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Show ASSAULT CASE TRIAL BEGINS Efforts of defense counsel to In troduce evidence regarding alleged labor trouble at ht Purity Biscuit company plant, 4T1 Wast Fifth South street, marked opening Thursday of police court trial of Alice Horsley Jensen, 15, ea charges A complaint charging Mrs. Jensen Jen-sen with assault and battsay waa signed by Clan Regm, 601 South Sixth West street, an employe of -the company, who charged the former for-mer pulled her from a taxieab, tore her dresa and pulled her hair at Seventh South and Fifth West streets. The city presented four witnesses, and Judge Reva Beck Boson called a short recess at 1:11 p. m. Testifying Testi-fying In behalf of the city were Clara Rega, ths complainant; her . eister, Lucille Rega, and Andy Stewart, Stew-art, plant superintendent, all of whom were riding In the taxicab at the time of the alleged assault. V. A. Tracy, manager of th company, com-pany, wo the fourth witness for ths city. Objections of City Prosecutor A. Prnitfc 4fcfeaataa ryttsPBsitaraaydai ). timony concerning alleged labor trouble were mainly overruled by Judge Bosone. Defense Counsel Henri Henrlod questioned th complainant and other city witneaaes at length regarding re-garding a strike that occurred several sev-eral days prior to th alleged assault as-sault " Miss Clara Rega testified that she was a former member of th American Federation of Lsbor and -that ahe had returned to work at th plant. - , |