Show POWERS WILL DEFEND HIM James McGrath Who Killed His Wife at Eureka Will Have All tho Chance There Is If James W McCirnth Is destined lo rx pinto the kllllnrr of his wife on the I sea I f fold he will at IcjisL have the satisfaction of knowing that lu hud all tire show a reasonable man could nslc for lie Is I to he tiled this month at Nophl oath Judge O V Powers will conduct the dcfeiiJC McCrnth made aflldavlt that he was without jncnns and asked that tin attorney at-torney be assigned to defend him Judge Thomas Marloncanx Ire I Irhil I Judiio 1 do clarcd that If a mau was Jian ccl from his court he should be hun < on the ovl 1 dfiice and not on the mistakes of his counsel l and accordingly selected Judge Powers to humllu the oaae Chlullr because of the fact tlmt isre Grath has I no money 1111 no InlhiPiulai frlcndH Judge Powcni accepted the aM Hluninont but since looking Into tIre evl demo hlw synillirt Irks Ira ye heen awakened awak-ened In buhalf 01 the prisoner and he will do all in bio power to auve his unsought client from the fate that thrvulcnu him McGruth was a painter and decorator at Eurelcii Ills wife was rumilm iho Eureka Eu-reka hotel They hue l much trouble and a few days before the killing Mrs Mc Grath hesan prnceedlngs lo sieure a dl onu iMcOrath hud Iven drlnkliiGf heal ly I for fcoveral days his money was jjono and I his supply rif Ilcnor was shill oiT On the afternoon of December 27 J90J he met Ids wlfo on time main atront and after talking with her for a taw mlnuLes lrrs Il revolver and shot her Jive times After the shooting aicGrnth stood as If dnzec until led oft to tall lie said ho had no thought of phooUiiK her until ho met het on the street lie did not even Know how many shots had been ilred When In formed that she watt still alive ho cx prcKscd the hope that me would recover This was not to he however und the woman wo-man died the following day AVhen sobor McGrath was a very pleas ant man and very much liked by the pco plo of Eureka Jt IH ixpected that the trial will begin next Monday District Attorney Greenwood Green-wood of Fillmore will conduct time prosecution prose-cution |