Show S. S L. L Court Opens Hearing in Brawl Slaying Testimony that he had struck his wife several times Umes was presented presented presented pre pre- by the state Wednesday morning in preliminary hearing of ot Elaine Blame Ole Peterson 35 61 W. W South charged changed with second degree murder in the death of his wife Mrs LaVerne Peterson 28 as the result of a family brawl Aug 21 outside the Del Rio cafe 35 W. W 2nd South Appearing in City Judge Clifford L. L Ashton's c co court o u r t Bliss BUss Bowen waitress at the cafe cale testified she saw Peterson fighting w with wit i t h his wife while in the cafe and that he hit her on the shoulder Both apparently had been drinking she he said I Witnesses Testily Testify I Another witness to the brawl was Conrad Ryan 58 Wall Vall st st. I who was sitting with his wife in ina ina ina a parked car Mr Ryan said s-ald he could not identify Peterson but that he saw a man and a woman outside the cafe The man struck her twice with his clenched fist and once once with his open hand Mr Ryan told the court stating the blows were solid soUd He Ho said he saw the woman put her hands to her face and take several steps before she crumpled to the ground Clarence A. A Abrams 33 V. W. 2nd South testified Peterson struck his wife wIe seven or eight times He said the defendant s struck t r rue U C k her twice while they vere were In the cafe twice again while they were I in ii the doorway as they were leaving and three or four times as they were walking down the lI street reet Neck Fractured Also called was Dr Clarence R. R Openshaw city physician who performed performed performed per per- formed the autopsy on Mrs Peter Peter- eter- eter son non She suffered Buffered a fractured neck between the second and third vertebrae vertebrae ver yen and death resulted from the fracture and pressure of at blood on the base of the brain Peterson who had previously been bound over to the district court on an Involuntary manslaughter manslaughter manslaughter man man- slaughter charge for the same al alleged alleged alleged al- al offense ortense was arraigned in Third d district court Saturday on the charge but was remanded to the city court on the more serious charge on motion of Brigham ERobert E. E Roberts Robert district attorney i |