Show ST STATE ATE TO REST IN OLSON OISON CASE TWIN FALLS Idaho States State's WP States State's attorneys delved into the financial affairs of Duncan McD MeD Johnston Johnsto n Friday as they prepared to rest their case in the second murder trial of of the former Twin Falls mayor Special Prosecutor Edward Babcock Babcock Bab- Bab ab- ab cock indicated the state might conclude conclude con con- conclude con con- clude its testimony by noon Johnston was convicted in 1938 of shooting to death George L. L Olson Salt Lake City jewelry salesman salesman salesman sales sales- man whose body was found found in a locked automobile here in May 1938 The former mayor sentenced to life imprisonment won a retrial after appealing to the state supreme supreme su su- supreme preme court Testify on Finances I Thursday 18 states state's witnesses I were called as the prosecution sought to present testimony as to Johnstons Johnston's conduct and his financial financial financial finan finan- cial condition The basis for the financial questioning ques ques- was laid in test testimony mony of Police Chief Howard C C. Gillette who told of conversations he had had with Johnston lie He said the j former i mayor told him he had paid Olson 30 most of it in largo large bills which he had hadl obtained edi ed from deal Ideal banks Several yei of Twin Falls FaIts banks then were called to testify to loans and payments on notes notes' made by Johnston Th They y also said they did not remember giving him any or 50 bills as Gillette testified Johnston told him Hugh Hutchinson Pocatello railway railway railway rail rail- way locomotive engineer said Johnston told him a few days before be- be before before be be- fore Olsons Olson's body was found that if he Johnston did not raise by the end of the week he would be closed out outU U N N. N Terry insurance agent and former Twin Falls high school principal told of a transaction whereby Johnston obtained a loan of that was turned over to a a local bank in payment of a note that Johnston had g given given ven to obtain money to pay the Decker Jewelry company Olsons Olson's employer for purchases He told also of a remark he said Johnston made to the effect that Johnstons Johnston's fingerprints might be found on a gun poli police e had sent to the federal bureau of investigation because Johnston had loaned it to Olson Questioned on Basement Testimony concerning possible entrances into the basement under the Johnston jewelry store where store where the state contends a gun keys to Olsons Olson's car and a cache of jewelry were found was found was given by two witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses for the state Bertha E. E Campbell operator of ofa a dress shop near Johnstons Johnston's diamond diamond dia dia- diamond mond shop said there was an unused unused unused un un- used entrance from her store to the basement of Johnstons Johnston's Claude Detweiler Twin Falls merchant described entrances to the basement which were used by him his es Johnston and others Detweiler said also he loaned Johnston a key to the alley entrance entrance en en- ens trance to the basement May 12 more than a week before Olsons Olson's body was found and that it was returned the next day |