Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-25 | Page 7 | Egan and Tinnin Defense Attacked

EGAN AND TINNIN DEFENSE ATTACKED SAN FRANCISCO Aug 25 P JP- JP The testimony of of an alibi witness ss by wh which ch the defense sought to disprove murder charges against Frank J. J E Egan an deposed nubile DubUc defender and Albert Tinnin ex convict ex was su sub sub- to further attack today by the prosecution The witness Mrs Burton Bucton Barton elderly and haired gray who said her business was developing leases in Utah testified yester yesterday ay that Tinnin was with her at the time he is 15 accused accused accused ac ac- ac- ac of ot helping to kill kLU Mrs Mra Jessie Scott Hugs Hughes Her testimony was a direct contradiction contradiction contra contra- diction of that given for the prosecution tion ion by Verne Doran young burglar who said he and Tinnin killed Mrs Hughes at Egans Egan's instigation between 7 and 9 o'clock the night of April 29 Mrs Barton testified Tinnin was with her at her ho hotel l from 7 30 to 1030 o'clock that night She said she and Tinnin discussed the possibility possibility of financing an invention in which he was interested Under examination cross cross n Mrs Bar ton said said Egan Egan as public defender secured se cured her some months ago aio of a violating the state corporate corporate corporate cor cor- securities law She testified she hemet met Tinnin at Egans Egan's office April Apr 7 She said she also met Doran through the he form former r public defender