Show I 1 r Writing Expert T Testifies in inVernal inVernal ini i Vernal Slaying I VERNAL VE J. J Percy Goddard handwriting expert epert from Salt Sail I Lake City was the first witness ss to take the stand Friday morning in the first degree murder trial of ot Jm James Joseph Joeeph charged I with the hammer murder of ot Mrs Agnes Agn Abigail Williams I Mr Goddard identified writing tn m some Ome questionable documents in which he was alleged at al- al leg to have made certain admissions admissions alons regarding his epileptic cots con Charles H. H Olsen special agent of ot the federal bureau of ot investigation tion who accompanied from the Salt Lake county jail to Vernal and handled the majority majority ma ma- of ot interviews with said that the defendant had made madu the following statement to him I did assist in planning nor did I 1 hit Mrs Williams with witha a hammer which caused her death always did his best to assist in getting to the bottom of the crime the agent said sald Another F FBI B I agent James P. P OConnor O'Connor testified Thursday that had told old him LeRoy Edwards Edwards Ed wards Ritchey companion compan compan- ion had first struck Mrs Williams with a hammer then pointed a Ii agun agun gun Jun at The latter then hadan had haa hadan an epileptic fit tit and knew no morn more of what happened Sergeant Edward P P. th the defendants defendant's brother was scheduled sched Wed to testify during the Friday afternoon court session Court attaches predicted that the case cas IS soon would go to the Jury because be because cause only a few witnesses re remained remained reo re- to be questioned The case casu probably will go Jo to the jury Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- it was indicated Following the trial of ot Ritchey will be tried for the murdel murder murder mur mur- der del of Mrs Williams |