Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-01-18 | Page 11 | For Killing Dan Ryan

f FOB KilliNG DAN t RYAN j t Mary Jane Smith Arraigned I in District Court I I WOMAN HAD NO LAWYER I Said She Could Not Afford to Retain One Given Until Thursday to Enter Plea Judge Will Appoint Attor i ney to Defend Her Mary Jane Smith the colored woman charged with murder In the first decree de-cree In having caused the death of Daniel Ryan a miner on the night ol December 12th at her place in Victoria Victo-ria Riley was arraigned In the criminal division of the District court yesterday yester-day She had no attorney she said she could not afford to retain one to defend her case Judge Morse told t her that she need not enter a plea and Fhe was given till Thursday to do so The court will appoint an attorney to take charge of her defense District Attorney Elchnor has taken no chAnces on the Information that he has filed against the Smith woman The murder charge contains three separate counts First the administration of morphine In Ryans beer second the administration of morphine In some form and manner unknown third the administration of morphine with Intent to commit robbery the act being great ly dangerous to the life of Daniel Ryan and evidencing a depraved mind regardless re-gardless of human life This is said by leading members of the bar to be about as absolutely impregnable as an information of a murder charge ot the kind could be made Mary Jane Smith exhibited the same stolid Indifference In court that she has 1 since the day she was arrested She was In charge of Deputy Sheriff Bur bldge during the proceedings and was taken by him to the county jail