Show IN TIDf SECOND DISTRICT I The Homicide The Libel Case Other Court News BEAVER Utah December 20 Special to the News 1 The Stewait homicide ease has at last aftfr a day and a halfs trial been submitted fb the jury for their decision The bulk of the evidence produced at the trial went to show that the killing of Pttys was the outcome of a drunken debauch de-bauch in which both Stewart and his victim had been indulging during the day of the fatal occurrence Tae men had been drinking together and one of themf had broken a stool belonging to one of the saloon keepers A dftpute between the two as towho should pay for the damaged pitct of furniture led to Stewarts either striking or pushing Poleys to tho extent that the latter fell backwards over a rough bench and while prostrate and hi < head pre sumsb y restinz on a cobble stone be lug struct additional heavy blows on the face by Stewarts clinched fist The I result uf these bl > ws was so the prosecution prosecu-tion a lege that the lower part of the left t < ranora > bone aT ho base of the skull was fractured causing a rup ure of the blood vessels at the base of tne brain and the consequent con-sequent death of the unfortujate man a couple of hours afterwards Toe defense represented by Mr Denny and Mr Christian admi ted everything concerning the alleged cause of d ath which they produced t osurg cal experts to prove was more likely brought about by Polles falling upon the tone than from the force of htewarts blows King the jiurnal st of Fiisco was ar riigned yesterday nd pleaded not guilty to the charge of criminal libel It transp res that Kiog is not indicted for slandering the do district court officials as was at first supposed sup-posed but for alleging that Jerry Tlbbetry the principal witness in the Oaltnn case committed perjury when giviug his evl J de > ce in the case referred to The five victims of the Edmunds law that are awaiting sentence in this court have been Informed that the time set for their sentence has been postponed until 9 am Thursday next It is announced that court will adjourn for the term on Friday next |