Show ATTACKS ATTACK'S MARK BRIBERY TRIAL Bitter attacks by defense counsel upon the character of government witnesses featured the trial of Fred Slade in federal district court on jury ury bribery charges Monday Louis J. J Bowers and J. J George Wright convicted In the tho Rankin mail mall fraud trial a year ago testified Slade was an intermediary In the alleged al- al offense Both Bowers and Wright have pleaded guilty to charges they attempted to bribe two of the jurors hearing their case One juror William J. J Coleman has las pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe iribe and another Robert W. W IV Burion Burton Burton Bur- Bur ton ion has hM been convicted of agreeing to o accept a bribe Counsel for tor Slade called no witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses but in his address to the jury ury E E. A. A Rogers defense attorney time after time referred to Wright and Bowers as ra rats and human snakes John S. S Boyden assistant United States district attorney objected to the he nature of ot the address but Judge Tillman D. D Johnson ruled Mr Rogers Rogers Rog Rog- em ers need only stay slay within reason A. A A. A Madison and W. W H. H Haueter alleged intermediaries have pleaded Sentences will be imposed Satur Satur- da day |