Show from th gilr march li THE TRIAL A plea of Is ma the after recess on afternoon alie murder trial of VIAS in the third district court at salt liao several witnesses berti fled for the prosecution anil their testimony went to corroborate that phan by rO Ardin the in which alio occurred the prosecution then rested and judge powers opened alio defense stating what it was the intention of the defense to ebow after the examination of a number of witnesses who testified to alie good character of the defendant and bin behavior and good disposition the defendant was himself cailoa and made the following I 1 am 45 years of age was born in covington county from there in 1883 alien I 1 to utah I 1 was oni aged in hie U B inin bauls office 1 was a of court three or four weeks before sept aft I 1 bought a pistol at deputy E A franks suggestion alie weapon was a hammerlein hammer leis amith wesson I 1 carried it in right hand pante pocket on sept ast 1st I 1 wa with mr wolcott looking after some church theop t or mr adjer got back to alie city about 9 p in I 1 went into the saloon an old blind man was there and raised up at alie bame limo talking in an angry tone about some one who bad thrown beer on him there were some young men there I 1 told the old man not to pay any attention to them one of the marsdend Mars dens came up to ino and said alo did you sav you would fill full of boles I 1 said I 1 did not my I 1 would nil any one I 1 walked out and he followed rue and repeated the question I 1 denied ing aard alch a thing and wo shook bands be went back and left ino iu the hall a commenced in the bide door to the saloon one of alie parties was a large man and he pushed a small man against me I 1 asked them to keep off then dan kench came inand they moved away from me then saunie beg tn dan kench went in and a largo man caught him and threw him down judge corroll took leold of bencha and to uio arrest this man I 1 stalled up and the man struck me on alie and knocked me out on to the sidewalk mr kench and audgo norrell lad hold of him I 1 took hold of him again and we dragged him to the dor lie caught hold of the door and it took all three us to get him out judge norrell told 09 to lock liim up we up the street he struggled allf the way I 1 bid bis right arm lie threatened atiat if I 1 would nut lot y ho would do me up I 1 made no reply he asked kench whore he was boing to take him kench said to ahi city hall he eaid te would net go kench then turned into the drugstore when wo got in kench turned to mr smith and him to telephone to aliu city hall be was looking at mr smith and away from us stokes made a fit ruggle and etrick at me with his left hand I 1 had hold of bis right jut as we stopped ho put his right hand dofan to his fide and luck I 1 drew my revolver revo luer instantly 1 thought he was going U get a run from his gnp pock t I 1 thought my lifa was in danger I 1 fired almost instantly I 1 could not pay liow many I 1 aired there must leave been more than one I 1 kept pull lct on the pistol when crossing second siueli street or at any other time I 1 did not bay to stokes ill put a ball you I 1 never called him a liar lui kench told me to RH ack never said I 1 would fill any cue full of holes never maile any bad no in the saloon or liall way as I 1 lieve stated neither of alia Ma seized me at the time I 1 faiwl I 1 did not have my band en Rh lie bid boolen loose from kent h and turned and faced no I 1 wah arrested about twenty eara ego at covington for and ry alio other man was arrested too that it the only time I 1 wa ever arrested to mr hilas I 1 am of bound mind and good 1 I havo never been addicted to drink had taken two or three of beer during alie course of the dy on our road to sandy and return I 1 was n t angry at the lime of the shooting nor when alio conflict took place in he hallway pavo for an instant when lie struck me my buind was occupied in getting that roan to the kocl up as I 1 was directed on pro tsing alie street I 1 thought I 1 was in imminent danger this was the crat time 1 thought lie was a dangerous man from alie remarks that he made I 1 ho wai armed 1 did not him when he eald ho would donia up I 1 hold of my pistol I 1 can give no other macii for not him or demandil deman dim his weapons I 1 do not remember that he mado any motion as if to draw a weapon I 1 do not remember that either of us called the other a liar to the best of my recollection that is not true the cross examination was in progress lea our report closed A feast of son annie louise tanner alio is prima donna of alie duain concert coin is a binger of great brilliancy navy york and washington critics give her performances alie moat unequivocal bior repertoire lias an astonishing ranga comprising the most exic tinn music as well nn bonks of the ballad style such as conein Co tho rye and other popular favorites her light graceful obice is idear lile a birds and in many of her passages one fancies lio listens to the jubilant uong of alie lark her numbers at the coming concert march are especially floe and alio audience will bo delighted by her excellence and consummate skill nice court stobert alien accused of drunkenness pleaded guilty lie stated that he was generally not in the habit cf lettine intoxicated was iu poor health had a very sore thumb and promised to leave alio city at once it allowed to go was a ly profession profet sion had int feitli bainn reverses in bank losses etc etc five dollars and costs said the judge 1 I have no money raid alien somi one onerea to pay the tine if defendant would examine the bead 0 the marshal the latter would not submit to such a process and alien went to jail for ten days the coata amounting to 5 alie immense gale of chain berl alna cotich Iten jedy lias been produced to a greit by alia people who have been cured by it telling their mend and neighbors of ita good qualities and urging them to try it the most severe cold will soon yield to its soot biou effects eff ecta FT eale by wm driver A bu nj AJ leading anig gala to If othen arb Win soothing should always be used for children teething it soothes the child the guma ablaya yaa cures wind colic and is the beat remedy for diarrhoea twenty five cents a bottle ly all persona knowing themselves indebted to roe will rail at say abw at once anil make settlement ut accounts and oblige ADAM weber co fab W 1880 |