Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-25 | Page 3 | Browning Jury Goes on Trip

BROWNING JURY GOES ON TRIP f Trial Expected to Last Another Week Week- At Least Special Dispatch SALT SAl LAKE Nov Members 24 U M ot of the tha jury in the case ease ot of o John BrOwning 8 and MarrIner A Drown Drown- Drowning Browning In ing In la rial t trial for tor or the alleged slaying ot of Benjamin P Ic Ballantyne wore were the guests guest of ot Salt Lake City todAy on a trip through h City Creek can can- canyon can canyon yon yen Mayor C Clarence Neelan the Invitation In behalf ot of the city when he h learned that the jurors would not be engaged on the casa cao today Accompanied by the tho regular bail bail- bail bailiffs itt Ices iffs from Judge M r Ia I flitchie's court with from other of ot tho the Third dis- dis district district dis district court the Jurors juror made the tho thoI trip In four tour automobiles furnished I by the city waterworks department and ond streets department It t was wai an ideal afternoon for the ride arid ana more than two hours were spent awn away from the city proper ST IJ That the trial of ot the will continue throughout the corn com comIn corning com ng In ing week was the best estimate of counsel engaged In the case caso when court adjourned on Friday At that time It na was as estimated by Attorney I James Jame H Deine of ot Ogden that approximately third one-third of ot the de- de defenso de defense tense testimony had hod been bean present present- presented presentad ed ad So tar jar Mrs Benjamin F Bal Dal- Ballantyne Bal Ballantyne has been tho the only witness Introduced by defense counsel and she eho had not completed her testimony testimony testimony mony during the two day days she the was wason w aon on the stand She will be bo recalled for tor further examination cross-examination by bythe bythe bythe the state tate when she resumes the stand on Monday morning JURORS MAY Y It GO HOME Due to the fact tact that the trial wilt will apparently consume all or a 0 greater part of ot the coming week an attempt Is now being made by counsel on both sides and the court to allow tho the jurors to take Thanks Thank Thanksgiving giving day dinner at ot their various homos homes next Thursday Judge Ritchie ha has Intimated that there will be no serious objection on the tho part ot of the tho court It if s a plan can be worked out which Is satisfactory to counsel for tor the state and tie tie- de defendants Monday will mark the tho opening ot of the fourth week of ot the tho Drowning Browning ee cao e the first week ha haIng h ing been boen spent In securing the jury This Thle means It Is pointed out In connection connection connection tion with the Thanksgiving day plan that at least some of ot the tho thaI jurors have been away from their I homes continuously since Novem Novem- November November I ber 5 6 For thi this reason It St Is felt that they should be accorded the privilege of ot eating Thanksgiving day dinner at home In the event I I that tho the trial tria Is not completed d by that time