Show PEN RIOT TRIAL I NEARING CLOSE While defense attorneys in the case of ot Delbert W. W Pfoutz made their final arguments to the Jut Jury Friday those handling the trial of Robert N N. Elliott in ill another division of oC Third district court continued their arguments over admissibility of certain testimony introduced in introduced by the prosecution Elliott and Pfoutz life term Inmates In Inmates mates of or the state prison are on trial for their lives They are arc accused specifically of attacking their guards September 9 1931 during an abortive riot which threw the entire prison into pandemonium and resulted in in inthe inthe the killing killins of or one prisoner and Injury of others Pfoutz's fate is expected to be decided decided de de- de Friday night by a jury of 12 men in Judge James H H. Wolfes Wolfe's court Elliott sat sullenly in m Judge James W W. McKinneys McKinney's courtroom and heard Guard Guird David Id L L. Rees flees describe how one o of the rioting noting con convicts held a dirk at the witness' witness throat and threatened to slash him if he did not aid them in their attempted break for lor freedom Attorneys for Elliott challenged the admissibility of Rees Rees' testimony on the thc ground that Elliott is accused definitely deli of attacking Wilford Willord Giles deputy dep dep- uty warden varden of the prison The jury was dismissed by Judge McKinney while counsel argued law points on the questions involved District Attorney Ray Van Cott ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed the belief that the Elliott case would not go to the j jury ry before early next week and probably later depending depending de de- de pending on how many witnesses the defense offers |