Show I SURPRISE CLARK WITNESS HEARD State prosecutors reopened the testimony in the Ercil Clark murder murder murder mur mur- der trial il irv in- ina a surprise move Wed Wed- Wed Wed- afternoon before District Judge M. M J. J Bronson when they called to the stand George Beckstead Beckstead Beckstead Beck- Beck stead chief deputy sheriff Deputy Beckstead identified a hunting knife which w was s produced in court as the knife he took froma from froma a 8 brother of the defendant while Ercil Clark was present after the I latter had been returned here from Oregon He said the knife was one that the defendant had in his possession the night of October 1 when Willis B B. Ferguson 29 of Sandy was slain The state state- has contended that Ferguson was stabbed before be before before be- be fore being shot by Clark After Alter the surprise witness was called Judge Bronson Bionson proceeded with instructions to the man 12 jury and Brigham H H. Roberts opened the argument for the state Defense attorneys who have presented no evidence during the trial rested their case on the basis of self In both the alleged murderers murderer's confessions confessions- one made and signed in LaGrande Ore immediately after his capture capture cap cap- ture one in the Salt Lake county jail jail jail-it it is brought forth an altercation altercation altercation alter alter- cation followed a remark by Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Fer Fer- guson that Clark was a siss sissy The prosecution will attempt to prove Clark murdered his older friend on the Salt Lake-Bingham Lake highway October 1 when after he was called a sissy the latter tried to force him to drink some liquor |