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Show COING TO THE JURY. The Kviili-nne In the Munlnr Trial Cloeee ami It Kiilloned hy Thrilling ArgaintinU, The evidence in tho Raymond murder mur-der trial having been concluded yesterday yester-day afternoon the argument was opened by Assistant United States Attorney At-torney Critchlow, who was followed by Mr. 1). N. Straup, whoso effort was a surprise to his must ardent admirers. Judg.i Powers then argued the case at length and United States Attorney Va-rian Va-rian is now closing and at the conclusion conclu-sion of bis address the fate of Raymond will land in the hands of the jury. The Unnd Klrellon. In the case of the people vs. the Utah Commission in which the right of tha latter to control the election that occurs oc-curs on Monday, Judge Anderson begun be-gun to deliver his decision at 4 o'cloc k this afternoon. Coort No'ee another setting of civil cases will occur oc-cur next week on which occasion the April term of the district court will bo inaugurated. The supreme court will reconvene cn April 10 and will begin w ith a day of important decisions iu which a number of manors of public as well as private interest will reo.-tvo attention. Judge P. II. Macgahan of Tolc -.o, Ohio, reported in court this morning as associate counsel in ihe defeuce of Diamond, Dia-mond, whose trial on the charge of murder mur-der will commence before Judg Zaun on Monday morning next. The judge is an undo of the defendant and represents repre-sents in physical manhood what he dot:, c '.i.telloctual attainments. Judge James McGarry of tho probate court at Heaver, arrived in the city this morning and is meeting with an ovation ova-tion from his old friends and acquaintances. acquaint-ances. The judge, who was one of tho victims of a railway accident while he was iu pursuit of Hrooks, tho alleged kidnapper, has not yet been able to discard dis-card his crutches although he is much improved. "My attention has been so occupied with matters of a more urgent nature." said Judge Anderson this morning, "that 1 have been tillable to reach a decision de-cision upon the Old Fort block matter but you may expect it early iu the tiext sitting of thestipremo court, Of course Mr. Haeon is in no haste inasmuch as the arrangement is surrounded by certain cer-tain conditions and I infer that no matter mat-ter what the ruling, notice of appeal will be Hied." The trial of William Diamond on an indictment charging him with murder w ill open tho week beforo Judge Zane and promises to occupy but a short time as there are but four witnesses thus far subpicnaed to appear for the prosecution. No event in the chronology of December crime is more vividly recalled than that for which Diamond is asked to pay the penalty. L'p to the fatal moment when tho blow was struck in the beat of passion he and his victim had been Mends room-matej. Some misunderstanding led them to a dispute iu which Diamond seized a chisel and dispatched a blow that an hour later culminated in death. Ho was arrested and subsequently admitted bail. The trial w ill attract a large attendance. |