Show i HOWARD 0 SPENCER commencement af his trial for shooting sergeant pike the case of howard 0 spencer and george charged with the murder of sergeant ralph pike in salt lake city hi august was called for trial in the third district court yesterday before judge judd chere was a large attendance of spectators mr spencer came in just before the hour of opening court he is represented by arthur brown sheeks hawlins and le grand young eorge was represented by C 0 whittemore the prosecution was conducted by peters and hilea mr young stated to the court that they desired a separate trial for mr spencer an order to this effect was made in reply to a question by the court mr peters baid he thought the spencer trial would lake three or four days the neam case was beet for friday next mr whittemore wanted a further postponement postpone meat but the court declined to raut it at the adjournment of court last night ba two aurora had been secured |