Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-15 | Page 12 | Farm Murder Kicking Denied

FARM MURDER I. I KICKING DENIED Surprise Witness s. s Called n d in l Idaho aho Realty Agent J HV Slaying TWIN FALLS D Dec 15 The P-The The first-degree first murder tri trial o of Lewis Lewis' C C. Hunter year old Twin Falls Tails farm i laborer went into the third day here herein herein in is the Eleventh district court today Hunter is charged with having fatally fatally fatally fa fa- tally beaten and kicked R. R C. C Letsch 54 54 Twin Falls Realtor last November 8 on a farm near here Two witnesses eye-witnesses of ot the fatal altercation altercation altercation alter alter- cation L. L C. C Peterson former Twin Falls police officer and Walter Miller Mil ler Ier tenant on a farm arm near the the- scene of the tragedy were called by the state yesterday Last night a surprise surprise sur sur- prise w witness Harold Downing 21 year year- year old ld son of M Mrs May Downing tenant on the farm w where re the encounter encounter ter occurred and for bor which Letsch was employed as an agent was called Peterson according to the mony attempted to stop the altercation altercation altercation tion but abandoned his attempt when the le Downing youth suggested that the he men be permitted to fight ight it jt out out After Letsch had fallen under Huner's Huners Hunter Hunter Hun- Hun ter ers blows the defendant both witnesses wit wit- nesses esses testified kicked him until Letsch became unconscious Downing denied that Hunter h had tl kicked Letsch