Show Self Defense Seif-Defense Defense May Be Clarks Clark's Plea in Death Trial Attorney Hints j Accused Slayer to Testify in Own Behalf Behalf Crowd Throngs Courtroom n Br United LOS ANGELES Aug 3 An 3 An intimation inti mation that David id Clark handsome young attorney might plead dc feme at athis his trial for the alleged d shoot lug Int of Herbert Spencer newspaperman newspaper newspaperman man was wis given ghen by his counsel at the first session of the case cas today The idea on his probable defense was ras advanced ad in an argument that de developed e. e when Special Prosecutor Joe Ford in outlining the case to proSpective prospective pros jurors referred to the thc shootIng shootIng shoot shoot- Ing of two unarmed men Spencer and Charles Crawford boss politician We strenuously object to the statement state ment that these two m men n were unarmed unarmed un un- armed W. W I. I Gilbert attorney for Clark shou shouted ted CLARK TO TESTIFY Clark will testify In his own defense and In one hours hour's time will tell everything every every- thing he lie knows about the Sunset boulevard boulc shooting his attorneys s 's an flounced Clark Clarl has nothing to fear Leonard Leon ard Wilson Vilson acting for the defendant said It will take only an hour of direct testimony for him to tell his Continued on Pae Pue Two 4 SElf DEfENSE MAY MAYBE MAYBE BE Gl CLARKS CLARK'S KS K'S STO STORY Y Continued from rare Pare One tory story and assure himself of acquit acquit- tal tat Charles Crawford Gray Wolf of ot Los Angeles politics as us well a. a as Spener Spen Spen- er lost their lives in the Sunset boulevard shooting Clark also is accused of Crawfords Crawford's murder but butic the ic present trial concerns only the killing of Spencer S COURTROOM TACKED PACKED Wilsons Wilson's announcement that Clark would take the stand in his own defense de- de tense ense was made as the tile trial opened before Superior Judge Stanley A. A Murray The courtroom was packed as ss the session got under way and 12 deputy sheriffs sheriff held back scores cor who sought ought admission Two persons in the group that got inside the courtroom were pulled from rom the line and searched for ons ns Deputy sheriffs refused to comment comment com com- ment on the procedureS procedure S eo |