ revolution
ary diet. q means Of preventing
heart attacks.
As scientists there point out 1t
win take a long. long time. It Is
q firing involved process. this
development Of weapons against
disease, even with the help of
the rats the mice and the host Of
other animals.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

Imicrobe hunters worked with
Iii.2oe mice and 646 guinea pigs.
These are special mice. bred
for research. Some species trace
their family lines back Is years.
Some are bred for their suscep-
Itibility to various tumors ot can
Icer. And there Is . species, de-
lVeloped over the years at NH.
typed the NH General Purpose
Mouse"
Exact Specifications
They are handled carefully.
An epidemic In the mouse popu-
EIation could halt research for
months. Handlers must enter
and leave BY certain doors In the
building where all the production
goes on. Cages on cages-they
cost $50 each--fiIl the building.
In many. mother mouse with q
valuable pedigree nurses her
young. fathered By her brother.
Each day scientists WIN request
say 20 mice, a hours old. each
Ione weighing q definite number
tof grams Research Is that exact.
ISampilng i autopsies are made
constantly TO determine the IN
Icidence Of disease among the
mice -sos that preventive steps
can be taken.
In another building. removed
from the mouse facilities. about
700 monkeys and 20 chinpanzees
,cavort, testing the polio vaccine
|or aiding neurologists In the
study Of the brain.
One chimp has q tiny radio
In his stomach connected 10 his
brain with q wire, The radio
measures impulses sent down BY
the bankruptcies received BY
the brain from another radio
operated by i researcher stand-
ing on at 4 distance.
Dogs Live Life Or Ease
Then. In the animal hospital.
heart surgeons are perfecting
methods Of installing plastic tube
by-passes around the heart or
improving artificial heart valves.
Some Of the dogs--the most
valuable animal for studies Of
the chest-are on prolonged
studies, following their opera.
tions. and are living : life Of
ease with an audible tick ticking
1.-The sound Of the artificial
valve about them.
What good comes from II?
Well. after q plastic tube was
fused In one dog 1t was found
red blood cells broke UP when
they hit against It's sides. So.
now under development. q softer
tube Is being perfected: tube
which viii resemble q soft
human artery--an artery which
can be clotted Or weakened BY
disease and. perhaps. by the SUR
geon who found what he was
after at NH.
Those animals which are not
Evening star., 1955-11-06
r Turkey Dinner Set

The Michigan Park Christian
Church will hold an old fash
Toned turkey dinner from $3.50
to 7:3o pm. Thursday at the
church, South Dakota avenue
and Taylor street NE.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Jewish Proqr0m Set

The B'flaI Birth Hillel FousA-
dation Of the University as
Maryland win present reading
from Gems From jewish Litera-
turey at 7:30 pm, Wednesday In
the Hillel House. 75OS Yale ave-
nue.. College Park. The public Is
invited
Evening star., 1955-11-06

| Institutes OF HealLn - couiuu
budget without the help oi
animals.
While 1t might be dificult to
hang the Nobel prize for medi-
Icine around q rat, mouse OF
pigeon. there Is no doubt some
lof these creatures--or their close
relatives deserve 1t.
For animals provide the a1-
swer to the promising ideas Of
research that keep popping up
lat NH. A little, bright-eyed
mouse can show q scientist he's
TN 4 blind alley or indicate hes
got q pretty hot notion after
Eall. They represent the last step
lin the application Of q thought
which seeks to protect the hui
man from . wide variety Of
troubles.
Animal kingdom Expensive
Down ct the very base Of the
big. expensive research arm Of
the Public Health Service lies
the animal kIngdonl--in air
conditioned buildings which cost
sA million. with special floors
which can be heated to satisfy
monkeys who object to drafts In
lwintertiine. Animals worth TO
research can best be understood.
perhaps. BY the yearly cost Of
the program at NH. 1t totals
$500. 900.
Some idea Of the breadth Of
those scientific ideas those
ideas which bear fruit only after
animal experimentaticn-can be
gained BY q glance at all the
animals which play d part. In
use from time to time at NIH
ara mice. rats. guinea pigs. rab-
bits. hamsters. sheep, horses.
goats. pigs. calves, chickens.
monkeys. dogs. cats. chimpan-
Isees. toads. pigeons, turtles and
Isquids.
These are the animals which
'heip science understand the re-
llation Of fat TO heart attacks Or
provide the answer To whether or
mot q drug might be used BY hu-
mans drug. say. which slows
q binding disease.
Special Buildings
The animal program at NH Is
confined IN two. low-alung mod
|ern buildings. on to themselves
In the collection Of buildings
which make up the research CEN
ter. One building Is the animal
production" headquarters while
another building includes the
animal hospital with operating
rooms containing the latest,
cleaning equipment.
In the animal production
building during September. there
were produced $4,000 mice, 10000
rats. 100 guinea pigs, 900 ham
ssters and 500 rabbits.
Overcrowding Is not frequent,
however. for last month cancer
lscicntists used o,73B mice. and
Evening star., 1955-11-06
AnimoIs Provide the Key
To Unlock vitoI Secrets
BY JOHN McKELWAY

The most impressive wedge constructed against disease
slowly being ahead in Bethesda band bright
meticuous scientists and thousands Of techncans tpss
and test tube washers
But they ali readily admit the wedsethe sprawns National
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Moqruder Makes Reply
To Arlington Treasurer

Maynard Magruder Democratic nominee for Arlington
County treasurer yesterday harged that his Republican op
ponent "hlt below the belt In making public statement that
Mr. Magruder owed 81 S07 in back real estate taxes
Mr. Magruder said his name did not appear on any de-
nquent tax list published last August and knowledge
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01

Mrs. Oscar Wix has returned to
her home after spending six weeks
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Bernard DuRoss of Claymont.
Mrs. Leonard Taylor and son
Arthur spent last week vacation
ing in Rehoboth.
Mrs. Norman Brown and daugh-
ter Susan and Mrs. Arlie Salisbury
are spending this week in Reho-
both.
Mrs. Viola Martin of Wilmington
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. E.
w. White
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Clifton and
children of Forsyth, Ca, are spend
ing few days this week with her
sister and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Tharp.
Miss Sandra Davis of Wilmington
spent a few days this week with
her aunt, Mrs. Alfred Mann.
Mrs. Harry Darby and daughter
Janet spent few days last week
with her sister, Mrs. l. R. Sewell
of Easton, Md.
Miss Mary Ellen Blades of Burrs-
vile, is visiting her brother and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Blades.
Young Donny Fry was host to a
group of friends at a party on
Wednesday afternoon in honor of
his sixth birthday.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
Mrs. Ernest Raughley spent last
L. l.,

Mrs. Ernest Raughley spent last
week in Rehoboth.
Twelve boys, representing Troop
No 76, left on Sunday for a week
at Camp Rodney.
Several people from here attend
ed the Stevenson-Adkins wedding
held in Avenue Methodist Church,
Milford, on Saturday.
Mrs. Rhea Wheeler of Dover
spent the weekend with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Coeyman, Jr.
Miss Barbara Ann Collins of Will
mington is the guest this week of
her cousin, Miss Gene Graham.
Mrs. Mildred Vincent was the din
ner guest on Thursday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Warner of Dover.
Mrs. Howard Wagner spent Fri
day and Saturday in Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor and
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Wells were
among those from here who attend
ed the Consistory Annual Party
held at Longwood Gardens on
Thursday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
HARRINGTON
Mrs. Jack nftIick
Phone Harrington y4s

Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Beam OF
Ithaca, n. Y, who were enroute to
Florida for vacation, spent last
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Tharp.
Mrs. William Crussell and son
Terry of West Palm Beach, Flor
ida, are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Uric Messick.
o. T. Dickrager of Detroit. Mich
igan. is the guest for few days of
his sister, Miss Leona Dickrager.
Mrs. George w. Hanson spent
Thursday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Roscoe Lewis of Wilmington
is the guest this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fulton Downing and family.
Mrs. J. r. Wilson of Smyrna and
Mrs. Lewis Harrington of Dover
were guests on Saturday of Mrs
Theodore Harrington.
Miss Marian |. Wingate of Mt
Airy. Pa, and Robert Boyle of
Ardmore, Pa, were married on
Saturday and are spending their
honeymoon in Bermuda. Mrs. Boyle
is the niece of Mrs. George Han
son.
Miss Elaine Downing has accept
ed position for the summer at the
Strand Hotel in Ocean City, N. j.
Miss Sandra Raughley was hos
tess to a group of friends on Mon
day evening at weiner roast in
Wheeler's Park, in honor of her
sixteenth birthday.
Frank Longfellow of Greensboro,
Md, has been the guest for two
weeks of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Raughley.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Harry Quillen
and Grace Wanda spent Sunday
with relatives in Ocean View.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Faulkner of Del
mar spent Tuesday with her sis
ter, Mrs. B. /. Shaw.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
GLENDALE
BY Mrs. Hazel ID. EIlIngsWorth
Phone Milford $3.50
Community News

Community News
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Millman
entertained guests last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and
family we're recent guests of rela-
tives and friends in Maryland.
Guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Dickerson last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin ID. Moore and son of
Milton and Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Dick
erson Of Milford
James Nicholas OF Claymont en-
joyed a weeks vacation as guest
OF his great grandmother. Mrs.
Clara Wilson Other guests of Mrs.
Clara Wilson were Mrs John Hell
lens of Deepwater. n. j.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Nicholas OF Claymont; /;
Mr.. and Mrs James Nicholas and
family, Jimmie and Barry, of Clay
mont: Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Mark
er and family. Chryl and Albert of
Chester. Pa. during the past week
and weekend.
Mrs. Mildred Hearn was caller
in Milford last week.
james Abbott spent last week In
Wilmington.
Mrs. /. w. Warren motored to
Wilmington on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Abbott,
Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Abb
bott, Jr., and daughter, Gloria Jean,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Rogers. and family of Will
mington.
The many friends of Jehu Evans
will be very glad to know he is inn
proving. Jehu is receiving treat
ment at the Delaware Hospital in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Mary v. Webb and Mrs.
Lydia Sammons attended the Home
makers Short Course last week at
Newark. and on Friday evening
they went to Longwood Gardens
where they heard the Orphans
Chorus and saw the colorful foun-
tain display. il
MIR. and Mrs. c. Ely and son of
Milford were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs Jones Ellingsworth.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John B,
Derrickson last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Joseph of Paulsboro,
n. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin A. Ev-
ans of Lewes. Air. and Mrs. E. X.
Bond of Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs.
EltoH Lynch of Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. W. Ellingsworth
visited friends near Milford last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tidwell and
sons were callers in Georgetown
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Melvin of
Lincoln were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ellingsworth and sons on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Macklin are oc-
cupying their new home on the Lin
coin Glendale Highway.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neibert,
Jr.. and children were Sunday
guests of Mrs Grace Neibert and
family.
Miss Mia Macklin spent the week
end at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Sammons
and daughters were visitors of Mr.. /
and Mrs. Bayard Messick of Milton
last week
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Warren
motored to Rehoboth on Sunday. I
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
ST. JOHNS
Mrs. Laurence Kitchens
Phone Georgetown 24S6

Church services at St Johns
Methodist Church on Sunday were
as follows: Sunday School at II a.
IN. Charles Short superintend-
ent Attendance was up, with 81
present. 1t was followed by an old
fashioned class service Noah Tru-
itI being the leader. Everyone is in
vited to come out and enjoy these
services with us. These class serV-
ices are where we can meet
and forget our cares and enjoy
Christian fellowship together, get
spiritual food for our souls and
get closer to God. So plan to come
out and worship with us.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Paugh, Jr.,
and children and Adam Paugh, Sr.,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Paugh in Baltimore.
Mrs. Ruth wilkins of whitesville
spent a few days last week with
her sisters, Mrs. Larry Moore and
Mrs. Lloyd Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Wilson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Scott mo-
tored to Bel Air. Md, on Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Steel took her Sun
day School Glass No. to Trappe
Pond on Sunday afternoon on a pic
mic.
There will be an ice cream festi-
val at the st. Johns Church House
on Friday, July s, at o'clock. Ice
cream and cake will be on SALE
Everyone welcome.
The WSCS. of St Johns Metho-
dist Church will have a fish pond
sale on Wednesday evening, July
13. Each person is required to
bring a package for the fish pond.
All invited Mrs. Ida Gordy and
Mrs. Mayme Dodd will be the hos
tesses.
The MYAF will meet at the
church home on Wednesday even
ing. July 6.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Bunting
and son Barry of Philadelphia were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Justice Nelson Justice ac-
companied them home and will
spend a week with them at their
home in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01

Mrs. j. VI. Dickerson of Bridge
Vile was the guest of MIR and Mrs
Harvey Wilson during the week
end
Miss Christine Morgan of Lin
coin was guest of Miss Kathleen
Abbott last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ellingsworth
and daughter Connie were callers
in Georgetown on Sunday.
Miss Barbara Long of Glendale
was the 18th winner of the Junior
Division of the Del-Mar~ Va Chicken
Festival contest at Onancock, Va,
and received some very nice prizes.
Glendale Methodist Church
Rev. 0Iin Shoekley, Pastor
Sunday. July 3
Sunday School services at 10 a.
M, liz charge of F. w. Ireland, su-
perintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at IL
a. m
The Junior Choir will practice at
the church on Tuesday evenings.
Bible School
The Vacation Bible School started
Monday morning at 9 o'clock and
will last two hours each day. There
were proper classes for age groups
and games and crafts making. A
large attendance is being had daily
and on Saturday a picnic will be
given to all those who attend.
Picnic
On Wednesday, July 20, the Ell
lendale Methodist Sunday School
will hold their annual picnic at
Trappe Pond, beginning at o'clock.
Transportation will be provided for
those who need it. Refreshments
will be seryed by the church.
Supper
Keep In mind the chicken and
dumpling supper on September "a,
to be given by the New Market
WSCS in the Glendale School aud
itorium. This will be on Saturday
evening and all are invited to at
tend.
McCoiley's Methodist Chapel
Rev. Olin Shockley, Pastor
Sunday, July 3
Sunday School services in charge
of the superintendent. Preston Dom
ovan.
Chaplaln's Chapel
Rev. Olin Shockley, Pastor
Sunday, July 3
Sunday School services.
Preaching by the pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01

The Lions Club Ladies Night and
installation of officers was held at
the Legion Home on Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peck. Jr..
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Tharp Har-
rington spent last weekend Balti-
more
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Richardson
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Townsend of Rehoboth.
Mrs. ID. B. Tharp spent a few
days this week with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. .Bayard
Van SAINT Richardson Park.
Everett B. Warrington, Jr.. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Warrington.
Sr., was a recent graduate OF the
Spring Garden Institute OF Phila-
delphia. He was among the first 30
out of PIG graduates to graduate
with distinction. He is now in
business in FELTON,.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
CONVICT TIME CHANGED

SANTA F'E, N. M-(P)-The New
Mexico Penitentiary isn't going
along with Santa Fe on daylight
saving time. A prison official ex-
planned: Prisoners aren't going any
where anyway.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
l3hf NamAa

In Mobile. Ala. a highway cop
spotted two cars racing at 50 N . n.
ptnched Drivers John Gamble
and Noble Hurry.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01

Glaring headlights can cause
temporary blindness lasting for ar
much as three seconds.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-01-14
Jury Frees Man
On Monsluughfer
In Wife's Death

A Ramsey County district court
jury, after celebrating for three
hours, returned a verdict Of not
guilty on Monday. January 10, In
the trial OF Lawrence Jones, ac-
cused OF manslaughter charges
growing out of the death of his
wife, Mable on June is. 1854
Jones, who lives at 172 Indiana
Court, was charged with the re-
sponsibllity for the discharge OF
pistol in his apartment during a
game Of dice, Mrs. Jones was
struck in the leg by the bullet,
severlng an artery and causing her
10 bleed to death.
According to the evidence, the
gun went off during an argument
between Jones and friend, Fred
Matthews.
Jones admitted that he went to
his bedroom few minutes before
the argument and got the gun. He
contended that the gun was
snatched from his pocket by Mat
thews and was accidentally dis
charged when he tried TO get II
back.