| Show I Acq Acquitted u I ll r S p f NS 1 a icy r rr r C. C r y Ir Y Justice Hanson HANSON i iBY FREED BY TRIAL JURY Found Not Guilty of Drunken Driving Justice Ephraim Hanson of the state supreme court Thursday had been acquitted of a charge of drunken drunk drunk- en driving i A verdict of not guilty was re returned returned re- re turned b by a jury in Judge C C. F. F Dalbys Dalby's police court shortly after 6 p p. p m m. Monda Monday The four men had deliberated almost one hour They reached their verdict on the fourth ballot I have nothing to say said Justice Justice ls J Jus Jus- tice Uce Hanson after alter the verdict was read Villi William am McDougall reporter for forThe forThe The Tho Salt Lake Telegram was cited for lor contempt of court wh e a photographed photographed photographed pho pho- Justice Hans the court session X Judge Dal Dalby by imposed a fine Ine of 10 which was paid The supreme court court- Justice was the final witness He said that he had one glass glass glass' of i be beer r September r 27 21 when his automobile collided Continued on Page Two I Column Five I HANSON FREED BY TRIAL JURY Continued from rom Pae One with one driven by D. D A. A Brown of B at North Temple and State streets Sergeant Golden Haight and Patrolman Pa- Pa rolman C. C T. T SmIth who arrested Justice ustice Hanson and Investigated the collision testified he was drunk Mr Jr Brown said that he believed ho tho defendant was under the Influence ence o of intoxicating liquor at the tho time ime o of the collision In Ills Jis closing argument Gerald Irvine deputy ity attorney stressed that hat the defendants defendant's position should have lave no influence on the verdict and reviewed the evidence That tho the defendants defendant's reputation and position were at stake was the theme o of the final argument by D. D N. N tf chief defense counsel and former supreme court justice In contrast to the large number who had attended the trial only a afew afew few ew persons were in the small courtroom courtroom court- court room corn when tho the verdict was an an- Justice Hanson stood outside the railing ailing A slight smile was his only visible reaction to the words not guilty guilly Later he be congratulated e each ch of f the jurors Members of the jury were James T. T Beless Second avenue retired railroad engineer jury foreman Reed Gardner 82 Boulevard Gardens Gardens Gardens Gar Gar- dens truck salesman F. F J J. Nelson 1785 Seventh East street printing company manager and Thomas Mc- Mc Leese Fifth Firth East street salesman sales sales- man R Reckless Driving Offenders Fined Two persons charged with wilh reckless rcck- rcck less driving were fined 50 W and 35 respectively by Judge C. C F. F Dalby Dalbyn in n police court Tuesday After a trial Wallace Vallace Curry 20 Tooele who was charged November 9 after his automobile crashed into South and a safety zone zono at Fourth Main streets received the 50 W fine A stay was granted pending filing filingo o of f an appeal Jim Harrison 63 charged with reckless eckless driving November 8 entered en- en entered ered a plea o of guilty He received a 35 fine Harrison was the driver of an automobile involved in a a acol collision col- col islon at East Fourth South street police said Charges of reckless driving were denied by John F. F Davis 29 North Sixth West Vest street arrested Monday His trial was set for December December December De De- De- De cember 3 Davis was involved in a collision at North Temple and Second Sec See Second ond West Vest streets in which five ive persons per per- ons sons received minor injuries Trial of E. E H. H Thompson 29 charged with reckless driving October Octo- Octo her ber ser 19 19 was co continued until November November November Novem Novem- ber 26 A 10 fine was given T. T B. B Pratt 28 1599 1199 Major street who wh was booked November 7 for failing to report an automobile accident One person suffered minor injuries the tle court was told Pratt pleaded guilty Trial of R. R C C. Ferguson 18 SpanIsh SpanIsh Span- Span Ish sh Fork charged with drunken drunker driving November 9 was continued until November 26 Two persons pleaded guilty to charges of ignoring traffic signals They were G. G H. H Sims 42 1482 Roberta Roberta Ro- Ro berta jerta avenue arrested Monday and C. C Iwata 49 arrested Tuesday Both were fined 5 Dispositions of ot speeding cases Sam Pepper 26 arrested November November Novem Novem- ber her 15 pleaded guilty fined 4 Eugene Eugene Eugene Eu Eu- gene Smith 22 Ogden arrested Tuesday pleaded guilty fined 6 J. J H. H Peterson 40 arrested Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day pleaded guilty fined 6 and K E. E Jenkins 16 18 Bryan avenue arrested Tuesday pleaded guilty fined 5 |
