Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-26 | Page 8 | King's Lawyer Defers Action for New Trial

KINGS KING'S LAWYER DEFERS ACTION FOR NEW TRIAL Order in Murder Case Entered by Judge of Stewart Continuing Hearing I t c. c J 11 0 i i i Jq f il 7 Motion 10 t. t IOn I Indefinitely n d e f. f Ini t e 1 y I Upon motion n or f Attorney William F F. by consent of District Attorney Eichnor an order was entered by Judge Stewart this morning continuIng continuing con con- indefinitely the hearing of the motion for a a. new trIal in the case of James Lynch and Robert L L. King which was filed the preceding day v vIn In Jn bringing the matter to the attention of the court Mr Wanless s said that tint he had filed the motion at this time in order t to comply with the provisions pro vi of the statute but that he doubted the jurisdiction of the court to enter enter- 1 I tam tain the motion at present for the reason that the matter was now pending In Inthe the Supreme court He accordingly asked that the hearing upon the motion be continued Indefinitely with permission to call it up at any anytime time and without without without with with- out waiving any rights accrue t to the defendants District Att said in reply that he would consent to the order ordera a ak asked ked 1 by MI Mi 1 s as is he too doubted the authority of of the the trial court to entertain the motion the Supreme court had passed upon a similar motion I now pending The order w was as then entered by the court