Show AND ND LAWRENCE sis JUDGE JUDIL TO LEAVE ENCH BINCH I I I I I Allegation Is s That T Judge Howe Mowen Has Hils i iI T Taken ken P Part rt in Con Conferences onI on- on With the Counsel for the Prosecution I I Special to The Tho T Telegram Tel I OGDEN NOV 22 ACCORDING 22 I I TO RUMORS IN CIRCULATION I HERE TODAY JUDGE JOHN JOlIN A. A HOWELL OF THE SECOND DISTRICT DIS DIS- I COURT WILL VILL BE ASKED TO RETIRE PROM FROM THE HEARING OF I ITHE ITIlE THE TIlE CASE OASE OF Or FRED 0 O. V WALKER ALKER AND EDWARD LA LAWRENCE WHOSE I TRIAL ON THE TIlE CHARGE OF MURDER MURDElL MUR MUR- I DER DElL IS SET FOR DECEMBER 3 I AND CALL ANOTHER DISTRICT JUDGE TO HIS IllS SEAT IN THE I I EVENT THAT JUDGE HOWELL DE DE- I CLINES TO RETIRE FROM TIlE THE TRIAL OF THE TIlE CASE OASE APPLICATION TION WILL BE FILED TO HAVE SOME SOMI OTHER JUDGE TRY THE CASE OASE Thu i is the tho assertion made mul b by persons per per- sons song in in this city this morning who arcin art are artin in in close eloe conn connection c with the tho defense of Walker and Lawrence Tho The grounds rounds for asking Judge Howell to retire for tho time hearing of tho the case Ct are aro alleged cd to tobo tobo bo ho that he ho has haR been bon in conference a number of times with the attorneys for forthe forthe the prosecution Friends Friend of nf Judge e Howell are indignant indig nant that thal any such suh an un inference even u cuby by the slightest hint should be made against him It is said Mid to be ht a fn fact t nevertheless that fudge Howell Howll will be linked asked to leave tho thu bench durin during the tho hearing of ot the eases as against walker t nud aud Lawrence and that if it he ho fail to todo do tto so iO after oCter the conference this after ater afternoon noon the attorneys for the defendants will tile lilo a motion for a t ehan change 6 of or When the time defendants w were ro arraigned in the district court ourt on tho the charge o of 01 murder in iii the tho first degree Attorney W. W n R. R counsel for or them made madea a It motion to have hae them theta admitted to bail The motion W was f not seriously opposed op op- Cosed posed by District Attorney but ut W. W I. I L. L Maginnis In counsel for Mrs u. u Jeers opposed it At that time the th di district tri t attorney expressed std a doubt as to whether the tho state would be he beable able to prove the time charge harle of murder r in inthe inthe inthe the first t d degree r and a n sharp tilt oc Ol occurred ne- ne between him and Judge II Maginnis Magin Magin- ni his nis following which time the latter left t the e courtroom At that time timo Judge e Howell 1 took the motion for admi admission ion to bail under tinder consideration ron eon and amid later Inter denied the motion Since ginN then it is claimed that Walker has been failing ailing both physically and mentally and that ho he i is in such a condition con con- now not that unless he is lie is admitted tl to bail he will vill bo be unable to go 0 to trial on the date dali set net I It is alleged el that persons in this his cit city who whore who're wore were working in lU th the i ts of oC the tho pro prosecution cution have hae been unduly ac active active ac- ac C. C tive thc during the last few weeks nail and that they have r had Imil more than ono one conference con con- ference with Judge Howell It is it not Dot claimed It by friends of and antI Lawrence that they have hl in influenced rI his honor or that the they have e tried to do ito 10 so o. o Hut Bat it is claimed that the th fact that they have hn been seen in iti conf ienco with wilh hini him places him hini in a po position ho bo cannot afford to sit on time till case Since the tho preliminary examination of nt Walker r and ex cx A. A 0 O. Horn of oC this thU c cit city l lias bu IHS been retained a as associate counsel for the time defendants ami anil it in j believed that h HP tie has haj h hail had 11 much to do to with tho time up o of the defense tb that ll will wilt h be |