Show WELLING TAKES AKES T WITNESS WITNESS' ST STAND AND Defense May Rest Case Late Today By JENNINGS PHILLIPS The third trial of Secretary of State M. M H. H Welling approached its climax in Third district court Tuesday Tues Tiles day with the calling to tho the stand of the tho accused official himself in defense defenso of tho the charge that he be presented presented presented pre pre- a false salary claim to the state board of examiners in 1931 Secretary Welling was sworn shortly before the noon recess and after two new witnesses had t testified teat teat- U- U fied to threats made against the official by Harold P. P Richards one of his of-his his former em em- and a key witness for lor the state Defense attorneys intimated they would rest their case caso late Tuesday indicating that the trial might conclude conclude con con- clude elude Wednesday afternoon or early Thursday Arguments will begin after rebuttal evidence is introduced by tho the prosecution Secretary Welling who Is charged with presenting the false claim in behalf of Golda Richards wife of Harold Richards told Judge P. P C. C Evans E he be had been Informed many times prior to issuance of the claim that Mrs Richards had been performing performing performing per per- forming valuable services for the state Ho testified that on several occasions occa occa- he had expressed an intention to and others to compensate compensate sate Mrs Richards for assistance she was giving her husband in his motor vehicle inspection work in southern Utah The state charges and nd Mrs Rich Rich- on Page Pac EIght Column One Ono WELLING TAKES TAKE'S WITNESS STAND r j m Page Pare Ont On refs ards h has s testified she he was never employed by nor entitled to com com- compensation corn com from the tho state and that ho ahe ho received none The state official said both Mr and Mrs Mra Richards Richard had Informed him hirai of Mrs Richards Richards' services Informed and that in the spring of 1931 he WellIng Well- Well WellIng Ing Irig told her ber he proposed to reimburse burn burse her for the work if he could find tind funds for the purpose Mr Welling VeIlIng prefaced his hI testimony test test- mony with a recitation of ot political and and- ecclesiastical nd posts held by him himin himIn himin In th the past put These Thes included two terms term In J federal congress a term Jn in th the state legislature the posts of tAte state registration director and secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of ot state and th the presidency of ol the B Bear r River stake ta e of ot th the L L. D D. S S. S church Tell of Tl Threats rents His Ht t testimony climaxed d a hectic during which 0 O. C. C Winder Salt Lake Laka City cattleman and Paul PaulB i B B. Talmadge Third district court reporter testifying for the defense t told ld of ot threats made agal against t th the defend defendant ht by Mr Richards Richard Mr Winder corroborated corroborate d previous testimony to the effect Mr Richards Rich Rich- ards declared he would get WellIngs WellIngs WellIng's Welling's Wellings Well- Well ings ing's gut guts fn ina conversation at t the Cullen hotel early In 1934 examined Cross by District Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Calvin W. W Ra Rawlings the witness wit wit- ness nw denied he was vas unfriendly to the state or to Mr Rawlings Mr Talmadge introduced himself ts as a witness adverse to both sides He RC tOld t being summoned to the district attorneys attorney's office in the toe r Judge dge building in the spring of ot 19 1934 I Ito to record statements of a number of t prospective witnesses In in the Welling Velling case He explained this occurred oc occurred oc- oc before a complaint had been tM issued ed against the official Mr Rawlings his hb assistant Parnell Par- Par nell Black County Attorney Harold E. E Wallace Deputy Attorney General Gen eral Grover A. A Giles GlIes Howard M. M Tuttle former clerk in the state auditors auditor's office Frank E. E Lees secretary sec sec secretary to Welling g Verl VerI Carling c cashier in the secretary of states state's office GUice and Mr Mt and Mrs Richards were ere present he testified Mr Talmage said he overheard Mr Richards remark Ill beat that if its it's the last thing I do You I should Q ld the witness ss quoted Mrs rs Richards Richards' as as' as replying 1 1 I At this point Mr Rawlings interposed interposed inter inter- posed a vigorous objection The witness obviously Is not capable of ot testifying at this time h he Je declared cross Examined Cross Emphasizing that the purpose of the meeting was to determine whether there was Vias sufficient evIdence evidence evi evI- dence to justify the Issuance of ot a complaint against Mr Welling at that time Mr Rawlings and Mr Black subjected the wIt witness to a searching examination cross as u to to why why khaU ie not informed them thein of of Richards Richards' asserted thre threat threat- t. t i Mr W ih ihl l t to lo the court that although the thc witness an of ot the court had important evidence in the he had case kept quiet for a a. year He asked wide latitude In examining Mr Talmage d did d lot of i Richards J a talking t the witness ss explained His statement state statement ment meant nothing to me me then and andU U th the remark e remark didn't occur to my mind until WitH I read of similar threats threat having hav hay big ing been made The witness admitted mentioning the alleged threat to Burton W. W Musser for the defense the hi-the the city and county building last Jl June before Mr Wellings Welling's first trial Refused It Mr Musser asked it if me I had re reported p ported led th the hearing in Mr Rawlings' Rawlings Rawlings' Rawlings Raw- Raw li lings lings' gs' gs office and then requested a ap cony p of the record taken at that time Mr r. r Talmage said I 1 said laid it w wouldn't be fair taIr to to- state tho-state the state and i I refused to give it to him The Th witness denied he or Mrs Talmage were r related to the defendant de de- de- de George A. A Seaman former deputy dep dep- uty secretary of ot state slate f followed Mr Talmage to the stand He said Mr Richards s and others had informed him of bf Mrs Rich Richards Richards' work and that he hid had cC ed the Information r ia- ia tion Uon t to Mr Welling The witness said a number of Mr Richards Richards' reports reports' had been made ade In hi feminine handwriting but admitted that while he met Mrs Richards several times time she had bad never mentioned the work she he was purportedly doing Character Witnesses Tue Tuesdays Tuesday's session the seventh day of of of the tri trial l opened with a number of witnesses testifying to Mr We Wellings Welling's lUngs lUng's g good od reputation for honesty and integrity They included ed D. D N. N former lormer chief chiet justice jus jus- tics tice of the state state supreme supreme ourt court Brigadier General W. W G G. Williams adjutant general of U Utah h C. C Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence former mayor of Salt Lake City Joseph A. A An Anderson erson president of ot the state farm tarm bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau reau F. F FP P. P Champ chairman of ot the state tate b board ard of f public welfare a and d dCarl Carl arl A. A Badger Salt Lake e City at- at torne orney Seven witnesses were called Monday Monday Mon Mon- on- on day after fter the defense defenso opened its cas case Testimony of ot another was read ead into Int the record from an af- af Support of D Defense They were called in support s of the he defense contention that Mrs Richards performed services s for tor the state tato a and d th that t her husband nd Harold P. P Richards former farmer motor vehicle Inspector and a key witness for the prosecution had threatened revenge against Mr Welling for loss of his hla state tate job An affidavit signed by Ruth C C. Lamoreaux of Downey Idaho told of Mrs Richards' Richards presence presence in Downey in 1 1934 1034 3 and a purported to to the affiant she h had worked for the secretary of state and and- received for her services s. s Mondays Monday's with witnesses ess es included Miss Irma rma Rice secretary to the state registration d dc department p director Andrew Andre H. H Whitlock 70 East North temple street cattleman Sim Walt Walon Walton Wal- Wal t ton on ri garage mechanic William Br Brooks oW former sheriff of Washington Washing- Washing ton on county John H H. Cottam Cottam former former former for for- mer deputy under Brooks William Wililam P. P Tucker Cedar City farmer and Thurman Gardner Cedar City Jervice service ser Jer- vice Station proprietor p |