Show SUPREME SUPREME COURT TO TODE DEIDE IDE MAJORS'S I APPEAL FOR HIS THIRD NEW TRIAL The October term o of the thc Superior court commences next Monday londa Chief Justice Miner Is Is' Ism Ill In California and will m probably not be able to sit during f entire th the term Judge Baskin will om probably act as Chief r Justice and his his his' place will be filled tilled by Ju Judge ge Hart of ot the tite First JudicIal Judicial Judi Judi- cial district the first wed week b by Judge of oC the Second Judicial district I the second week b by Judge Booth of the Fourth Judicial district the third week weel and by Judge Mor Morse e of or the Third Judicial Judicial Judi Judi- cial district during the remainder of or orthe the term There are seven forty-seven cases on the docket to be decided d at nt this term of oC court but eight of which are lre crImInal criminal criminal crim crIm- inal cases Tho The Celebrated Majors Case The first case cate on the docket Is No 1351 1251 the State of Utah vs s James Janes Mor Mor- gan gln This his case is one which next to the Peter en case e has attracted attention than nn any criminal case ever eer tried In this State James Morgan l alias A Abe be Majors has hasa a n. criminal record that dates back man many years although he Is only onh 23 years ears old He Is under sentence of life imprisonment imprison Imprison- ment having been found guilty of murder murder murder mur mur- der In ht the first degree Th The The- crime for which he stands convicted was committed commit commit- ted on the night of April SO O 0 Abe be Majors und and his brother known as Archie Majors 1 held up and robbed lobbed Fred Ired p r t. t r I rABE ABE MAJORS Hanson near BrIgham City on the afternoon afternoon af af- of the date late In question They relieved relle him of or his belongings which consisted of a pair pall of cheap cuff cufr buttons buttons buttons but but- tons and two bottles of or milk and then bound and gagged him Hanson soon succeeded in releasing himself and gave gaye the alarm Battle BaHle In the Canyon A posse was organized and started In pursuit of or the fugitives c About dusk they came up with the two men In Ina a mountain canyon several miles from the spot pOt wh where re the crime was committed A battle ensued In which Captain B Drown Brown own of ot tho the Ogden police force torce and i 4 Majors were killed Abe Majors was captured and lodged In Jail JaB at at Brigham ham CIl City He was first tried before II Judge Hart of or the First Judicial district district dis dis- I found guilty and sentenced to be shot An appeal wn was tal taken en to the Supreme Su Supreme Supreme Su- Su preme court That body reversed the decision of or the lower court and recommended recommended men mended ed that the prisoner oner be granted a anew anew anew new trial Convicted the Second Time On October r 8 8 1901 he was again convicted con eon convicted I of or murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment An appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap II peal was taken to the Supreme court and will be heard be before ore that bod body on October Majors I Jors has a criminal record which dates back bad to lS H. H He lie then lived lined In Alameda Al- Al ameda count county California In March he was sentenced to ten years' years ImprIsonment imprisonment imprisonment im Im- in the California State penitentiary penitentiary pen pen- for burglaries committed In Alameda l county On account of his youth he was paroled December 28 1898 Soon after his release he lie came to Utah and located In Cache count county |