Show DECLARES MEMORY fAILED DAY Of MURDER Alleged Slayer of A. A Roy Heath t to Depend on Insanity Insanity Insanity In In- sanity Plea to Sidestep Conviction FAR FARMINGTON Feb 5 Robert Robert H. H McCoy on trial for tor the murder of A A. Roy Heath December 5 1924 took the witness stand in his own defense here shortly before noon to toda to- to da day dayI I I dont don't remember a thing from o'clock until I awakened in Jail he testified in describing his actions the day he is alleged to have committed the crime McCoy and his partner Archie Wilcox are al alleged alleged al- al to have robbed the Bc Bountiful State bank about 2 o'clock and McCoy McCoy Mc Mc- Coy Cor to have fatally s shot lot ot Mr 1111 Heath in Val Yal Verda between 2 30 and 3 The statement b by McCoy was but buta a forerunner of a heart introduction Introduction introduction tion to the jury and th the trend o of questions asked by defense counsel J J. J H H. McKnight night in which the latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter made certain that he will offer a plea of ot insanity in an effort to evade conviction of ot his client He admitted in the course of his heart talk in introducing the case to the jury jUl that McCoy on account of Injuries in injuries injuries in- in juries suffered previously to the and unaccountable crime is was Has as insane able for his habits PRISONER NERVOUS McCoy appeared pinched and drawn jawn today Ha Hs left the side of his wife for the first time since the trial opened when he tOOK the Witness waness witness wit Wit- ness stand He was apparently nervous His voice was weak al almost almost al- al most feminine in so sound nd Often he was was as cautioned to speak louder and andr r slower His testimony savored of the Wild West est and of a hardy early life filled with a lack of parental influence and nd a lack of educational opportunities Defense counsel made much of the statements by McCoy regarding regard regard- ing his drinking habits said to have b been en acquired since he was injured in a mine accident at Conda Ida Before that time I didn't drink McCoy cCoy testified After that accident accident accident acci acci- dent however I went from bad to worse Worse STORY INCONSISTENT District Attorney Joseph E. E Evans confronted with the he testimony that McCoy did not recollect what happened hap hap- I between 1 30 o'clock and several hours later attempted to I examination cross-examination o of show in his I the alleged bandit the inconsistency of having haying driven the car while in an I unconscious condition while admitting admitting admitting admit admit- I ting that guns were placed in the I Icar car which he drove He attempted to counterbalance the statements of McCoy that the the latter had been implicated in only one crime previous to the alleged murder of ot Heath McCoy denied however that he had stolen a watch from a man in Nevada as indicated by Mr Evans and that only once in 1920 when he was charged with issuing a fraudulent check was he convicted STATE RESTS The district attorney rested the case for the state at 1040 o'clock and after atter a recess of or ten minutes defense counsel McKnight opened his plea for McCoy based on early character and record of good behavior behavior be behavior be- be havior up to the time of the recent tra tragedy edy He was a good bo boy reared on the ranch in Montana fontana he said His parents moved to the east when he was a mere boy He loved oved the wild west He wouldn't go east because he loved the beautiful sunsets sunsets sunsets sun sun- sets and the open plains He seemed orderly life until he to have led an was injured at Conda Ida Since been irresponsible He then he has was known to take frequent spells and has been attended by phy phy- Th The witnesses to testify for lor the state tate this morning were Detective e Clifford ClIford Patten of Salt Lake S. S I Falkenrath patrolman who brought McCoy to Salt Lake after arrest and Glen Peterson o of Val Verda |