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Show BRIGHTON SCORED AS LEADER OF GANG SALT J,AKF. Mar Z -A. B Irvine. oounsel for Olllnprt Brtghton. on trial for the murder of Charles A r'aus. In his argument to the Jury yesterday afternoon. charged Jnat i llitrlct Attorney E A. Roger pin-; posely failed to cx.ll witnesses to th-J stand add that he irresentod the se -OBd rather than the first chnpte.r in i Brighton's confessions bo keep from ' the jury the c lrounvstanc es undt : which they were gtven. Mr. Irvine's a.-tusatlon brought abbul stoui l nlal from Mr K'v." i -. will attack the charges In in- j summary to the Jury today. Arguments to Uio Jurj wore begun .... 8:3. h yestei day afternoon lip, mod lately after the state rested j case. The defense rested soon after resumption ' i ouirl j - ti rd 13 ii.oruing. The remainder of the morn- n occupied with the examination i witnesses .rilled by the state In re- buttal. The principal one of these was Roy j K Donnell. who r'lre.l .he tui' , which killed Charles A. K.ius. Donnell was found guilty of first rligr.o murder mur-der and is now under llf sentenco j in the state prison. In accordance with , a recommendation made by the jury. He contradicted the claim of Brighton ihat the holdup was undertaken under-taken not for robbery, but to do a favor fi Angellhe Wacaatef, the maid al the Fans home, by ' putting a scare Into the family. "Brighton 6ald he wanted me t , hrlp hold up a house on East South Temple street, and that we could K'-: wnno money and Jewelry." Donnell! said iii his opening argument tq the jury, the dtSxrlCl attorney pictured I Brighton as Ihe leader of a gang of half-starved Individuals whom bo; prompted to commit holdups in va-1 rious parts of the city, and as thei person really rep,nsibie for the' death of Mr. Paus. Evidence in th'.-justified th'.-justified the COnvlOtlOn Of Iht-defendant Iht-defendant mi a straight charge nf f lrsl-degrec murder, without recommendation, recom-mendation, he declared |