Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-11 | Page 1 | Deputies Wait for Judge to Fix Trial Date

DEPUTIES WAIT fOR JUDGE TO TOI I fiX TRIAl DATE I Ardmore Officers Who Slew Mexican Students Free on Bail BODIES ESCORTED HOME Oklahoma Secures Special Specia Prosecutors for Case ARDMORE ARD Okla June 11 Associated Associated Associated Press Press Free Free under bond each two Ardmore deputy sheriffs today tolby awaited decision of District Judge Asa Walden who was to se sethe set the date for their trial on murder charges growing out of tho the fatal fata shooting early Monday Monda of two Mexican lexi 1 can can college students Indications were that trial would be set for late this month or early in July I The officers W. W E E. Gue Guess and Cecil Ceci Crosby were bound over yesterday after arraignment before County Count Judge C. C N. N Champion that drew In- In nn and l legal talent talent tal tal- tal- tal ent representing two nations the state and count county RE REMAINS SHIPPED HOME IE I Meanwhile the bodIeS or the slain youths Emilio Emilo Cortes Rubio cousin of the Mexican president Ortiz OrUz Rubio and Manuel Gomez son on of 01 a socially prominent Mexican merchant merchant mer mer- chant were en route to ac acI accompanied accompanied ac- ac I companied by Col Charles Clowe a representative of the state of Oklahoma Okla Okia- la- la homa and a son of Governor W. W H H. Murray They were to accompany Continued on Pate Pare Nine DEPUTIES WAIT AIT fOR JUDGE TO fiX TRIAl DATE Continued from Pare Pase One the bodies as far as the Mexican bor bor- der The bodies were entrained late yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- following impressive services s sat at St. St Marys Mary's Catholic at attended attended attended at- at tended by thousands man many of 01 whom were unable to enter the small frame structure Governor Murray of ot Oklahoma City while urging two personal representatives representatives rep rep- es at Ardmore to press the case to the fullest Issued a statement statement statement state state- ment last night concurring In a suggestion suggestion sug tug from Washington that It would be wise for Oklahomans to re remain remain remain re- re main out of Mexico for the present In view of reports of ot anti-American anti demonstrations F. F M. M Dudley assistant attorney general and Claude Weaver the governors governor's governors governor's governors governor's gov gov- private seret secretary r aided County Attorney Marvin Shilling Inthe in inthe inthe the prosecution and are assI assigned ned to appear at the s states state's ates ate's counsel table at atthe atthe the trial SPECIAL ATTORNEYS PRESENT In Ardmore also were M. M C C. C Gonzales Gon- Gon zales San Antonio attorney for the Mexican consul general and L. L A. A Mullens special agent of Secretary Stimson of the state department Action of Judge Champion in bindIng binding bind bind- Ing ng over Guess and Crosby followed the taking of ot testimony from both deputies from Salvador Cortes RubIo another cousin of ot the Mexican president dent who was with the slain youths at the time they were shot passersby passerby who were attracted attract d to the midnight shooting and two other officers Guess testified that he fired the fatal atal shots asserting vehemently that he did so only after the youths had drawn pistols Salvador testified the students had pistols but additional testimony indicated indicated indi indi- they the had not been fired tired The youths were en route to Mexico from colleges in Kansas and Missouri for lor forthe forthe the summer holidays Judge Walden announced that the trial probably would begin during the district court session set for lor June 22 which will extend Into July