Show 21 Trial of Draper er on 1 Charge of Murder Progresses j Slowly Testimony So Far Deals Only 1 With Discovery of Victims Victim's Victims Victim's Victims Victim's Vic Vic- tims tim's Body MANTI June 24 LIttle 24 LUte 24 Little progress has las been made so far in the trial of Mendon lendon Draper on the charge of ot I murdering Andrew N. N aged banker on April Apri 12 Testimony so far Car has been concerned only with wih the he finding of the body of the victim by y his hi son and grandson and ad descriptions lons tons o of the premises Followers of the case expect it I to be lon long drawn drawn- out out Further than the statement of defense defene counsel that self defense will wille wi be e relied upon to t clear cear Draper there has ha been no Indication of ot the nature of the evidence it i is expected to produce produce pro pro- duce to support the plea in Lion ion ton Fred J J. Anderson a neighbor living living liv liv- lv ing on the same block on which the Bjerregaard home stands testified that on the morning moring the murder was discovered he responded to a call cal for help from Mr Bjerregaard's son On Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing going to the home he said he found the body lying In irs a pool of blood the clothing lothing He aid the bedding also lo was burning buring He lie put putout putout putout out the fire with water DAUGHTER ON SCENE E EIn In addition additon to others at the scene at the time he said was VaS wa Mrs Ivadel Jensen dau daughter of ot the slain man and jointly charged with wih the murder Mr Anderson said that at the tine time UCe when he touched her fathers father's face and body she cried out Oh please dont don't do that thaU Dr A. A J. J Anderson Anderon was the next nex winess witness for the state During his tes- tes tes- tes the state offered a human skull and nd an anatomical drawing for the purpose purpose of ot clarifying the physician physician cian can s testimony He testified that he head had flad ad examined the victims victim's body a athe at atthe atthe the time lime the te murder was and later latr performed the post mortem examination He said that the skull was fractured in three places the neck broken in two places and ad the spinal cord severed Any of at th these se injuries would have been sufficient to cause death he said said I SON TESTIFIES Fergus Bjerre Bjerregaard aard son of the murcer murder mur mur- der victim testified as to the health and appearance of ot his father on Oil the day before the killing and as to the discovery of his body the morin morning following the murder He told o of finding a bloody butcher knife knie on his fathers father's bed He said he ran at once to a neighbor to give the alarm larm Allen Alien Alen Bjerregaard 16 16 his son son related re re- re- re listed how he h had d discovered the body of or his grandfather when he went vent to the home to do his usual chores Peter Petr Hanson told of having Installed Installed In In- stalled staled strong locks on the outer doors door at Mr request request The state desired to show that the aged bank president was in fear of at his life le eight months before he was beaten to death The jury was tas excused for the first firs frt time in the trial while points point of law la were argued by counsel counsel |