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Show I TOO STJITE CASES Oil in TODAY Appeals of Murray and Mc-whinney Mc-whinney Are First on Tho state supreme court will begin Its October term tomorrow morning with tho hearing of tho appeal of John Murray, Mur-ray, convicted of htghway robbery and sentenced to life Imprisonment In tho state prison. Murray waa the pal of J. .1. Alorris In the robbery of the Uncle Sam pawnshop In First South street and In the escape from which Morris killed ,T. Walter Axtell, for which crime he (Morris) was later executed by hanging at tho stato penitentiary. Murray escaped es-caped a similar fatr by reason of the fact that he was placed under arrest for the robbery a minute or two before the shooting occurred, a block away. The appeal of Ilarley Mcwhlnnoy, convicted con-victed murderer of C- 1. Erlckson, In the Ramona rooming house, October 6, 1911, is also on tho calendar for bearing tomorrow. Mewhlnney and Sam Klrk-patrlck Klrk-patrlck the latter now serving twenty years In the state penitentiary, went to the rooming house and there endeavored endeav-ored to rob a man In tho room of Mrs, Marie Fuller. In the course of the robbery rob-bery Erlckson tried to enme to the rescue res-cue and was shot in cold blood. Ktrk-patrlck Ktrk-patrlck pleaded guilty to participation In the crime and was sentenced to twenty years. Mewhlnney stood trial and was found guilty and sentenced to bo executed exe-cuted by shooting. However, It Is possible possi-ble that both cases may go to tho foot of the calendar on motion of the attorney attor-ney general. In tho criminal division of the Third district court, the trial of Alfred Sorensen, Soren-sen, charged with the murder of Thomas McGIllIs, Is on the calendar for tomorrow. tomor-row. Tt la expected that the hearing In the Sorensen case will be largely attended, attend-ed, owing to the political connections of the accused, who was prominent m he Socialistic ranks. Judge O. X. Hilton of Colorado is In Salt Lake for tho purpose of defending Sorensen Originally Attorney Wlllanl Hanson was In charge of the case, but when ho becamo Implicated In t')i bribery charges recently at pollco headquarters Judge Hilton was retained by Horcnseu |