Show MUST T FACE JURY IN THIS COUNTY Armstrong Overrules Motion for Change of Venue in Sullivan Case DEFENDANT DISAPPOINTED ARMSTRONG FINDS NOTHING TO PREJUDICE JURORS t lL i 1 Joe Sullivan will be tried rI by twelve we citizens of or Salt Lake county Judge Judg e Armstrong of the district court yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day overruled the motion of Sullivans Sullivan s attorneys for fora a change chango of or venue and notified them that the case would come cometo cometo to trial before him next Monday mornIng morn morning mornIng ing March 9 It was set for that date dat e at the time Sullivan pleaded to the in information Information information formation filed flied against him charging him with killing kUling Patrolman Charles Charle s Ford The motion for a change of venue was wa s made Monday Jast fast and Judge Arm Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong strong withheld his decision until this morning Promptly at 10 court convened and the Accused was brought in by Deputy Sheriff Sheriffs Sharp and Emery Em Emery Emt t ery cry hI I 1 have examined the newspaper clippings clip cUp clippings pings concerning the case and have found nothing which in my mind could prejudice any reasonable man against this defendant said Judge Armstrong after the bailiff had announced the opening of or court I 1 have also exam examined examIned examined ined the affidavits filed by both sides and find nothing in them to warrant me to grant a change of oC venue Itis It Itis ItIs is therefore ther fore ordered that the motion be denied and that the defendant prepare pre prepare prepare l pare for trial next Monday March 9 Note an exception said J H Bailey Batley BaileyJr Jr attorney for the defense and nd the proceedings were brought to a close Sullivan was immediately taken back to the penitentiary where he will re remain remain remain main until his trial The prisoner was waR noticeably disappointed disappointed disappointed pointed In the attitude of Judge Arm Armstrong Armstrong strong drong and when seen in the sheriffs s office did not hesitate 1 to express his opinion Sullivan Disappointed T T am to be tried for my life by a hostile jury he declared I think that the Judge should s have granted the motion Everybody knows there is a sentiment against me throughout this county and that no matter how fair minded the men who compose the jury are I 1 cannot hope for a square deal from them because they will be influenced Influenced influenced against me by what they have havet ti t heard no matter how hard they try tr t not to be y 7 The decision of Judge Armstrong Armstron i Ie h came as a distinct surprise surprie to the de defenso defenso defenso Sullivans trial will no doubt be one of the most memorable in the crim criminal inal annals Oi o L Salt Lake county count On the night of December 14 1907 Patrolman Patrol Patrolman Patrolman man Charles Ford was shot and killed by one of two desperadoes who had jf f held up the Albany saloon at the cor corner corner jf ner of Second South and Fifth West Vest i streets Early in the morning the po police I lice ilee captured James Owen Who lio confess confessed ed that he was the lookout for the two men who robbed rob ed the saloon s loon and that he ran when the shots were fired He Implicated Sullivan and a halfbreed named Garcia in ht the crime and the po police police lice at once made every effort to cap tire these men Sullivan had iad been released re released released leased only three days before from the penitentiary after serving a term for a holdup committed in Og Ogden Ogden den He was finally captured in Port Portland Portland Portland land Ore and brought back to Salt Lake Garcia has not as yet et been ap apprehended apprehended Planned in Jubilee Saloon J It is alleged that the crime was I planned in the Jubilee saloon on Com Coin Commercial mercial street and Tip Belcher the bartender and hi Sadie Belcher are arp now in jail and will be the star witnesses for the state Belcher Belc er is said to have harbored harb red both Sullivan and Garcia at his home in the old Kimball Kim Kimball Kimball ball residence on North Main street and to have disposed of or the loot se secured secured secured cured by these men James M 11 McGivern a bartender in inthe Inthe inthe the Continental saloon is 15 also a wit witness witness witness ness for the state and is under bonds to appear at the trial Owen shortly after his arrest was allowed to plead guilty to robbery and received a sentence in the penitentiary the limit under the law Owens attitude has naturally east cast sus IK L i jk k Ion on him as In reality he was not guilty of the crime to which he was wa anxious to plead guilty and the chief argument of or the defense will be that he and not Sullivan fired the fatal shot An effort will also be made to prove an alibi for tor Sullivan The bartender at ut the Albany saloon Is expected to bear out the contentions of the defense He will probably tes testify testify testify that a man answering Owens de description descrIption description was the one who displayed the revolver in the saloon From this it will be argued that Owen and an Garcia Gar Garcia Garcia cia were the guilty parties and that Sullivan was waa not even tt with Ith them The trial will be held In Judge flit Rit chies courtroom |