| Show WELLING TRIAL NE RING CLOSE Secret Secretary ry Completes I Own Testimony By JENNINGS PHILLIPS The case of the state of ot Utah versus versus its second ranking official Se Secretary Milton MUton H. H Welling drew to a close in Third district str ct court Wednesday i with indications the officials official's of of- fici trial on felony charges will conc conclude ude Thursday Se Secretary cr t ry Welling left witness stand shortly before the noon recess and defense se attorneys announced they will vIli rest their case late lato Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- with the testimony of 0 Varl Van Carling Caning cashier in the secretary of ot states state's office Arguments will begin after the Introduction Introduction Introduction In In- of ot rebuttal evidence by th the state Judge P. P C. C Evans who is' is Ls trying the official without a a. jury I is expected to receive the case Thursday afternoon No immediate decision is foreseen however since the court has indicated a desire to examine the voluminous record thoroughly before anno announcing announcing- the verdict verdic Juries sat in Mr Wellings two previous trials the first convicting the official lal and the second being discharged when it failed to agree In substance Mr Wellings Welling's testimony testimony test mony mony Ve Wednesday day was vas similar to that given at his second trial He denied the states state's charge that he presented a false faIse salary claim to tho the state board or examiners of-examiners with Int intent nt to defraud ud in June 1931 declaring declaring de dc claring daring he hc- caus caused d the llie claim to be bo issued in behalf of at Golda Richards wife of one of his his in good faith and andIn in tho the belief she had hadren reu- reu on oa Pa Fags PARC e Two Column Eight WELLING NEARING cl t t 1 N t Continued from froni Pa dered the the the-sUto orvie s hi Ut titled ed her to compensation s 7 He testified he lie J i salary lary ne k To 10 Rf his ils on July 16 1931 16 1931 r Ins ruc lons tp g e it to his hU wi adding that he nee ne er saw the tha ch chE ag again tn until it appeared durIng b t legislative Inquiry t ago in his ca caw he Ii t y 1 5 Woman Testifies Mrs Richards has testified iJ s 's Ih was never employed by nor ent taUt tI to remuneration from t the state a a received d none Mr Richards told the court Welling gave him the loo s la la- claim lal late te n tho aft of T Ju 1 17 1931 with the request t that obtain Mrs Richards' Richards h 11 hand and return it if to him nce needed ed f funds h b Clarence E. E Smithy Smith another for mer iner F e Pf y of the secretary state testified he forged Mt Mra Rich ards' ards Indorsement to the le check which bears 3 a stamp showing it was cashed in Mr th 1 of S fice lice on 1931 Mr Welling refresh d his as to to tes d tes antl na memo rounding th tie lf lur- lur check L I reference e to a brown brown dat GAT IJ b book ok in which he s said stid id h ho coS engagements during 1931 Was VAS at Ranch From the book hook Mr Welling u aa ul he established hed the v at his ranch in Fielding county on July 17 that year a at ath Ih h h time Mr Richards Richard testified he in his his' office at the capitoL The witness said he drove to Pus Pru ton Idaho dabo on July 18 and did n not return to the capitol the mom of at July 20 Calvin W R Rawlings district at attorney attorney torney su subjected d th the searching cross examination on ozi phase of his testimony i The defendant said he had n not given this testimony at th the l legisla legislative gisl tive inquiry his preliminary hunt hearin huntor or his hla first trial because he be ha given given the date bok k kno no consider tion until his second trial cites Notation States State's attorneys referred him hintS hint'S hintSa ta a notation Preston in the boo book under the date of July 18 and another another another an an- other Preston Milk Truck Regula tion under date of August seeking to show v that th the made the Preston trip on the latte lath v date V The witness said he he left his of offic ollic tic for Fielding on private business o 0 o. o Friday July 17 declaring it wa was hi practice to leave the capitol on I Fri En i days or any other day beca le h felt at libe liberty ty to do so s. s Denies Event He denied h having vIng thanked Mr Mi and Mrs Richards for indorsing an am returning the salary check cheek to him asi asserted that the thc th c conversation wh ch h the Ithe Rl l rd e J t too took pl place at t p park r g t 1931 n never v occurred i C CW 1 1 Ward W rd Welling s son ri otHle of the defend defendant defendant defendant ant testified d' d he ho was as not released release from rom an ariL L. L D. D S S. chur church mission I In Germany until unU August 1931 a al si although though Mr Ri hards testified Mr Welling told him oh on on July 17 17 when the check p passed ss d between them that his son son- was s be being ng released an anlie and he lie need d' d funds lunds for for- this purpose Letters Letters' from his fathe relative to his missi mission n were introduced ced by the def defense |
