Show MUD HIM m A NE CUE william collier on trial for manslaughter KILLED A PARK CITY MAN q k tho the tragedy was the outgrowth of a quarrel last december over a billiard game special counsel Ep employed loyed by tho the mother of the bend nan llan A plea pica of self defense put in the milling killing of 0 J C watson at park city lost last december by william collier Col llor a miner formed the basis basia ot of a Sudi judicial cial investigation which was taken up before judge bartch yesterday the kIl killing haig which was wag the outgrowth ot of a ou nu arrel occurred in the tour four hundred sL liloon loon the weapon used by collier being a billiard cue tho the men were playing a game of 0 pool when the trouble occurred watson grasped a heavel heave shovel and advanced toward collier and was subsequently struck over the head by tile the latter with the cue the blow resulting gulting rc in watsons Vat sons death it was claimed by the prosecution that watson had bad put the shovel down prior to the assault being made upon him by collier while the defense alleged that watson had already assaulted collier and was advancing upon him agan with ith the uplifted shovel and that the latter delivered the tha fatal blow in self defense the specific charge chares against collier was voluntary manslaughter assistant united states counsel howat juice judge powers and W I 1 snyder appeared for the prosecution baid d darld dav ld B D tewkesbury for the defense judge powers and mr snyder are both bolh in the employ of mrs lira arinda watson the mother of the young man who was killed when the case was called yesterday the defense moved tor r a continuance on an the ground ot of the absence of important witnesses whom it was alleged would testify that watson had previously threatened to kill collier co liter and that lie he was advancing upon him with an uplifted shovel when lie he was vas struck but upon the prosecution admitting that the bitne witnesses ages would so testify it if present the motion was overruled TESTIMONY FOR prosecution the witnesses examined for the pros catlon were mrs lira arrinda watson mrs william watson george sessions claude wright henry W perry frank lVa tilon socrates brewer willlard williard Dy dyckman climan frank carpenter charles and william really benny the testimony tended to show allow that laats on and collier were both drinking in the four hundred undred If saloon on the evening of december ath and watson challenged collier to play a game of pool cool A disagreement then arose ind and finally watson struck at a t collier with a billiard cue they were separated and d watson then went to the rack and got another cue when collier ran t towards him and knocked him into the coal box the cue falling upon the floor collier picked it up and walked toward the door after which watson got out of thecial the thel coal box and grasping a heavy shovel followed collier when near collier watson Nl atson stopped and put the shovel down aid as he was turning away collier struck him above al and lid behind the wr with the cue watson was then taken home and died f tour our days later after the examination of the fore goina witnesses i the prosecution rested and witnesses for the defense were called john L weber testified that colliers for peace and quiet was good and edward crane a teamster who was as preset when tho the trouble occurred testified that watson was the creanor M court th then m adjourned until 10 this morning |