Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-09 | Page 9 | Driver Given Term in Jail

DRIVER GIVEN VEN TERM IN JAIL PROVO Thomas PROVO Thomas R. R Terry 44 14 I street Salt Lake City was sentenced d to six months in the Utah c county jail with five months suspended suspended suspended sus sus- by City Judge Don R. R Elertson Ellertson El- El ertson Thursday following a verdict verdict ver ver- dict diet o of guilty on a drunken driving charge brought in by a a. jury Wednesday day night The defense Im immediately requested request request- ed a five day stay of execution in which to file tile an appeal to the dig dig- court This was granted T Terry rry was vas rele released ed on a continuation of bond on which he has been at liberty since his arrest In making the month five suspension sus gus pen pension ion of the sentence Judge Elertson El El- ertson commented that it was the defendants defendant's first offense oense that much mucho o of the evidence had been contradictory tory ory and that it was a borderline case Terry was arrested December 10 when the truck he was driving crashed head on into another r driven en b by Earl Cloward Provo Terrys Terry's truck was wa on the wrong side of ot the road at the time o of the crash said Patrolman Albert Halladay Hallada arresting arresting arrest arrest- ing ng officer The jury deliberated only an hour and made no recommendation with the he verdict Eight witnesses and the defendant defendant defend defend- d- d ant were placed on the witness stand Wednesday by the defense Lorenzo Murra Murray Roy Ewell and Lawrence Ewell all of ot whom were at the scene of the accident tied fled they did not believe the defendant de- de was intoxicated at that time and that there was no smell o of alcohol on his breath Harry Michael also algo at the scene o of the crash substantiated this testimony Howard Jacobsen Joseph Adams John D. D Park and Bert Park al alof all of oC Orem testified that they saw the defendant drink three small glasses of beer at the Green Parrot Parrot Parrot Par Par- rot in Orem prior to the accident and that he did not appear to be intoxicated The defendant himself testified that a slow leak in one of the tires on his truck had made it zigzag a about out the road prior to the crash