PAGE TWELVE
from the cafe and gave a detailed
account of their actions, as w it
nessed from inside, although she
said she could not hear what was
(C ontinued from Page 1)
being said. Mrs. Lasley testified
«ras a conflict of opinion about th at she saw Rich tap Espinoza on
“•distance" involved. No pow der the shoulder and th at when Es
J}urn w ere found by the jury’- Es- pinoza turned, the officer took
ju n o z a attem pted to testify from him by the arm . Espinoza raised
J u s hospital bed, but told his his arm as if “to tak e for Rich’s
■questioners th at he did not re- gun," she stated, but she did not
a n e m b e r details of the incident. see the gun.
35r. K E K erby, told the jury the
Espinoza had been in the cafe
victim had good chances of re- at various times during the a fte r
..covering and revealed th at he noon. Mrs. Lasley said and asse rt
cm elled of alcohol when he was ed th at "he1 didn’t seem intoxic
•adm itted Sunday night. W hether ated. but he looked wild." In ans
e r not the m an was intoxicated, w er to a question by a jurym an,
•could not be stated since he was the w itness testified that Mrs.
«aid to be in a state of shock.
Rich, who was in the Ace P as
4 4 any W itnesses Called
time, called her husband after
W itnesses testifying in order of Espinoza had allegedly knocked
th e ir appearance w ere Jam es Kil- an unnam ed man down and had
Jeb r ew, b arten d er at the Ace P as hit him the second time.
tim e . who stated th at he had no
John Hawk, Oregon state pol
k n o w led g e of the incident until ice*. revealed th at he had been
•« iter it happened. He said th at talking to Rich when the call for
fie saw Espinoza 10 or 15 m inutes Rich came over the police phone.
J>efore the shooting and th at he He let H uh out of the state pol
h a d been drin k in g beer, but he ice car in front of the tavern and
h a d no appearance of being in continued east to turn around at
to x icated. Upon questioning. Kil- A m algam ated Sugar Co. He test
Jcb rew later em phasized th at Es ified he did not see the shooting,
p in o z a was not d ru n k when he but said that on his retu rn west
l a s t saw him.
on Main street he helped load Es
M rs. Alice Lasley, w aitress at pinoza to take him to the* hospital.
th e Ace P astim e Cafe, said that Resistance Denied
« h e saw both Rich and Espinoza
Benito Gonzales. Vale, asserted
he was in the tav ern during the
fracas and said that he witnessed
I ts e a sy to selec t
a fight in which Espinoza struck
another Mexican tw ice with his
yo u r ro o m co lo rs
fist, breaking the unknow n vic
from A m eric a's new est
tim ’s nose. Gonzales said he saw
the officer e n ter the tavern and
' ask for Espinoza, but denied see-
I ing any scuffling. He testified
j that three or four Mexicans w ere
on the sidew alk before the gun
j went off.
A nother witness, also allegedly
j inside the tavern during the inci-
. . . fo u n d o n ly h
! dent, was I-upe Del Rosa, who
M A R SH ALL-W ILLS
confirm ed Gonzales’ report, but
1 asserted th at he saw Rich pull
his gun and grab Espinoza tw ice
I He said that he saw the motion
j but did not see the gun. Del Rosa
testified th at Espinoza was “not
I drunk but kinda high.”
••' ■
Through an in terp reter, Louie
1 Vendrell, Ju a n C erbreros testified
■ H '
that he was standing on the side-
1 walk in front of the Ace P astim e
I and saw the shooting. He sw ore
that R a h drew his gun and th at
Espinoza did not grab for the
gun. C erbreros also testified that
he saw Rich cock the gun and
stated th at "he believed Espinoza
was d ru n k .’’
Rich
Testifies
A m e ric a ’* n ew colort . . .
The police officer testified and
*elected by Faber Birren,
answ ered questions voluntarily,
foremen! color authority!
since it was explained by the
district attorney that he did not
New color * I
have to appear. Rich said that
lector shows !
afte r inquiring in the tavern a-
you eheeif el
time how wells
bout the fight for w hich he had
blend in with
been called, he w ent to the street
rugs and fur- [
and touched Espinoza on the
rustlings'Come
shoulder, stating, "Y ou’re under
m and try it!
arrest, come w ith m e.” The officer
asserted th at Espinoza stopped
f G o e s o v e r w a llp a p e r ,
and th at he took him by the el
p la t t e r o r w o o d !
bow, but Espinoza jerked aw ay,
b R o ll o r b r u s h o n , d r ie s iw
sw inging his arm over Rich’s
a n h o u r!
head w hile he backed away. He
f S t a n d s r e p e a te d s c r u b b in g s !
said th at he pulled his gun to use
as a blackjack and th at Espinoza
$ 5 5 9
hit the gun, which Rich jerked
back and it discharged. Rich
CAL
said he did not realize the bullet
Some colors
had hit Espinoza u ntil he saw
slightly high«
him ,fall. W hen asked if Espinoza
had com m itted a crim e in his
presence. Rich answ ered in the
negative, but explained th at he
V id o r R. H aburchak. Owner
w anted to get him aw ay from the
124 M a in
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bv-standers to explain the situ a
tion to him. The officer asserted
Assault Charge
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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 21. 1957
M?n About Nyssa
school gam es. Of course, th ere is m em bership and in physical prop
no connection w ith th at fact and erty since he took office last
(Continued from Page 1)
the fact th at Nyssa won cham p Ju n e. He joined th e Eagles in
7th.
ionships y ear after year.
1938 and served five years as
The big home on the farm
Dale is the only one left in the trustee.
which was quite a landm ark
He is also a m em ber of the
burned in 1951 The original hom e | area who started the Nyssa Road
had been constructed in 1905 and A ssessm ent district. The o th er Ontario Elks, a 32nd degree M a
four m em bers w ere F rank Mor son, m em ber of the Nyssa Blue
enlarged in 1918.
Dale’s hobby over the years has gan, Jess Thom pson, Ida Ure and lodge and a S hriner.
The G arriso n ’s belong to the
been baseball and for m any s e a - 1 Sid F lannigan. The work was
sons he was um piring local high i sta rte d in 1945 but jelled in 1947 M ethodist church.
and today is one of the finest dis
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O ur guest took a dim view of
tricts in the N orthw est. G arrison
that the gun was not cocked at was board chairm an for six years. the exploits of last w eek’s guest—
any time.
Dale m entioned th at the suc S kinny T ensen—especially the
Others Testify
cess of th e district was attrib u ted deal in w hich S kinny sold Dale
Others testifying w ere M auro to “people who w ere w illing to his OWN traps.
Ortega, who said he w as outside pay for w hat they get, and they
“I hope,” G arrison said, g ritt
when the incident occurred and got w hat they paid for."
ing his teeth , "th a t S kinny isn’t
that he saw Rich pull his gun and
Dale is president of the Nys resting too easy at n ig h t.”
cock it. He denied that E-p noza sa Eagles lodge w hich has e x
"T h ere’ll com e a day," he sn a rl
raised his arm and said th a t he panded considerably both in ed!
told Espinoza to go w ith the o f
ficer. Gonzalo Torrez said he was
standing against a car w hen the
shooting occurred and th at he
moved from the car to w ithin two
or three feet of Espinoza w hen
the officer came. He also asserted
that he did not see Espinoza grab
the gun or try to strik e it. V ictor
Rico testified th at he was com
ing across th e stree t and stopped
We are selling the farm and personal property at auc
in front of the tavern w hen the
tion, located '/« m ile south of Alpenrose D airy north
“trouble started .” A lthough he
of Nampa on H ighway 30, or first place south of the
stated that he saw Rich pull the
Nampa Airport, beginning at 1:00 p.m., on—
pistol from the holster, he said
that he did not see him pull the
ham m er back. He asserted th at
R.ch did not say, “Y ou’re un d er
arrest” to Espinoza.
Domingo Ybenez was an o th er
Including 2-ton Chevrolet Truck, Ford Tractor, Dodge
w itness who said he was on th e
Passenger Car and M iscellaneous Farm Machinery.
sidewalk when Rich attem p ted to
make the arrest and denied th at
E-pinoza raised his arm
4 Guernsey Cows. 1 Holstein Cow, 2 Holstein Heifers.
Grand Ju ry In Nyssa
4 Guernsey Heifers and 1 Jersey Heifer.
M embers of the grand ju ry came
to Nyssa Monday to inspect the
Ace Pastim e and the city jail, but
Surge Milking Machine, com plete w ith pipe: 2 Surge
they did not question any w itn es
Milking Units; 20 Tons Baled Hay; 100 Bu. M ixed Grain
ses here, it was reported.
To allay any qualm s about
handling of police cases in the fu
1955 Trailer House; Lone Star Boat and Motor.
ture, C hief Hansen stated, “We
will go on w ith the sam e policies
we have used since I have been
chief of police in Nyssa.” C hief
Auctioneers: Ellis W hile, Ontario 687; Fred Howell,
Hansen said there is no need for
"long speeches” or explan atio n s
Nampa 6-2372. Clerk: L. F. Mesler. Nampa 6-4955.
about policy, but em phasized th at
law enforcem ent will continue.
M onday houseguests at the father. S h e m an Ludlow who .»
hom e of h er b ro th er and sister- ill in the Nam pa nursing home,
in-law , Rev. an d Mrs. P aul Lud-
W ilton Jackson and Lynn, Car-
low, w ere Mr. and Mrs. P. J en and Bruce spent spring vaca-
K albfleisch of Filer, Ida. T uesday tion steelhead fishing at Riggins,
the group visited Rev. L udlow ’s I Ida.
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Nyssa Theatre
DIAL 3932
S tartin g Time
S at.-Sun— 1:30 P.M.
Evenings— 7:30 P.M.
THURSDAY and F R ID A Y — MARCH 21-22
"RUN FOR THE SUN"
With Richard Widmark — Trevor Howard
Jane Greer — Carlos Henning
SELLING AT AUCTION!
17' -ACRE FARM and
GENERAL FARM SALE
A fem inine reporter, tracking dow n a scoop, lived an
ad v en tu re m ore exciting th an any
y a m she could spin.
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SATURDAY — MARCH 23
"MIAMI EXPOSE"
With Lee J. Cobb —.Patrica Medina
A fighting police lieu ten an t takes on crim e’s
most pow erful mob.
Friday. March 22,1357
SUNDAY and MONDAY — MARCH 24 25
Delux
Tractor. Truck, Car and Machinery
C inemascope
"KING AND FOUR QUEENS"
11 — Head of Dairy Cattle — 11
W ith Clark Gable — Eleanor Parker
Jo Van Fleet — Jean W illes
Milking Equipment, Hay and Grain
This cowboy king was safer shooting and gam bling th an
as th e targ et for fo u r pred ato ry women.
M atinee— S un d ay 1:30 p .m .
Trailer House and Boat
TUESDAY, W EDNESDAY and THURSDAY
MARCH 26-27-28
"SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME"
W ith Paul Newm an — Pier A ngeli
Sal Mineo — Everett Sloane
HOMER R. KIRK, Owner
The inspiring tale of a boy who rose from poverty
to become fighting cham pion.
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