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Young people of Methodist ' churches in Pulaski a'nd Monto-p. ornery ecunties will attend a White Christmas banquet at First Methodist church here tonight at 7 o’clock.%The Rev. C. F Watkins, of Main Street Methodist church. Tazewell, wiH be the guest speaker for the group, which is knowu as the Twin County sub-district.The Rev. W. S. Steele, of Dublin. will be the toastmaster.Cecil Logan is in charge of j tickets and Mrs. F. L. Hiltzhei-mer. of the dinner.* -Kiiti? Rrlaloto pot her sdiiu* water.Meanwhile .Mr. Ratcliffe, who was also working at the Radford bridge a a guard, said he had heard f the shooting and stopped Mr. Graham and he went and found her and took her to thehospital.The only defense witness heardyesterday was Fred F. Pass, aRadford taxi driver, who told of an argument between Harman Einstein, Mrs. Wirt’s father, and Wirt himself. He said Mr. Einstein told Wirt he would ‘‘drill him full of hales’* if he didn't leave his daughter alone.- -x-19 .Students\ lt;’out in!W»! Frlt;*m T'age One them and when he upset s»nr-furniture and threw a medal ash tray at her.She said her father did not have anything to do with her getting the warrant. However, he did testify against Wirt when the case came up in trial justice court, she said.The three other witnesses called,O. 0. Matheny, George R. Elder, and Benny Lee King, told of happenings with Wirt that were designed to nrove his violent nature when drinking.Most of yesterday’s trial was taken up with the prosecution’s witnesses eight took the stand. Only one defense witness was called, before Judge Draper called a recess at 4 p. in.Chief witness called byv Commonwealth’s Attorney Crowell was Deputy' Sheriff Murrel Ratcliffe, who said he got a confession from King at the scene of the shooting a few days after the slaying took place.Other prosecuting witnesses called were: Early Mitchell, Mrs. Hallie Sutphin, J. E. Graham, Dr. Andrew F. Giesen, Dr. H. U. Heart well, W. C. Ratcliffe, Deputy Andrew Smith and Deputy Russell Cline.During the testimony of Deputy Ratcliffe, it was brought out that King called him after the shooting and told him to come and get him, that he had shot Mr. and Mrs. Wirt.Deputy Ratcliffe told the court that King explained how the shooting took place. According to Ratcliffe, King' was walking on state route 624 west of Radford ©n the right side of the road and met Mr. and Mrs. Wirt coming east on their right, jiving said Wirt stopped when he was about 12 feet from him and picked up a rock and told him he was going to “get him.At this time King, Deputy Ratcliffe stated, took out his gun, which he claimed he had a permit to carry because of his job with the state highway department, and fired at Wirt. Wirt then started running and he continuedto fire.Deputy Ratcliffe explained that King claimed he did not know Mrs. Wirt had been shot until she said, “Stop shooting you have hit me. He said King then started toward his home and looked back and saw Mr. Wirt walking down the road with Mrs. Wirt leaning on his shoulder. He then went home and called the deputy to come and get him, it was told.Deputies Smith and Cline testified to essentially the same story that Ratcliffe did.Dr. Giesen stated the cause of Mrs. Wirt’s death was due to a bullet penetrating her left chest and going through her lung, causing it to deflate. The bullet came out below her shoulder blade. The doctor also said Mrs. Wirt was suffering from shock. She died on the morning of July 6—one day after the shooting—at 4:25 a. m.Saw King Afterwards Mr. Mitchell testified he passedKing about 200 yards from the place of the shooting a few minutes after it occured and Kingdid not say anything about it. He stated he went up the road and found JMrs. Wirt lying in the ditch face down and went to getsome help. 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Pulaski Southwest Times
Pulaski, Virginia, US
Thu, Dec 16, 1948
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