Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-11-03 | Page 1 | Walton Must Stand Trial on Charges

WAl ALTON TUN MU MUST T STAND TAND TRIAl UN ON CH CHARGES Governors Governor's Demurrer to Twelve of Impeachment Articles Is Overruled by Senate Court of Inquiry TRIAL IS FIXED I FOR NOVEMBER 8 B Move of Defense in Demurrer De De- Hotly Contested by House Board of Managers Managers Man Man- agers Prosecuting Case OKLAHOMA CITY Okla OkIa Nov o 3 Defeated In his latest legal lega ga maneuver against the impeachment impeachment impeach Impeach- I ment action Instituted d by the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse lowerhouse house of t the e state legislature Governor Governor Gov Got J. J C. C Walton Valton must go hO to trial November 5 S. S on all of or the two twenty-two charges of official official misconduct contained In the Indictments Indict indict- meats ments against him This was Vas ordered by the senate court of ot impeachment which overruled overruled overruled over over- ruled the executives executive's demurrer to twelve twelve of ot the articles In the tho Impeachment im impeachment impeachment Im- Im bill at the tho close of ot the tha second day of ot i the hearing last Jast ast night November r 7 was set as the date for the governor to enter his formal plea and the following day the actual trial will begin with the Introduction of or testimony The rhe courts court's action came after aCter a a- lengthy arg argument ment by defense counsel In support of ot their de demurrer tie tie- to the charges on rounds grounds that they either did not constitute Impeachable offenses or were based upon insufficient evidence Grig- Grig Originally the had governors governor's attorneys demurred I to fourteen of or the im- im Im Impeachment impeachment articles but tho the list Ut was cut to Jo o twelve el during dUrin yesterdays yesterday's yester- yester ester ester- esterday's days day's proceedings The defense move mO was 5 1 hotly holly contested by the house houe board of managerS managers which Is conducting the tho prosecution The courts court's vote ote on the de demurrer dt do- was overwhelmingly against It On hut put two to of ot the articles did more than fo tour four r l members of or the c court t t vote t to sustain s n it H.