Show J JOHNSON HNS N mR FORCED TO A ADMIT MII GUILT GUill lA Threats and Duress Us Used d dby by Chief Charge in Manslaughter Manslaughter Manslaughter Man- Man slaughter Trial Charges that Police Chief Joseph JosephE E E. E e used duress and threats to force an admission of guilt from Monta D. D Johnson who is facing trial before District Judge David W. W Moffat on charges of manslaughter for automobile mishap deaths De December Dc- Dc cember 24 and 25 of Clair J. J Christensn Christensen Christen- Christen sen s-n sn 5 and Mary Maxine Coo Cooper Coooer er 18 months were made Tuesday morning by F. F W. W James defense counsel The Tho charges were made mAdo during a A. fl fight ht on Jam Jah James James' R part to k keep 1 the HeEd admission out of or th the tech tech- mon mony Chief Burbidge was wan called to the witness stand b by Ra Ray Vast Van Colt ott district A attorney Horne and qu questioned ques ques- Honed con concerning a A. conversation con he ha had lied with the defendant in Is' the chiefs chief's office on the mernin of ot December 26 6 James Jamea objected and uk asked r mission of or the court to question fie rho Ie chief to show that the con conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion was nas as not admissible because it was Wll obtained by coercion and du du- du rose ress Three questions lie lH ked a the chief were objected to b by the tho state and Judge Jude Moffat sustained the ob objection ob ob- They Wf were Is It not a fact that the tho dEfendant de defendant dE de- fondant was held heH tn Jn jail jan front from PI e- e comber 21 1 until DC December 26 6 Il Illegally II- II legally and told he be would not get out until he had talked 7 Why was h he denied bull ban Did you jou OU not tell teU myself ant and the defendants defendant's father rather that th the defendant defendant defend defend- ant would not bo be tr freed on ban ball until he had talked JURORS EXCLUDED When hen the judge ju go sustained the states state's objections obJection to the questions James asked naked permission to show Inthe in inthe the time record that he had been re refused refused re- re fused the tho right to a ask k them H Ito III then asked permission to have ha the jurors excluded from the courtroom while ho put the defendant and hl uk father Cather on the tho stand to show that the tho chief had used duress and threats to obtain the alleged admission The Time permission was as granted Monta Ionta Johnson took the sUnd first t. t He lie testified he was as called before the thc chief the morning of nt r n- n cember 26 after ater having baing been in jail since the tho time of ot the accident and ami questioned about ItI It I told the chief I did not want to say any anything thinA unless either cither mv in father or m my attorney wa was present Johnson said Mid Tho Tile chief then said we didn't need them present as ho hit didn't want to harm me mo or cause e eme me mo an any trouble and that he win going to tr try and help me From his bis conversation I concluded that he ito was going to turn me loose if I talked to him the tho way ay he be wanted me to and if it I didn't I would be beheld beheld beheld held In jail until I did Andrew Johnson the father next was called caned to the tho stand lie He testified tel tea titled that the tile night of ot the tile accident acci acel- dent the chief told him to go fO ro to the Continued on page Ii 5 |