Show RECESS RECESS CALLED IN KILLING CASE Preliminary hearing for John B. B Griffith 46 charged with first degree degree degree de de- de- de gree murder of his wife Hazel Reed Griffith on October 29 had been I recessed Saturday in Judge M. M J. J Bronson's Salt Lake City court until Monday Meanwhile the judge counsel for forthe forthe forthe the state and defense pondered legal weight of a defense motion molion submitted submitted submitted sub sub- late Friday for the purpose of gaining access to an asserted confession signed by the defendant October 31 at the Salt Lake county jail Had Quarreled The confession in substance stated stated stated stat stat- ed the accused man and his deceased deceased deceased de de- de- de ceased wife quarreled violently during during during dur dur- ing the evening and night of the shooting at their home Another man according to the purported confession was the cause of the quarrel Judge Bronson Bropson temporarily denied denied denied de de- de- de nied the defense motion to gain possession of the document However However However How How- ever the judge indicated to defense attorneys that if they were able to support their position with additional additional additional addi addi- legal authorities when court reconvenes Monday at 10 a. a m m. the court would reconsider the motion Vital to the defense theory of the case cose to the effect that the killing killing killing kill kill- ing was committed in heat of passion passion pas pas- sion caused by Griffiths Griffith's belief that the other man had broken the Griffith home the confession was made to Late Kinney investigator gator for the county and district attorneys attorney's offices and deputy sherif sher sher- if iffs Sought Confession Calling Mr Kinney to the witness stand as their own witness defense counsel sought to compel the witness witness witness wit wit- ness to produce the written confes confes- sion Mr Kinney said it was in possession of prosecuting attorneys attorneys attorneys who in turn refused to surrender surrender surrender sur sur- render the statement for perusal of defense counsel Attorneys D. D A. A Skeen and Sam D. D Thurman represented Griffith Ray Van Cott Jr chief deputy county attorney is prosecuting the case |