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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 1980 Daily Egyptian 1980 2-29-1980 The aiD ly Egyptian, February 29, 1980 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1980 Volume 64, Issue 107 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, February 29, 1980." (Feb 1980). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1980 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 1980 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily F.gyptian Witnesses say Southern Illinois University Berger made Friday, February 29. 1980-Vol 70, No. 10'1 murder threats Rv Diana Penner Mrs. Bt>rger's attorneys. Staff Writer Charles Grace and David Watt Two witnesses in the murder of Murphysboro, said they in trial of Joyce Berger testified tend to show that Mrs. Berger Thursday that they heard Mrs. acted out of self-defense. Berger threaten to kill her ex T~tirnony was also given by husband weeks before he ·.A·as Krall l.attig. forensic scientist shot and killed for the Illinois Bureau of Mrs. Berger is charged with Scientific Service. Lattig murder in connection with the performed tests on the guns Aug. 8 shooting of her ex· found in the Dunn residence husband. fr·rmer Murphvsboro after the shooting. Polic~ C'li<.'f Tobias K. Berger Lattig said th~t in his opinion . •lr.in the home of Larry Dunn on the .22 caliber bullet found in Melody Lane north of Mur the abdomen of Tobias Berger physboro. was probably fired from the .22 "She said she had a .22 caliber automatic pistol found tcaliber pistoll. and if Tobv in the Dunn residence. Dunn didn't leave l•er alone. she was had previously testified that going to kill him."' (ieorgia Mrs. Berger fired at her ex Tincher. wife of current Mur husband with that gun. physboro Police Chief Larry Lattig also testified that ;; .JII Tincher, testified. caliber bullet found ir. Berger's Mrs. Tincher. who worked as brain and a fragment of another a police dispah:her for several .38 caliber bullet taken from years with Tol>ias Bergt>r while Berger's hip bone could have he was polict> chief. said Mrs. come from the .38 caliber pistol Berger made the .statement in a also found at the Dunn telephone conversation on June residence. 30. Ac'-ording to the opening Paul McRoy, dispatcher for statement of prosecuting at the Murphysboro police torney Mark Rotert. Mrs. depar.tment, said he heard Mrs. Berger first emptied the car Berger say to her husband. tridge of the five-shot .22 while "One ofthese days, I'm going to filing at her ex-husband. and kill you." then shot him twice "'ith the .38. McRoy said Mrs. Berger Dr. Steven Nuerenberger, a made the statement on July 5, coroner's pathologist for when she came to the police several Southern !llinois departmt>nt to talk with her ex countie~. testified that two hustnnd in his office. McRoy wHets and a fragment of a =i~~e was direc:Uy next bullet were removed (rom Berger's body during the Mrs. Tincher also said Mrs. autopsy followu.g the shooting. Nuerenberger said one bullet. ::l1e:~~~dhe~ o~;ulic;'i;b:~ determined to be a .22 caliber. revolverl in her purse. and that mtered Berger's body from the she was "going to talk to Toby back and became lodged in his one \\'BY or the other." abdomen. Another .22 caliber Mrs. Tincher also testified bullet apparently hit Berger in that on Aug. 3. 1979. 1\lrs. the back of the right knee and Berger came to her home and went out through the cc.lf. told ht>r that she "had been up to Nuerenberger said. A .38 caliber bullet entered ~r:te·~t~rt~r:e~~'H~:ar~~r:!l. Berger·s bodv about one inch Sht> said she told him if Toby below the riavel. ~evered a didn't leave ht>r alone. she was major blood vessel and became going to kill him... lodged in Bergers hip bone. Both Tincher and McRoy :'oluerenberger testified. were called as witnesses by the Another .38 slug was removed Staff photo by Randy Klauk prosecution. from Berger's brain. A lineman for CIPS. Dawe Rines. distonnec:ts to avoid another car and hil the pole. Ahmlt a splintered utility pole from tangled power 118 residents in the northwest and northeast 27 prisoners moved lint'S near U.S. iil Thursday after an am- settions of {'arbondale were without power bulanc:e. enroutf' to the SIU tam pus. swerved for about two hours aftrr thf' atcident. PotrPr out for 2 ho11rs from sellreflation unit Ky llt>an :\lhans :lfi inmates dead. and that there Stuff Writer will be legal action taken The 'n inmates that were · against the prisoners who they Ambulance hits utility pole transferred to the li .S. discover were involved in the Penitentiarv in Manon after riot. Bv 1• .-annp Wallman lt•fl without power for about two tinguished a small brush fire riots at ~ew l\lexico State When asked what could be Staff \\rit.-r oours. around the pole after one of the Prison earlier this month have done to an inmah: wtm is Parts of Carbondale were left The ambulance. carrying two lines attachf'd to the pole hit the now been taken out of the already serving the prison's without power Werinesday after attendants, pulled out of an ground and short circuited. "segregation unit" and placed .1verage 3U-year sentence or a Jackson County ambulance, entrance to the Carbondale Power could not be restored with the regular prison someone who is in for !if~. Bt:-ai en route to a call at the Mobile Home Park and was to the other portions of the city population of 400. said, "We do all we can do. Parkinson Building on the SIU headed south on ll .S. 51 when a c.ffected by the outage because Hon Beai. a ~>rison "We know we mav not be able campus. swerved to a\·oid northbound w:-.ite-over-brown, damage to the pole and to the spokesman. said officials at the to punish them anymore than another ear and hit a utility full-sized sedan made a left turn lines was too extensive. CIPS prison didn't anticipate any thl'y are alrt>ady bei!tg pole. in front of the ambulance. which spokesman 1-'red Davis said. punished," he sad. ·'The The accident occurred shortly had its lights flashing and siren ha~~=nw~::~~~".::tf!'v:r~ majority of these .nen are before IU a.m. on t.:.S. 51 north sounding. In an attempt to keep prisoners. the most dangerous already sophisticated criminal near the Hunter Sales Corp. from hitting the car, the am and violent in the prison types who have extensive Police reported that lraffic bulance driver swerved and hit systt>m. records and will probably spend lights and railroad crossing the pole. accordin~t to police. "These are som! of the most of the•r lives in prison. But gates in the downtown area The driver of the seddn ~p tooghest prisoners in the whole we will still follow formc.llegal were also affected by the ac parently pulled into the llunt.er system and they brought them channels." he said. cident. They were inoperable Sales Corp. parking lot and here because !\!arion is the most for about ten minutes. remained on tht> scene for a f('W secure of any federal n:~ ~~t t~!! 1~o~~!J'~~i~~ The damaged utility pole mioutes. but left before police penitentiary," he said. "They extra sentt>nce will have no supports Central Illinois Puhlic arrived. had been in a separate con effect on the inmates time in Service Co. power lines for Davis said power was finement block !segregation prison-would probably amount about 600 customers, a ('IPS restored within minutes to the unitl but we recently decirlP.d to to a reduction in privileges or spokesman said. Sections of the downtown area by switching a let them mix with the regular extra work duties. northwest. including residents two-way electrical feed (;us says <:IPS may han pri&on population." Beai said as far as he knows of the Carbondale Mobile Home mechanism to the uninjured dis~overrd a Qt'W way to rut' He said that New Mexico the New Mexico inmates will be Park. and a small portion of the powf'r segment. ~ledridty consumpti011 -. the prison authorities were still at Marion indefinitely and there northeasi sector of town were Carbondale firefighters ex- rity. mvestigating the not, wbic:h left is no present plan to move them. Officials study 5-year program for accounting By Erick lloweMiine many new courses scheduled comid!!rijlg making a simiJar program might be "obsolete," Though Basi stressed that 11 S.aff Writer while others have been cut. He move. he said. cannot be called a revie"' The D~partment oi Ac· added that a major bculty The fifth year in accounting course becausP tt will cov~r counting is currently un· turnover in the past three years w~~~ulyl~ni~ ~l~r!u~!."!~~ consists of 30 semester hours of some new material, he said 11 dergoing major changes. has br~ht "many new faces Basi said that he b<!lieves the graduate level course work, 21 would "substitute for anv Chairman Bart Basi told nearly you won't r~nize" behind the four-year degree may become hours in accounting and nine particular desires for a review 200 students in Shryock classroom podtums.