Show REPORTER TRiED EOR MURDER Minneapolis Feb 9 Tha trial of Frank H Hamilton the reporter charged with murdering Leon Leonard Leonard Leonard ard R 11 Day pay by stabbing him in a hotel billiard room on Nov N V 25 f last Jast began today The court courtroom room was packed p ked with a curious crowd County Attorney Boardman outlined the case and made the statement nt that Hamilton before his friends and at attorneys attorneys attorneys had been aUle to reach him and advise silence had made a confession of the crime to a police officer and had claimed that it was done dona In Alt Alf F Gary told how he Ile with Ray RayL L Evans and Guy Canfield a ailed nied Hamilton H mllton td to the hotel after 1 in the morning He saw Day and nd his party playing billiards He heard Hamilton speak disparagingly of ofa ofa ofa a mutual woman acquaintance Hot words wor ls and a clinch followed They were and witness did not see the sec nd clinch He saw sa Day stagger and fall faU after ater they had hd been separated se Hamilton had assaulted Day and the latter had seemed to be preparing for forit it Gary admitted hearing Evans mak makIng tog Ing wild Ud threats against Force threat threatening ening enin with oaths to cut his heart out Evans Evana was in a frenzy Day Dav and Hamilton he said were standing up when George separated them He saw no knife in the hand baud of either or of any anyone one there He had apologized to i Force for Evans behavior and was about to leave when he saw Day star grer ger er and fall Hamilton was twenty five Ive feet away from Day at that time Evans had blood on his shirt and col collar collar collar lar and was cut on the head Charles E Force secretary s of the I Northwestern Life association as wits was the next witness He told the story of how I he tie was playing pla billiards with a party when Hamilton and his companions came in and a 01 at once becam beeam I in a hot dispute in which Day Da asked j jand and Hamilton d that he had made m e a foul accusation ton against Day to toa j I ja Ia a certain person j I Force then described d his own alter altercation J I cation with Evans saying that when the latter came at a second s cond time he the witness forc for d f Evans down m irs ma irsa a chair He then sw Hamilton Hamilt m and Day on the floor in a clinch ch They were ere picked up or got up and Fred George I separated them Hamilton called iSay hv J y a cad and a cur Day replied When you are so SQ sober Sober I ber Ill give you a ga game ie I Then they shook hands linds and agreed to settle It later He li next saw Hamil Hamilton I Ht ton standing near ne a billiard HUard table Can Canfield I field was dragging him a avay vay and Day was on the floor The latter said UHe He jumped on my back backOn i On Force said the party he was with had had perhaps five rounds of drinks |