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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
July 27, 1978     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Jury says not guilty in burglary trial Donald K. Smith, 19, Shelton, was found not guilty Tuesday evening by a Mason County Superior Court jury on two counts of second degree burglary. The jury began its deliberations about 4 p.m. Tuesday and announced it had reached a verdict at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday. Smith was charged with breaking into the Shaub-Ellisen building April 5 and into the Corrine Bindara home at Fawn Lake March 31 of this year. The jury was selected Monday morning and began hearing testimony in the case Monday afternoon. The trial was recessed for Tuesday morning and concluded Tuesday afternoon. Detective Kenneth Dobie of the Shelton Police Department was the first witness called by Deputy Prosecutor Richard Adamson. Dobie testified he had investigated a break-in at Shaub-Ellison the morning of April 5. He said he found that entry had been gained by knocking out a piece of plywood which had been put into one of the doors in place of a piece of glass. It appeared he said, as if someone had attempted to break into the safe by striking the dial with a sledge hammer. The second witness called was Corrine Bindara, a Fawn Lake resident, who testified she was gone from March 31 through April 3 and that when her daughters came home from school April 3, they noticed the front door had been forced open and called her. She said she found a number of items missing from the house including a stereo and speakers, a television game, tuna fish and macaroni and cheese. She also testified a TV dinner had been prepared and eaten in the home. She stated she knew Smith and that he had been to her home on a number of occasions. She identified the stereo and speakers which had been 'introdued as evidence as those which came from her home. She stated under cross examination by Defense Attorney John Jarrett, that she had met Smith through friends and that he had been at her home on a number of casions over the past 2 years. ]She said he was sometimes accompanied by friends, some of whom she knew by name and others she did not. The third witness called by Adamson was David Dunson, 17, who stated he is presently in custody at the Mission Creek Youth Camp where he was sent after pleading guilty to taking part in the same burglaries with which Smith was charged. Dunson testified that on March 31, he and Smith had gone to a residence at Fawn Lake and had broken into the house where they had eaten a TV dinner and had taken tuna fish, macaroni and cheese, a stereo and speakers and a television game from the house. The items he said, were put in Smith's truck. He also testified that a few days later, he and Smith had entered the Shaub-Eilision office where Smith had attempted to I I I I I I I I ,.7atuL break into the safe by hitting the dial with a sledge hammer. Under cross examination by Jarrett, he said he had known Smith about two years and that Smith was a friend of his older brother. Christine Porter, 15, Shelton, testified she had been with Smith and Dave Dunson April 8 and had observed tuna and macaroni and cheese in Smith's truck. Under cross examination by Jarrett, she said the items were in boxes in back of the truck and that the two boxes contained clothing and food for a trip to California and that the clothing in the boxes belonged to Dunson. Michael Dunson, 19, testified he had talked to Smith in downtown Shelton in early April just before Smith, his brother, Dave and two girls went to California. He stated there was a stereo among the things Smith had in his truck. Dunson said later Smith came to his home and asked him to keep some items for him. He stated the stereo was among them and that after Smith left he had become suspicious the stereo might be stolen and took it to the police department where he was told it was stolen and the stereo was taken by the police officers. Under cross examination by Jarrett, Dunson stated he was employed at Shaub-Ellison for about six months and had been fired from his job there. He also stated that he had heard he was suspected of being the one who had broken into the Shaub-Ellison building when he went there to get gas a few days after it happened. He stated Smith had told him he (Smith) had broken into Shaub-Ellison. He also identified /he speakers and stereo as the ones which Smith had left with him and which he had taken to the police station. Dunson also testified he and Smith had at one time had a conversation about the amount of money which was kept on hand at Shaub-Ellison and that Smith had suggested they break in the building. Kimberly Lewis, 17, was called as the first defense witness by Jarrett. She testified she was now living in Seattle but in early April had been living in Shelton. She stated she had gone to California with Smith, Dave Dunson and Christine Porter in early April. She stated a few days before they left, she had had a telephone conversation with Dave Dunson in which he told her he had attempted to break in to Shaub-Ellison but was unable to get in. Under cross examination by Adamson, she admitted she had given a statement to Dobie and Thehna Hauge April 21 while she was in the juvenile detention center in Thurston County. She denied she had said in the statement that they had broken in to Shaub-Ellison and that by that she meant Smith and Dave Dunson. Smith, called as the final defense witness by Jarrett, said he had been convicted of a \\; 100% CAST IRON STOVES CONVERTI- BLE • • • Combl-flre i from Norway converts from fire- place to wood stove In seconds. Airtight heater. THE CLASSIC... Wood burns from front to back like a cigar... large areas can be heated effi- ciently. JOY OF COOKING . . . Compact, attractive; fits In any kitchen decor. LITTLE GIANT . . . Only lqz ft. long, the front end combustion system allows wood itto burn slowly over long periods. / gristle Auaot,, Solo U.I. haporter Send for free Brochure: EARTH SPiRiT N1 Pacific Ave. S.L, Lacey, WA 9115115 45*.4460/ ..... Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 27, 1978 charge of second degree theft and two counts of forgery. Smith denied breaking into the Bindara home March 31 and to breaking into Shaub-Ellison April 5. He said at the time, he was living with his brother. His truck he said, was parked at Bingers Service Station since he had rolled it and was no longer able to drive it. He said the boxes of clothing and food and the stereo which were in the pickup belonged to Dave Dunson. Smith said he did not take the stereo to Mike Dunson but that Mike Dunson picked it up from his pickup at Bingers. He stated he and Mike Dunson had earlier had a conversation about breaking into Shaub-Ellison. Detective rhelma Hauge from the Mason County Sheriff's Office, was called as a rebuttal witness by Adamson and KIWANIS DISTRICT Governor Harris Hunter, right, presents the official charter of the Hood Canal Kiwanis Club to President Tom Spikes during the club's charter night dinner at Hood Canal School Saturday night. Thurston County Detention Center. She said that in the statement, Miss Lewis had said Dave Dunson and Don Smith .had broken into Shaub-Ellison. Members of the jury were Margaret Fields, Elsie Loman, Helen Stansbury, Louise Snyder, George Webber, Ruth Goodwin, Ingrid Pugh, Nels Person, Harold Well, Harold Hersh, Janet Allen and Harry Peterson. testified she had ,a000. Lupinacc i to statement from Miss Lewis at the Juvenile leave Pioneer The Pioneer School Board at a special meeting Monday night, voted to release Superintendent Bill Lupinacci from his contract to allow him to accept an administrative position with the Mt. Vernon School District. The special meeting was called by Board Chairlnan Grant lmpett. applied for the position in Mt. Vernon and that the selection there took some length of time with the final decision made Monday of this week. Lupinacci had one year remaining on a two-year contract, lmpett said. Purse snatching suspect arrested Impett said he had started Detour is proceedings to find a replacement for Lupinacci Tuesday. Impett said information about the vacancy will be circulated through the Washington State School Director's Association and Educational Services District 113. Applications will be closed August 10, after which WSSDA will screen the applicants and submit the names of the top six to the local school board who will then interview those, b.efore making its selection. Impett said the board had been aware that Lupinacci had A 15-year-old juvettile was taken into custody and placed in detention Thursday afternoon about three hours after they had received a purse snatching report, Shelton Police reported. Officers said a woman reported to him that she had been sitting on a bench at a picnic table at the Methodist Church on Mt. View when a young man grabbed her purse and fled. Officers said the purse was recovered when the 15-year-old was apprehended. working well The detour, taking traffic from the Arcadia Road around Walker Park Road and Fairmont Street, which went into effect Monday, is working well, the Mason County Engineer's Office said. There have been calls they said, about trucks using the detour route for through traffic. The" detour is posted no through truck traffic and the engineer's office reminded truckers they should go around the Lynch and Cole roads rather than using the detour route. You won't find a better carpet and linoleum installer than Mike Piper. Mike comes to Shelton from running successful businesses in Seattle and Wenotchee...and at Lumbermen's we're proud to have Mike as our only installer. When Mike first came to Shelton, we checked with his previous associates and customers...and found that people think he's the best. Now he's building a list of satisfied customers here in Mason County...a list we'll show you if you come in. At Lumbermen's we know that selling you quality floor coverings is only half the job. The installation must be carrel, t or you've wasted your money. Check our free installation offer below. It's a good deal on a great new carpet for your home. For a Iimoted time w • , e'll provide you with Mike Plper's professional carpet installation free with your purchase of o minimum of 20 yards of Olympus-label .carpeting, plus pod. Olympus is Lumbermen's private label for o huge range of carpeting from the nation's top mills, at low pricesl Come in today. SHELTON • 426.2611 Open 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon..Fri. 8-4:30 Sat. • 10-4:30 Sun. Several new deputi join sheriff's office Several new deputies have joined his department in recent months Sheriff Dan McNair said. They fill vacancies caused by resignations and positions which had been open or filled with persons on temporary civil service appointments. George Sparber, from the Kitsap County area, has been assigned to the patrol division. He was employed with the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Police before joining the sheriffs office. Sparber attended Olympic College and Central Washington State College and has an associate of technical arts degree in law enforcement. He also served in the military police in the Army. Gerald Specht has also been assigned to the patrol division. He is from the Kitsap County area and was a sergeant in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Police before joining the sheriff's office and before then had worked in security work at Keyport. He is an emergency medical technician and served in the military police in the Air Force. Also assigned to the patrol division is Michael Foster, who was with the Squaxin Island Tribal Police before joining the sheriffs office, tte is from Mason County. He has completed basic law enforcement training and has training in Indian law and jurisdiction. He attended Olympic College and Centralia College. Gary Crane has also been assigned to the patrol division. He was a sergeant with Pan American Security Police at Bangor before joining the sheriff's office. Crane is from New York. He had worked in corrections work, with the Kitsap County Jail work release program and the Kitsap County Youth Services Center. Richard Thompson, who was with the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office before joining the sheriffs office here, has been assigned to the patrol division. He has completed basic and advance law enforcement schools and was a field deputy in Lincoln County. He is an emergency medical technician, a diving instructor, has had water search and rescue work and was liaison officer for the Sheriffs Reserve in Lincoln County. fie attended Yakima Valley Community College. Assigned as a jailer-dispatcher is Steven Whybark, from the Kitsap County area. He was with the Pan American Security Police at Bangor before joining the sheriffs office. He had training in a number of law enforcement areas while with the security police at Bangor. Roy Butler from the Kitsap County area, has been assigned as a jailer-dispatcher. He was with the U.S. Navy Security at Keyport before coming to the sheriffs office. He attended community college in California. Jaci Evander has been hired for a clerical position in sheriffs office. She is from Mason County and is a graduate of Shelton High School and attended Yakima Valley and Olympic community colleges. She has completed the sheriffs office reserve officer training program and was a dispatcher for the Shelton Police Department. She was State Department before joining the Michael Nelson, joined the sheriff'si crime prevention six-month Law Enforcement Agency funding. He is a graduate High School and has l of technical arts enforcement from Community College. He was empl Simpson Timber joining the sheriffs McNair said the which the new assigned are those were vacancies resignations of de Pharris, who has will seek the office Brian Schoening Hadden who have private business; and Deputy Doug on six-months The other those in which vacancies some of been fLUed with service appointments. Those hired were were on the civil examinations which earlier this year. EVERGREEN SAVINGS IS YOUR NEW NEIGHBOR IN MASON COUNTY If you missed our open house, we'd still like you to visit our new office. We're mighty proud of it and we hope you'll agree with us that it's a fine addition to Sheiton and Mason county. It's easy to find. It's located at 2008 Olympic Highway N. in Shelton, and our phone number is 426-5517. Come visit us, and have Dennis King, Pare Brewer or Sandi Holt give you the tour. Branch Offices in: Cheha.lis Morion Toledo Winlock Lacey West Olympia Yelm Tenino Openln9 soon in Auburn 2008 Olympic Highway N. Shelton, Wa. 98584