Show Prosecution Strikes Strikes' Staggering Blow in Monta Johnson Case Attempt to to Show Defendant Defendant De De- Has Police Court Record The Aetna Casualty and Surety company has settled a claim for in connection with th the deaths of f Clair J. J Christensen 5 and rid Mary Maxine Cooper 18 months old who were were killed last Christmas eve by an automobile alleged tot teL have been driven by Monta Johnson now on trial for involuntary m manslaughter The claim was paid on an n accident accident accident acci acci- acci- acci dent policy held by Andrew Johnson John John- son father of Monta Johnson It was was reported that Monta was was driving driving I ing his fathers father's car on the night of the fatal crash District Attorney Ray Kay Van Cott CoU Wednesday morning struck a staggering staggering stag stag- gering blow v at the defense in the case of Monta ronta D. D Johnson 73 North orth Seventh West est street when he Introduced in introduced introduced In- In court records and placed former Police Judge John II Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan Joseph Joseph- A. A Hyland clerk of 01 the police court and R. R 0 O. O Pearce associate defense counsel on the witness stand In an effort to Impeach im impeach impeach Im- Im peach the testimony of 01 the defendant defendant defend defend- ant Johnson Is charged with Involuntary involuntary involuntary tary manslaughter In the Third district court and if is' ison on trial before Judge David W. W Moffat He Is accused accused accused ac ac- ac- ac of or driving his fathers father's automobile automobile auto auto- mobile Into a group o of five persons at Fourth South Fourth South and Second East streets on December 24 24 1028 causing causing causing caus caus- ing fatal Injuries to Clair J. J Christensen Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- 5 and Mary Maxine Cooper IS ig months old Johnson went on the time witness stand Tuesday afternoon in Ills 1115 ow own n defense and told a story of 01 colliding collid ing hig with another automobile at the tIme Intersection OnO of or the states state's star pieces of testimony testimony- was to the ef effect effect ef- ef feet that Johnson hit the tile group so hard that the baby girl was thrown through tho the windshield and into his hit car He took her imer home with him without reporting to the police pollee TELLS OF COLLISION Johnsons Johnson's story was that after his co with a second car a athe the int section he found the little girl lying i in hi the road near Third East street He lie said ho Imo tried to overtake the other car and falling failing took the baby home homo for his wife to care for until police could be notified no- no lIe He denied having taken a no drink on the day of the accident and on cross examination Prosecutor tor Van Cott asked him if it It was not riot a a. fact that he Ime had been conVicted convicted convicted con con- in tho tIme police court on two to different occasions once occasions on a drunk charge and a second time on a charge of possession of liquor Johnson denied both charges and Van Cott called Hyland to the stand first and had him read the records record of or the court The Time records showed that Johnson was arrested on December December De De- cember C G 1928 on a drunk charge that on December 13 ho lie pleaded guilty to the charge and on December December Decem Decem- ber beg 20 was fined 5 50 with 3 35 33 suspended suspended sus sus- and a a. day live Jail sentence suspended on pa payment ment of 01 the balance balance balanco bal bal- ance ance anco of 15 Iii I n. n 0 O. O Pearce was lii his counsel In the case the tho record re- re scaled The Time other occasion Was on April 26 25 when he was arrested and antI chall charted charged ed with nith poss possession of or liquor He Ille pleaded guilty guilt to that charge on May 10 tho the record revealed and andon andon andon on May Jay 18 IS was fined The Time record showed that Pearce paid th tue fine on tIme the drunk charge for Johnson Johnson John John- son o Johnson was In jail December December De Do- cember IC on the time charge Involved In us tho time present case casc Judge Morgan ne next t was called and verified the tho record that J Johnson Johnson John John- lm- lm s son n had appeared before him and pleaded guilty on the possession charge Ho He said he did not reco- reco lect bet the tho drunk charge Pearce next was sworn Vorn and asked If he lie had bad not represented Johnson in the time drunk case cac Ho lie said yes es and admitted having paid the tile 1 13 15 tine line for tor the time defendant de do- on 01 December 26 G. G Pearce is associated L with F. F W. W James in Johnsons Johnson's defense in iii tim the manslaughter case It was as expected the tho case caso would 1 bo be 0 concluded Wed Wed- Wednesday Wednesday before District Attorney Van Yan Cott sprung his llis surprise on the time thele de le do- Tames James later announced d that he lIe would subpoena v ne new witnesses to refute the tIme testimony offered by the time state In irs an effort to Impeach his clients client's testimony He lie indicated the case caso might take more moro time Unless un unless un- un less he lie could successfully refute the testimony with one ono or two witnesses Judge Moffat held the tile court over Wednesday until 1240 o'clock In Inan inan an an effort to finish taking of evi evi- dence |