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Show POSTPONES DECISION IB lf HEMIK Woman Makes Pathetic Attempts At-tempts to Propitiate Stern Husband. Judge Dlchl did not give his decision Wednesday In tho case of the Austrian, Stanlsa Mcslch, who Is charged with the murder of Herman Obrndovltch. a fellow-Austrian, fellow-Austrian, who ran awuv with Mcslch's wife. Judge Dlehl announced that he will take tho cask under further advisement advise-ment until Saturday. There were- pathetic scenes In the courtroom when the wife of tho accused man attempted several times to propitiate propi-tiate him by little advances. Finally she went so far as to try to get him to tallr, but he turned away, unheeding her remarks. Aftar he had been returned to the Jail she appeared there and asked to be allowed to wash his clotheB and to see him. Meslch still was stern, refusing to see her, and she left In despair. William Newton, attorney for Press Jackson, the negro who was shot bv Love Harris, another negro, on Franklin avenue two or three days ago. waived the reading of tho preliminary complaint charging assault with a deadly weapon and his bail was fixed at $400, the same as his assailant's. He will plead July S. John W. Williams, also known as Moreton, the negro who la charged with assaulting with a deadly weapon Rennic Dorcey of South State street, a nerrro lad, will plead Friday. H1b ball was fixed at $400- Williams was arrested at Ogden Tuesday and brought back to this city by Offlcor Wllkerson. Before Justice Dana T. Smith Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon a complaint charging the embezzling of S4.52i.66 from tho National Mastic Roofing companv while ho was acting as its agent In 1906 and 1907. was filed agafnst Oliver J. Smith by B. B. Clawson. Tho case probably will be heard Friday. In Judgo Dlehl's court Wednesday morning, upon the motion of Soren X. Chrlstensen, counsel for the defense, de-fense, and with the consent of Assistant County Attorney David M. Haigh for tho State, the first embezzlement case against Smith was continued without date. The case against Frank Alkawa, a Greek, charged with assault, was dismissed dis-missed In Judge Dlehl's court Wednesday afternoon because of the failure of two of the principal prosecuting witnesses to appear. Thomas Riley, a young man, was fined 510 by Judge Dlchl Wednesday afternoon for trespassing upon the city jail grounds. |