Show Decision A Awaited wailed In Trial of Ogden Mayor Ex-Mayor OGDEN June 8 The Th MP The case of the state against Kent Rent S. S Bramwell former mayor of Ogden Ogden Og- Og den Indicted In 1914 1944 oy ny a Ii Weber county grand jury on a charge of asking and agreeing to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac a bribe Ven went to the jury Saturday afternoon following lengthy closing arguments argument by both the state and the defense Telegram Leased Wire OGDEN OGDEN On On completion of arguments arguments ar ar- ar- ar gumen Saturday afternoon by state and defense attorneys attorney the fate of Kent S. S Bramwell former Ogden ma mayor or accused by a grand i jury Indictment of seeking and I agreeing to accept a bribe will probably be decided before night night- fall Only brief rebuttal testimony w was s submitted Sat Saturday forenoon by Glenn W. W Adams district attorney attorney at at- torney and his associate counsel John Brennan deputy state attorney attorney attorney ney general Shows hows l Minutes Mrs Mary Smith an of the city recorders recorder's office brought Into court city commission minutes minutes min mm- utes for January February and March 1944 to show commission action relative to licensing c coin coin- in- in operated pinball machines Witnesses for Bramwell Friday afternoon when the defendants defendant's case was heard included the defendant defendant defendant de de- de- de T. T R. R Johnson former chief of Ogden police Samuel H. H Barker assistant city attorney under the former mayor and four tour character witnesses Tried Trap Bramwell testified he did not Inform anyone of ot his dealings with Meyers or others because he thought ho he could trap them and that ho he had not told anyone of receiving In an envelope presumably presumably pre pre- left on the floor of his office on Feb 14 two days following following following follow follow- ing the first hotel room conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion with Meyers for the same reason Mr Johnson and Mr Barker told of ot frequent conferences with the mayor relative to law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment and that they had always received orders from Mr Bramwell to enforce the law without fear ear or favor Further testimony by the former police chief on examination cross-examination by Mr Adams revealed he lie had confronted the mayor in the latter's latter's latter's lat- lat ter's office relative to the purported purport purport- ed recorded dictaphone conferences conferences conferences confer confer- which Bramwell three times Umes denied |