Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
April 5, 1973     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 9     (9 of 24 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 9     (9 of 24 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
April 5, 1973
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




Ihatinued from page five.) the hit and run near and that he had in his patrol car, Dusen was talking PeoPle, one of whom he was Mick Westlund. he asked Westlund Jerry Clary and that no identification and stated it was at his stated Westlund went home and got which he S. Stated the officers Clary was at the got a response of ¢ Clary?" the two officers to where the Clary and were followed Clary and Monte Mrs. Clary was tried to explain was going on and to He stated Fuller Lo give the officers that a number of from the Westlund of whom indicated no right to take e. He stated Fuller was and that Clary did stated Clary was and was also arrested. ted that after the car he and Schoening should be done had been receiving other persons in what the officers to do about the they decided to go and ask him to 'goers off the road so move and to get the from the party. said Westlund met driveway and they get the party back property and to get out. Westlund told the did not have a d to get off his said Westlund on a charge of .to the delinquency :er being asked if it and getting an answer. Hauge said l~rrest he had observed e knew to be 16 years from a can of beer another he knew to aid after Westlund was arrest he stated he and the officers Started across the a Patrol car. );said Westlund was acefully until Shouted "Hey, at the drugs." at that time ~ away and was I a handcuff was Wrist. He stated in of them went to said he believes from behind. that after they ground all of a no one there iwas holding onto which was on and that as they et, he observed :kwards away said he back was to He said he surrounded by pie who were on. He said ! ! I ury Westlund started to swing a couple of times and about that time Deputy Leon Smith got to where they were. He stated Westlund backhanded Smith and knocked Smith's glasses off. He stated Westlund then swung and hit him (Hauge) twice. He stated when Westtund hit him the third time he hit back and the two exchanged blows until they were both tired. Hauge stated Westlund spit in his face during the time they were punching each other. Under cross-examination Hauge stated the officers had encountered profanity and the crowd was hostile. He stated both he and Schoening had tried to talk to Westlund and that there was no problem with Westlund's arrest until drugs were mentioned. He stated he was wearing sap gloves which he had had about two years and which he wore frequently. He stated during the time he has had the gloves he has worn them many times but that Westlund was the only person whom he has hit with them. Hauge stated if Westlund would have gotten the crowd off the road and gotten the teenagers away from the party the officers would have left as this was their intention. In his opening statement, Olympia attorney Ed Shaw, who represents Adams, stated the defense testimony would show the party was quiet until the officers arrived. There was a keg of beer, some of the party goers were swimming and a salmon bake was planned. He stated the testimony would show that after talking to Westlund, they grabbed him and roughed him up. The testimony would also show, he said, that Adams was nowhere near the Clary car incident and that during his struggle with the officers he had been clubbed into unconsciousness. Shaw stated the testimony would show that the officers used excessive force and were out of control. The first witness for the defense was Dennis Townsend, a former Shelton resident now living in Wyoming. He stated he was in Mason County September 2, 1972 and had gone to Westlund's residence with a friend, Gordon Steehier. Townsend stated they had arrived about noon and that at that time there were a number of people there standing around and talking. He stated he had gone with Westlund to the Sunset Beach Store later in the afternot:n to buy a bottle of wine since there was no liquor at the party. He stated while there two officers had come up and talked to them, asking Westlund if he was Jerry Clary. He stated Westlund told the officers he had no identification with him and agreed to go to his home down the road to get it. Townsend said he was also asked for identification and showed the officers. Townsend stated he and Westlund returned to Westlund's house where Westlund got his identification and showed it to the officers who came to the driveway. Townsend stated the officers told the group there they were looking for Jerry Clary and that if he was not produced in 10 minutes they would break up the party He stated there were about 50 people there at that time. He also stated the only picnic table was over by the fire about 100 feet from the driveway and that he did not recall if there was anything on it. He stated he knew Jerry Clary but had not seen him at the party. Townsend said the officers left and later returned and that he walked over toward where they were talking to Westlund. He stated he heard Westlund tell the officers they were on private property and that if they did not have a warrant to leave. He stated the officers grabbed Westlund and told him he was under arrest for contributing to the delinquency of minors and started to push him out toward the road. Townsend stated Westlund said he would go but the officer continued to push and shove him and it looked like they were trying to handcuff him. He stated he did not see any commotion by the table and did not hear the officers say anything about drugs. He stated he observed Westlund with the officers in a slugging match in the middle of the road and that he observed Schoening on the ground with Adams on top of him and the two were struggling. He stated one of the troopers came along and rapped Adams on the back of the head with a sap and knocked him out and kicked him off Schoening. He stated he then saw the same officer go toward a fellow in the ditch and hit him with a sap. He stated Westlund was handcuffed to a deputy and the deputy kept jerking him (Westlund) forward and at the same time hitting him. and that Westlund was hitting the officer back. The two, he said, were surrounded by four or five officers who kept anyone from getting close or interfering. Under cross-examination by Prosecuting Attorney Byron McClanahan, Townsend said Westlund had had quite a bit to drink. He said the party goers were hollering at the officers and some of the language might have been abusive and that he did hear the officers called pigs. He estimated there were about 15 officers there. Townsend denied being at the Viger place across the road from Westlund's. Next to testify was Mrs. Neva MEMBERS OF THE SOROPTOMISTS CLUB are making preparations for the annual Cancer Society drive in the business community. The club handles the business section of the drive. Here, left to right, Joyce Jaros, Jane Brown, chairman, and Helen Stodden, co-chairman, look over some of the letters which are being mailed. The business section of the fund drive has started. Witherspoon, Van Nuys, California, who stated she was visiting her sister, Mrs. Gladys Flakus, who has a home adjoining the Westlund home. She stated there were about 50 to 60 young people at the Westlund residence and that they were talking, laughing and drinking beer. She stated she saw two officers come up and talk to the young people. At the time, she said, there was a young Indian boy named Adams sitting on the ~rass talkin~ to her and Mr. and Mrs. Flakus. She said the officers left and about 10 or 12 officers came back strung out along the road. She said she observed them making some arrests in front of the Flakus property. She stated she later saw Westlund over by a car with several officers beating on him. Three or four officers were hitting him with sticks, she said. Under cross-examination by McClanahan, she said when they were talking to the young people a keg of beer which the young people had had was empty and a girl named Wendy was taking up a collection to buy another one. Several witnesses who had been at the party testified for the defense. The witnesses included Gordon Steehler, Susan Hembroff, Curt Cheney, Ty Haney, Brock Sutherland and Ray Barrington. All also testified the officers were unduly rough and struck Westlund when he was arrested. Three young men, Allan Miller, Larry Bell and James Dailey testified about an incident which occurred after the fights were over and the defendants had been taken away. They said Miller was taking pictures of people around and of the patrol cars and that officers took his camera away from him, opened it and exposed the film. Judge Doran ruled their testimony was inadmissable since the incident had happened after the occurrances which led to the charges and were not relevant. They all stated the officers had told the group at the party they had 10 or 15 minutes to produce Jerry Clary or the party would be broken up. They all denied hearing Schoening shout, "Hey, Peregrin, look at the drugs." CORRECT FORMAL WEAR Complete Tuxedo Rental Service Men's Women's 409 RAILROAD questions are Irate mobile-home owners have been contacting legislators about a possible double tax on their mobile homes, according to Representative Paul H. Conner, Democrat, Sequim "The tax paid in 1972 by mobile-home owners was an excise tax. In January 1, 1973 the law was changed so that taxes to be paid from then on would be personal property taxes, which replace the excise tax. "Further complicating the issue," Conner explained, "is the matter of just when the 1973 tax was assessed. It is my understanding that the value of a mobile home as of January 1, 1972 accounts for the actual tax charged in 1973, for 1973. The value of a mobile home this year will be the basis used to calculate the personal property tax for 1974, payable in 1974. "As if that weren't complicated enough," Conner said, "the legislature just passed into law a measure which will provide for a refund of the $9.40 i.d. tag tax paid by many mobile-home owners this year. That tax refund can be picked up after June 7, 1973." Assigned as Staff Sergeant Richard R. Peters, son of Mrs. Verna L. Peters of 715 Jefferson Street, NE, Minneapolis, has completed the special U.S. Air Force recruiter course at Lackiand Air Force Base, Texas. Sergeant Peters will be an official Air Force recruiter at Minneapofis. Sergeant Peters attended Mankato, Minnesota High School and Completed requirements for his diploma after entering the Air Force. tie has completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. His wife, Georgia, is the daughter of Mrs. Betty Kalat of Sequim, Mrs. Peters' father, George J. Kalat, resides in Shelton. Sergeant Peters' father is Raymond O. Peters, Greeley, Colorado. Come to see our Mr. Roy Pearson, consultant for HEARING AIDS FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1973 9:30 until 1:00 p.m. at HY-LOND INN- 426-8277 If hearing is your problem... ~* IS YOUR ANSWER 418 S. Washington, Olympia, 943-9650 ! TL / comfort -- LUV'S At Special Price Radio, decor group, paint stripe, w/walls, HE) bumper Chevy's Economy Import 1973 1/2-ton Fleetside 4 wheel drive. 350 V-8, auto. trans., power steering and power disc brakes, HD shocks, hubs, stabilizer, HD springs, 700x15 6-ply tires, custom deluxe cab and paint. SHARP 1973 BLAZER 350 turbo, 30 gallon tank )ower steering. ALL THE EXTRAS '73 Custom El Camino Tinted glass, 350 V-8, tacho, power steering, w/walls, spec. suspension, wheel covers. MUST DRIVE 19721/2-ton 350, turbo hydro, power steering, power brakes, radio, chrome front bumper, side moldings, spec. two-tone. READY TO GO 1973 3/4-ton 454 V-8, turbo, air conditioning, tilt wheel, 9:50x16.5 tires, tinted glass, HD shocks and springs, wood paneling. MUST SEE m m i Quick Parts & Service Man. thru Sat. Rental & Lease Cars -- MIC Insurance 1$t. "Since 1927" Thursday, April 5, 1973 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9