Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-08 | Page 4 | Kelsey Must Fight Murder Charge; King in Contempt

Kelsey Must Fig Fight ht Murder 4 Charge ge King in Contempt I ST. ST GEORGE April 7 Frank Frnnk Frank Kelsey alleged wife murde murderer r of New Nev Harmony Harmon on trial here for his life must Interpose a n. defense to the tho charge fl as a 0 result of ot court denial of or defense motion for tor an instructed verdict The Tue defense will open l I Monday Attorney Samuel A. A King chief co counsel for Kelse Kelsey was adjudged guilty of ot contempt of ot court ourt as an interlude to today's progress prore s of ot otI the trial and conclusion of ot the the I murder trial was waa set by the tho court as time for punishment The court waxed wrathful when Attorney King persisted In pressIng pressing pressing press press- ing questions after they had been ruled not permissible The Tho Jury was vas excused while Ute the Judge I Attorney King ICing for Cor what he ho considered Insolent conduct The I court cort served notice on nil all attorneys practising before him that he net act be browbeaten Or coerced Attorney King ICing apologized for an any i iII offense given ghen declaring ho had the the- his honor hut mt II utmost re respect reaped for I the defense defenso counsel was held In I contempt and will be called to answer when the Kelsey trial Is finished Madge Crawford and Antone PrInce testified as to the alleged intimacy between d defendant oln and his dead wife's sister Nora Ballard of or Grafton held by tao state to have furnished a a. motive for the slaying Witnesses also testified that Kelsey In the tho presence pros pres t ence of his dead dMd wife's wIte's bod body said saM I wonder if I will get the tho ance alice The Tho state rested and Attorney King asked that the Jury be ex ex- ex Ho He then moved for nn an In Instructed instructed In- In st verdict on the grounds that no evidence e had been Introduced Intro intro- which tended to connect de dt de- de fondant with any crime Attorney King was assisted h by Judge D. D II H. Morris associate cou coun- coun Ce eel In arguing arguing- for tor the tho motion Attorney Attorney At At- torney General Harvey duff Cluff and District Attorney W. W B. B lUg higgins opposed the Ute motion Debate Debato on the thc motion lasted throughout the le I afternoon At o'clock the tho court ruled ad for tor the de- de fe fer se at and Kelsey's attorneys will open their case caa Monday I