Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-30 | Page 2 | Judge in L. A. Asked to Quit

JUDGE IN L. L A. A ASKED TO QUIT Resignation of Payne Trial Jurist Demanded by Superior LOS ANGELES July 30 10 JP-A JP A demand for the resignation of Harry F. F Sewell superior court iud Judge e who presided at the Louis R. R Payne murder murder murder mur mur- der trial has been made to Governor Merriam by Presiding Judge Frank C. C Collier it was disclosed early to to- day Judge Collier said he had sent a aletter aletter letter askin asking for the resignation after Judge Sewell had failed to appear at the trial On the day Judge Sewell failed tailed to take lake the bench at the trial efforts to locate ocate him during the day failed and that even evening ng Judge Collier said he discovered him at a downtown hotel It t was reported that Judge Sewell lad had been ill The next day last Friday he appeared at the courtroom and the trial of Payne was postponed until today when the judge said he was too ill to continue I