Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-12-18 | Page 4 | Govt. Prepares to Close Case Against Berger

GOVT. PREPARES TO CLOSE CASE AGAINST BERCER y Associated Press. CHIPAflO. Iec. II rouneel foe the government prepared to close their case today against Con-freasman Con-freasman -elect Victor t. Berber of Milwaukee and four other Social So-cial 1st loaders charged with vlo- ' latlng the eepiunase act. When the government evldenes is sll in. the attorneys for ths defense plan to move that the raae he taken from the Jury and I the defendants discharged on the i ground that the prosecution has failed to prove ths charges con-tained con-tained In 'the Indictment. If this motion is overruled, the defense will proceed with the presentation pre-sentation of Its case. The defense, it is said, will baas Its case on the right of free speech guaranteed guaran-teed by ths Unltea etaies const!- tutlon.