| Show ALCOHOL DEMENTIA WILL VILL WILLBE BE DEFENSE OF OA DAVIES VIES Setting forth that alcoholic dementia dementia demen demen- tn tia is to be tho the principal def defense nse In behalf of ot Henry Davies charged with murder in iii the first degree desree for killing his friend and benefactor C. C Arthur Davis and that Dr D. D H H. H Calder superintendent su superintendent su- su of oC the state mental hospital hospital hos hos- pital has been retained as an expert witness in behalf of Davies Davie District Attorney E E. 0 O. J. J Leatherwood yesterday lester yester efer nay day appeared before the county commissioners com corn missioners with Ith request for a R special appropriation of or 50 with wih which to I employ an expert rt In iii mental troubles 1 to combat the Insanity defense of the accused slayer The commissioners referred the matter mater to tho the county count attorney for tor an opinion as ns to their legal right to tomake tomake make such an n appropriation and promised to give give- the district attorney an answer tomorrow Trial of Davies lef Da is scheduled rl to commence before Jl Judge e M. M 1 I L. L Ritchie of or the district court tomorrow morn- morn Ing It Is expected that thal several days das will be consumed before a Jury jUl If is se secured secured fe- fe se- se cured to try the man and It Is considered considered considered con con- tl possible that thit a S Sjur Jury jur ma may not be bc secured during the week owin owing to the tact fact that the thc details of the case were so well wen known aon among the general general gen gen- en- en eral rl public and the families of the persons concerned are nrc well wel known The Insanity clement element entering Into the case will male make e It additionally difficult difficult CR ma cult it is said to secure a satisfactory satisfactory tory Jury jur Was Irresponsible Mr Ir fr Leatherwood Lenthen informed the com com- yesterday esterdy that ho had b been n given shen to understand th that t the main mainline line lino of or defense to be followed h by Da DavIes DavIes' counsel is IR that ho was WI Irresponsible Irresponsible Irre Irre- when lie he committed th the thc I murder In that thal he was suffering temporary tem tem- tern tem temI I insanity in the form torm of or alcoholic alcoholic alco alco- I atco-I holic dementia He lie has been given I Ito to understand that in addition additon to Dr Calder considered the leading au authority nu- nu Caler on mental troubles In the thc Int Intermountain West Yot the defense has retained several other mental experts experts ex experts ex- ex with whose evidence It Is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex wih to prove the tho bo boy temporarily Insane at the time of the shooting I Mr Leatherwood explained to the thc commissioners that It will wi be he absolutely I lately necessary for tor the state to combat this evidence e with lh the evidence evidence evi evi- dence of at lea least ICat t one exp rt whose experience with mental troubles trouble and who whose e evidence on such matters maters willbe will willbe wi be at nt least lest In a measure SUre on a par with that which may map be expected from rom tho defenses defense's cx export expert rt witnesses Under the law the state is permitted to lo pay only tho the regulation 2 52 a day for witnesses Mr Ir Leatherwood ex explained explained ex- ex that experts of or the proper standing cannot be ho secured at nt such sueh a atee fee tee The district attorney I is not allowed a contingent fee for or evidence e it would purposes and ho urged that tha be necess necessary for the county to make a special appropriation for this purpose purpose pur pur- pose poso In tho the present case If the thc state Is to be enabled to effectively combat com corn hat bat the evidence of o the defense Mr Leatherwood Leatherwoo was vas wa of the opInIon opinion opinion ion that under the thc statutes the county count commissioners are empowered ered to maki mak such an nn appropriation in sp special ial cases under the general statutory statutory stat stat- provision authorizing expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures of moneys for the welfare and protection money of the public The commissioners com corn missioners intimated that the they would find a wa way to make the appropriation ion tion ton so the state state- can fortify Itself In Inthe Inthe Inthe the coming trial against the expert evidence c of tho defense e The murder for tor which v Davies Davics is to tobe tobe tobe be tried Is 11 the killing of ot his Ills friend frend as a result resul of or a n quarrel over o er money matters Tho The accused and Davis had hd h been en associated together In business and md tho the bo boy ha had been a sort of ot pro pro- tege e ot of the older man Davies ie There was a quarrel over business and money matters matter Davies les it i 1 is 1st alleged began drinking then armed himself l and wont went to wh whore r Dav Davis Darts 8 was and shot him down The Tho defense defenso will claim caim he ho was mentally irresponsible act when he lie committed the |
