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Show Defense Plea In Idaho Murder Case ST. ANTHONY, Idaho, Oct. 31. UM!: Three men, on trial charged with murdering Gerald Clark in Nowdale last July, had today te :i fied that Clark was shot in self defense. de-fense. Clark was shot down by J. L. Mc-Carroll. Mc-Carroll. With him at the time were William Fox and Frank Fuller and the three men are defendants in the joint trial. McCarroll, who broke down several sev-eral times and wept, told the jury that he shot Clark in self defease. He asserted that Leo Clark, Gri-aid's Gri-aid's brother, fired once at him before be-fore he (McCarroll) shot yo.uie. Clark. The state in its case had contended contend-ed that none of the Clark paity v js armed and that all of McCarrolI's group carried pistols. |