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Show PERJURY TRIAL WITNESSES HIT Impeachment , Tries Mark Session With counsel on both sides directing direct-ing effort toward impeachment of witnesses heard thus (ar, the R. Verne McCullough perjury trial went Into Its eighth day Monday before Judge Jamea W. McKlnney and a Jury in district court. Immediately after the state rested at 2 p. m Defense Attorney Ellaa Hansen began arguing a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. He claimed the municipal court, whence tha case was sent to th district court, larked jurisdiction and that evidence in general is insufficient Proceedings were marked by frequent fre-quent bitter attacks by District Attorney Calvin W. Rawlings and Chief Defense Attorney Henry D. Moyle upon each other's tactics. At one point, as counsel for both sides continued their arguments, Judge McKlnney, hi patience obviously ob-viously tried, sharply remarked: "I have ruled in your favor. I .cannot keep counsel from asking questions." The judge's face waa turned toward Mr. Rawlings at the time. Mrs. C. J. Davison. 29 Redondo avenue, and Mrs. Harry E. Erickson. Riverside, Cat., and City Judge B. P. Leverich were among state witnesses wit-nesses who testified. The testimony testi-mony was concerning various purported pur-ported conversations each assertedly had with the defendant at various times after March ft. Attempt on the part of the defenae de-fenae to ahow Mr. McCullough had a telephone conversation with Mrs. Davison, alater-in-law of Harry E. Erickson, on March 8. in which the defendant, acting as Erickson' attorney, at-torney, told Mrs. Davison that Erickson was to appear in city court March 6, met with denials from the witness. Mr. McCullough Is alleged to have falsified testimony given in his own behalf at a contempt of court hearing hear-ing which grew out of his relationship relation-ship as attorney and client with Erickson. who was charged with a morals offense. |