Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-02 | Page 16 | Perjury Case to Go to Jury

PERJURY CASE CASETO CASETo TO GO GOTO TO JURY LINCOLN Neb June 2 A V-A V A A federal federal fed fed- eral district court jury will decide il if Victor Seymour Lincoln politician was was guilty of perjury in connection with his testimony before the senate campaign funds committee in 1930 Judge T. T C. C Munger today ruled evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence in the trial was sufficient to warrant giving the case to the jury jur and overruled a defense motion for fora a directed verdict of acquittal Attorneys for the government and the politician were instructed to present pre pre- sent their ar arguments ments The federal judge also overruled a motion by Seymours Seymour's attorneys to force the government to choose one of the seven counts of the indictments as its ts sole charge W. W C C. Dorsey defense defense de de- de attorney said the counts constitute constitute con con- only one perjury Seymour was called before belore the senate senate sen sen- ate committee and questioned concerning concerning con con- the filing of Grocer George GeorgeW W W. Norris Norm as an opponent of Senator George W. W Norris Norm in the race for the Republican senatorial nomination The grocers grocer's filing was ruled illegal because of or its late arrival and the senator was reelected The government government govern govern- ment charges Seymour denied any connection with the grocer in his political political political po po- po- po activities William Stebbins then state treasurer and also a candidate candidate candidate can can- for the Republican senatorial nomination testified he employed Seymour to get the grocer to enter the race and gave the politician for the grocers grocer's campaign Seymour yesterday denied he testified testified fied falsely explaining he thought he was being questioned about another another an an- other campaign