Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-11 | Page 7 | Hougensen Murder Trial Nears Jury

HOUGENSEN MURDER TRIAL NEARS JURY Final arguments in the first degree murder tr trial al of Chester Houge Hougensen en were started Monday a Week we k to the day after the trial commenced before District Judge James W. W McKinney Hougensen whose fate will rest inthe in inthe inthe the hands of 12 men jurors before nightfall is alleged to have shot Frank Miller instantly at the Hougensen cafe West Second Sec ond South street The affray took place May 30 Counsel for the prosecution and defense defense de de- de agreed to limit the summing up arguments arguments' to two hours each after Judge McKinney delivered his charge to the jury The state represented by District Attorney Calvin W. W Rawlings and his assistant Harley W W. Gustin demanded demand demand- ed cd a verdict for first degree murder The defense handled by Attorney Lindsay R. R Rogers was Rogers was just as vigorous vigor vigorous ous in its arguments that Hougensen be freed on the ground that he shot in self defense and only after Miller had stabbed the defendant with a pocket knife