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Sanih Question Is RaisedIn Trial Of Former AirmanBELTON, Tex. t*-Ttae defend reaLd its caue this morning in Uit* trial of Jimmy N. Shaver. 31-ai -old former airmail char „*%] with the rapc‘-slaying of 3-year-oid (’here Jo Horton of San Antonio.The state opened its; rebuttal by reading testimony of Dr, Gilbert RoaC, former cnief psychiatrist at Lackland Air Force Base, which was given at Shaver’s earlier trial at Brady.The testimony showed that the former airman told more than one story of the happenings on the night of July 3. J954 Rose’s testimony said that an attack like thei one made on the little girl might have been set off by intoxication.Thr next four witnesses recalled by the state were Sumter Cocj Brawley, U.S. Air Force compan »n of Shaver. Charlie L Theall, San Antonio machinery operator,Sgt Tom Farley, San Antonio po-t lice sergeant, and Oscar VVurne-ke, deputy sheriff ot Bexar Coun-Coe, who was a companion of Shaver from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on the night of the attack, said Shaver was not drunk at 5 p m 1 anti appeared normal throughout the evening.TueaU, who said he saw Shaver come out of the brush near the scene of the attack, and was with him for ar. hour, testified that the defendant seemed normal m action and speech Theall, who was present with (he accused at the City-County lio.pital for more than an hour, said in his opinion Shaver was saneWarneke. who said he saw [Shaver for six or seven hours fol-1 lowing his arrest, also testifiedthat the defendant seemed normal..Major Louis J. West said Shaver had told him during a “truth serum’ interview that he had be.»ie*i the child to death in a moment of frenzy in heavy brush in a gravel pit on the outskirts of San Antonio.West said Shaver thought the child to be a cousin who had mistreated him in his youth and kilted j her. He sa'd Shaver had consumed a pmt of whiskey and that a “voice of God came to ton and told him to destroy the gferl because she was evil Shaver had come out of a tavern near the gravel pit to find the child throwing a rock at his cat, Wes* said.Tt e psychiatrist said Shaver [ suffered a two-hour ported of acute insanity brought about by drinking and irrational hatred of 1 his cousin.
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Snyder Scurry County Times
Snyder, Texas, US
Fri, Mar 30, 1956
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