Merl Crawford Case
lExpectecl To Go To
Uury; Testimony Ends
The trlnl of Mori M. Craw.'
ford, Klumatli Indian accused of
ruplntf Mrs, Elizabeth Peterson
on the nliilit of February 20 at
liur homo at 2027 Eborlcln, won
expected to no to tho Jury thl
afternoon.
Tho defonse and proiecutlon
both closed their cases thla
morning and Circuit Court
Indite, David It, Vuudcnberg or
dered a recent until 2 p. m. when
he will Instruct the Jury.
A. L, Brandt, circuit court re-
Sorter, was called this morning
y tho stale In rebuttal and tes
tified briefly as to statements
Crawford allcuudly mude at the
pollco station on the night of
tils arrest.
Assistant District Attorney J.
II. Napier made the state's open
lug argument and stated that
rune Is one of the most dreadful
crimes In history. Ho culled
tho alleged crlmo one of a re
volting, torrlblo, and hideous na
ture. Closing Argument
Chief Defense Attorney
Ceorgo Roberts of Mcdford then
presented tho closing argument
for the defense. Mo assailed the
, state's failure to produce the
hwmskey and brandy bottles ana
the glasses that were testified
to have been on tho drainboard
In the Petersen home, tie re
peatedly emphasised thut Craw
ford was being tried for rape
and not assault and battery.
Roberts slated, "that Craw
ford Is guilty of the crlmo of
assault and battery but that the
evidence produced by tho state
does not disclose that he Is
guilty of the eharg of rape."
Ho questioned the motives of
the district attorney's office In
not producing Alfred Duaken as
a witness. Reed had testified
that liuakon wus present upon
two occasions the night tho al
leged crime was committed and
Roberta declared that through
the fulluro of tho state to pro
duce Duaken as a witness, the
Jury was forced to surmise what
iiuiikcn's story might be. He
concluded by saying that "the
tlmo element leaves too much
to the Imagination," and In a
lowered voice dramatically ask
ed the Jury to return a verdict
of not guilty.
Closes Case
District Attorney Clarence A.
Humble gave the closing argu
ment for the state and said that
the slate had produced every
fact necessary to prove the
charge of rant and asked the
Jury to find the defendant, Merl
M. Crawford, guilty of the
charge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Petersen, the
complaining witness In the case,
took tho stand yostcrday after
noon, f Upon Interrogation by Assist
lant District Attorney J. H. Na-
' pier. Mrs. Petersen stated that
uie nm time aha over saw Craw
ford was In the Reed residence
on February 20. Slio identified
Crawford as tho mun who alleg
edly attacked her later in the
evening at her home.
She said that the stayed at
the Reeds about 10 minutes and
then returned to her home. She
went Into her bathroom and
upon going to the kitchen found
Crawford standing there. She
stated that she waa frightened
and asked Crawford where ho
lived. Mra. Petersen testified
that she then started to go out
her back door with the Idea of
calling a taxlcab for Crawford,
but that ho seized her by the
hair. She screamed and Craw
ford grabbed her throat and
pushed her into the front room,
she declared.
Assaults Charged
She testified that she either
fell or was thrown to the floor
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and that Crawford attacked her.
She charged the defendant as
saulted her three J lines and thut
he beat her with his flat when
she attempted to rise or resist.
One blow, ahe said, knocked her
unconscious, and the next thing
she remembered lucidly wus
when she waa examined by Dr.
Peter II. Hoiendnl, county health
officer, at her home later In the
evening.
She further stated that she did
not content to the alleged act at
any time and resisted with all
her strength,
Ceorgo Roberts, chief defense
attorney, asked Mrs. Petersen
during the crosa-examlnatlon if
she did not fail to Identify Craw
ford at a previous trial. Mrs.
Petersen denied upon further
cross-examination that she had
ever said anything about having
cigars or cigarettes at her home
when Crawford .remarked that
he waa out of cigarettes.
She said that she did not know
that Crawford followed her to
her home until ahe got to her
buck door and turned and saw
him enter her yard. She also
vehemently denied that she and
Crawford left tho Reed home to
gether, but said that ahe left
first.
She admitted saying, "Yes, my
husband told me that was him, '
when asked to Identify Crawford
at a previous trial. She denied
that she had a drink or two with
Crawford at her home.
"Like a Beast"
She testified that she did not
how Crawford her chicken
coop or that ahe fell while en
tering the coop on her way back
to her homo from the Reed resi
dence. She suited that while in
her homo Crawford attacked her
threa, times "like a beast."
Dr. Rozendal testified that he
examined Mrs. Petersen on Feb
ruary 20 at her home. He do
scribed Mrs. Petersen's physical
condition, ay(ng that she had a
bruised scalp, that her left Jaw
waa swollen, and that her face
and forehead were covered with
clotted blood.
The defense then called Mrs.
Sue Hayworth, 2033 Ebcrlcin,
who said that she and her hus
band lived next door to the Pet
erson residence on February 20
and that, although she had her
windows open, she heard no out
cry that night from the Petersen
residence.
Mrs. Merl Crawford testified
thut she and Llddto Wilson had
visited the Reed home on May
3 and that Reed objected to her
(Mra. Crawford) talking private
ly with Mra. Reed. She further
testified that Reed and Mrs. Pet
ersen had four or five drinks
out of a cheese glnss.
. Crawford Testifies
Crawford, the defendant, took
the aland In his own defense.
Crawford aald that ho and a
friend had drunk a full quart of
whiskey before he called upon
the Reeds on February 20. Ho
testified that Mrs. Petersen had
several drinks at the Reed home
and that she aald that if he would
come to her home her husband
had some clears or cigarettes.
She led the way to her back
door with him following, he
stated, and showed Crawford her
chicken coop. He said that she
stumbled while entering tne
chicken eeop and that they than
went on to her house togotner.
Crawford declared that he of
fered her a drink when they
reached her house and that sne
accepted. He said that thoy
stood drinking In the kitchen for
30 or 45 minutes ami mat sne
then made advances toward him,
apparently affected by tho liquor.
lie accepted nor auvuiicv,
Crawford said, taut claimed he
did not rape her as the act was
culminated through mutual con
tent. Upon approaching her
again, she refused, Crawford
said, saying that her husband
would bo home. This angcrea
him and he hit her with his fist,
ho testified.
Upon cross-examination by
Humble, Crawford said that he
was too drunk to remember
making any statements at the
city police station after his ar
rest. He said that he did not
recall fighting with Reed, but
thought a police officer struck
him when he asked to have the
handcuffs loosened. He said ho
did remember hitting Mrs. Pet
ersen, but did not recall tearing
hor underclothes. At this point
the defense rested It case.
. Mra. Petersen waa recalled to
tho stand In rebuttal and
strenuously denied making ad
vances toward Crawford. Hum
ble then asked the court for an
adjournment until Wednesday
morning which was granted by
Circuit Court Judge David R.
Vandenberg.
Archaeologists To
Study Peninsula
LONDON, Juno 27 (P) A
Russian archaeological expedi
tion from Leningrad Is now en
route to the Chukotka peninsula
in Siberia Just opposite Alaska
to do excavation work expected
to "clarify many questions in
connection with the population
of North America," tho Moscow
radio said today.
Thero long has been a theory
that pre-hlstorlc North Ameri
cans migrated from the Asiatic
mainland across a landbrldge
since vanished Into the Bering
sea.
Bible School Picnic
Slated For Thursday
The picnic of tho vacation
Bible School of the Methodist
and Chrlatlan churches will be
held Thursdoy, Juno 28 from
11:30 to 3:30. Each child Is to
bring his own lunch. Drinks
and dessert will be- furnished.
On Friday, June 29, the clos
ing program will bo held at the
First Christian church, 0th and
Pino, at 8 p. m. All parent and
friends are invited.
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AIR STATION GALLS
An urgent call from the naval
air station for guards and fire
department employes has been
placed with Jack Almeter of the
U. S. employment service.
There Is a demand for SO men
between tho ages of 21 and 415
for work In the fire department.
Veterans with or without experi
ence and civilians with expel
enco have priority in these posi
tions. Men without experience
will be hired and trained on the
Job.
Twenty men above the age of
21 are needed for guard duty
throughout the station. All of
these positions pay 180 a
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Applicants should apply at the
U. S. employment service, 3rd
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Oregon Able To
Aid Meat Situation
PORTLAND, June 27 VP)
Oregon, with more beef cattle
on furms and ranges than at any
time for IS years, could easily
fill yuwnlng meat counters ex
cept for government regulations,
the state director of agriculture
said here.
. L. Peterson told directors
of the Oregon Food Merchants
association yesterday that Ore
gon has 740,000 beef cattle, 436,
000 dairy cows and young stock,
104,000 hogs, and 1,082,000 sheep
and lambs.
Ho declared that Ill-advised
regulations prevent the stock
from reaching consumers, and
recommended these changes:
Cancellation of the new cus
tom slaughtering regulation; ad
justment of slaughter quotas:
qualifying more slaughter
plants for Interstate shipment;
authorizing tho regional and dis
trict OPA for emergency action.
Klamath Man Serves
In Guard Of Honor
FORT LEWIS. Wash. Cpl.
Edward McConncll of 2033 Rad
cliffe, Klamath Falls, was chosen
to serve as a member of a mili
tary guard of honor furnished
President Harry S. Truman on
his recent visit to Olympla,
Wash., where he presented the
Congressional Medal of Honor
to Sgt. John D. Hawk.
Cpl. McCohnell is a member
of Company A of the 393rd
military police battalion sta
tioned at Fort Lewis.
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VFWAsks Restoration
Of CCC After War
PORTLAND, June 27 (IV
The Oregon department of Vet
erans of Foreign Wars wants tho
civilian conservation corps to be
reestablished after the war.
The VFW said in a resolution
that the plan would both re
habilitate returning ' veterans
and Improve the forests.
Other resolutions asked the
state to establish a home for
aged veterans and proposed a
fund to pay for fishing and
hunting licenses for servicemen
on furlough.
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CiPITOL'S WELCOME
WASHINGTON, June 27 W)
Secretary of State Stcttinlus and
other members of the United
States delegation to the San
Francisco conference were en
thusiastically welcomed back to
Washington today by the senate
foreign relations committee.
The committee, which Sena
tor Connally (D-Tcx.), one of the
returning delegates heads, mo
tored from the capitol to the air-
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Connally and Mrs. Connally,
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British Ambassador Lord Hall
fax, Mexican Foreign Minister
Ezequiel Padilla, Brazilian For-
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loso, and Dean Virginia Gilder,
sleeve of Barnard college, only
woman on the American deleia,
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