Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-06 | Page 11 | Justice Gets Second Delay in Drunk Case

JUSTICE GETS SECOND DELAY IN DRUNK CASE Hanson Trial Put Off to November 12 for Witnesses Trial of oC Ephraim Hanson 75 1005 Fifteenth East street state stale supreme court justice charged with drunken driving was continued to November November November Novem Novem- ber 12 in Judge C. C F. F Dalbys Dalby's police court Wednesday Boyd H Hyde de 26 28 charged with drunken driving November 1 after alter he was involved in a traffic accident accident accident acci acci- dent at Fourth East and Second South streets pleaded not guilty Trial was set for November 14 H. Mr Hyde was so drunk he could not explain the accident according to the police report Motion for tor the continuance of trial of oC the high nigh court justice was made by his counsel Matthew Cow- Cow ley He informed the court the defendant defendant de de- de- de fondant was rea ready ly to stand trial but that several of his witnesses were engaged in federal court and could not be excused to testify in police court City Prosecutor Wallace B. B Kelly told the court the city was ready willing and anxious to try the case and that he would strenuously object object object ob ob- ob- ob to any long continuance The high court justice was charged with drunken driving September September September Sep Sep- 27 after his collided collided col cot with another vehicle driven by D. D A. A Brown of Sandy at North Temple Tempe and State tate streets Sergeant Golden Haight of the traffic division signed the complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint against Justice Hanson When the justices justice's name appeared for pica on the police court calendar calendar calen eaten dar September 27 he was not present present pres pres- ent and Mr Cowley obtained a continuance continuance continuance con con- to October 1 L That date the attorney entered a plea of not guilty and November 6 was fixed as the trial date With Patrolman C. C T. T Smith Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant Haight investigated a report of an accident at North Temple and State streets street DA Brown of Sandy was driving driving ing south on State their report read The right side of the car was five feet from the curb front even with the north side of at the crosswalk facIng facIng facing fac fac- Ephraim Hansons Hanson's car was ing it about six feet apart Front fender broke by impact and had locked wheels Mark on pavement showed had pushed Brown car up up- hill bill Hanson was drunk Could smell odor of ot alcohol on his breath staggered staggered staggered stag stag- and talked in drunken man man- ncr D. D S. S McCarthy 79 North State street and Dallas Larsen 80 North State street witnessed the collision according to police reports After the accident Mr Brown signed a formal statement to police that his automobile had been struck head headon on by the Hanson automobile as the supreme court justice was driving north and attempted to pass another automobile going in the same direction Tw Two persons persons' appearing for s 's sentence zen sen n- n tence on charges of at reckless driving were fined William P. P Layne 54 4 i was fined 35 and G Card Gard d a Blair 28 1436 Woodland avenue was fined 50 Layne was Involved in a collision October 25 on Ninth street between Main and nd State streets Garda Blair was driver of the automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile which caused a collision at Twenty first South and State streets ts October 30 In which one person was injured Blain Ward 23 86 B street charged with wilh ignoring a traffic signal signal sig zig- nal November 4 was granted until November 7 to enter a plea pica John 22 Paxton avenue similarly charged November 5 pleaded guilty and was fined 5