| Show Bramwell Case Recordings MayBe May Be Heard Meyers Asserts He Was Testing Honesty of Mayor w wl Special to The Telegram OGDEN OGDEN April April 8 Touching I often upon the melodramatic as defense and prosecution counsel indulged in legal antics beclouding beclouding beclouding becloud becloud- ing procedures and slowing the hearing preliminary hearing bribery bribery ery cry charges against J J. J C. C Meyers 52 Twenty-fourth Twenty street in inthe th the Junction city's many-faceted many investigation of rumors of pinball and slot machine operations continued continued continued con con- Saturday Many new figures figur s entered the case as the hearing proceeded in inthe inthe inthe the small overcrowded courtroom of Justice of the Peace Alfred Gladwell in Burch Creek with the challenges of attorneys and of Private Kent S. S Bramwell to whom whom- bribes allegedly were offered offered offered of of- further adding to the confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion as Meyers read his page 11 statement not under tinder oath reviewing reviewing reviewing re re- re- re viewing his associations and money dealings with the erstwhile Mayor May May- or Bramwell Captain C. C I K Keeter of Ogden city police took the witness stand at noon Saturday to establish authenticity authenticity authenticity au au- au- au of the much-discussed much recordings by which the defense would emphasize its poi point that that t 1 the defendant was merely mere mere- ly tt test th the h honesty n sty of Ogden's boy mayor mayo The much-discussed much recordings recordings' are slated for playing Saturday afternoon Defense counsel failed in a motion to enter them as part of ot the statement by Meyers The court upheld the argument by prosecution attorneys that if such sucha a motion were granted grant d the recording recording recording record record- record record- ing could not be subject to cross- cross examination Locates Recordings Captain Keeter told the court that the originals of the recordIngs recordings recordings record record- ings were placed Saturday morning morning morning morn morn- ing in the vault of the Ogden Standard-Examiner Standard Kiesel building building building build build- ing for safe keeping Prior to this morning and with the exception exception exception tion of a few days in which the recordings were released to church L LD D S 5 authorities they have been in my possession almost continuously continuously continuously con con- he testified He admitted reluctantly upon initial questioning that the recordings recordings recordings re re- re- re are in the possession of A. A L. L Glasmann publisher and editor edi edt tor tOt of the Ogden Standard Exam iner and executive of ot KLO radio station District Attorney John A. A Hendricks Hendricks Hendricks Hen- Hen S dricks directing prosecution attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted unsuccessfully to obtain a commitment from Meyers as to the purpose of the recordings Posing Posing Posing Pos Pos- ing the question during Meyers Meyer's reading of ot his statement Attorney Attorney Attorney ney Hendricks said Did you Mr Meyers once nce approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap a man in Salt Lake City with the recordings in your possession pos session and did you remark to that man These are the recordings recordings recordings record record- ings by which Captain Keeter Keeter- will become Ogden's chief of police Meyers who was reading his statement not under oath declined declined de de- de- de dined t to answer the exam cross iner Neither did he answer several sev sev- sev-I sev eral other questions posed by the district attorney who sought to I develop several points in the lengthy statement I r have not offered a bribe to Kent S. S Bramwell never Bramwell-never never paid a bribe to Kent S. S Bramwell and andam am ari not guilty of the charge Explains Conta Contacts ts Thus us did I Meyers pinball machine machine ma ma- chine entertainment center operator operator op op- and dealer in army and navy surplus goods vehemently deny his associations with Private Bramwell erstwhile mayor of Ogden Og Og- den or money matters obtaining between the two involved an attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to influence the youthful mayor ay r jn n his enforcement of state and city gambling laws Meyers eyers gave a a resume of his associations with the mayor mayor mayor-a a resume which did not mention a donation the fOr forme ncr mayor te testified d Friday he had Iad ad fund found I slipped under the door to his office I Considerable controversy developed developed devel devel- during th the defendants defendant's readIng reading read read- read read-I ing of his statement which reviewed reviewed reviewed re re- re- re viewed numerous dealings with the young mayor I between November November Novem Novem- ber 1943 1913 and March 3 1944 Meyers related that he had contributed contributed con con- to Bramwells Bramwell's campaign campaign campaign cam cam- fund even even before betor I had met Continued on P PIlle Pe Ke Three L. L Column Six I Bramwell Case Recordings Found Continued Page One him him and and on another occasion I donated 50 He said the donations donations donations dona dona- were made at the request of of Warren I. I Cassidy and Clinton Carroll He He emphasized that he had coop cooperated cooperated co op operated rated with Clifford K Keeter to obtain the recordings recordings recordings record record- ings in an effort to learn whether the mayor was crooked In his t testimony Friday at the opening Q of Me Meyers' Meyers ers ers' preliminary hearing of b bribery r f b e r y charges against him Private Bramwell waiving immunity frankly told his side of ot numerous dealings with Meyers asserting he he was stringIng stringing string Ing along with them to obtain Incriminating evidence against them Arranged Loan Meyers' Meyers statement asserted that on December 15 1943 Mr Cassidy Cassidy Cassidy Cas Cas- sidy later appointed city purchasing purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing agent informed the defendant defendant defendant de de- de- de that Bramwell was short of cash a and d needed a loanI loanI loanI loan I I met Bramwell soon He Be borrowed borrowed borrowed bor bor- rowed and immediately telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned to M. M Blaine Blame Peterson Weber county attorney that he had raised the funds necessary for their contemplated trip to California Califor Califor- nia and that he Br Bramwell mweli would be ready to leave the th following day the statement pointed out Meyers then added that Bramwell Bramwell Bramwell Bram Bram- well reported Peterson also was was' short of cash and requested that the loan be increased to The defendant quoted Bramwell as assaying assaying assaying saying I have a way to pay it back Meyers continued Saying aying that when he had obtained the and presented it to lo Bramwell the newly newly newly new new- ly elected mayor began discussing appointment of ot a chief of ot police I 1 suggested Cassidy said Meyers Meyers Meyers Mey Mey- ers and he telephoned to Cassidy requesting that I not say anything to Cassidy about the loan This was a surprise to me because Cassidy Cassidy Cassidy Cas Cas- sidy had made the suggestion about a loan for the mayor Allege Purchases The statement included references references refer refer- to asserted conversations in which Bramwell requested the defendant de de- de- de to obtain an automobile for the mayor-elect mayor during which Bramwell gave the Impression impression im im- Im- Im that the city would purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase army and navy goods good from Meyers Meyers' Meyers said Bramwell even went so far as to proffer a alist alist alist list of items the city needed and marked the budget figures opposite opposite opposite site the items This statement brought a ave ave- ve vehement e p pro protest r o t e est s t from Private Bramwell who challenged Do you have that list If so may we wesee wesee wesee see it Throughout the reading of ot the statement by Meyers Private Bramwell toyed nervously with his hat shaking his head often as itin if it in protest against certain points of the statement i 1 1 y if |
