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State Witness Contradicts On TestimonyFrom Page 1).)ionfoodtobacco eats for dy having nd1 about itments »lderlvrstand ismmentdentm for the nt of the Social rotecting :ent of id 3 3ised, thenIflen in nds to r areas of ig fundsance and t a?d politi rit\ound of5*House ofg over 10s 24-hourHspaperr dialingson-Keesstand trial and Judge Allen granted time andthis testimony could continue.The defense argued Davis was ac ting as an agent of the state and was acting on the behalf of law enfor cement and that his testimonyshould not be admissableDavis continued his testimony saying he had two contact visits with his wife Wanda in Truman Simons*office.Peterson contended the agent the state was not an issue.cry clear Truman Simons Don Davis and CalvinbroughtWashington togethercourt.The state then asked for a stay the proceedings on interloctuti appeal before the final disposition the case.Judge Alien denied the request Peterson.Had the stay been granted the ca ouki have been stopped while t ourt of Appeals heaid the request The request was based on the nt .institutional amendment approv v voters on Nov 3.Jurors returned at 1:30 Wednesday , but heard no tebefore the\ were sent homep.m.The state calledCoyJones. AdDeputy Sheriff and Assistant ministrator of the jail to testify conoeming visits between prisoners and contact visits with people from outside the jail.He stated contact visits were notregularly done, if one is approved it is usually with a family memberReasons would include a long separation, such as the prisoner being sent to TDC. There is no writtenpolicy on contact visits he said He said the contact visits are normails held in the booking areajail where two rooms are designed so the empkiyees can observe the people dunng the vlsiis.Jones said he could not rememberan inmate to inmate visit during thefive years he has been at the jail Under cross examination by the state. Jones said other law enforcem officers could checkent otticers could cnecu out prisoners, and thev can also approve a intact visits while thev are in theirthecustody(apt Dan Weyenberg wasnext witness Wevenherg testified, “visitations are allowed when there isCanning Receivesrd For Volunteer WorkC 'arming to iccetvc\ward Sernenteervice to Youth and ( hildren presen ted hv the National C hild labormC ommittec tNC 1 C iMrs C arming, one of 10 nationalaward winners was selected tor lie?formationmam vears of volunteer service totithe youth and a! risk children oflexasp windowort Fisherv movelt;0iter will heIn nominating Mrs c arming Mr William S link Fxeculive Nice President I nited Wav of lexassaidcanting to is w ill alsocompassion, commitment, leadership and vision these are what Rebecca C aiming s life is abouti't been doing it lately becauseare too many inmates inmates could visit eachother, if they are family related and if approved by himself or Sheriff Jack Harwell.Capt. Weyenberg told the cou “T ruman Simons called him to seeDon Davis and Calvin 1 could visit each other and The reason beina. theM44reason being, tne investigation of the Juanita White murder case and 1 thought it might helpWeyenberg testified a “hold writ ten on Davis's booking card had been whited out.Weyenberg testified that because of the mistake was made of releasing Davis the jail is now using a new procedure to keep track of the booking cards.Jan Price. WPD detective, whoworked the Juanita White murder, was the next witness called by the defense on WednesdayHer testimony was heard withouty present testifiedmeet Don Davtold her Davis and Washington had been put in a cell together “Truman Simons told IXm IXnisin my presence that lie wanted Davisto know he was not an agent of the state and he explained to him. that if he was he would have to give Washington the warnings required. she told the court“Simons and myself were workingtogether on the case, we were sup P»m* to do everything about the case and he called me over to the jail. I had no information on Calvinashtngton until Simons called me : was not a suspect in my mind I tider cross examination bvCrow, she said. “Simons said W ashington was a suspect and Davts was his brother in law Davis testified that Jan Pricemeetings, in an rom Ms Xmosswer to quest Kins from “I met with her later and I never met with her and Truman Simonstogether“I requested that C alvm and I be in the same cell. he tokl the courtHe said hemade tne request tojailer Johnny Mmar1 ruman Simons was the next totake the stand outside the hearing of the jurvHe said Wanda Davis canx bv mvoffice and tokl me her husbandiXivis wanted to talk with t alvm and I calk'd Wevenherg I talked to Fea/ell to get approval for the v isit“t alvm I us talked to me about themurder Simons said “We went tothe house to do a burglarv. she same m from the hask with something in her hand and began hitting at me 1 went off and hit her then we had a sex orgv 1 have a mental problemand I was tmi drugs 'Simons said fits statement wa^never reduced to writingSimons testified that Jan Prxc hadnxt with him and I ea/cllFea/ell then took told the court he hicase and workedVe had been trying to work Waco Police Department Price came over. I was iimeeting with Jan Price and Simons when Truman told her what Washington had told Davis, Fea/ell testified.sation. she was cc w hat her boss BobbyFea/ell saidimpression at that timeted about the conver was concerned aboutsay.Fortune is a Waco Police Sgt Bobby Fortune is upset over nan Simons solving the lake iers and the book. Fea/ell said.“but she seemed excited to heworking with usThe jurv was called for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, but Judge Allen con tmued his ruling on material sought bv the defense dunng the morningreturnedsday afternoon before the jury, testified a pair of jeans with bkxxl on them were his hut were worn byWashingtonDavis further testifiedto threepleaded guilty to sexual assault and had a total of 50vears in FIX Cierakline Douglas. 2H. mothe 4 children, was the next witness tlx* state She testified she heardSkinev Williams Jr and Washington talking on the night of March 1 out side the Rixket C lub on C umberlarx:and thev were wondering what to do “with the woman C urrently on four years probation for wellare fraud. Mrs IXiuglas alsosaid six* later saw Williams at theSands, an after liours nights tubMrs [Xiugias formerlv niamed toWashington s brother, said she beganto the DA’s offxe about atalkingmonth ago. while in jail waiting for her ca*«r to be heardI nder cross examination bvCrow. Mrs IXmgUs many timesrrtusexl to answer quest ions asked bvtlx* defense with the statement “Ihave no commentShe tok! the court she remembered tlx* slate of March I l^b verv clearly but could not remember when she was convxied of theft over S'O and under S'00 She also couklnot remember the date she was si*nv K. tev! iif prostitutionDx state recommended probation !im Mr Douglas imi the welfare fraud save .mx dav after she met with Truman Simons m her jail sell Xtso present at the meeting was \r thur Brandon her former fiaixcc She had prtvnHislv stated before the jurv she had not nxrt with the state until after she reseivcModUCCdprobation, but I row ; evkietxe that it w^ the .lav prxM tofx*r xntetxing“NiHif test in h mi v wd' n»trightl rlt; w askedSix answered truet row asked tfx sour! lmstrusttfx witix-v. on perjurv pnxedurrs 1 lx trial will resunx ^ a n itkiav
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Waco Citizen
Waco, Texas, US
Fri, Dec 04, 1987
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