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Show ACCUSES WITNESS FOR PROSECUTION Counsel for Idellus M. Dye, Charged With Murder, Outlines Out-lines Strange Theory. The defense in Ihc caBe. of , Idellus 31. Dye. alirus Joseph Donlvan, on trial In the Third district court for the murder of Joseph Ilalnbow, was outlined to the jury yesterday In the opening Btatement by W. 3-f. Gregory, counsel for the defense. de-fense. He advanced the startling theory that Andrew Patrons, the principal witness wit-ness for (he state, is the man who hold up and attempted to rob Kalhbow and shot him when he resisted. Patrons b?.d provlouHly testified that Dye was in tho act or holding up him (Patrons) and a woman companion when Rainbow reached tho scene, and dliircgardiuB Bye's commands com-mands to hold up his hands, was snot. Dye's counsel also tated tluiv they would be able to prove an alibi for their client; that between tho hours of 10 and VI o'clock, on the nifrlit of tho crime, he was at a houae in West Serond South street, not far from the scene of tho crime. Tho ftnte compMd the Introduction of Itn toFtimony Just bofore the hour of adjournment ad-journment yesterday, and the defense will begin to put on Us wilncosofi todav. A. Colin ;md Charley BuBnman testified that they were on the opposite side of the street and not far away when the shooting shoot-ing occurred: that the slaver ran past them and ou Cohu's attempt to halt him, the fugitive snapped his revolver at Colin. Both (John and Sussman wore positive In thiMr Identification of Dye an the holdup man and olaycr. |