| Show TRIAL OF CAPT MILLS will be commenced on january ath BENBROOK TRIAL POSTPONED case ca of the tha slayer of morris lil otria will bo be called OR on january instead of december postponement made kada on motion of his attorney who set up that he was wan not present when the case was waa set for trial in december wanted more tims time for preparation the trial of 0 frederick J T mills tor for thi th i murder of 0 J C was ye yesterday titer act by judge norrell for fop january ath the killing 0 of took place on october ard rd in his bis office oh ice in tho oregon short line building under circumstances cum stances es still fresh in the mind of the public tho the caso caio ca io was wa set bet tor for trial on MO motion thin of 0 the county attorney tho the trial of john H Ben top for the murder of burton C morris which was set for december was yesterday postponed until january by judge norrell on motion of judge pro fia a of counsel for the th defense judda Jud powers submitted an affidavit deVit bettink forth that lie was waa not Dr esprit when tile the case was originally set being bouc of tho the city that he has been very much eng cne aked aged in other professional business busl nees and has not had time to properly prepare the defense and has not hron been able to confer with the witnesses and that thero there are some witnesses whose whereabouts havo have not been ascertained he ha further dedones that he believes ben brook ha he hai i fully and fairly stated this facts and that he has 9 a meritorious defense and declares that the for continuance Is not mado made for delay mere bercla I 1 1 |
