Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-16 | Page 1 | Hason Plans to Take Stand

HANSON PLANS TO TAKE TA STAND Will Testify in Drunk Driving Case Justice Ephraim m Hanson of the state supreme court will take the witness stand when his trial on a drunken driving charge resumes in police pollee court next Monday to testify he drank only one glass of beer before the accident which resulted in his arrest last September 27 The announcement that the supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court justice will testify was made by D. D N. N chief defense defense de de- de- de counsel after adjournment late Friday The trial will resume Monday at 11 a. a m. m My client drank only one glass of ot beer before the accident Mr declared He will wm so tes tes- tes- tes Ju Justice tice Hansen was arrested after a collision at North orth Temple and State streets involving his automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile and one driven by D. D A A. Brown of Butlerville Mr Brown and the arresting officers Sergeant Golden Haight and Patrolman C. C T. T Smith the latter's testimony being stipulated stipulated stipulated testified the jurist was drunk at the time of the accident These witnesses formed the spearhead of the pros prosecution attack attack attack at at- I tack and when Gerald Irvine and andI Wallace B. B Kelly assistant city attorneys attorneys attorneys at at- I closed their case the defense defense de dc- de- de launched its counterattack shortly before adjournment at 5 is p. p m. m A letter Jetter from front Justice D. D W. W Moffat Mot Mot- fat of or the supreme court was re read d dInto into th the record it being explained the jurist was was unable to appear because because be be- cause of court duties at the capitol Justice Moffat wrote he had discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed s supreme preme court matters with the defendant on the day of the ac- ac Continued on Page Pace Two 10 Column One HANSON P. P PLANS NS JJ J TAKE tTO-TAKE TO TAKE STAND Continued from fron Pare Papa One ant that the discussion required definIte r. c concentrated n n t t thinking 1 ln t gt a and d that Justice HaM Hanson Hanon nl appeared to 10 be normal l in Ln All respects Willard Hanson Hanlon attorney Tenth East street treet testified he talked with Justice Hanson at the capital th the same am day daYI about 4 p. p mand m m. and at it that time the defendant ap appeared ap- ap eared p perfectly rt sober lober The witness said Justice Hanson Hanlon told him he lie wasn't feeling well and intended to go for tor an on automobile drive When he learned that the tho jurist had been Involved In an ani accident shortly after 6 8 p. p m m. m Mr Hanson testified he attempted to reach him by telephone Hanson talked as if Justice perfectly perfectly per per- sober when I did get him on the be telephone the witness de de- de- de dared Han John Johnson refreshment stand bartender testified Justice Hanson Hanlo drank one I a-I glass ss of beer bur at atthe t the stand tand at Seventeenth South and Main streets after 4 p. p m. m on m on the day dayot of ot the accident E E. B. B Harrison East Second South street inspector for the state department of registration 1 told the jury he drove between the west curbing of State street and a parked vehicle Inferred to have havo been the B Brown oWl car after the collis col cal lis Ion Arresting officers bad had reported the Brown B was parked near the west curb or on the proper driving side for tor southbound traffic Other witnesses called Friday Included Included In In- eluded Mildred B street Ellis ElUs Johnson 1046 East First South street D D. D J. D-J. J J. Murphy 79 North State street and Dallas Larson Lar- Lar son lon Vine Vin street Mr Johnson who witnessed the collision said aLd Justice Hansons Hanson's car was was wu thrown against the Brown automobile automobile automobile au au- au- au after being behig struck ck by another another another an an- other vehicle