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Show HISS OLSONS EXAJIIXATIOX. ArgnnJnt us application for Con ttattanen Two o'cldcfc this afternoon was the hsur set for the examlntUon or Miss AmanJa Olson, charged with Uie murder or Frank; C. Hall. It was generally knawu that lh grand jury Uessri "tho Investigation' Of tho case yesterday afternoon, and the expectation was that a preliminary prelimi-nary examination would be dispensed dis-pensed with. At the hour named the county attorney at-torney tiled a motion for A continuance continu-ance till tomorrow, supported by an aftidavlt showing Uiat the grand jury were engaged in InvcstigaUng the case In support of the motion, he stated that lime and expense would be saved by leaving the case to be dealt with directly by the grand Jury. Judge rowers opposed the motion, urging that tho U. fendant was entitled en-titled to ascertain without delaj whether or not the ofTensu was ball-ab'c. ball-ab'c. Id crcss-cxamlne U10 witnrtx-s for the prosecution, and to have a record made of their tesUmouy. Justice Lanty held tliat it was not proper for this court to take cognizauce or what the grand Jury were dolus, as Hieir proceedings pro-ceedings were supposed to be secret, and Uiai it was not proier to omit a preliminary prelimin-ary examination in such a case. He overruled the motion for a continuance. con-tinuance. A wait occurred while a stenographer steno-grapher was sent for, aud then the re was another for the appearance of, the prisoner. At (CIS MUi Olson Chirred iiib court rooirt and took a teat beside JddgePoners. She is of pell to stature, of a slight, frail looking form, Jud iter age Jt given as ttrcnty:hrec She lias raUier a larse, but Well formed head, wnlch is covered wlUi an abundant gruw th or brown hair. Her features are expresdv.) and mobile, and her eyes are largr, btueand beautiful, an J indicate a lender an latTectionato nature. The size aud form of the none Indicate force of cliaracter, but the mouth is the feature whlclr meet shows determination. As she sat down herll closed with an expression expres-sion of marked resolution, called up by Uie ordeal she was racing. Her demeanor was perfectly calm and composed. Mn-Aun Hart was the fifi witness wit-ness for tho prosecution. She is somewhat deaf. Mr. Elchnor put Uiv questions to her. bhc testified to having beeu acquainted with Frank C. Hall aunt tro year-". Stio detailed the circumstances circum-stances anJ imtlculara cf the Ihooliug as they hae been made familiar to the lublic She was on the stand when our rcprt closed, an 1 up to tliat time nothing new was learned from her. Her cTftn-cxaminaUon cTftn-cxaminaUon by Judge Powers had not begun. |