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Show STABBING OF KARGIS AS TOLD BV TIE DEEENDANT After introducing the testimony of Jim Gust and Peter Callas yesterday afternoon, in the Dtmentre murder caae in the diBtrict court the state rested, and this morning the defense called witnesses to the stand. Tbe first witness was the wife of the defendant's brother who testified to the good character of the defend- ant. Mrs. Dementre stated that she v:as of Danish decent and had been the wife of the defendants brother four years. She had known the de fendant a number of years and she said that his reputation for peace and quiet was of the best, and he had never nev-er been arrested before this trouble. The defendant took the witness stand rnd told in rather broken Eng lish the story of the stabbing at the coffee house on the night of April 29. He said that he went to the cof-feo cof-feo house at about 9 o'clock in the evening to get something to eat. He was cleaning his finger nails with his pocket knife when he entered the place and took a seat at one of the tables. He had known Kargls before and as soon as he sat down, Kargls came to his table and sat down by him. Drawing a candle from his Inside In-side rocket. Kargis lighting it and re quested the defendant to sing a resurrection resur-rection song. Mr. Dementre said he told Kargls that he had forgotten such songs and declined to attempt to sing At this, the witness said, Kar-gi Kar-gi swore at him and told him that he would burn him If he did not Blng and that he also threatened his life Dementre said that Kargis insisted on the song; and that he continued to refuse to sing, Kargis abusing him all the time. He finally pushed Kargis Kar-gis away and they clinched He said that he believed that his life was in danger and that he used the knife to protect himself from harm. He said that Kargis had followed him on other oth-er occasions and abused him and that he had been greatly annoyed The dpfondnnt said he had no thought or k'Ming Kargis whon he usd the knife und was simply acting In self defense. As soon as he could get away from the crowd, Dementre said, he went to the police station and gave himself up. oo- |