Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-10 | Page 7 | Ward of Court to be Witness

WARD OF COURT TO BE WITNESS 1 A surprise defense witness ess will be pres 1 Monday in the trial of Shirl Shin Dunk Dunkley ey accused of murdering Mrs Freda Gibson aged recluse and attempting attempting attempting at at- tempting to burn her body Dunkleys Dunkley's attorn attorney y Ho Horace acc Beck anno announced Saturday This witness according to Mr Be Beck k will be used in an attempt to sho show that Mrs Gibson could not have been murdered between 9 and 11 March 27 March 27 as the state contends because ause she w was s seen seen seen-in in front of her home after that time The The witness is Charles ha E. E Ong 17 of Jefferson str street t nas acm ocen in Burley in-Burley Idaho since shortly after ft r the m murder He is ba a ward of the Juvenile court havi having been convicted of burglary When the trial opened this week Mr Beck asked for tor fora a continuance in order to try to f find Ong but the court ourt insisted the case ease be tried at once once- with the state taking the responsibility re re- o of producing the missing witness It was va predicted Saturday that the case would be bein in the hands of the jury jury- Wednesday or Thursday The state is scheduled to complete its c case e Monday Fred Fred- FredN N N. Endel who also is accused of the murder c 0 Mrs Gibson will take the stand 1 fora brief fora-brief r a brief redirect examination he Intends he-Intends Intends to present Mr B Beck k said an in argument arg ment for dismissal of the charge hargo on the grounds grounds' that the state has presented no proof when the state completes its u c case ge Argument of this plea may for may take half a aday aday aday day he said Defense testimony ny will be brief Only five witnesses will be heard Mr B Beck k said and andaU all will give testimony th that t Dunkley could n not t have murdered mur der dered d Mrs Gibson Gibso by beating h Jr to death and then placed her body in in a a pile of burning furniture on the kitchen floor floo as the state slate contends he e did s