Show lAUSS MURDERED IN SCUFFLE ON BANK OF R RAVINE VINE State Witnesses Describe Scene in Homicide Case I I I Marco Lauss who was murdered A 1 August C 19 1919 9 ne near nr r the mouth of or Parleys Parley's canyon met his death In a fight tight which was seen by two state witnesses according to lo Baldwin Robertson Rob Rob- ob- ob ertson erison assistant district attorney in a statement made during the trial of Nick who in charged with the murder yesterday afternoon Attorney Robertson referred to the scuffle on the the bank of oC the tire ravine which was described by two state witnesses Geor George e A. A irule and W. W E. E WhIney The rhe Winners Winner's testified thc they were motoring mo rno- bring along the canyon road at a about out outI 30 p p. p in m. the day of or the murder and andI that they saw three men in a ft brief scuffle about one eighth of ot a a. mile mile- down the thc canyon All three stumbled over the edge of the ravine after ono one of or the outside men mca had struck the center center center cen cen- ter man in the face according to the tho tes testimony t I in 0 fly The Thc state contends the two outside men were cre Nick Z and Steve Maslich Mas- Mas lich and that thc the man In the tho center r was Marco larco Lauss who whose e hod body round found Inthe Inthe in inthe the ravine below a few hours later according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Attorney Robertson Other witnesses called to the stand yesterday were Chief Chic Deputy Sheriff Sherif W. W E. E S h ppe H. H 12 g Marshall Marshal hall who dis- dis coveted the crime Elmer E. E Qua Qua- trou trough h. h undertaker who took char charge e of DC the bo body the Innes and Marin Mann Lauss Laus brother brothel of the murdered man The clothing which was taken from the bod body at the undertaking establishment establishment establish establish- ment was shown n to the Jury during the tho examination of Deputy Deput Sheriff Sherif It V was II blood soaked Mr testified that examination of oC the hod body revealed re two twenty wounds evidently e knife stabs Both prosecution and defense sought to definitely def df let let- fix the time when the crime was committed Mr Ir h fixed the time line as being between 1130 O a. a m. m and 1 1 10 30 O p p. m. m on cross |