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Show Gunplay Told By Witness in Murder Trial " OGDEN Trial of James Floyd, 33, negro dining car ' waiter, for the first degree murder of Alonzo H. Davis, 49, on September 7, 1939, Wednesday entered its second day with the state presenting seven witnesses during the forenoon session. ses-sion. Chief of these was Henry Jones, negro, who told of alleged gambling gam-bling in Davis' hotel prior to the shooting of Davis and Oscar Foster, 42, negro bootblack, following a row. , Jones told of Davis coming Into the basement room where a crap game was In progress and saying he had just told his friend. Jimmy Floyd, to "get out and stay out. The rest of you can do the same if you don't like It." Witness Quizzed Players at the dice table paid little attention, according to Jones, while Davis began pacing up and down the room and muttering to himself. Floyd then had entered the room. Jones said he couldn't remember exactly what Floyd said, until Floyd told Davis to "drop that gun." Under cross examination of Arthur Ar-thur Woolley, defense counsel, Jones admitted that Davis seemed a bit boastful in his remarks, but he couldn't remember them very clearly. "Well, you heard him talk and say, "I'm plenty tough myself,' didn't you?" Mr. Woolley prodded. Hesitating for a moment, Jones smiled and then admitted, "Well, yes, I did." Shooting Recounted , He told how after the first shot everybody scurried for cover, with everybody but Davis and Foster being out of the way .when the other shots were fired. Other witnesses were Police Officers Of-ficers E. L. Shaw and F. E. Thompson, Thomp-son, who arrested Floyd after he had called the police; Deputy Sheriff Sher-iff Merlin Brown! who took pictures pic-tures of the premises after the shooting; Dr. W. H. Budge, who examined the wounded men; Glen Adams, assistant county attorney, and Senora Jenkins, from whose room Floyd obtained the gun. |