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Show MAN IDENTIFIES HIS ALLEGED ASSAILANT PreUminary Hearing of Antone Garcia ; Is Begaui Before Justice Frank B. Scott. Preliminary hearing w-as begun yesterday yes-terday before Frank B. Scott, justice of the peace, in the case of Antone Garcia, charged with an attempt on the life of Joseph Rugar, 65 years of age. Rugar was stopped by a highwayman early on the morning of June 4 at See-ond'West See-ond'West and Third South streets. After Af-ter putting up his hands, Rugar put them down, when the holdup thrust a pistol at his side, and the gun was discharged dis-charged us he was thrusting it to one side, according to Rugar ;s testimony. While on the witness stand, he positively positive-ly identified the defendant as the man who shot him. The wound proved superficial. super-ficial. During the progress of the hearing, Garcia was openly contemptuous," smiling smil-ing again and again at the testimony of the complaining witness. The hearing will be resumed this morning. |