| Show CLARENCE ERNST MURDER TRIAL Defense of Acquittal ns as Soon I As Cane Is ter of oC Slain Man 1110 OGDEN Jan Aside from the fact that all the tho testimony taken thus far farIn farin In the Ernst murder trial trial has been favorable to the defendant nothing new developed on the second day of oC thu tho trIal and the greater part of oC Thurs Thur Thursday l day taken up in the reading or of testimony from rom the preliminary hear hearIn hearing In ing It was clearl clearly shown that Sta Staples ples Illes limo tho man whom Ernst shot was of oC ofa and that a 0 ver very quarrelsome disposition he wag nas feared by many members or of hlll his race met Ono One witness stated that Su Sla pIes had shot at him twice last er erIn I In Boise and that he was considered a bad man b by all who knew him The I fact that Staples carried a knife opened I In his hand 1 before eCore the shooting tools I pI place nee and during the quarrel In the gambling room was clearly brought out us as was also the fact that the was found In hi his pocket after the shooting This has been heen denied se sev several eral times hut but It now seems to be a fact not to be disputed It was also clearl clearly shown that Ernst ordered Staples Sta Staples ples awn away from his place several times stating that he did not want him to break up UI his house ThIs Staples re refused fused to do and Ernst went to the tho po police police lice station and notified the officers that Staples was trying to cause a disturb disturbance ance at his place and asked to have him arrested rho case will hardly be completed this week as there thero is yet et much testimony to be taken for the defendant feel confluent or of nn an acquittal for their client clientO FUEL O UE SHORTAGE OGDEN Jan h It Is do nied by railroad officials that there is isa Isa a serious coal conI shortage at Ogden yet et no none no of the dealers In the city II Is able to fill an any orders ardors and some ot of th w have been wIthout coal conI for tor over two weeks There Is a largo large demand i fol r fuel owing to time the extremely cold weather er and unless the tho dealers receIve ad additional supplies within thi th y or two there will be a 0 real fuel tue l In man many quarters quarte CASE DISMISSED D OGDEN Jan en case so of the tho state of Utah against F H Hoyt charged with a statutory offense was dismissed In ht the district court Thursday morn mornIng morn morning Ing and Hoyt was given Iven his liberty The Tho motion was made by District At Attorney torney HarrIs because he thought that justice had been meted out b by Hoyt serving several months In the county jail |
