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Show The Old Coalville Case. Two weeks ago, Monday, the eld Coalville case was io have come up for trial. Judge Emerson, however,' hav-ing hav-ing to go to Provo, the jury waa discharged dis-charged until yesterday, when it was understood the matter would come up. The defecdaoia were La court, ready for trial, when the prosecution arose and moved for a continuance. The motion wa resitted by the defendants, de-fendants, and itapDearinz thai the ca?e had continually been postponed at the instance ol the prosecution, the judge overruled the motion. The prosecution then said they were not prepared to go on, and moved that it 1 be dismitaed. Thia motion was also resisted by the delenao, who demanded trial, and it was thereupon determined that the case should go over until the first day of the February Feb-ruary term, when it will be tried. This is a case for murder in tbe first degree, the crimes, according to1 the indictment, having taken place on the 1st of August, 1867. Tae indictments in-dictments charge Jacob Hofiman. Jackson Redding, Wil km Smith, Charles Livingston, Dick Eldredge, and Joseph Brim with Killing Isaao 3. Potter aod Charles WiUon at Coalville, Coal-ville, Summit County, on the date mentioned. The indictments against the parties named were found August 3d, 1S77, since which time the defendants de-fendants have been earnestly endeavoring endea-voring to obtain a trial, but have not yet succeeded. Judge Hunter yesterday yester-day ordered the bondsmen discharged, and allowed the defendants te go on their own recognizance. Hoffman had previously been discharged dis-charged under one of tbe indictments. |