Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-05-02 | Page 7 | Legal Battle in the Crone Pandering Case

uu LEGAL BATTUE Ii M (liPBII CASE - Intense interest was evoked in tho trial of L. W. Crone, charged with "pandering," in District Judge Arthur E. Pratt's court today, by the testimony testi-mony of the -witnesses and by a fierco clash between District Attorney Stuart P. Dobbs and the defendant's attorney, attor-ney, Georgo Halverson. This is the case In which Stella Ramsoino, a young girl, Is chief witness against Crone, who formerly was foreman at tho American Can company. Mr. Halverson charged Mr. Dobbs with attempting to Introduce an element ele-ment in the testimony, having no bearing bear-ing upon the trial, for the purpose of influencing the jury and obtaining a conviction "by hook or crook." Mr. Dobbs challenged tho statement and they fought, legal style, to a finish. fin-ish. Tho court finally ruled in favor of Mr. Halverson, though the lawyers had thus presented "both sides" to the jury and the result was what the boys call a "dog-fall." Crone testified In his own behalf this afternoon. He denied everything charged by the girl and the other witnesses. wit-nesses. Ho said he had a wife and child at New Orleans. Ho admitted that the Basquo sheepherders, who figured in tho case, were his friends and associates. oo