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hospital?

A Yes, s ir .

MR. HU1WOL: Objection. 1 P /

TEE CCOUW : Overruled. (G"2/&" /'i: Q Ilould you describe it, please?

MR. BALLAYCR: objection. \

TXE COURT : Overruled.

b It was a s ing lc barrel .23 gas shot9.m and aroonA

the stock, t he small part of t h e stocl,: it had s o m

black tape an;? k9r end of tile barrel di3 not havc

the sight on it where the s i q h t ball was. It w a s

out, an? it was cracl-ed.

'.. - TIiE COURT: :gotion t o stti!;c AenieJ . [ 'i.' I . I

i -.. ; 9. . A t the !los$ital 3 i d vou haw3 occa~j-on to exazino

the c!~.-mSer of tlla t shotq~?.n?

A. Yes, sir.

MR. %A?,TJi',TCE: o!>jectj.on.

I.=. ECXEVOL: Ol>jec t ion .

(7:. 4 ,pi. j TIE C0W.T: mcrruled . ,L',J? , t /l'. -tt> * * -/I

A. Yes, sir: I broke thc shotgtln dom or opened it un;

and t?rore vtas a shell in the chanbrr . - ~ i t h a sli~ht

indentation i n t o the Eircing cap.

MB. HIEJEVOL: FIova to z t r i k e .

THE COURT: Plotion denied.

Q. And what.'did t ha t slicj!lt in::entatien mean to you? ... . . MR. BIALLA??CE: Objection.

- - . MR. . HUNETJOL: Objection. ".

TIIE COUXT : Overruled

A That it w a s evidently a misfire.

~ I R . BALTAIJCE : ?love to s t r i k e .

>IR. ~ ~ ~ T E V O L : *love to strike. I

TIIE COURT : Deniec?. .

What do you w a n by E &sf ire? 9

IR, BALLANCE: Ol.>jcction.

l,TR, IN;:EVOL: Objec t ion .

T;:z COUXT: Overruled. i

R The firing pin hzi? struck the cap, h u t ha? n o t

s e t it off: not ca119~". the s!~cll. to exnlcde.

' 1 T ~ E C O U ~ T : Denied.

0- Officer :?illiams, - Sarg. Hillians , I ItanJ you v ! ~ a t has been received in eviBence as Statc'o Tx4 ib i t

number "15" and ask if you can identify this, please .

HR. EALLAFlCE: Objection.

R Yes, s ir; t h i s is the shotr~un t 5 a t I piclrcl-I up laying

next to the borly of the hlack male, Steven Corbett.

MR. BALTAKCC: 14ove to s t r i k e .

W.. H ~ J E V O L : Xove to str ike. - --r ! ' 1 I THE COURT I ~ e n i e d . i J. C.;,! ( L t L f i ; -- --I

0 Sarg. l i a s , I han3 you what h a s been received C . '

. . . in eviclence as State's Exhibit n ~ q b e r "57" and ask

if you can identify that, please.

A Yes, sir: this is a p i c t u r e of the sbotgun piell

in the shotgun w i t h an inf;.entire on the f i r i n l Cap-

MR. 13ALLA:TCE: Move to strike.

i4R. H U N W O L : '-:eve to s t r i k e . : k

F - ..,. " ...., j COURT: Denicc7. ,.

n And I hand you w!~at 3 n s h e n received into evidence

as State's Exhibit n m ~ h e r " 5 8 " and ask if you ca?

ident i fy that , plpnsp.

?iR, fllJYCV0L: O S j ect . . ,.- ? . . / ; . - . - .;! THE COU?T: Overruled,, , - - I - - -

R T h i s is a shotgun s h c L 1 that's taken from t?lc shotqun . the one that's in tile photograph t5erc wi th the in-

denture.

EIR, I I W ~ ~ V O L : ?40ve to s t r i k e .

m. ~ L L . G J C E : h~ovr! to s t r i k e .

Q A f t e r you were at the h o s p i t a l did you again have

occasion to go back into t?le area of 6th and Ann

Street?

X.3. BALLATJCE: 05jectio

TIIT: COURT: Overruled.

A,. Yes, sir; I did .

Q And where did you g o on t3is occasion?

?fR. HUFIEVOL : Ob j ect ion. i

TI:E COVIZT : Overruled.

k When I r e t u r n e d to thc scene I cane down and vent un

Ann Street to this area where the firemen vere ere.

-A/ The firemen, t?&y had the t r u c k an3 sovc of the fircrr.cn

1 4 ~ . I I T ~ ~ C T J O I , : -?eve to s t r i k e .

- 9 mat was the conr?it ion of the f i re at ?like's or

any o t h r building at t h a t time?

A ?fikeBs was burning or just about dnstroyed h:r fire,

and t h i s house had started burninrr here.

. . - , - )-iR. BA-ICE: Move to strike.

Q When you arrivcrl in that area what, if anything,

d i d y w hear?

W,. EALLXJCE : Oh jection. I '

- - .rm. ~m.mOZr: Oh jection. - C

TI!E COURT: OvcrrulcZ.

A. There was s t i l l s o ~ c q u n f i r e .

XR. PAX,LA?.ICE: Kove to strike.

f - . , I !*.,. / . T I E r30'iTRTP X o t f on to strike ilenied., - ,L t * : t

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0 An9 could you tell .-?hat type of gunfire t h i s v ' a s

that you Itrere hearing?

- 2 2 or sonc17here arolind in t h e r r , a snall tali!-,er

PlR. B.?.I;I;:'1?ICE : :love to s t r i k e . . MX. HX4EVOL: Move to s t r i k e .

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TE.IE COUxT : ?.~otion to s t r i k e Qeniefl . ; . .'

. . M2. BALLIEJCE: Objection.

IiW13CVOL: Objection. . ., *. 5 3

THE COURT : Overruled. f j ~ ; .-; Well, some af the firemen went back i n t o this area

ri9Wbetwean t h i s house which is the f i r s t house . .

right behind ?like's and there was a shed, a t i n

shed back out in ere: and they wer2 attennting to

put water on these houses back in here, hoth o f

these 5ouses: try ing to keep them from burning.

They verc a t t e m p t i n g to put water on thcse while

received some fire fron this area hack in here

when they waul? 70 i n t o this ~ e t a l bu i ld ing or tile

edge of t h i s house. Z.le receivcd Eire there and

pulled out azd cane back out i n t o the s t reet bp-

cause of the qunfira aqd a l l . We could hear some-

thing b i t t i n g the neta l !>uilcling. Soun-.;er! li!:c: 1:tayhe

shotgun pe l le t s or . 2 3 .

14R. I:Ul.1ElTOL : Yiove to strike . '- / ' * .

TiIE COUW : !cotion den ied . (.XC:.~J. !i,t:y-.t 1 ., . - i' /

Sometime after that, did the gunfire su?)siilc?

Yes, sir.

r4R. BALZNJCE : 0h j ection.

rlR, IIU>JE\70TJ : 0h j ec t i o n , ..

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were able to get in and fight the fire. Path

the houses were on fire, were burnin9 quite Sadly * ,

. . . before they could get in there to fight the fire, - -

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- . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . -:- -. . . . . . . . . - ' . , . > . . . . . . . . . . - . . - ,I - * . . - . . . - .> - - . . _ .. . . ; 'sir, ..:.... . . , . ~ . . . ' . . . . . , . , . . . , . , .. ' . . ' - . .-. . . . -. . -

. . . . . : . - :. . . . . . . . Q. During the t i m e you were there on the second oc- .. - .

. . . cahion when you went back in to the tin garage area, , .

d i d you have occasion to fire your weapon?

. MR. H ~ E V O L : Objection. 2-* . 8 " - . *+kE COURT: Overruled. - i . . (GJ -+'+ ?[&-**

A NO, s ir; '1 did no t . I could not tell or I could not - . - . " .-. -

see exactly where t h e fire was coming from or who - .

was firing. I couldn't see anybody to shoot at. . .,- Did you see any other police officers Curing this

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time .._. . firing their weapons? . .

- - . . MR. BALLA:JCE : 0bjed .o~ . . . . . -. ._. . - . - MR. IIU'YEVOL: Objection. ! . .

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THE COURT: Overruled. . .

.+ - a W 90, there, but I did no+ actually see thGm

. firing.

SOL. STROUD; Your IIonor, tho State has no

further questions of this vritncss. Wuld

l i k i to Pcserve the right to call

* . . ; - -- l d t e r t ine for additional testimony.

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. .. . . -MR. ..ALLANCE: We move to strike the testimony 4 . - . - . - . , . - . '. ,of Sarg. Williams, if the . . . . . .,

. . ThT COURT: Motion c?enied, . . - . L - . . . . . - . . ,: , .

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. . . . . . , CROSS EXV*IIiJ.?%TI013 SY NR. RECTON:

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hospital vrith J

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ce you got to t!le hosni ta ? , :*"- .---- ~.

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- . . . '.In February of 1371, b actqbu with the Departnent -.

. - :as' a patrolman h A.

A uniformed ofiicer?

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Now on tile evening of Saturlay.QFebruary 6 , 1q71, , Q - - did you have occasion to l o into the vicinity of

6th and Rnn Ztreet?

A Y e s , s i x v X did.

?.I??. BALLXJC3 : oh jec tion. i -6- G$; AT[+. TIE COURT: Overruled. (Q! { MR. liEf.JEVOL: Objection. 1

THE COURT: ~verrulecl-

n in uniform at that t i m e 3

Q r & V - i ~ + : m e 1 9 " ; - ~ f . m ~ . t- sir?

- I pulled ny car, u n i f o n e e l car, cane in fron nranqe ancl Rnn Street an

k Sporadic gunfire.

MR. BALL?\'JCE : !%eve t o s t r i k e .

MR. IIUNWOL: Yove to strike.

,,,, : !,lotion to s t r i k e i i ~ e d . [6htkJ flfc.,

Could you te l l what type of gunfire it was? -

XR. HU27EVOL: Oh jectioj. I .* -.-

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' IIR. RECT0:J: Ohjection.

TEE C O U T : Overrulecl. i JQpdMI-. --- .r* A It sounde.d like smll caliber fire.

F,iR. ~U?JEVOI;: FIotion to s t r i k e ,

MR. BECTON: ?.love to strike. ' J I fi:, *c---)

TEE COURT: Denied.

0 Could you tall from w ! ~ a t area it was cominq?

MR. 3ECTO:J: -i

TXE CaUZT : Overruled.

A It ~ou~clcc1 l i k e t?le gunfire was cominq from - 3 t h

Street, nor th down 6th Stroet towards our position.

MR. IIWIEVOS: 'Aotion to s t r i k e .

MR. BCCTON : l,!ove to- s t r i k e . THE COURT: Denied.

Q A t the tine you arrived there, what was the condition

. of i f i k e ' s Grocery at that t i m e ?

14R. HU1JEVOL : 05 j ect ion.

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MR. BECTOY: Objection..

TIE COURT : 9verruled. \

---;r J . b like's Grocery store was on i i re .

Upon arriving what, if anything, d id you observe

in the thee hundred block of South 6 t h Street?

MR. HmTEVOL: Objec t ion .

MR. BECTO'7 : Oh jeclion . . I 1 THE couw : 0verrule:J. (f$ . '*'/ :t;.l!Rp,, ~ j : ; , -/

A . I observer1 an ind iv idua l run f r o m be3ind . a tree

about thin v i c i n i t y here and tun into t ! ~ c b u s e s

r ight in this area. (In ' l icating)

EJIP,. PECTO~I: :love to strike.

THZ COURT: Denied, i What, if anyt\ing, did you ohservc i n the oosseesion

of that individual?

?.GI. RECTOY : Oh j ect i o n , , - - . , f

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g A long object?

"A A l o n g a b j e c t .

.MR. !RI:lEVOL: :love to s tr ike .

NR. i BECTO:?: Move to strike-

- b TEZ COURT : Seniell, ,

&' t%- D i d have occasion upon arrival t!le;e to o'lservc other officers in the vicinity?

j i 4- + Did have occasion to ohserve 0Eficcr : . l i l l i a m s

2' llhen I first saw t!ien t l :ey were near e house on this conner riqht hero. T h e r e was a 'muse on chc c o r x r

and they were g o l n q 17 onto the porch.

'3 Did you o!,serve t ' len across t\. s t r e t on the east

side of 6t3 Street?

k yes, sir: I d i Z .

i.13, BECTQT1: ohjcct icn.

TfiE COURT: ~vcrruled . Q What w e r e Officer 1 . J i l l i a m s and O f f i c e r Shar? Qoinq

at the t ine you observe them crossing the ~ t r c e t ?

EIT.JNCVOL: Object ion.

XR. BECTO'LJ : 013 jection . TI16 COURT : Ovcrrulcd .

A h3en I observed them crossing the street after they

had - one of thm. had crossod Ann Street '(pointing) to the south s i d e of the street; another one was

onthc porch. I went I I ~ on t h e porch after the

second off icer had crossed Ann Street to provide

cover for hin.

XI?. BECTO!J: :love to s t r i k e .

?lx. KUNEVDL: t!ove tq strike. 4 .--. . I ..-- .'

I s I t-. 4 - - ; THE COURT: Denied. ( t

- \ !-m. BECTO:.T: Oh j ect . z ~ l r COUIT: Ovcrrulez.

@ That you aere there providing coverage?

A, mley were in the process of crossing t h e s t reet .

T'ley corssec? in front of gZ1;' T~s-td~aWormek? Y F ~ T - ~ r .

8 T:~cn you care over k , e ? ~ i n d t 5em?

A :bt i m e t l i a t c v r sir. I staycrl on the n o r t h s i n ?

of the street.

Coulrl you observe what they were doing on the east

side of 6th Street?

:.!R, BECTO:T: 013jection.

TIIP COURT : 0verrlll~A.

k They tmrko? thciz way up to t!lesc 'loasea her(? and

were working their way eouth going across porches.

MR. IIKPICVOL: Move to s t r i k e .

MR. BECTQN: vovc to s t r i ke . t

i ~h: C 0 t . T : Denied. 4'

0 Did you have occasion to o5scrve then again there

at the corner of 6th and Ann Street?

?p.. BECTO":

TfIE COURT:

R Yes, sir. .

Vn.nrat, if anyt\ing, were they rloinq at t h a t t i r n e ?

A They w e r e hrinaing the bod-! of the yonnq, ?-lac?: rs le

out fron this area here 40vn t'.e si?e*/:alk.

XR. INNWOL: 7iovc to strike.

MR. BECTO:? : :-lot i o n to strike i - . THE COURT: Denied. c

a;: re r?i:?. they ta!.:e the ?:ody?

A Around t h e corner to this v i c i n i t y ri$:t !lerr?.

FLY. HWTEYJOL; ?love to s t r i k e . i i* / t- -

-, /J ,"? f4.. l . : . - - THC COURT : Denied. ( L,5csy-. if anything, t h e n , please?

MR. BCCTOY: jection. I

C- j t1

T7.E COURT : ~verrulcd. !. , , A. I obasrved Sarg. Williams hac1 h i s han:3. in the v i c i n i t y

. - . of tile in.:ividual's throat. There was cpito a

bit of blood coming out from bet1.qeen his Eingors.

M. ITWEWOL: YOVP to s t r i k e .

. MB. BECTON: Move * i

, . TI= COURT: Denied. a.

h They ca l l ed for an officer down here to ask t!wn

MR. IKVT2flOL: !.!eve to strike, t

TEE ,COUIIT: Denied. /

A "ha ttren of us stayed thrr? w i t h the bo?y on the

ground and the ambulance cane op to here (InGicatinb)

and they acreanec across the street to the off icer

here to tell the ax?>ulsnte to cross S t 5 Street to

where they could pick up the indivi?ual .

FJR. TIU'JEVOL ; ? Iovc to s t r i k e . y ~ . R'~;cTc):~: t p s t r i k e .

'* . . i TI;E CoUqT: 9e3ie3. :

vault? not cross 6t!1 Str.-sct.

1531. REJREVDL: :?ovc to s t r i k e entire testi~ony.

MR. RECTO:.? : ;.?eve to strike. . . .. Ic/ , .

COURT: nonied C,,. .. .: K't(TN I I

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Q ~ u r i n ~ t h a t t ine and durinq t h c tine prior to t h a t ,

as they were dragqing the body clov~n the street, what, . . . , . , . .

if anything, did you hear?

m. HW2aEVOL: Ohjection. ?. f I

THE COURT: Overrulccl.

Spoxadic gunfire,

MR. HW5TOL: I-Iave to s t r i k e .

MR. BECTOY: Hove to strike. " , t .

:;. . : ; ,4 l f / ,*-a TIIE C O W : Yotion to strike ~lenie?.~ I ., , I

& . . --- Dicl a police vohicle cone there to pick un t5n bo?~!?

A Yes, s ir j it di-3.

>IF!. BECTOX : Oh j e c t i o n . ? {? t.

#R. IWXI;NOL: Objection.

MR. B~CTON: Objection. \

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L Yes, sir.

bm. flUNEfrOL : kIove to s t r i k e .

!%a. BECTOY: Eove to strike.

THE COURT: Denied. (g?.y&C?d Who had that? s

?lR. HU?1E*VOL: Object. \ r .

!&rd., i - . . , .--.-- i TIIF, 'COURT : Overruled. . .

A Sarg. Williar-1s had t h a t i n h i s possession.

3F. . HU;lEVOL : !.love to s t r i k e . t. >' . . i . , !s.irFg''S. : , - - . * TETE C0W.T:- Denied. \

A f t e r the vehicle left there with the b d y , lq?~:lat,

if anything, di;i you do, please?

.?If,. LIL'ilEVOL: OSjection-

53R. BECTQY : Obj ec t i o n . r:. , t ,P,.:. + TE?E OOURT: Overruled. ! L

_- . ' . . ,. . -- After sometinn I crossed the street to SO to t ! ~ e

churc:~ here. I crossed the street from t k e cast . .

stile to the w e s t s ide near the church.

later in the evening d i d you have occasion to ob-

senre persons movirq f u r n i t u r e out of h o r ~ r r s on the *

west siae of 6th Strect?

r3R. Str;?FJOL; objection. 4

TKE COUXT: Overruled. , / 1

Yes.

During this time cou!d you hear anyone doxi? in the

throe hundred- block of 6th Street yellin5 or sa:*ing

anything?

FIR. BU;$IEVOL : 0% j ec ti

TTIE COUET : Overruled.

Yes.

What was t 3 a t , please?

MR. IIGIJEVOL : r 3 b j cck ion.

Thyy w e r e yellinn for t3c F i r e Depar tment t ? m t had

started nrocceding to private residences next to '

the store. - . . . . .

MR. BECT'CI1.T: ?~OVC to s t r i k e .

. TBE COURT: ~ e n i c d . . ., .

Q Did you hear any other thing said at this tine?

MR. HUZT&'VOZ;: Objection. . .

MR. BECTO1.f: Ohjcction. '1 , . . #:- 1

TEE C O L ~ T ; ~ v e r r u l e ~ l cs>.'/- i W,*> "2' --' . / A Yes, sir: people were advised that the Fire Deparfment

vmul_d f i g h t the fire if the sniping r~tould sto?.

MR. IfUiJEXOLz ?Jotion to s t r i k e .

MR. RECTOY: PIove to s t x i k c . f ; ., . , . , n .

TIE XOURT: Motion to s t r i k e de2ied. 1 ,, - I . , . i . . I 4 ---- )

Q- A f t e r t5at d i d you have occasion to hear anyone

else there in the three hundred block of 6t3 Street

say anything or y e l l anything?

PC?, EECTON: Objection. - / /- # 1 I I ' ,, / , - , .--*!

THE COURT : 0verrula:i. -3 C. ,p I ? J !'i'--

A Yes, sir; t h e y yelled up t l ~ c street , j u s t yelled

in genera l , to stop shooting at t h e f i r e n e n ax2 t h e

police officers so they could put out the f?-res.

n 7 ihE COURT: ?,lotion to strike c'aniafl . : :c.... L':̂..- L A , - ;I w.*!~. -,[A L . ,-- , / i + During the time t h a t -re there rGd--Fw',ever

A fire a, weapon? 4 w i r .

And rluring the tine t h a t yo11 w a r e there clid you

observe any other police o i f i c o r f i r i n n v~ca~ons?

Xot t \ a t I can recall. It was harr? to tell v~hc

SOL. STRCIVD: Your ilonor, the State has no

further questions of t3is rritncss. TenZer h i m

for crass examination,

zp.. I!Ap:IO!! : : i o v ~ to s t r i I c . 2 a l l . t')e testi irony

of this t..ritnesa. . !' .. , 1 ~

.- . . , . : 2e';uent i n i t r u c t i o n s . -.. for S'lephar". . TE;;;: CODRT : !,!otion rlenie:!. * I * ' . ' 1.' * / ' . - .&

fuxt'.ler fro?? t!13 State?

.. SOL. ST20VT2: .:o, sir.

: F. R ~ ~ , . $ ~ ; ~ J , , calif': as a v i t n r n s o n :.lohalf of t!lc -/-

sta te , >~in? rluly j sworn, t n s t i f i c ~ ! as 6ollosrs :

have y m been a de>ectivy CF- -/

P A b o u t ttoo years. CT-

A- have geu been a ae~ber of the !?ilninqton

w A l itt le over 13 years.

i c d a detective on the cvoning of February (i,

Saturday, 19713

Q . On t h a t occasion on that eveninn, did you ;lave oc-

casion to he at Hen ilanover ;.Ienorial : iost~ital?

,YR. HUXTi'OL: Objection.

:IR. BECTOY: Objection. ! - i -,i

A YES, sir.

0 lqhat t-las your occasion for !.cinq t'lerh?

rip,.. RECTO::: objection. \ /, -. ,

! ! i ' I . P t . . T!:E COURT : overruled . L.'-.'- .: I., ; . . . . ; - - - - - /-

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IIUNEVOL: Elove to strike.

E1R. r,ECTO'rl: Idovc. to strike.

THE COUFT : Overruled. (z:&'/: k;f:':. / -g Q. 9urj .n~ the time t h a t you w e r e t?v:re at ?Icw !ian@var

Y e m o r i a l l losni ta l on that . Eatur:lzy evening Tras

another subject brought i n t o the hospital? - -

MR. IIUimOL: Objection.

A yes, sir; there was.

~ 3 0 brought hin in?

YR. ILRR?TQN: objection.

TJiE COURT : Ovetrubd. i ' I

Corbett. 1 ? . ~ n ' t remember his narie, Eull namc.

Ais last 9aP.e v7as Corbett?

Yes, sir.

Do yo3 know who bronght hin in?

XR . T!UiJEVOL : Ob j ec t ion. j , ! '

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1 i-m. RGCTC:I: 01, jection. - . , . ,. .. . . .,-. ,- .. - .. . TIIF CQlji(T: OverruleA. Jnst a n inn t e . I over-

ru led the objection. lie hasn' t qot throug'~

w i t h his ansver an? then I w i l l hear you on

your notion to s t r i k e . Go ahead.

What was your answer, please?

Sarg. Jir:--y 'Uillians and Of firer J. i f . S?lnr-r brauyht

the au'joot to the hos?ital.

yn, IIU:!TIVOT,: llovo to s t i i l c c .

qqIE COURT: Just a minute, :fr. solicitor. "otion

A . . Yes, sir.

i3R. HL9EVOL: Object: move to s t r i k e , your

. . + , -.- - a - enough.

TIIE COURT:

T caq't get these t!;ingn in quick

w3en you pose ano the r question, qive coanscl

oppor tar . i ty to na?:e their o:-l j e c t i o n s and motions.

Vould you as:: t?lc question ovcr again?

Q. Did O f f i c e r 'Nillians an8 Of firer S h z ? , dir? t:rey

br ing tile. sul3 j ect to t?:e enqrqancy room at r'leti

.- Hanover : lemorial : ~ ~ ~ v i t a l ? - r-ll,. 7 HUPfEVnT, : OS j ect ion.

'c' .; I . * . j . T H ~ COURT : Ovorrul-~d. I 2.- ,. I i.:.

MR. HmTCVOL: Yovc to strike. [n.. i

TnE COURT : :qotion to s trii?e denied. ir; -!it 1:. //L .-.-M) i- Q l l o w d i d y o u h a v e o c c a s i c n t o search the person,

the subject that was brouqht in there by Officer

Shavr ant!. Officer Wi lli m.ls?

MR. HUiEVOL : Objection . .

A Yes, sir: I d i d .

I ! T J = J E ~ : '!ov.2 to ;? t rifre . MR. 3ECTC)Z.J: :love to strike.

. .. - r ; . r j . THC COURT: ! lot ion to strike clenind. .r .

And w h a t ,

TIE,. IIU!E\'OL : Db j cction .

P, Four s'rlot7un r;;lollr;,

g \%ere dia: you fin:.: t:!cn?

2 3 X . HU:.iEVOL; Oh ject . ,.,- , . L

TllE cplmy; wcrrule< . (.IJ,>~- / L : f ; ! l 2 .- i* J ,I .

three-quarter length black coat t h a t he Had.

~ m . I ~ ~ N E V O L : Ynve to strike.

MR. Hn?J.;Qiq: ::otion to strike. -.. . I . , P 4- / . * - /

T::E COUP'?: !,?otion to strike 2cnio.l. - t I . .* r ._-. - - ,

p Did you recover other personal items also? -.

XR. RRRI..¶OP3: Objection. i I

TIE COURT: Overruled.

A Yes, sir: there was a biLlfold in his pocket w i t h

his personal papers., name, so for th . on it..

MR. FERGUSDN: ?love to strike.

MR. W;JWOI,: .love to strike. n; --I t ' ; r - * ~ Lf 1, 1 . . , ..--. . ma COURT: '"tion 3ani.d. (- , L

SOL. ST?OUD: I have no fur ther questions of

t h i s witness. Tender h in f o r cross e x a ~ i n a t i o n .

MR. BALLGXCE: Your i:onor, w e move to s t r i k e the

e n t i r e testinony of this witness. ' -4 f A + ;; j ,,- r:

TIIE COUpT: ?!otion to strike Eenicd.: 1 i . - .

MR . BUT,AT.TCE : :To questions . 1 .5~ . HUET~L: Re'vest limiting instruction; 35

far as Shephart is concernec. /

1 i -- 1 , . TEE COUiX : ?!c t i o n dcnicil .'.% .. :,': ; ; i 1, 1 . .

I

MR. TRPTE~JOL: :.love to strike the entire tentin7ony / ... : , >; I

of !,tr. r ;usze l l . . ; : ' , , ; - . . / - l r ~ :-+. ;.: . j: BOL. STXOUD: !!ay this vitness be excused a l o n n

w i t h any other witnesses t ha t have t e s t i f i e d

this morning?

TIE COURT: Y e s , s ir .

SOL. STROUD: S t a t e will call Det. Fredla2r to

the s tand, your IIonox.

., . . . . , THECOURT: Have you already been sworn?

DET. FmDL..P7: Yes, sir.

XR. FE3GGOSO:I: Me object to pararlinq O f f i c e r . .

: . Frecllatu back and for th f ron the stan8. Ile - , !

. ,, .has axreany been up. (S/j: !./, ' 1 ~ $13 / ~ g r 4 4 . . . .

SOL. STROUD: I object to cements of counsel.

TRE COUi3T: of counsel

,sustained.

CLARENCE FREDLATI, recalled as a u~ i tnes s on behalf of

. . . the State, having already been duly sworn, tes t i f ied

as follows:

DIRECT E MIITATION DY SOL. STROWD:

J detective of the Nimington police De-

par tment3,

Q D e t . Fredla?.~ on the evening of Saturday, Febrl~nry

6 , 1971, d i d you have occasion to be in the v i c i n i t y

of 6th and Ann? . .

Yes, sir: I W a s - . k

. , IIR. BECTOX: 0b .' - .,*:

, . THE COURT: .-. ."

" . . .. . Q Where did you arrive in that area, please, sir? . .

** - - '. '& :; I .. . : 1 m. H I ~ E V O L : objection. - ,

I , . , .. ( ..., _.. .: . I .., . . . *. pis,

THE COURT : O ~ f ? ? X u ~ e d . d . .

-1398-

r Officer J. S . Williams and I arrived togct!ler. W e

parketl our car 4o~m here brtween Orange an3 Ann - -

Street, and I cane to this v ic in i ty behind Union

Bapt i s t Church along w i t h other off icers: and

Officer Williams across t11o street to the e a s t side -A of the intersection there.

m. BECTON: ilove to strike. TIIE COURT : !lotion to s t r ike denied. .

, d L . * Q What was the condition as to ?!ikets G r o c e r , r s tore

at t h a t the?

:m. BECTOX : Oh j cction . , - - , . . I I. ' .. - i i , . -.,,f , f ; ,. * , --

TEZ COURT : Overruled. i L ; , tt."/--

A The grocery store was on fire-at t h a t tine.

, . > , . A * A : > : ~ ; ; ~ . . T ~ E COURT: ' lo t ion to s t r i k e denied. -- . I ' . 1 , - - j:

9. upon arr iving them and ohscrvinrj the StO?-(?, "12t.

if a n y t ! ~ i n g , di3 you %en? at this t i r * ~ e ?

:Ll, nU?TEVOL : oh j ec t ion. '. ;:-I.-

? \ 1 e -/. / . - j , 3 L 1' . , .' ' "" , THE COURT: ~vexruled.: \ /

k Gunfire in the area.

m. BSCTON: i!ovc to stri1:e. (&cr;Lal-. ),kt THE COURT: ~enied. ,.

Q Could you d c t c m i n c t~11ot type of gunfire it was3

MR. tIETEV0L: Objection. \

-".

- * - TfiE C0LTP.T : Overruled . . '.

. L . I t sounded like small caliber fire. .22 caliber. . , . . . ' ana occasionally heavier blast sounded like shot-

'.-,- * ' . _ . . I=. H~TIEVOL: Move to s t r i k e . -

k L . .. . b

- - MR. BECTO?~: ?.love to s tx ike . . . /-;- #I- / i

AT* : , * "--d 1 ' TEE C ~ U i f l ; Danicd. I L -.V' &~-t.,-( I f. *

Q could- you tell luhere the qunfire. what area it

was coning from by souncs?

:-IT.. BBECTOII: Objection f,.-.,. - 1 .

R yes, sir.

9. FVhexe?

$ 1 ~ . I ~ ~ ~ E V C ) L : Xove to s t r i k e .

TEE COURT : Oh j e c t i on overrule:; 1 notion to

s t r i k e denied . . 9 - : , . . -, ; A. The gunfire was cominq Erorl t l ~ i r r area up to:.ards

6th an.? ?tun and from the east side of the three

hundred block of South G t h Street.

?R. l?~Jl.lEVOl;: Yove to s t r i k e .

T!!E COURT: !lotion t o s t r i k e deniw?. ? * I di!.!& dt;7.?' . , . ( 1

#';:+7, *-..-4 ,-'

Q A t the tine you hear the gunfire d i d you see

anything up there on the east siae of 6th Street?

, HI?. BSCTON: Objection.

TllE COURT. : Objection ovetrulec?.

A When I: first arrived the only thing I could see

at t h a t t i m e was mqzzle flashes up in this area.

A t the tine T arrive3 it was r a t h e r dark i n this

area here iron ilun on back on north towards thc

intersec6icn of 6th and Ann . :IR. HUYEVOI,: >love to strike.

/ i' : , /:'r :... TIE COURT: !?ofotion to strike denied. ' - t - - - - + b -;,

j .

, ere did you also see Officer S?I~VI - /--

on the east s i d ~ d f 5tb Street /

./ #-'+ I *

jec'tion.

.-?' t hear t?e q u c ~ t i o r ~ , ..W. \ 0 A f t e r you arrivcd there di:l you have occasi-on to

see O f f i c e r Shaw and O f f i c e r Hilliama o n tho east

side of Still Street?

MR. IIU:JCVOL : Cgjcction. - 1 TIE COURT : Objection overruled /i'../;!C" -, 1

A. Yes, sir; I d i d .

MR. TIU:lCVOL: Move to s t r i k e . ? - j

THE COURT : !.lotion to s t r i k e denied. ~8 ' . C t t J C ? - ' 1 : r*: .? &*T" Q tThat. if anlr th ing, d i d you observe about t l~en at

that time?

MR. HUMITUL: Ohjection.

THE COURT : Overruled.

A A t t h a t tine 1 was rinht * to tho north of thq inter-

section of 6 t h and Ann. I saw Officer Xilliars ant?

Ofiiccr Shaw J on the east aide of the intersection.

I saw then make their tray to these houses in the

three ?~~~ac!reA 1,lock of gouth 6th Street:anB then

a short time later I saw t i ie~l &ageing a bor.l\( 30~33

the ~ide~qal lr there, and t'my turned to t3e east,

and they stopprcl right alonr: here j u s t east of t he

i n ~ r s e c t i o n at ..&at tro~l:'. l a v e heen t h e north si.fe

of this house. (~ndicatlng)

XR. IfJ: f i ? ; ' ' i

li They stayed there momentarily an2 at t h a t tir:o

another police vehicle czme in. When the police

vehicle cano in he pulled up here,momentarilp

backed uo, quickly pulled clown to \-here they were.

They.put the bofly in the car and left. Thcy left

- goin9 cast on Ann. MR. BECTOtJ: F?ove to s t r i k e .

I.

. . ... c'/ 3, ..* : THE CoUIc ; denied. 6,?7~&f2 b!-;; -

" ~ f t e x - that will you describe what occurred, please? ?

- . XR, TIUNEVOL: Objection.

!a. FRRGUSOIJ : Oh j ect ion . '. 1: ' I

THE COUTT: Overrule?. ,/' J

By this t i m e t ? ~ e fire was crc t t inr ; rather larqe ,

1 .and it secaed to, when it got going real well in

Mike's Grocery, it seemerl to snrcacl ra ther ~ u i c k l y ;

and it started ilfu~inatinq t h i s area up here sonc-

what; ancl after it starte4 it seeme* to spread

very quickly to the oS1-.cr houses to the south aC

Mike's: and at this t h e you could see ficjures

silhouetted in the l i ~ h t t11pre: 2nd I saw Eersono

secned to be rcloving hack an11 f o r t h across t h e

street; and tx:o or three of t!le p-rs0r.s I sav.r lonq

objects in their hands that looked like rif les to

me.

IIR . I!UlilEVOL: :.lotion to str ike. tiR. BECTON: Move to strike. P

THE COURT: ?lotion to strike denied . I . .

Q During the time that the f ire was sprcnd.inq fron

Mike's to the other houses, what, if anythinrl,

did you hear?

i4.R. IItr?il!X0I~ : Objection '\ j

TRE COURT: Overruled.

A When this was t a k i n c place an2 this area was being

illuminated an11 :mu c o u l l see fiqurr~: novinq :~ac?:

and f o r t h tor~ar4s the.;e 'louses anal hack , I hear.'

a fenale voice say, "Put your auns back. Put \Tour

guns back." SaiA i t hro tines. The aoica carae

from up in t\is area. ( Indicatinn)

2 . B . ITWJEVOL : Xove to s t r ike . I!?.. EECTO'J: I:ove to strike.

TIlE C O W : d!rjcction -. overruled: I' r:otian to strike Aenicrl. . - - ,. i

I

3 D o r i n g t!le t i i ~ c t h a t yo1.' ":ere there anp? r?urinq t'le

t h n t t l ~ c Eir: : I J . 7 5 snrcnf?ir.q ::o tlko o9, d i 2 ycu 3ear an'!-

t!ling else?

I could hear gunfire: Yes, s i r -

P.13. IIUYEVOL: >love to s t r i k e . + , . -. . . , ..//+,", TIIT: COllRT: Motion to strike lonied . ,

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Vow did you have occasion to 40 over i n t o the area

of Ann Street there behind :like's Grocery * store?

A Y e s , sir .

>Xi?. HZnJEVOL : Qb j ec t . TEIE COURT: Overruled.

HR. IIVJSVOL: 7-Iove to striltc,

THE COiTXT: F!otion to strike dcnicd, i I a Describe what occurrc~l there, n l e a s .

A I ma& zy way aroun~? to ;here the fire engine was

by going t.c!linl the church. point in^) Tiehin2 the

church there was an alloyivcray between the c!rurch

an4 the l l o ~ l s e t 5 a t was j ~ s t to the n o r t h . %ade

my way arollnd her;? several t i n e s to w h e r e ths fir?

engine w a s ; an.? at this time t!m f i rer-r tn .:era trytar;

to f i gh t t"c f i r e fron tlie rear of thelie l i o ~ u e n

by qoinq bct.~ccn tilase house; hero. They ?usi?efl

the Sack otlt of a tin Tarage and came

MR. FIWIEVOL: Xove to s t r i k e entire resnonse. . *

:.GI. RECTO::: Move to strike.

,, THE COURT: t lo t ion to s t r i k e denied.

&" - remain there until the fires vere rrtin- . . . . .

. . Ir 0 0. ?1-

b r i n g the entire t ine that y I " w ~ e mere,; ,\ ,~.,.;~~~,

-)"@vet f ird.-y~w vcapon3

-

I hacl a pwnp -12 guaga shotg-m isqued by t he Do-

p a r e n t , and a snulmoae - 3 8 issued by the Departnent. 4- f . c.-; -I---

During this tine /I 613 -l)on'ohserte any other officer

or law enforce~ent agent Eirinq %reapone?

there Curing the evening?

_ A Y* "ir. SOL. STIlOL?D: I have no Eur tbc r questions of

t h i s witness, your i?onor. Tender him for

cross examination.

IIR. 1 C O If thc Court p l ~ a s e , we cove to . t r i k e h i s entire t e ~ t l i 5 0 n ; ~ - 1

/ r ' * ' . 1. :. ~i!!: '!fotion d n ~ l i ~ d . ( , ' --"y

XR. BECTQIq: TJe have no ul~estions.

1 . . EUYZWT,: If the Court p l e a s e , I request

l imited instructions as to Yrs. Shnphard. '.p + -

; THE COUZT: Motion rlenied: -4P;f&p, I!;~----/

i'

WR. WNWOL: !-love to strike the entire testi-

mony. i ! f - c.! I

THE CDORT: >lotion d.Gnie4- f ~ [ f , ~ t ; ~ t c - ~ 2 I i i j < - - - MR. HLTIEVOL : I!o quest ions,

SOL. STROU3: The Sta te will call C h i e f Glisson

WILLIx.l W. GLISS(rN, called as a wi tness on beha l f of the .--- -4- State , being Zuly sva!orn, testJf kt! an f O l l o y , - ~ s :

C JT- 0U.;3~: Df E:Ci'?I?JATIDTI 9.f S ~ T J - P. I g-+ - - - s ~ ~ ~ m & + B ~ ~ . ( 3 - ( 3 - $ h ~ t ,pleasei-sir.

;(y nop.e 5 3 "illtam Glissox, 3sz i s t a? . t C'.lief 0f

the 7:ilninc~ton P i ~ e !ii..partrzcnt. - h / I ) " ,

chiqf r l l j . q ~ ~ ~ > ~ w - . l ~ n f f - h a - ~ ~ ~ !.teen v i t h the (r

39 yearn and 5 nonths. 4 L-ri*

Tk ~~~ a Chief with the Wilnington Fire

Degartnent or A s s i s t a n t Chief in Fc!~ruary -. of - . 1971 I ---<

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2 -a. t A ?Tsf r . 3

9. (A'- L- W On t ha t evenin? rrer-P-ym on ritrty?

An3 where were you on duty at t h a t time?

Headquarters Fourth and Dock.

(dn t h a t evening 1 4E& the F i s e Depart-

an a l a n to !Tikens G r o c a q ~ store at A

6th and Nun?

/ O n t h a t e ' v ~ n i n ~ f t

Pumper units,

ce?3-ke+*---m

&dC k!e left our headquarters at 4th and Dock. I?e came C

up 4th Street to Ann and t rant on 11p an8 caught

the fire truck at 5th a?r: not:.:. The fir^ trucl:

stop??d in f r o n t of t he church, laid its lines

down. We stopped the trucks r ight in f r o n t of

this little house here. Then w e laid

l i n e s f r o m the truck to the store and started

* putt ing water i n t o t he store.

Q L e t me ash you a couple of questions at tfiis point,

i f I may. Tho Vnits t h a t went to t h a t , rrtrponlled

to the f i r e alarn there at :4ikes, how d i d tllev

.go in to the area? D i d you \ave siren or l i g h t n

on? - J

A. EW, we 2h not. i e vent in w i t h no l i q h t s on and

no sirens whatsoever. , A . .

ug ordered that? a .A< 2 T .*- . 9 lJhy d i d you order tha t?

A ne had been f ired at Lie..-ore in t h a t area.

3I.R. 1fU:JT;VOL: Tkve to s t r i k e . /,,-- ?

COURT : K ~ t i o n to a tr i k e ileniect . ; " f '- /-''I' r t , ., *. --I. .,;

0 .?nil when you arrive4 thcre,approxiniltcly lo:^ ~1an-q

firenen w e r e there dur ing t3e eveninq?

II Well Euring the entire evening we had extra crev

to cor~e in to help us. We had probably 15 there

at one time.

MR. BALLNICE: Yotion to s t r i k e .

TEE COURT: Hotion to s t r i k e denied. ( % r : ~ ( f c 4- .- ' r '

do. --

g How were these men attired; dressed?

MR. HWL'VOL: Objection, i ;$* ; ./--

-7 ! ; ; ' .:, fif Jy~fi ) THE COURT: overruled. 1 ; A. W e had full f i r e f ighting gear, regular f i re f fght-

ing clothes.

0 Would you describe that gear for us? . MR. BALLAl1C:F;, 0% ject ion.

THE COCFT: Objection overruleA. ,

A. They wear their boots, d ~ c k r fire f i g h t i n q p a n t s

and heav - hunker coats and he lne ts plus face shields

they wepr on their helmets.

& arrived there, =?+ST, whnie * ' - yaw! +--- men - L A C . a? /I ~ u l l c d in my car over on this sifie of t3c s t r e e t

alnost to the church,and the pmTers cane in be?~inA

me and stopped me and la%? their lines on i n t o t h e

store.

!R. EALTAICE: r?ovc to s t r ike . I i r :';!tT /...'.,.,.. / TITI: C O V ~ T : !lotion to strike .?eniarl..k~j'r .. 1 I

0- then you got out of your car there, what , if any-

t h ing did you hear? . *

MR. HU:JEVOL: 05jcction.

MR. 3ECTO:l; objection.

TIIF: COUXT: Ovcrrul~d.

A Gunfire in t he area.

!R. HUTJEVOL: ilovc to strike.

MR. BECT0:I: Xotion to s t r i k e . ? ' THE COTJRT: Denied.

Q What kind of gunEire, if you recall?

MR. HUNEVOL: Objection

. .

IL It was small gunfire; shotgun b l a s t once i n awhile , *

but mostly small gunfire.

fin. IIUNEVOL: ?lotion to s t r ike . 4

:-R. BECTON: t lo t icn to s t r i k e . I 7 C * , 'P ?'[:,. THE COURT: '~?otion to strike denied.,

1

9 After goo arrived t%re and !learr? it, coul1.7 you

tell what area the qunfir~ was comino fror.?

klm . RUYcVOl; : 9s j ec tioq, / ;-. L . 1 t : j . . : . ! THE COgZT: Overru~.ec~. , - -, I

A 17e coulfi hear it on C t ' l B t r e e t , an3 I hcar:l .SOP-e

soxn?er? ~ r p t t y close Fcre. A t t".nt t h e it -ms

coning closrn 5th Street.

MR. TTUNFVOL: X ~ v e to s t r i k e .

MR. BECTON: ;love to s t r i k e .

C O ~ T : r,lotion to strike denied. i . .

& When arrived -JW - . ..;a- . ; m n /

And what was the condi t ion as to the f i re at ?.like's

when you arrived?

It was heginning to burn pretty fair ir: t!le front

sect ion. 4 By "the f r o n t section" -yeu m2an

&lm- /' I,

'Onrthe 6th Street si4e r i g h t at this area; these , .

I. large^:,;",^;^. Q - v e ~ @ in cormand there at t h e time. T s - t M

8' Why di?nlt you have your trucks qo aroilnd on 5th

Street where you could fight t h e f i re better?

MR. IWTEJOL : Ob j ec tion.

YR, BGCTOZJ: O b j e c t i o n . , . ' TIIE COUET: Overrule6?. \

A. Didn't want anyboCy to get s5ot.

FIR. EEGITOI~ : !.love to strike. t 1' ,7.

t :- 1' , '.* . / TIiE COUXT : ?,!otion to s t r i k e c!enierq. ( , .I L..'.! rf.r I*;' -,! -

8 Now once your c q u i p ~ c n t was s e t up there to f i c l i ~ t

the fire at ?-like's, t~ould you go on and describe

what occurred, please, sir?

A A f t e r we l a i d +he lines from 5th Street, parked

the trucks in this area, put the lines on the store,

the store started burning pretty good. The church

started to smoke, scorch a little bit, We put a

Line on t h e church and from tine to tine we put a - .

line on the churc5 to keep it fron scorc3ing at all.

The store was burning a pretty good. We came in

behind t h i s first: 3ouse and s t a r t e d putting vater

on this little house on 6th Street to keep it f r o m

even gstting hot. Ne were run out of there 5.1

gunfire.

3 ~ . SECTOX: Move to strike.

I

A :?e came out in f r o n t , stayed a f e w minutes, went

back in the sane area, went into the l i t t l e house.

were p u t t i a n the fire out hen the q u n f i r e W a i n

was h i t t i n g the hack of t:;r liktlc housc yl.t7r

bul lets . They came out. 1 told them to take the

trucks hack to 5th at t h a t t i m e . .

MR. I!WdEVOL: 1:otion to strike.

MR. EECTOV: F-!otion to s t r i k e . ? . n r - . .

TEE COURT: Notion to strike denied. . ?k:Ji%5,pJ *i L i \ j. : a &,.+

b Back theg out and get them avay from t h a t area

in a far.? minutes.

Q What, if anything, occurred then?

MR. EUIIEVOL: Objection. I-+ I --

v ) ; COURT : Overruled. (0.. :f c4rr.. c::'s#

A Some elderly colored man came and asked ne p ~ ~ t out

the f i re . f t o l d him t o stop the gunfice awl I

would. i!e came hack in a l i t t l e while, sai.3, hhere

would be no mare uqnfire. There was not. Ye

dragged the hose i n there and put the f ire out.

Two house-s d~dn't have to Surn.

' . I l l . ~IUIJEVOT, : :lotion to str i l r e . $'a. BECTON: flation to strike.

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Q Now many houses t o t a l caught on fire?

R Elike's grocery, the llttlc l o u s e nex t to it, the

two-story house nex t to that and the two-story

house beyon?, t%t. 7-Je ptit it out in t?le t:li.rrl

house. :ione of then hzd to I-)urn.

2 4 ~ . BALL~,:ICE: ;love to strike. /.- ./ 1' ! :,.; + . b , 1 i e 4 A + , % . 3, COURT: ?.lotion to s t r i l : ~ den ied . \, 8.- L,.. -

C A,:, - -..

0 Vfiat do you mean hy that? !" * . f /j2( --&

XR. H U A I ? ~ L : Objection. c .>+,?.:/?2.4 T%J i A. If we ha? haen allo~~rcrl to put the f ire out there

would 5e some damage to t h e storc.

TIIE COURT : I nil-In' t hear you.

A. We could have put the fire out ir! the store an

. .

would have been no danaqe to anyt5ing else. There a .

would bave been sofie darage to the store hecause

of the fire in it, but nothing else needed to burnn.

. .we could have put the f i re out in the store. 7 - *

:&. BALLA:JCE: I lot ian to s t r i k e .

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Q. . . . Chief, approximately % ho" long from the t ine you

received an slam until the t i m e you extinquished

k l e fire J at the fourtfi building there on 5th Street,

a p p r o x i ~ ~ t e l y how much time clapse4: About how - .long vkre you therc wit11 t3e F i r e Deparmenl-? A I don1 t remember t3e l a s t tine -&en oe c a m hack:

a> c . f l d n , - + a a . L o ~ - &~o;lowre-&rrtha t

P€l&o?e . - - It was over an hour an3 a 1143.f or two XOUTS. 'ie

were up there longer than t l lat , hut hefor- *.!c not

the fire put o u t then w:: ha.1 t o t a k e up the hose

and g e t out.

Q I am t a l k i n g abor~t the total tire from the t ine

you rcceived the alarm at 10:lD.

A Tbere was over four hours.

MR. EALLWCE: Motion to s t r i k e . /A , -. .I. -

TIlE COURT : ! lot ion to s t r i k e :lenied. ( b,h ,JPL4&2, E,+.,

p Now . C h i e f , during the tire that you were there, during that period. d i d you have occasion to ob-

serve police officers?

A yes , I did*

MR. KWIJEVOL: Objection. - .

mE comT : overruled

0. How many police officers s approxinately dill you

observe?

MR. BALLA'J'CE : Object . \ d i

rn L I A E - C0W.T: Overruled. (f39--&.r1b k - + . A I did not count ther., hut t3ere were qn: ' te a few

around the area, 4- r.c*

4- Did gea at anytime observe any p o l i c e officers

f i r i n g weapons?

SOL. ST2OUD: State has no furt l ler questions

of tile C h i e f . tte t ~ d e r hin for cross ex-

a ~ i n a t i o n .

q : If it please the Court, sovc

to strike h l s e n t i r e tcstinony.

(rt TIE COURT : ?lotion denied. 4!?1kh -41 :GI* BECTO??: Ge have no qunetionr. of. t h i s

witness,

Vli. IW:JEVC&: I request 1initc.l instruction3

as to Shepbard, your Eonor.

TIiE COURT: llbtion denied.

XR. l l ~ T E V O L : ?love to strike his entire t e a t i -

V!!. HITIIEVOL: I have no questions.

SOL. STROUD: %\e S t a t e will. call Firenan J.

J. D. R?IODG, caLlec1 as a witncss on hehalf of the State,

being duly sworn, r testified as \ follovrs:

.- * ~ - - q 4 ~ ~ 4 ~ r ; ? !lave y o u been a fireman2 /.

. & _ + - ; l a v r , t b d L f + i & E s 12 years

-,-- p7i t -h the :ilnincjton Pire Department? 0

u< +&-Did llave occasion to 70 to ?-:il:els Grocery an

6th an2 Ann Street on February 6 , 19717

/ We w e n t in on t he first alarm, which I think was around 10 o'clock, somewl~ere right around 13.

.) a. - ,m t - p ~ ~ get m e? - Y We cane in iron 4th Street, our s t a t i o n 4th and

Dick; cane up 4th or down 4 t h and up 5th Street;

an8 we stopped here an? caught a plug: and then

we continued on up and spotted a truck about right

here in this area, ( incl icat ing) ant1 took our lines

off and laid t h e m out to the store to figJht t ? ~ o

fire.

0 imat k i d of ve5icle did you go there on?

A It is a thousand gallon a minute puxper.

6 ITOW were you dresserl?

A. Full protective.

k Full ~ratective clot:?ing.

9 Dcscribc t h a t , if you t r i l l .

F i l l . FERGUSON : Object.

TIiE COURT: Overruled. .

A Boots and B~1n1:erl pan ts , bnnkor coats and helmets

w i t h our shields.

0 A f t e r xlou r jo t near N i l : e t s Grocery ',?hat, if anyt?ling.

happc ncd?

W e l l 1 was the engineer on t he purner and I helped

. to take t11e l i n e s off and to s e t them on the Z i s -

charge s i d e 05 our punoer a n ~ l also the i n t a k e s i d . e

of oar ?\rmp in orEer to get vrater on ths f i re ,

and I stayed in the nmper an3 ptmed the truck

. . and kept everything r i o h t at the trucl:.

Q Upon arrivinu there w h a t , if angthinu, d i d yon i~ear?

ICY. EIU~EVOL: Objection.

n 1 heard gunfire. Sccnrd like snail cal i l~er ~ ~ n s t l y ,

and a felr Sursts souncle4 like shotguns or s o w -

thing like this.

FIR. IIKIE\TOL: ?3ova to strike.

-.m. BECT~;J: ?!ave to strike. , . / ;e I - c . . .... - # . , , ; , . . Tr?c ~ ~ c g y ~ : ;io+.ion to s t r i k e ' c n i d . : ,

k Yes, s ir; it was comi~g f ron t11is area it seered'

like r i g h t ilere. (Indicating) R i g ' l t in t h i s area,

I 'd say, f r o m r i g h t in here over t71is walr mostly

and some ovpr in this area ?lore.

MR. HUT?WOL: Objection.

.Mi. EECT0!3: Objection,

TIiE COURT : Overruled.

Heard a great d e a l of gunfire and we saw a great

deal of f i re coming from **like's Grocery.

b i R . nt'?EVOL: >Cove to s t r i k e .

XR. BECTON: Movc to s t r i k e . : I I .' , r t

THE COURT : !lotion to strike denied. 1 .? I . L - ! - ! ~ - . ~ .' ' i ; .,.-. i

1 1 0 ~ many other firemen did you see w%en you first.

arrived there at Mike's?

Faen tze fir3t arrived?

14R. BECTON: Object. 9. . I

TEE COURT r Overruled. l i -: - -.- ; Jiow many did we - 3 D i d you see any other firemen?

We *rere n u n t e r 7 Company, and we ?rere tb.e f i r s t

company to arrive at tr?e f i ~ e an,2. nu!ol>cr 5 Company

was riqht in hack of us, and I'd say at l e a s t 12

firemen.There ware those two coapanies plus tbe

Chief's car which came in first, and he was r i g h t

before number 7 Con1pan-y got t5ercr which vrc ate '

number 7 as f a r as I an concerned.

aL T.-afj. T 11c seconc~ punnet- purkm? G

-RI--St was parkcc? r i g h t in b a c ? ~ of numhcr 7 ?m~p(. j r

right at an angle to tho right in hack of it.