UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, April 19. 1993
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Murder trial continues
Defendant says he and friend were threatened by victims, had no choice but to shoot
By Mark Klefer Kansan staff writer
A 22-year-old Lawrence man accused of killing two Topeka men outside a Lawrence bar testified Friday that he shot the men after he had run out of options.
Stephen Bradley Perdue is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the Nov. 27 shootings in the Bronx.
Jim Buswell, 32, died at the scene, and Jerry Thompson, 42, died several hours later at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
The shootings came after an argument among Perdue, Perdue's friend Donald Hall, Buswell, Thompson and three other men about the use of the pool table. The argument led to punches, and employees told the men to leave the bar.
Hall testified Friday that as he and Perdue began to play pool, one of the five men asked if Perdue and Hall wanted to play doubles. He said Perdue declined the offer.
"They became furious that Brad told them no," Hall said. "The man in the blue shirt jumped up with a pool cue, and he was absolutely lively that Brad told them no."
Hall identified the blue shirt that Buswell was wearing that night.
Hall said that as he was leaving the bar, one of the men, Bruce Brumbaugh, was challenging him to fight while Buswell was asking him, "Where's your friend?" Perdue left the bar through a different door than the other men.
Hall said that he realized there would be trouble
These guys were your normal, everybody good! Hall said. "They were going to hurt us and hurt us bad." Perdue testified that while inside the bar, Buswell
"I believed him because he was mad enough," Perdue said. "I thought Donald and I were dead meat."
Perdue said he was scared when he left the bar and decided to grab the gun from his truck.
Perdue said that Buswell ran toward him after he showed him the gun and said, "How dare you pull a gun on me. I gonna kill you, boy."
"There were five of them, and I felt I needed something to show force so me and Donald could get away," Perdue said.
Perdue said Buswell chased him across the parking lot. Perdue said he stopped when Hall pleaded with him to put the gun down.
"I decided to try using submission instead of use of force, because use of force wasn't working," Perdue said.
I reregulé salo me beit to put the gait down and Loom Buswell. "OK, you win. I'm not going to shoot you. He said Thompson was as he tried to set the gun down. He said Thompson had joined the struggle so that time, trying to grab the gun.
"I thought I had run out of options." Perdue said.
I thought I had run out of options, 'Perdue said. Perdue stared blankly when his attorney, James Runsey, asked him what he decided to do. When Rumsey asked him a second time, Perdue took a deep swallow and answered, "I decided to use the weapon."
Douglas County District Attorney Jerry Wells, who is prosecuting the case, has said that Perdue had plenty of time to think before he deliberately shot the two men.
Rumsey claims the shootings were in self-defense. Closing arguments are scheduled for this morning, and then the case will go to the jury for deliberations.
Observatory atop Lindley Hall may be moved to Clinton Lake
Observing stars and planets from the Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory atop Lindley Hall at night is hardly different than during the day.
By Terrilyn McCormick
The current location has several problems that interfere with observation, said Stephen Shawl, professor of physics and astronomy.
Since the observatory is on campus, many sources of light pollution affect the quality of observation, including the lights of Hoghund-Maupin Stadium and the Art and Design building, which is next to Lindley.
Tentative plans are being made to move the observatory from Lindley to a site near Clinton Lake. Shawl said.
Shawl said the difference between the Lindley and Clinton Lake locations almost could be compared to looking at the stars and planets during the day as opposed to the night. Shawl also said the top of a heated building was not ideal for an observatory.
"Since heat rises, there is a lot of hot air that degrades the images seen through the telescopes," he said.
Shawl said he did not expect the move to take place in the next two or three years. He said the observatory had contacted architects in the School of Architecture to draw plans for a new observatory, a small building with a roll-off roof.
Lindley Hall and the observatory were built in 1952 on the west end of campus. At that time Lindley was not sur-
sure of being a student.
Shawl said that during the first phases, the small portable telescopes would be moved to the new observatory, where they could be placed on pedestals that would be anchored into the ground.
The other large telescopes would be moved later. Shawl said he was not interested in moving the largest telescope, which has limited use, to the new observatory.
It was not built with the expansion of Lawrence in mind, Shawlsaid.
"It never was an ideal location," Shawl said. "It would have been better if it had been built out in the country, but that wasn't what happened."
No formal proposals have been made to move the observatory.
Rock Chalk donates more than money
By Will Lewis
Kansan staff writer
Although this year's Rock Chalk Revue brought in $26,000 for the United Way of Douglas County, the figure shown on the check was not all the philanthropy provided.
will provide a lot of assistance for people that need it."
Rock Chalk organizers presented the check Saturday at the Mallot Room in the Kansas Union to Cal Karan and of the United Way for 1983-1994.
The money will be distributed to all 30 of the organizations' social services through its general fund. The United Way of Douglas County is an umbrella organization that finances various social services, such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Douglas County.
"It's a wonderful start to our campaign for this year," Karlin said. "It
teer hours donated. Community-service hours this year totaled 16,556, a significant increase from last year's 10,386.
"The impact that the students are able to have with this program is more far-reaching than most of the students will ever realize." Heine said.
Gamma Phi Beta sorority and Phi Delta Theta fraternity were recognized Saturday for having donated the most community-service hours. Chi Omega sorority and Chi Kappa Pha fraternity were recognized for selling the most tickets to the shows.
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RED RIBBON/Aids Awareness Week Sponsored by The Douglas County AIDS Project
Monday, April 19:
APRIL 18-24,1993
■ KLWN/AIDS Awareness Call-In Radio Show, 7:00 p.m. Donna Flory, social worker; Elaine Houston, Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department; an individual living with HIV disease; and Dr. Sharon Lee, Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care Clinic, Kansas City, KS.
Tuesday. April20:
"Pediatric AIDS," 7:30 p.m. Plywood Congregational Church, 925 Vermont. Pat Palmer, social worker, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.; and Susan Stuever, R.N., clinical nurse specialist.
Wednesday, April21:
"Campus AIDS Information Day." 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. KU, Haskell Indian Jr. College, Baker University, Lawrence High School.
AIDS Information Van will be parked at the Baldwin City Post Office 702 Highland 80768 Washington, and at the Chesapeake County Health Department.
"Legal Aspects of AIDS," 7:30 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont, Lawrence. David Waxse, Attorney, Shook, Hardy and Bacon, Overland Park, KS. Co-sponsored with the University of Kansas School of Law.
Thursday, April 22:
■ "Music for Life Concert," Trinity Episcopal Church, 1101 Vermont St., 8:00 p.m. Two movements from a Requiem by Colorado composer and person with AIDS Paul Joe Vest will be performed. Performers include: The LHS Gospel Choir; the Lawrence Wood-Quintet and other performers.
Ecumenical Remembrance Service for those who have died of AIDS-related causes, 7:00 p.m. (sunset), Medicine Hall, Haskell Indian Jr. College campus. Radiation: Hiwaia Welcome Center, Haskell campus.
Friday, April 23:
Annual Walk for Health, a 5-k and 10-k pledge walk,
South Park gazebo, 11th and Massachusetts. Registration:
8:30 a.m. Walk: 9:30 a.m. Rain date: April 25.
Free-will donations for the Douglas County AIDS Project will be accepted following all events.
Saturday, April24:
COUNTY AIDS
Attention all Classes
Board of Class Officers
Announces that elections for Class Officers will be the 27 and 28 of April.
All students running for a position please attend a
meeting on Monday, April 19 at 7:30 in Alcove D in the
Call Katy Regan at 842-7095 or John Schwartz at 842-6114.