Show Plaintiff Testifies In Libel Trial Defense Objection Overruled in Hearing of Witness Testimony from the witness stand on the second day of or the libel case a against John Roy Carlson author author author au au- au- au thor of Under Cover brought by four Salt Lake City men continue continued continued con con- in the pattern established during Mondays Monday's hearings when the first two plaintiffs called to the stand made blanket denials of passages passages quoted from the book The trial called in the federal district court of Judge Tillman D D. Johnson had progressed Tuesday noon to the point of ot calling the last of ot the plaintiffs J. J H. H McKnight to testify Ask oI Damages Mr McKnight with C C. F F. Allen Jeremiah Stokes and Ernest Hollings Hollings Hol- Hol lings is asking total damages damages damages dam dam- ages in inthe the suit Buit Following completion of cross- cross examination of Ernest Rollings Hollings after court reconvened Tuesday at 10 am a.m. sC C. C F. F Allen a costumer was called to the stand A A. H. H Carlson's attorney attorney ney attempted to restrain Mr Allen Allen Allen Al Al- len from being allowed to testify contending that no passa passage e in the book had libeled him or defamed Ms Ins character The motion was de denied denied denied de- de nied and Knox Patterson attorney for the plaintiffs proceeded with his questioning Mr Allen repeating r remarks marks made by previous witnesses asserted asserted asserted as as- he had no hatred for anybody any any- body bOdy Jew Jew w or Gentile Gentile but but I do hate communists of any finy race He said he had been an active member of the Silver Sliver Shirts prior to the outbreak of the war and added that his views and those of the Silver Sliver Shirts' Shirts founder and leader lead lead- er William Dudley Pelley were identical as far as anticommunist feelings were concerned In contrast to the two previous witnesses Jeremiah Stokes and Ernest Ernest Ernest Er Er- nest Hollings Rollings Mr Allen was not quoted extensively in the book and the few references made to him were conceded to be true He said he believed in the political philosophy phy phy of of Pelley and continued to believe in it It was at this point that Mr recalled that Pelley had been conVicted convicted convicted con con- on a sedition charge in federal federal federal fed fed- eral court and sentenced to prison in July 1943 examination Cross Following FolIoing examination cross-examination of Mr Allen Mr r. r McKnight the last lasto o of the four plaintiffs to be called to the stand was asked to relate the story of his meetings with Mr Carlson He told much the same story as had been heard Monday concerning the meeting of Carlson Carison four Salt Lake men Mr McKnight said he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints and had been a member of the America First committee In answer to questions from his attorney he consistently denied having made the remarks attributed to him in irhe he he book examination Cross-examination of the last witness was expected to be bo completed completed completed com com- by late this afternoon 4 7 d u. u jj J r.- r. s Jy J t y i S i iy y s' s I. I P Pf f r if 1 rr 1 tA 1 iI rJ 9 l l r r 1 M Ms s r k 1 DESTRUCTIVE TALENTS Burglars at the Winn Co Inc tire top tipped over a large oil ull stove shown n being heing set Bet up again by Dave Davo left when they broke Into the shop Monda Monday night n wrecking equipment lm nt and fur fur fur- I Mrs 1 Calvin Blair right examines one of J two hung filing cabinets forced open by th the Intruders J |