September 18, 1936 (8 pages)

= Prizes Offered Throngs That Attend At the egrand opening on Saturday, September 19th of the annual Industrial Show in Grass Valley exhibits will be bigger and finer than ever. Exmtertainers from San Francisco have been éngaged to furnish amusemenz for the show and many amateur entries have been made for the entertainment. Exhibit space has already nearly all been engaged, Cliff deBerry, Alpha Stores, Wm. Rumsey and Foote Electrical Company have all engaged generous space and are busy assemblying their fine exhibits of electric refrigerators, electric stoves, oil stoves and heaters, electric washers, and ironers besides very distinctive displays of the very latest in radios. These appliance and radio displays will be of the most attractive and interesting of the show. The modern finish and colorings of household appliances make them an artistic addition to any department of the home whether it be kitchen, laundry or living room. Prizes contributed by the Grass Valley merchants will be given away. There will be twenty door prizes in addition to the fifty dollars in trade at the store of any exhibitor. This years display will far exceed last years as many thousands of dollars worth of merchandise will be on displa,r. The household appliance exhibitors will hawe demonstrators present the yarious and ironto show how to operate avnovli teh as washers ances Sst er. n The Gr Valley Garden Club will holtd their annual flower in conjunction with the Show. MONTE NEWMAN TAKES ass THE WITNESS STAND: (Contiuned from Page One) unioecked and that mischt enter it at time. “This apparently was intended to explain testimony offered to the effect “that the gun had been found weeks after the fiizht of the Newman bro thers, im a blackberry patch adjoining Mrs. Newman’s residence. Regardins—the reason for their flight, Monte testified that they set out to find work, but that_at/Marysville, they read in the paper of_the Murder and 5 lookinz for them. They decided, according to Monte that they would the anyone szarale was any find work and accumulate money enough to defend themselves with. They went to Saicramento, to San to Yuma, to Prescott, and finally to Octave where they obtained work in a mine. There Monte stated he became ill of ptomaine ,poisonine and was several days recuperatins. They then departed for Bernardino, Colorado. winding up in Leadville, where they were recognized and arrested. Prior to Monte’s taking the witness stand, a long statement by each of the brothers, taken in the sheriff’s office on their arrival from Colorado, was placed in evidence by District Attorney Vernon Stoll. Throueh this statement, Attorney Armstronms selected a number of -qguotations asking the witness if he had made them. The district attorney objected on the ground that all the statements selected were all “‘self-servine’’, that is serving to emphasize the testimony favorable to the defemdants. It required so long _ to read through the manuscript and -_ pick out quotations for confirmation, that Judge Tuttle finally detorney Armstrong to mark for quesshow} ° Industria: tioning such parts of the manuscript as he desired testimony upon, so that the trial might proceed with out delay. The court adjourned until Monday, beeause today is law and motion day, and Saturday only affords two hours for the frial, the afternoon being a holiday. District Attorney Stoll made rapid headway with his case yesterday morning. : Sheriff Carl Tobiassen, Coroner L. R. Jefford, Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen, Jesse Younkers and . Ben Coulor were on the witness stand yesterday morning. d Younkers, employed at a Grass Valley hardware store, testified he sold .12 buckshot shotgun shells to Merritt and Monte Newman on January 7th, five days before the murder.:He said the shells. were similar to-ones found by Deputy Larsen at the scene of the shooting. E. H. Armstrong, defense attorney, asked the court fo make an or-. der ‘prohibiting newspapers from summing up the evidence in such a manner that it might influence the jury. Superior Judge Raglan Tuttle said he would not take any action on the request but instead admonished the jurors not to be influenced by newspaper articles. Miss Coats, the principal witness for the prosecution, was on the stand a comparatively short time Wednesday. She identified Monte and Merritt . as the masked to lie on the th and shot Newman positively men who ordered. her ‘shway last Jaunary 12 tver while he was protecting her m their advances. In her story to the jury Wednesday afternoon Miss Coats referred} to~Monte Newman, whom she said (fived the shot, as “the short man,” and Merritt Newman~as ‘the tall man.” i She said while the car she and Myer were in was parked alors side the Tahoe Ukiah, highway, ten . The short man that the officers were elared a recess until Monday morning. Im the meantime he asked Atmiles west of here, the masked men drove up and stopped beside Myer’s automobile. “The tall man opened the door of our car on my side,’ she _ stated. had the gun, The tall man told me to get out and lie on the highway. Chris told them to leave me alone and said he would shoot them. The tall man said: ‘G9 ahead and shoot, partner! We'll L OPEN TODAY shoot, too!” “T saw them both try to push the “The tall man dragged me out of ; car over the bank. They looked for the car. Chris again told them to leave me alone, but when they wouldn’t he offered them his wallet with about $1 in it. The tall man took the wallet and put it in his pocket. “The short man pointed the gun at me. I got in the car and gota crank that. was on the seat. I took the crank and hit the tall man on the head. Both were fighting with Chris. I hit the short man but it was only a glancing blow. The tall man then grabbed me and started to drag me and I heard a shot. “Chris hollered, ‘‘They shot me!”’ The tall man went over to Chris and kicked him and started to hit him. He then went over to our car and lifted the engine hood up. I went over to Chris and the tall man came up and hit me under the chin. I rolled down the bank and hid behind a bush. me but couldn’t see me, and one of them said, ‘‘The dame is_ gone.’ They got in their car and drove toward Nevada City.” Miss Coats then testified she ran along the highway towards Nevada City until she saw another car parked along the highway. The man and woman in this car drove her into Nevada City and. she returned to the scene of the shooting with Undersheriff William Woods. Myer was brought to the Nevada City Sanitorium where he died several hours later. District. Attorney Stoll asked her whether she had seen the two men since the murder. Her answer was “VY Ose / (~~ “When?” i “I believe it was on“Suly 7th in the sheriff’s office.’’ “Are these men in the _ court room?” 72x82 inches. For PAR Per . pair AT FEATHER PILLOWS . 19x26 Inches . MATTRESS . . COVERS Nevada City Phone 5 Summer Prices For Winter Blankets SEE THESE REAL VALUES IN OUR WINDOWS NOW ALL WOOL ESMOND BLANKETS wasecaasl Reid wens ceesvewdagdbadentdcedesodnawdsesnehpensks= T WOOL BLANKETS (Doubic) ATTRACTIVE NEW COMFORTERS . ATTRACTIVE $2.25 $3. 00 $4.50 Let us fill all your needs, beds, springs, mattresses, sheets, pillow cases, bedroom lamps and floor coverings. Alpha Stores, Lid. PRICES Grass Valley Phone 88 . 122 W. MAIN STREET Get Your NOW . ~ Cool Weather Is Here Genuine Quaker Burnoil Heater New Beauty, Efficiency, Economy, Quality Merchandise—Plus Efficient Service and Easiest of Easy Terms. See our display at the Industrial Show Saturday. Noyes Electric Co., Commercial Street. F Cliff A. DeBerry On display in Nevada City at Dealer in Genuine Quaker Burnoil Heaters 3 PHONE 141 Rising from the witness chair, Miss Coats pointed at the two defendants, seated near their attorney E. H. Armstrong. and said: ; “Yes, in back of Mr. Armsirons.” Miss Coats’ voiice was steady. Monte and Merritt Newman betrayed no emotion when they dir2:ty were accused. On July 7th Miss Coats identified the Newmans from among ten prisoners lined: up in the sheriff’s office here and also identified their voices. Stoll asked her if she had ever seen the men prior to July 7th, except for January 12th, the date of the killing. Her’ answer was ‘‘No.’’ “Did you know them?’’.; “No ” f “You are them in any “No ” On cross examination Attorney Armstrong . obtained from Miss Coats the admission that she was not acquainted with way?’ : ' shown pictures of the two brothers by Sheriff Carl Tobiassen prior to leaving for Butte, Montana, on January 29. At that time she failed to identify them, but said the pieture of (Merritt resembled the “‘tall man.’’ The picture of Monte, 36, was aie: when he was about 18 years of age Ee Lonergan Oil Heaters, Nevada City and Grass the most economical fuel oil. 2 @bove: Model C4 Fireside eater Is a combination circus 9 and radiating type heoter, 108 Pine Street 132 Mill Street —SEE THE FOOTE ELECTRICAL CO. EXHIBIT AT THE INDUSTRIAL SHOW IN MEMORIAL HALL, GRASS VALLEY Cole Oil Heaters, General Electric Refrigerators, Philco Radios (new 1937 models). A. B. C., Easy and General Electric Washing Machines. Get Home-Owned Tick Valley. ONERGAN . Fireside HEAT ER The new Lonergan Fireside Heater will become one of your most prized possessions because it is so far advanced in design and efficiency. Yet the surprising initial cost is no more than the old-fashioned trouble-making coal burning stove and it burns Just think! No ashes! ‘No dirt! No bother! A clean, humidified uniform heat at all times. What a wonderful convenience! The Lonergan is a complete self. contained heating plant that includes burner, oil tank and accessories. Needs only to be hooked up to the flue for operation: Many exclusive features including the 7 famous Lonergan Solar Flame and the patented Lonergan Tapered Heating Chamber. Let us show them to you, AMERICA'S MOST (Beaute Foote Electrical Co. Gibson and ets at our Stores in MODEL Fe i HEATERS : Nevada City Grass Valley REFRIGERATORS Westinghouse and Grunow WASHING MACHINES Maytag (We are the Authorized Agents) Pony Mige m9 > PAE ALE RIS “SEE _ Grass Valley IRONERS Ironrite None Better W. M. RUMSEY WILL EXHIBIT At The Memorial Hall, Grass Valley, September 19, 20, and 21 OIL HEATERS Quaker Burnoil, Lonergan and Kero-Gas 4 Seat Main Street RADIOS Grunow Teladial 737 Models RANGES Occidental Ranges Phone S

= Prizes Offered Throngs That Attend At the egrand opening on Saturday, September 19th of the annual Industrial Show in Grass Valley exhibits will be bigger and finer than ever. Exmtertainers from San Francisco have been éngaged to furnish amusemenz for the show and many amateur entries have been made for the entertainment. Exhibit space has already nearly all been engaged, Cliff deBerry, Alpha Stores, Wm. Rumsey and Foote Electrical Company have all engaged generous space and are busy assemblying their fine exhibits of electric refrigerators, electric stoves, oil stoves and heaters, electric washers, and ironers besides very distinctive displays of the very latest in radios. These appliance and radio displays will be of the most attractive and interesting of the show. The modern finish and colorings of household appliances make them an artistic addition to any department of the home whether it be kitchen, laundry or living room. Prizes contributed by the Grass Valley merchants will be given away. There will be twenty door prizes in addition to the fifty dollars in trade at the store of any exhibitor. This years display will far exceed last years as many thousands of dollars worth of merchandise will be on displa,r. The household appliance exhibitors will hawe demonstrators present the yarious and ironto show how to operate avnovli teh as washers ances Sst er. n The Gr Valley Garden Club will holtd their annual flower in conjunction with the Show. MONTE NEWMAN TAKES ass THE WITNESS STAND: (Contiuned from Page One) unioecked and that mischt enter it at time. “This apparently was intended to explain testimony offered to the effect “that the gun had been found weeks after the fiizht of the Newman bro thers, im a blackberry patch adjoining Mrs. Newman’s residence. Regardins—the reason for their flight, Monte testified that they set out to find work, but that_at/Marysville, they read in the paper of_the Murder and 5 lookinz for them. They decided, according to Monte that they would the anyone szarale was any find work and accumulate money enough to defend themselves with. They went to Saicramento, to San to Yuma, to Prescott, and finally to Octave where they obtained work in a mine. There Monte stated he became ill of ptomaine ,poisonine and was several days recuperatins. They then departed for Bernardino, Colorado. winding up in Leadville, where they were recognized and arrested. Prior to Monte’s taking the witness stand, a long statement by each of the brothers, taken in the sheriff’s office on their arrival from Colorado, was placed in evidence by District Attorney Vernon Stoll. Throueh this statement, Attorney Armstronms selected a number of -qguotations asking the witness if he had made them. The district attorney objected on the ground that all the statements selected were all “‘self-servine’’, that is serving to emphasize the testimony favorable to the defemdants. It required so long _ to read through the manuscript and -_ pick out quotations for confirmation, that Judge Tuttle finally detorney Armstrong to mark for quesshow} ° Industria: tioning such parts of the manuscript as he desired testimony upon, so that the trial might proceed with out delay. The court adjourned until Monday, beeause today is law and motion day, and Saturday only affords two hours for the frial, the afternoon being a holiday. District Attorney Stoll made rapid headway with his case yesterday morning. : Sheriff Carl Tobiassen, Coroner L. R. Jefford, Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen, Jesse Younkers and . Ben Coulor were on the witness stand yesterday morning. d Younkers, employed at a Grass Valley hardware store, testified he sold .12 buckshot shotgun shells to Merritt and Monte Newman on January 7th, five days before the murder.:He said the shells. were similar to-ones found by Deputy Larsen at the scene of the shooting. E. H. Armstrong, defense attorney, asked the court fo make an or-. der ‘prohibiting newspapers from summing up the evidence in such a manner that it might influence the jury. Superior Judge Raglan Tuttle said he would not take any action on the request but instead admonished the jurors not to be influenced by newspaper articles. Miss Coats, the principal witness for the prosecution, was on the stand a comparatively short time Wednesday. She identified Monte and Merritt . as the masked to lie on the th and shot Newman positively men who ordered. her ‘shway last Jaunary 12 tver while he was protecting her m their advances. In her story to the jury Wednesday afternoon Miss Coats referred} to~Monte Newman, whom she said (fived the shot, as “the short man,” and Merritt Newman~as ‘the tall man.” i She said while the car she and Myer were in was parked alors side the Tahoe Ukiah, highway, ten . The short man that the officers were elared a recess until Monday morning. Im the meantime he asked Atmiles west of here, the masked men drove up and stopped beside Myer’s automobile. “The tall man opened the door of our car on my side,’ she _ stated. had the gun, The tall man told me to get out and lie on the highway. Chris told them to leave me alone and said he would shoot them. The tall man said: ‘G9 ahead and shoot, partner! We'll L OPEN TODAY shoot, too!” “T saw them both try to push the “The tall man dragged me out of ; car over the bank. They looked for the car. Chris again told them to leave me alone, but when they wouldn’t he offered them his wallet with about $1 in it. The tall man took the wallet and put it in his pocket. “The short man pointed the gun at me. I got in the car and gota crank that. was on the seat. I took the crank and hit the tall man on the head. Both were fighting with Chris. I hit the short man but it was only a glancing blow. The tall man then grabbed me and started to drag me and I heard a shot. “Chris hollered, ‘‘They shot me!”’ The tall man went over to Chris and kicked him and started to hit him. He then went over to our car and lifted the engine hood up. I went over to Chris and the tall man came

up and hit me under the chin. I rolled down the bank and hid behind a bush. me but couldn’t see me, and one of them said, ‘‘The dame is_ gone.’ They got in their car and drove toward Nevada City.” Miss Coats then testified she ran along the highway towards Nevada City until she saw another car parked along the highway. The man and woman in this car drove her into Nevada City and. she returned to the scene of the shooting with Undersheriff William Woods. Myer was brought to the Nevada City Sanitorium where he died several hours later. District. Attorney Stoll asked her whether she had seen the two men since the murder. Her answer was “VY Ose / (~~ “When?” i “I believe it was on“Suly 7th in the sheriff’s office.’’ “Are these men in the _ court room?” 72x82 inches. For PAR Per . pair AT FEATHER PILLOWS . 19x26 Inches . MATTRESS .. . COVERS Nevada City Phone 5 Summer Prices For Winter Blankets SEE THESE REAL VALUES IN OUR WINDOWS NOW ALL WOOL ESMOND BLANKETS wasecaasl Reid wens ceesvewdagdbadentdcedesodnawdsesnehpensks= T WOOL BLANKETS (Doubic) ATTRACTIVE NEW COMFORTERS . ATTRACTIVE $2.25 $3. 00 $4.50 Let us fill all your needs, beds, springs, mattresses, sheets, pillow cases, bedroom lamps and floor coverings. Alpha Stores, Lid. PRICES Grass Valley Phone 88 . 122 W. MAIN STREET Get Your NOW . ~ Cool Weather Is Here Genuine Quaker Burnoil Heater New Beauty, Efficiency, Economy, Quality Merchandise—Plus Efficient Service and Easiest of Easy Terms. See our display at the Industrial Show Saturday. Noyes Electric Co., Commercial Street. F Cliff A. DeBerry On display in Nevada City at Dealer in Genuine Quaker Burnoil Heaters 3 PHONE 141 Rising from the witness chair, Miss Coats pointed at the two defendants, seated near their attorney E. H. Armstrong. and said: ; “Yes, in back of Mr. Armsirons.” Miss Coats’ voiice was steady. Monte and Merritt Newman betrayed no emotion when they dir2:ty were accused. On July 7th Miss Coats identified the Newmans from among ten prisoners lined: up in the sheriff’s office here and also identified their voices. Stoll asked her if she had ever seen the men prior to July 7th, except for January 12th, the date of the killing. Her’ answer was ‘‘No.’’ “Did you know them?’’.; “No ” f “You are them in any “No ” On cross examination Attorney Armstrong . obtained from Miss Coats the admission that she was not acquainted with way?’ : ' shown pictures of the two brothers by Sheriff Carl Tobiassen prior to leaving for Butte, Montana, on January 29. At that time she failed to identify them, but said the pieture of (Merritt resembled the “‘tall man.’’ The picture of Monte, 36, was aie: when he was about 18 years of age Ee Lonergan Oil Heaters, Nevada City and Grass the most economical fuel oil. 2 @bove: Model C4 Fireside eater Is a combination circus 9 and radiating type heoter, 108 Pine Street 132 Mill Street —SEE THE FOOTE ELECTRICAL CO. EXHIBIT AT THE INDUSTRIAL SHOW IN MEMORIAL HALL, GRASS VALLEY Cole Oil Heaters, General Electric Refrigerators, Philco Radios (new 1937 models). A. B. C., Easy and General Electric Washing Machines. Get Home-Owned Tick Valley. ONERGAN . Fireside HEAT ER The new Lonergan Fireside Heater will become one of your most prized possessions because it is so far advanced in design and efficiency. Yet the surprising initial cost is no more than the old-fashioned trouble-making coal burning stove and it burns Just think! No ashes! ‘No dirt! No bother! A clean, humidified uniform heat at all times. What a wonderful convenience! The Lonergan is a complete self. contained heating plant that includes burner, oil tank and accessories. Needs only to be hooked up to the flue for operation: Many exclusive features including the 7 famous Lonergan Solar Flame and the patented Lonergan Tapered Heating Chamber. Let us show them to you, AMERICA'S MOST (Beaute Foote Electrical Co. Gibson and ets at our Stores in MODEL Fe i HEATERS : Nevada City Grass Valley REFRIGERATORS Westinghouse and Grunow WASHING MACHINES Maytag (We are the Authorized Agents) Pony Mige m9 > PAE ALE RIS “SEE _ Grass Valley IRONERS Ironrite None Better W. M. RUMSEY WILL EXHIBIT At The Memorial Hall, Grass Valley, September 19, 20, and 21 OIL HEATERS Quaker Burnoil, Lonergan and Kero-Gas 4 Seat Main Street RADIOS Grunow Teladial 737 Models RANGES Occidental Ranges Phone S