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Welcome case(Continued from Page 1)mostly colored people. They never got along.’'WHEN MR. MOYLAN objected to this line of argument, the attorneys op-proached the bench for a brief conference with Judge Dyer.Returning to the trial table Mr. White confined his reference to this point by say-. mg, “At least there were political differences.He concluded that Mr. Young doesn’t know anything about the attempt on Mrs. Welcome’s life.Mr. Moylan, on the other hand, introduced testimony explaining the political machinery which will fill any vacancy created by the death or disability of Fourth District legislators.ryl Parks.IT WAS during probing questions from the defense attorney about Lt. Butler that drew an objection from Mr. Moylan. The objection was sustained.THE . SUBJECT was explored during direcj questioning of Mrs. Welcome, which also raised the issue ofNfac-tions in Fourth District politics.-^ , „ 'Introducin’g*' testimony 16 prove his contention that Mr. Young stood a ..good chance to succeed Mrs. Welcome if the plot to kill her had succeeded, Mr. Moylan asked:“When you were elected in 2962, did you and Mr. Young run on the same ticket?”“No, different tickets,” Senator Welcome answered.“If a senator or delegate becomes disabled, what machinery is available to fill it? she was asked.“The District Central Committee,” the witness replied.Q- How many people are on that committee?A - Three.Q - Can you name them?A - Lawrence Goodman, Max Albert and Avon Cooper.Q - Did any of the three run your ticket?A - Yes, Av.on Cooper.Q - Did any of the others run on the opposing ticket?A -Yes, .Albert and Goodman.Q - Did these two run on the ticket with Mr. Young?A - Yes.Mrs. Welcome broke down and-wept uncontrollably several times while testifying on her dose brush with death.IT WAS during cross examination of Mrs. Welcome that Mr. White asked pointed questions about Mr. Adams and Det. Lt. J. Hiram Butler, who* headed the investigation and is also a state witness. - |Q - Do you have a member j of your organization named .William Adams, alias “Little willie? *- Yes.M - Tell the Jury who ‘Tittle Willie” It. J. A - He is one of the finest men I know. He is interested In' community welfare.0 * 1« jie the owner of Park Sanage'(a pork sausage .Irm In Baltimore)?A - He’s in real estate.Q - Is he part owner ofPark Sausage? ,A - I don’t know.Q * Who owns Park San-wge? i'. - . •A - Cttv f!oimr*nmnn /Hen.The questions and answers exchanged on that point went like this-Q - Do you know Lt. Butler?A - Yes.Q - How long?A - Ever since he has been a noliccman. He was the first colored officer on the force.Q - Dors he (Lt. Butler) 'know “Little Willie? .*At this point Mr. Tftoylan objected to the use of ‘Little Willie”-and was sustained.CONTINUING ON the subject of one of two highest ranking colored policemen on the force, Mr. White asked:Q - Have you ever been out with Lt. Butler socially.A - No. I don’t understand what you mean.After explaining that he 'meant at social functions and nbt,personal, Mrs. Welcome renlied in the affirmative.-=• Q - Do you know his wife? A - Yes.Q - Is he or his wife a member of your organization?A - No.Q - Have you ever nlfered to help Lt. Butler to get promoted?At that point Mr. Moylansprang to his feet ami offered a resounding “objection?” Judge Dyer upheld the objection and Mrs. Web come w-as excused from the stand.DR. HENRY C. WELCOMEthe Senator’s husband, 'who-treated her for the gunshot wounds suffered in the April 10 abortive attempt on her life, was the next to take the witness stand, which followed the lunch break.He recounted incidents fol-: lowing the early morning shooting and treatments prescribed for his wife, who fellinto his arms screamingwhen he opened the door.Harold Williams, a convicted co-defendant, testified that he was taken to Mr. Young’s office by Curtis King, who was named as the “trigger man.”Mr. Young apd -King, the witness told the jury, left him in the office inhere the books weretb-arfd wpnt into another room, w'here he overheard them talking. * Asked what did he hear, Williams answered:“They ^saul.-the woman ‘had to be done^away with.’ She has to be ‘gotten* lt;5ff the street” he replied. .After he and King left Mr. Young’s office, Williams quoted the former as saying: “.There is a job to do. When it’s done, you will have some money in your hand.” He said King drove himjo Liberty Heights Ave.,to show him where Mrs. “Virgic”Welcome lived.He added that one of the guns used in the -March 26 ittempt was left at his house ind was picked up by King.Charles Hall, alio convicted in connection with the attempted assassination, left the gun at his home afternmnlnrf ninotr fWelcome's residence when he became frightened by her screams, according to Williams.James G. McCall, co-defendant now waiting sentence, testified that he was in the car with King on April 10 when they waited until Mrs. Welcome parked^-berc'ar- Fing fired, five shots at her from a distance of nine to 10 feet, he said.Mr. Y'oung who was one of the first persons to arrive at the court house, took his scat at the defendants table 9:30 a.m., one hour before the trial began.He sat motionless and stared blankly at the jury throughout the first day of hilt;? trialPictures of Mrs. Welcome's home and of the car Qwned by King were introduced as state's evidence.Originally the state had summoned 31 witnesses. Two more were added shortly before the trial*, began. They are Samuel London, 1202 N. Charles St., bail bondsman and Miss Ernestine Hendon, 2400 block Garrison Blvd.In addition to those already testifying, other witnesses scheduled to be called by’the state include:“Charles Hall, co-defendant, now in city jail; Sgt. Clarence Ethridge. Patrolmen Edward Gryczkowski and William Schatoff, Northern District;Patrolman Robert Johns. Sgt. Russell Wilhelm and John Feulner. all crime lab; Lt. Butler, Do.t. Sgt:' Clarence Roy. Dots. F.lmer Moore and Oliver Walker, Detective Bureau;Also Marvin Tolson, 3500block Holmes Ave.; LewisCarroii, 2305 Whittier Ave.:Ronald Keene, 4500 TheStrand: Mrs. Fannie Bailey.1300 block Argyle; JohnJones, unit block N. Payson-Gerald Siegel, Fifth District Delegate;Harry T. Gross, chairman. State Democratic Central Committee; Murray Abramson. Fourth District delegate and chairman of City Delegation to General Assembly;J. * Raymond Buffington. Munsey Building; Miss Ruby Martin 200-block S. Strieker at.; Leslie Dorettc, 3700 block Eastern Ave.; Mrs. Betty Silbert, member,Supervisor of Board of Elcc-p°ntiu A-Irma G- Dixon*rourth District; W. Dalem'nr4? Legislature.JUDGE DYER told the press that the trial will be naltcd at noon today (Tues-J day) to allow for a previous I comitment .ai*l will resume Wednesday. -—Moylan, who is assistir. W; Harlan state s attorney for UarforcGoVn^y Morton Sachsand Donald Needle, assistani Prosecutors for Baltimore said the, state would probab ly end its case WednesdayMr..White, who excused al nls witnesses from Monday’! session, said he doesn’t know how'many he will call.However, he did not dis miss Mr. Adaras, who di not attend the opening se* sion. “He hhs not answerc the summons,” he told tl court, and explained that h was calling the businessmaiCl rn Q VTrl In Aaa
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Tue, Oct 20, 1964
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