Show LEDER TEllS jf ACTS PRIOR ITO TO SHOOTING for Defense in f Murder Case Under Grilling ion by Prosecution II aring that he was not inside home at the time Tier ier er A. A Browning fired the shot l Resulted resulted In the death of Bent Ben- Ben t nF Ballant Ballantyne ne on April 9 and andIe anle e did not tell teU police officers Ie le e was standing in the hall hail t the time William Villiam H. H Reeder Ogden Ogden attorney stated on direct that he was in the yard tie h time of his testimony t e C could see the position inen inh in in- en li h Browning was standing at ime of ot firing tiring the shot the wIts wIt wIt- s 5 t att looking through Ime open ropen door he could see a por- por f f the back ack of the mans man's coat en the took up a posit lit t the rear and right of f Marer Mar Mar- er A. A Browning as the scene was Pr the benefit of police I i irs rs Ree Reeder er denied that he be told I Ie e ives it was the position he d dial t the time of the gunplay I his direct testimony about an hour on the witness I Judge M. M L. L Ritchie's court noring Reeder who said he heas edias i as attorney for Mrs Irs Elsie owning ning at the request of her rIi flier r. r John Browning was placed fer if cross examination This was d Wd on howe however hower r. r by County Atney At- At ney uy Arthur E E. Moreton rather Attorney E. E A. A Rogers EDER PINNED DOWN r the objection of ot counsel for tor J ler Reeder was forced to toi tom m j t i in reply to questions b by the thes s attorney that during a cone con- con enbe e in the county attorneys attorney's of- of e fn r this city on April 10 the fter tie the shooting he had used ord Lord they or them in refer refer- In 0 o the arrangements for make makie mak- mak e ie to Salt Lake on Mon Mon- IonI ff referring to notes LT I had had been taken at the time Ie e conference County Attorn Attorney y reton asked the witness if he helot diot said in telling of thee Suno Sun- Sun lot o ference In Ogden that he heu u uld d be ready to accompany l i lera m in to Salt Lake Lako thee following When you rou said on on that day you you yu uld be ready to go to Salt Lake them on on Monday who did you pt to go with asked the 1 it attorney referred to John Browning ed the witness led a you ou re referred erred to John Brown- Brown as g them W ll that's who I had In In mind In-mind mind yay a ls direct testimony th the Ogden t ey had sought to show that g the conference in Ogden the proposed separation had been discussed there jien en no plans made for tor Marri- Marri r rM A. A Browning to accompany him d John Browning to this city s aking the trip tho the following 5 was alleged to have been mere- mere to the Ballantyne at af- r A. A Browning having siness to transact with a Mr officer of a coal company In 1 A. A Browning is inre in- in r re sted A nother point in the cr cross ss ex- ex County Attorney Moreton 1 I an art to force torce from from the thet t ss an admission that at the g lice e station immediately after atter the oong he had not mentioned the agreement Attorney r refused to admit this In- In ng l that according to his best coll collection he be had brought up this bj t. t The Te states state's attorneys s 's also sought bring ng out that Reeder at the potation po- po tation conference had nt himself as a lifelong friend IB and that he had been 2 ought along by the Brownings beU beuse beuse be- be U use e of the Influence he might upon Ballantyne in the pro- pro J fed d plan to have him go to a aI ac c Reeder insisted however I t while hile he might have said he hed hed d known Ballantyne for tor many r arg he also claimed he told po- po he was acting as at- at 1 for John Browning WAS ROUGH that Ballantyne had haded haded ed a sharp and angry tone when e 0 dered hi his wife out Of the in front of the East Easton d on page 3 8 I REED R TEllS I. I Continued from frone page 1 1 I First South street home on April 9 Attorney Reeder said he lee was standing standing standing stand stand- I ing near near tho the steps step's leading leadin onto the public sidewalk at thee I time lIe He also said Ballantyne took her by the arm Jerked her her from the auto and pushed her up the steps and sidewalk toward the door As they proceeded up rip the walk I saw saw Mrs say something to John but I 1 didn't hear what it was was was' she saI sai the tho witness testified Then I heard Ben tell John to toI I keep out of It It as it was an affair between he and Elsie Just above the steps leading ri- ri from rim m the sidewalk I heard John sa say Elsie went In he would go also J Just after aler Mrs ty aim ancl lIen Den got past the threshold I heard Ben say in a a. loud and an angry ry voice Ill kill you MarrIner A. A Browning had left the nd was Avas a little west of the machine I believe when Ben ordered his wife out of ot the car He walked d past l ine le up UI the tho sidewalk toward the house anti ami amias antias antins as ns ho passed me he said Ben up to now I I said I thought he ought to stay with John MarrIner was wa walking w king hurriedly toward the entrance an and when I heard the thee words Ill you I think he ho started to run At about that time I saw Mrs Ballan- Ballan throw up her arms an and scream Hell kill us She was Just Inside r the door at that time and as I Ire re recall recall re- re call Marriner passed her running Into the house Just 11 as she came camo down the steps onto the sidewalk from the house Just Just then I heard hearda a shot and anel Mrs i Ballantyne ne' ne said Oh hes he's killed billed Jack She Slee falt faltered as the shot was fired Ired ceased coming toward me a arid anti d was about to fall tall I came up to her from the south put m my arms around her dragged her and 14 U If- If x ried her to the auto Then I turned and went directly S Into the house I VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE There was virtually no change asto asto as asto to what transpired In the house as ag brought rought out by Attorney s Reeder-s testimony except that he had put In a teler ne call for M. M I S. S Browning BrownIng Brown- Brown Ing log and was merely standing in the hall vay looking on when the thee scene of or the tle shooting was reenacted Charges that Ballant Ballantyne ne cursed John Browning and used abusive language 4 to Attorney Reeder fleeCer while they were at the Ballantyne home on April 9 were made nd l Monday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon during the testimony by the attorney The Ogden man accompanied accompanied John Browning and Marriner Marri- Marri ncr ner A A. Browning to city after having drawn an agreement which was to have brought a separation or Ballantyne and lets his wife Attorney Reeder was on the toe stand as a de defense nse witness throughout tho the day after atter cross examination of Mrs Ballantyne the widow widow- had been completed by District Attorney E E. E A. A Rogers DISPLAYED ANTAGONISM I The three m men men n had scarcely more than han arrived at the Ballantyne home about 12 o'clock on April 9 I when the husband displayed antagonism antagonism antagonism the att attorney testified He HeI said he had bad told Ballantyne that n he I understood a separation was desired and that he had had an agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment when Ballantyne said You go to hel hell Later during the conference conference con ference terence he said he was sorry he Reeder tes tes- tes had lead used titled At another time while John Browning Ballantyne and the att at attorney at- at t torney were talking Ballantyne stated he was glad l d that his brother- brother law in-law had not brought any bluecoats bluecoats bluecoats blue- blue coats to the house because ir lr no ne had there would have been a killing th the witness said S John told him we weren't trying to pull any movie show or something something some some- thing to that effect Reeder test test- tIed Lied With that Mr Ballantyne let letout letout letout out an oath and said ne was not an actor What were his exact words when he told John he was no actor asked Attorney Thomas Marion Marion- eaux He said damn you ou Im I'm no actor replied the witness Several tim times s during the same conversation referred to bluecoats Reeder Reader testified SAID HE WOULD REFORM Throughout the two hours or more that the Ogden men were atthe atthe at atthe the Ballantyne home hame on April 9 the they displayed no anger or animosity animosity ani ani- most ty toward Ballantyne Attorney During that time Ballantyne Ballantyne Bal Bal- was under the tho Influence of liquor but made a promise to quit not only liquor but to give up ciga- ciga according to the defense wit wit- ness During the thee parly early part of the attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's at attorneys attorney's at- at torney's testimony Judge Ritchie the In response to an objection by state ruled out any reference by I Reeder Reder to the Incidents in Florida already ahead referred to by l I Mrs c Ballan- Ballan I tyne The Tho court also excluded ded so 50 far as this tills witness Is conc concerned any testimony tending to to show that Ballantyne ne at one time in Ogden shot a bullet hole through his pocket and through his hat heat to make it appear he had been attacked by hold us u.s. These rhese alleged acts were I referred to by ly Attorney Marioneaux l In his opening statement to the jur Jury READ INTO RECORD At the close of f Attorney Reeders Reeder's direct examination t the e court court al allowed allowed al- al lowed hewed the defense to to read In Into to the tile record the drafts of a separation agreement prepared by the witness In connection with his hlll visit to Salt I Lake with tho the Brownings Th The agreement was preliminary to divorce di- di divorce di divorce vorce g. g according to ta the text In ill which Mrs Ballantyne agreed to divide certain property I Isho sho she held S SIn of absolute divorce di tIl dl- dl In consideration vorce and custody of the three coil dren the a agreement stipulated a a a- certain amount of iron th figure having been loft ift to be placed in a Salt Lake L-ako and arid payable to the husband s the divorce decree Va was vas fina absolute HP He wa was also Iso to fore inheritance claim chain as a result o agreement and sho slet wa was to fl 1 the terms specified id J j |