Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-01 | Page 5 | Prisoners as Lawyers

i i I PRISONERS AS US UK lA Delaney and Wilson Will Present De Be Defense Defense Arguments in Their Own Behalf to Court I When Then John Delaney and Fred Wilson who are charged with attempting to dyna dynamite d dynamite na mite th the steel work of the Hotel Hote Utah on the night of December 20 O learned I I j i yesterday in the criminal division of the city court that tile would each be given fifteen minutes beginning at 9 this morning in which to present pre nt defense ar arguments arguments arguments they the asked for pencils and pads of paper I wish that Delaney Delane such a said Wilson as he walked back to the county jail Wed ed show a afew afew afew few of those legal lights of the prose prosecution cution a few pointers In conducting a criminal case And Delaney Delane cast the same reflection upon Wilson Tilson as he began writing down notes on his scratch pad After digesting their dinner Delaney Delane and Wilson ilson were inspired with silent ora oratory orator oratory tory tor at about yesterday e after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon when they began to write down their speeches They The wrote pages and ami pages and then studied them and tried to memorize them Judge J M 1 Bowman yesterday in informed Informed informed formed the prosecution that some con conclusion elusion must be reached in the case which has already occupied ten days of his attention instructing its iU representatives representatives tives thes that they the would be limited to nf fifteen teen tn minutes each