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Show TWO HELD FOR MURDER. Aliened Slayers of Joo La Vella Given Preliminary Hearing at Provo. Special .to The Tribune. PROVO, April 11. The preliminary examination ex-amination of Joo BacktOBh and Adula All, the two young Albanians charged with the murder of Joe L Yella near Tucker, In Spanish Fork canyon, on tho afternoon of April 8, was held today bo-fore bo-fore Precinct Justice E. L. Jones. County Coun-ty Attorney Grant C. Bagley and District Dis-trict Attorney J. H. McDonald conducted the examination for the state. Court Stenogmphor D. H. Roberta took a stenographic report of the proceedings. After hearing the testimony, Justice Jones held the defendants, without boil, on a charge of murder In tho first degree. de-gree. An effort will be made to have the case tried at this term of court. The accused men aro each 20 yaara of ago, according to their statements. All, who is the man whom tho officers believe fired tho shot that killed La Vella. appeared nervous, working hlu hands and picking his fingers during the hearing. Backtosh seemed to take moro interest In the case, but was apparently less 111 at ease. On being asked by the court if they wanted to cross-examine the witnesses, wit-nesses, they said they did not, as they did not talk Bncllah. |