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Trial transcript, United States v. Ham et al., CR 90-87 (N.D. W.Va.), Day IV, 14 March 1991: title page, index and pp. 831, 833, 835 (testimony of Dennis Gorrick)
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Trial transcript, United States v. Ham et al., CR 90-87 (N.D. W.Va.), Day IV, 14 March 1991: title page, index and pp. 831, 833, 835 (testimony of Dennis Gorrick)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
MARTINSBURG DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v. CR 90-87
KEITH GORDON HAM, TERRY SHELDON,
STEVEN FITZPATRICK, NEW VRINDABAN COMMUNITY,
INC., GOVARDHAN, INC.,
CATHEDRAL OF HEALING, INC. ’
Defendants.
Before: HONORABLE ROBERT R. MERHIGE, Ray
United States District Judge
AND A JURY
DAYIV
March 14, 1991
Martinsburg, West Virginia
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you very much.
Unless I hear objection, the witness is excused.
(The witness stood aside)
MR. STEIN: United States calls Dennis Gorrick.
DENNIS GORRICK
WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY STEIN:
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Q. What is your name? “ Fe
Ay Dennis Gorrick. “5 ee a"
or Are you a devotee of the Krishna faith? :
A. Yes, I am.
[oy Do you have a Krishna name?
A. Dharmatma das.
Oi. Would you spell that for the court reporter, please.
A. D-H-A-R-M-A-T-M-A. Second word is D-A-S.
Q. For a period of time, did you live at the New
Vrindaban Community? -
A. Yes, I did.
Q. Do you remember when Steven Bryant was murdered?
A. Yes, I do.
Q. Do you remember where you were when you heard about
833
Q. Did you talk to Arthur Villa that morning?
iy
A. Yes, later on after the morning functions I had a
discussion with him.
Q. Did he share the jubilance?
A. Arthur was quite disturbed, as I was, at the fact
that Mr. Bryant had been murdered in California.
Q. Did he say anything to you about the murder?
A. Well, in discussing how disturbed we were and how
surprised we were, he had mentioned to me that -- “
10 MS VANSUSTERN: Objection.
so 8 THE COURT: Overruled.
ie
A. He had mentioned how he was very distugit
ia shouldn't have been done like that. And that How i
14 Slavin, Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Sheldon were pushing like crazy
15 for this to happen, and how he had told them not to do it.
16 @: When he had this conversation with you, did he use
7 the names Sheldon, Slavin and Wheeler, or did he use the
18 Krishna names?
<o A. He used their Krishna names.
20 Q. A few days after the murder, did you have a
21 conversation with defendant Sheldon?
22 A. Yes, 1 did.
23 Q. What were the circumstances of that conversation?
24 A. Mr. Sheldon arrived at my house, which was also the
25 sankirtan department, and he was getting things out of my
835
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to leave the country.
Q. Did you tell him to do something?
A. I told him he should talk to Number One about the
money.
Q. Who is Number One?
A. Number One referred to Bhaktipada.
Q. Mr. Swami?
A. Yes.
°. The next day or maybe that night, did you get a visit
10 from Mr. Swami?
i A. It was
afternoon, Mr. Swami along with **rot not, nena see
in that time frame, the next day or the gext
i3 up in my driveway and, in Mr. Swami's car and tooted “the
14 horn for me to come outside.
ao Q. When you came outside, did you have a conversation
with Mr. Swami?
17 A. When I came to the car we engaged in some small talk,
18 I don't remember what. And then Mr. Swami asked me if I sail
19 six thousand dollars cash in the house. And I said, I don't!
20 kamow, and I will see if you want. He told me to go in and
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21 see if I had the six thousand dollars.
22 Q. Did you go into the house?
23 A. Yes.
24 Q. I went in the house and went into my safe and there
25 was six thousand dollars. because I was planning -- I was