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TChester AssaultCase'Buddy Buddy' Harris Is Found Not GuiltyE. L. “Buddy Buddy**. Harris, irea coin - machine king, was icquitted Saturday of an assault Aarge.Harris, had been accused of at-acting two persons, Oscar. Mc-dath, 22, and Neal Grah, 19, both if Chester, at the Buddy - Buddy xnmge at Chester April 1.The six - man. jury selected by 3olice .Chief Elmer Mehrer delib-: iraited about 15 minutes before :eturning the not ■ guilty verdict, The trial was .before Justice; of he Peace M.. R. Snapp. It lasted from 1:55 p. m. to 4:20 p.m, McMatit said Haras had tried o hit. him. with a . blackjack or stick at the lounge, but. said hegrabbed it and held * it. Grah and Ken Rodewald, 19, Chester, gave supporting testimony.Harris testified he. did not hit anyone. He said he brought the stick along for protection. He said the stick was used at the bar to break ice.The rift apparently started when, a light bulb was broken at the lounge. Gene .Geiberson, a Murphysboro plumber, said be saw McMath break the i fight.Also testifying for Harris were Nelda Sternberg, operator of the Buddy-Buddy Lounge;; witnesses Betty Lynn and Judy Dethrow, and Charles Graham, a part - time employe*
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale, Illinois, US
Sun, Apr 10, 1960
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