Loud’s Defence Faces Key Question in Trial
The defense and expert clash over whether bullets came from a single or double action Colt .45 as Captain Van Amburg admits both weapon types share the same barrel lands and grooves. The prisoner shows extreme strain under cross examination while crowds fill the courthouse, raising anticipation of a possible defense masterstroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Feeney
van Amburgh
Colt
Commonwealth
Defence
Feeney
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Autopsy and gun expert testimony in Loud case
In Wakefield court, Medical Examiner Dr. Magrath describes the second autopsy on Officer Preston. Ballistics experts Van Amburgh and Fitzgerald discuss Colt .45 revolvers, bullet markings, and shot distances, while witness Summers revises his earlier account of a fanned revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burgess Magrath
Boston
Augustus M. Summers
Wakefield
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Company
Clifford E. Roble
Loud
Ford
Magrath
Fitzgerald
Fanning
Eorge Burgess Magrath
Preston
Feeney
Saltenstall
van Amburgh
Tufts
Ralph R. Stratton
Perley
Melvin S.mcleod
Melrose
William) Robinson
Saltonstall
Colt
Opinion Cited From Tests He Says He Has Taken
The remark is presented as his view based on tests he has personally undergone. He asserts the results reflect his own efforts and conclusions.
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Davis
Captain van Amburgh
Ballistics
Connecticut
Charles J. van Amburgh
Ballistic Department
Remington Arms Company
Bridgeport
Camp Benning
Georgia
Winchester Co
Taffeta
Washington Street
Bedford
Reagan, Kipp CO
Tremont ST
Waltham OR
ELGIN
Jenox
Elit Ack
Jordan Marsh Company
Rochester
N. Y
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