Show MARTIN ASKS NEW TRIAL Mot on s Argued at Ogden and Taken Under Adv sement Spe al to The Tribune OGDEN Deo 6 Con end ng tha e introdu t on n evidence of b ackma 1 e ters written after the robberv were h gh v prejud al o the defendants in that the let ers ere irt a y a con ession of guilt. Attorney John G "Will s today a gued a mo on for a ew t tal n he cabe of Josep Henr Mar n on cted by a jurv n Jude J K Howe s cou as Frda Judge Howe took the ma er under ad isemen un 1 e date for pass ng en ence wheh s next batur da I cus od of E M Janne and W D Da is e on ed blackma er was brou ht to ha v f om the state pr son to be present a the hear ng of 1 Is case T e state was ep esented by D str ct Attorney John C Da Because he b ackn a I le e s were written after the robber of which Mar n was accused At torne Will s argued tha they were wron fully adm tted in ev dence there being no connect on between them and the defendan so far as the robbery was concerned He also asserted that he let ters we e n rodu ed by the state o ac coun of the! being rtua y a confes s on of gu t Wth respect to the handwrit ng evl dence n rodu ed b Albert S Osborne t e defendant s a tornev held that as h gh y mproper on the ground that he expert was perm tted to argue the case wh e appearing before the Jurv as a paid witness The employment by the state of the expert was a so held by attorney W 11 s to be prejudlc al tb the defendant because Martin had he been financially able could ha e hired experts who would ha e taken an oppos te view of the handwnfng Inc dentally the attor ney stated that the market s full of hand writing experts. |