Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-07-13 | Page 39 | Trio Formally Charged with Slaying Briggs

Trio Formally Charged With Staging Slaying Briggs Thomas J J. Linker Linker LInko Linkert or orI t and William Brooks pleaded not I guilty to a charge chargo of first degree murder when arraigned yesterday before Judge John F F. Tobin of ot tho the Third district court Thoy They were recently bound over to tho district court tho the murder charge by Judge William Roger of ot the city court They were arrested in connection with the hold up and subsequent sub sub- subsequent sequent shooting of Joseph Briggs Brings l Fairview stockman on tho the night of f January 13 on Second South street et be between between bo- bo tween Fifth Filth and Sixth West streets I Briggs had hod been beon a n visitor in the Macedonia rooming house earlier In Inthe Inthe inthe the evening c It Is la said and Mrs Linker who was tho the landlady 1 at tho f place saw him exhibit a roll of ot bills according to a story told b by a Rub Ruby Wayne witness for the tho state The Tho trio were held In tho ell city Jail for investigation shortly after aCter the dead bod body of ot Briggs was found by James Malvey oy a returned soldier but were released because of or lack of ot evidence evidence evi evi- dence th tho 1 police pence say Later they were arrested by bV Deputy Deput Sheriff Rile Beckstead Beckstead Beckstead Beck- Beck stead and formally charged chars with tho the crime I