Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-06-18 | Page 16 | Linker Hearing Will Continue This Morning

LINKER HEARING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING I IDeath Death of States State's Witness Remains Re mains lains Mystery l Probe Delayed Delay d Preliminary Pre l hen hearing ring o of Thomas Thom s an and Maude Linker and William William- H. H If Brooks charged d with the mUr murder r of or Joseph Josph Br g s' s on J January anuar 13 will be bo resumed this g before Judge JurIge William William William-Re- Reser Roger Ro Re- ger ser of or the the tho cit city court Brigs Driggs was Wil shot In fn the head in what I the police believe to have been a struggle I gb gle le between himself U and Linker when the tho latter batter and Brooks are alleged to havo tried to rob the old man near the coal yards ards A- A Ashot shot was heard b by James Jamet Malvey Mahe a soldier and nud he lie saw aw two men running awa away he said Ho lIo walked a little farther he ho reported and stumbled over the bod body of ot Briggs A cording According to time the story told by Ruby Wayne Wane a on the night 0 of the tue murder Briggs and a companion from fromI I Utah sunt some time In the tho Macedonia hotel Managed Y by Maude Iau e Linker Ruh safi nf tr I o of rf iUli money and that some remarks were made by Maude about getting setting tho the monc money The Thc next day tho the al alleges alleges al- al leges logos MaU Maude told her Linker inker killed The rime death of oC William Scott witness for the on m tho the eve 0 of o the preliminary prelim Inar mary inary hearing remains a mystery 1 No Nu death certificate has been filed and no report has been made mado as to what caused hc ho old negros negro's death After Arter an autopsy held 1 by Dr Geor George e Roberts the stomach was taken to Herman Harms state chemist but no I order has been leen Issued yet et by the county county coun coun- ty for analysis an according to Mr Ir Harms Should the tho analysis bo be ordered It will take about two weeks to determine whether the ch chcon contains con con- poison tho the chemist says