Show PALPABLE PREJUDICE The Arrest of William Hutcliinsrs I at Beaver I Special to THE HERALD BEAVER July lBAbout 10 oclock Saturday night William Hutchings city councilor exsheriff of the county and superintendent of the store here was escorting a lady clerk to the store The night was dark and it was raining When near the store he saw a dark object ob-ject like a big dog inside the fence following them the lady picked up a rock and threw it at the supposed animal ani-mal striking it in the small of the back when the creature ejaculated Gd dn you dont throw rocks at me and turning out to be James Hutchings the escorts brother and a deputy whoa who-a month past had been employed em-ployed to watch William whom rumor accuses of polygamy The rock hurt Jim and confined him to his bed till the examination into the case today Immediately after the rock was thrown Bill Thompson and Sar gent came up and carried Jim home argent reading a warrant and arresting arrest-ing William on a complaint charging unlawful cohabitation from July 11th 1885 till July 11th 1887 William was released on his own recognizance till today At 2 p m the case was called Denny counsel for the defendant moved that the case be changed to another commissioner com-missioner on the ground that his client could not have an impartial hearing because of the prejudice of the commissioner commis-sioner who had threaten Jthat if he ever got a chcnce he would get even with the defendant because defendant as marshal had frequently taken the Commissioner off the Beaver streets when drunk and noisy and confined him over night in jail but he made no complaint The defendants defend-ants attorney asked Smith to swear the defendant to the affidavit for the change he refused and said the affidavit was not true and he would compromise himself if he did but the defendant might swear to it before somebody else and it was sworn to before the district clerk Denny before reading it asked Will your honor file it and the court replied Yes He then read the question by the Commissioner to Mrs Edwards What relation do you and the defendant sustain ANone SecondWo you recollect the evening eve-ning you and the defendant were out togetherCOUNSELWhat COUNSELWhat evening THE COURT Last Saturday night the 16th What were you and defendant defend-ant doing Defendants counsel objected saving the complaint was filed July 10th by leave and he would object to anything since TilE COUnTr will ask any question I please up to the time of the arrest DENNY It is no use proceeding further this way Your honor will hold defendant any way We waive ex I IDilHtlOn THE COLRluYe hold defendant in 2 000 and this witness in 500 to the grand jury The prejudice of the Commissioner was so palpable that nearly all the Gentiles were astonished |