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Peregrin observed several
of green vegetable
.and other packages
metal foil.
said Schoening
loudly "look at the
and that is when the fight
out. Fie stated Westlund
with officers,
on Schoening's
came out of the
threw' Haynes away
and the officers
to subdue
Dusen came to
Vonhof struck
the injury
the fight was going on,
said others gathered
material the officers
drugs, stuffed them
and ran into the
Lhree defendants were
and brought to the
along with others
arrested on
or charges,
Opening statement,
Olympia attorney
Westlund and
Stated the defendants
a number of
the officers
on the property
and that they used
of force even
said he would go
said the testimony
that Vonhof and
into the altercation
attempted to keep
abusing Westlund.
testimony, Fuller
that the party
Wild affair and that
checked with the
having the party
and had had no
was not blocked,
until the officers
!fist Witness for the
)n Was Dr. James
)ery, Shelton, who
Le had treated Van
General Hospital
mjury. He stated Van
for four
stated he had
stlund and found he
contusions and
but nothing that
treatment.
Usen followed the
stand, testifying he
at Alderbrook Inn
an incident there
received a call from
office about a
n accident. He said
enroute to Belfair, a
was run which
vehicle they were
elonged to Jerry
said he went to
he talked to the
description of the driver and that
he had then gone back down the
South Shore road and had spotted
the vehicle parked along side the
road a short distance from the
Sunset Beach Grocery.
He stated he had observed
two persons walking along the
road in the direction of the
grocery, one of whom roughly
matched the description he had of
the driver of the hit and run car
so he and Hauge, who was with
him, stopped to talk to the man,
who he identified as Westlund.
He stated he asked Westlund
for identification and was told he
had none with him. He stated
Westlund appeared to be
intoxicated and at one time said
he was Clary. He said Westlund
returned to his (Westlund's)
residence and brought back a
driver's license which he showed
to officers.
He stated he asked if Clary
was at the party and was told by
those there they did not know
Clary and had never heard of him.
Van Dusen commented he
had seen one youth on the
Wesflund property drinking beer
whom he knew was 15 years old.
He commented officers had been
unable to locate the youth since
that time.
The trooper stated after
talking to Westlund he went back
to where the Clary vehicle was
parked and called for a wrecker.
He stated while he was
waiting for the wrecker to arrive
varying numbers of people came
from the Westlund residence to
harass officers. He stated Clary
did come out and was arrested for
being drunk in public and being a
minor in possession of
intoxicants. He stated two other
persons were arrested for
interfering with the officers while
the car was being impounded.
He stated after the car was
towed away, Schoening and
Hauge stated they were going to
talk to Westlund about getting the
people out of the road and getting
teenagers away from the party.
Van Dusen said he saw Hauge
and Schoening talking to
Westlund at the edge of the
road and saw them start to take
Westlund toward a patrol car
when Westlund suddenly turned
and swung at Hauge. He said
officers managed to get one
handcuff on Westlund and the
struggle continued. He stated he
saw Adams jump on Schoening
from behind and observed
Vonhof come running out of the
yard and grab Haynes and throw
him down and began hitting the
deputy with his fists. Van Dusen
said at that point he took off
running to assist Haynes and went
into Vonhof with a football
block. In the process, Van Dusen
said, Vonhof was spun around
and was somewhat behind him
and was hitting him (Van Dusen).
Van Dusen said he was hit at least
other vehicle twice in the back of the head and
got a description of once or twice in the face. He
license number and stated Haynes had gotten back up
and came to his assistance as did
Trooper Robert McClusky and
between them they subdued
Vonhof. The officers and Vonhof
fell into a ditch, Van Dusen said,
and Vonhof just seemed to give
up and was taken to a patrol car.
The trooper said when he
returned to his patrol car with
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Vonhof the two prisoners he had
put in earlier were gone.
He stated he returned to the
patrol car later and found the seat
bent forward and Vonhof gone.
Vonhof was found in the flower
bed at a neighboring residence
and taken into custody again.
Van Dusen testified he
observed Westlund hitting his face
against the window of a patrol
vehicle and smearing blood on the
window.
Van Dusen stated the crowd
at the scene continued to grow as
the time went on from when he
first arrived when he found the
Clary vehicle until the time the
altercation started.
Following the trooper on the
witness stand was Jean Anderson,
who testified he owned property
nearby and was there the day of
the incident. He said he observed
the officers arrive and watched
while they were around the
vehicle which was taken away by
the wrecker.
He said all the while the
officers were trying to investigate
the hit and run accident they
were subjected to constant
harassment from persons coming
from the party at the Westlund
residence and that more people
and cars were arriving all the time.
He said he observed Vonhof
striking a deputy sheriff and Van
Dusen hit him with his shoulder.
He also stated he saw Westlund in
the patrol car kicking the seat of
the vehicle and hitting his face on
the window and observed blood
on the window.
He stated he did not see any
of the officers use a club, sap or
gun and that he believed they
conducted themselves with a great
deal of restraint in the situation.
Anderson's wife testified to
observing the crowd, harassment
of the officers and to seeing
Westlund hitting his face on the
window of the patrol vehicle. She
also believed the officers used
restraint in the situation.
Dale Linebearger, who is
co-owner of the property at
Sunset beach with Anderson
testified to observing some of
what went on. He stated he heard
the officers called names and had
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not observed the officers using
any sticks, saps or guns. He also
testified to seeing Westlund
hitting his face against the
window of the patrol car.
The final witness Tuesday
afternoon was Air Force
Lieutenant Jeffery Sonntag, who
testified he was at his parent's
place at Sunset Beach the day of
the incident and had given
officers permission to park in
their driveway and to use the
telephone.
He said the officers were
harassed in every possible way
while attempting to clear up the
hit and run incident.
He stated there was a steady
ssessor
Mason County Assessor Willis
E. Burnett this week reminded all
owners of taxable personal
property they are required to file
a listing of their property with
him on or before March 31. The
law requiring taxpayers to make
an annual listing of personal
property was passed by the 1967
legislature.
"Prior to the 1967
amendments to the personal
property tax laws," said Burnett,
the assessor was required to call
on each owner of taxable personal
property to obtain a statement of
the type and value of such
property owned by him. The new
law places the responsibility on
the taxpayer for reporting
annually property owned
including livestock.
F or ms for listing personal
property were mailed by the
assessor in January to all
taxpayers who were assessed for
personal property last year.
"Taxpayers who haven't
received forms are not excused
from filing requirement," Burnett
cautioned. "Every reasonable
effort has been made to reach
everyone owning taxable personal
property, but few may have been
accidentally overlooked.
Taxpayers who have not received
a form and who are not sure
whether they own personal
property subject to assessment
should call the assessor's office at
426-4852, or come to the office
before March 31 to complete the
form."
It is noted that household
goods and personal effects are
exempt from the personal
property tax law.
"Personal property normally
located in or about a residence
used or held to enhance the value
or enjoyment of the residence has
further been declared exempt by
a department of revenue rule,"
the assessor stated.
If a taxpayer fails to title a
return of personal property by
the March 31 deadline, the
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stream of persons like a trail of
ants from the Westlund property
to where the officers were
attempting to impound the car.
He stated he did not know the
names of the officers involved nor
the names of the defendants, but
could testify to seeing three
separate incidents in which
officers were attacked.
He stated he had observed one
incident in which a deputy's gun
was knocked from his holster and
as he bent down to pick it up, a
person who he identified as
Adams jumped on the deputy's
back.
He stated he also saw a person
who he identified as Vonhof
remln
assessor is required by law to add
a penalty of five percent of the
amount of tax for each month the
return is late. The penalty can
reach 25 percent or $25 for each
$I00 of tax due.
False or fraudulent listing
given with intent to defraud or
refusal to file a return will make
the taxpayer liable to a 100
percent tax penalty.
"All listings of personal
property must be signed and
verified under penalty of perjury
Members of the Shelton
Jaycees appeared at the Forest
Festival Association meeting last
week to indicate an interest in
having the concessions at Loop
Field the day of the logging show
again this year.
Mike Grimm, Jaycee
president, told the festival group
the Jaycees had discussed plans
for improving the concession
operation over what it had been
last year, the first year the
Jaycees had had it.
Festival President Darrell
Cleveland asked Jaycee
representatives to meet with the
executive board of the festival
association to outline plans for
the concessions.
Cleveland reported the Zonta
Club had informed him they
would not handle the window
decoration contest this year. He
stated if another group to handle
the contest could not be found
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striking a trooper and saw a
deputy and another trooper come
to his aid.
He also testified to observing
the officers struggling with
Westlund.
Sonntag said he was presently
stationed in the Far East and had
been returned here to testify at
the trial.
Members of the jury hearing
the case are Melvin Petty, Bonnie
Benedict, Hazel Hedrick, Melvin
Arnold, Merman Temple, Coetia
Daggett, Donald Noreen, Helen
Carlson, Dave Richardson, Ronald
Ferris, Alice Ogden and Robert
Fleshman.
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by the person listing the property.
Unsigned or unverified returns
cannot by law be accepted by the
assessor, nor can they be
considered in any way as
constituting compliance with the
requirements of the new law,"
Burnett said.
The assessor urged everyone
having questions on the personal
property listing procedure to call
or visit the assessor's office before
March 3 I.
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Scott Baker, winner of the
button design contest, was
introduced.
Paul Bunyan Doug Long and
members of the Forest Festival
Royal Court appeared at the
meeting.
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