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Show O'NEIL BOUND OVER, The Slayer of George Kounily at I'ark City Held In $2000 lo Await the Action oT the ( ran d Jury. Sheriff J. L. Weber of Summit county arrived in the city this morning from Park city, having In custody Thomas H. O'Neil, who is held in the sum of 12000 for the slayinc "f lieorge Koundy, son of Bishop Round'.'. latter now "underground" on the ulghl Of the 32d. O'Neil and Koundy were present in Thomp-1 Thomp-1 son's saloon when a bet arose over a high kicking contest. The men went to the bar to put up the money and during the transaction eatue to blows. Koundy was knocked down and died almost instantly. Upon examination it was ascertained that his neck had been broken. It wan said that O'Neil had kicked him. This O'Neil denies and counsel sets up that the fatality of tho blow was in the fall. O'Neil is now awaiting the action of the grand jury at the penitentiary and that he feels confident of an acquitted ac-quitted was betrayed in the fact that during the accident on the L'tan Central last night he declined the opportunity to escape. On the other hand) he became one of the most energetic workers at the wreck and drew pral6e from every source. |