Show JOE JOl SULLIVAN SU D ELAR S H HE CANT JET T fAIR MH TR Al HERE P f f Alleged 1 Slaver Ser of C. C S. S ford or 1 in n Court Lon Ne Neat t nJ nd iI f Pe ce With World Scowl mS ppe r The Tho motion for a a change c of venue in inthe the trial of Joe Too Sullivan the alleged cd cr slayer of f Policeman Charles Ford Foid tho the night of December 11 H which was presented presented pre pro I seated b by Sullivan Sullivan's s 's 5 attorneys was wag he beard before Judge e Armstrong Armstron this morning mornin and the hearing continued until until until un un- un- un til Wednesday l mornin morning at nt 10 0 clock Sullivan w was s taken from his hi cell ceU in in the state prison carl early and taken to tho the sheriff sheriffs s 9 office by Deputy Sheriff Joe Toe Sharp and in company with his lawyers Bailey an and Vickery There is a marked d change o noticeable in tho manner of the tho accused man since sinco his preliminary trial As he walked into tho the courtroom between between be be- tween hi his bis' two attorneys he ho wore vore a pleasant ant expression oh his fa face e a as thou though h at peace pence with the tho world He lIe nodded his head to the judge and several several sev sev- eral officers of the court with a smile of reco recognition and seated him himself elf with his lawyers Several m matters were before before be- be fore tho the court before tho motion for fora a achan chan change c of venue was heard beard and while waiting his turn Sul Sullivan van chatted with tho tim deputy in charge charo of him tellin telling him that it was great reat to be bo out outa a again nin in the spring sprin air nir after his several weeks of solitary confinement within tho four walls of the penitentiary Not Surly Now Tho The surly reticent nt mood that thit marked his demeanor at tho the timo of his arrest and preliminary trial seems to have havo dropped from him anI and all through the proceedings s ho listened with lively interest Only once during tho reading of a dinning by b- his attorney John II Bailey did tho the old look of resentment resentment re re- re- re and hatred leap into Sullivan was dressed in a n neat black suit snit and clean shirt His Ilis face faco was freshly sh shaved l ed and his hair neatly trimmed Ho lIo presented an appearance o of anything but ut a criminal crimin l. l Tho The strict prison lifo ifo which he has lIas been subjected to for the tho past east few weeks seems to have havo improved his appearance His lIw lawyers presented several affidavits affidavits affi am davits sinned by about fifty tifty prominent men of S Salt lt Lake Lako City and county wherein it was set out that tho they believed believed be be- that a n fair and impartial tri trial l was impossible for the accused because of tho the prejudice existing in tho the min s of tho the pe people of this city and nl county The reasons for the prejudice were nero given givon en on to be the tho reports and stories stones published published pub pub- Jishe in the daB daily papers of Salt Lake Cit City Newspaper Nc Stories John II H. Bailey DaHer senior member of or the law firm defending produced a scrap book resembling in size SIZO a public directory in which were pasted the clippings clip cUp pings plugs from tho the various newspapers since the commission of the tho murder bearing on or tho the case He said th that t he lie had obtained ob ob- ob tamed th tho clippings from a pile of papers papers pa pa- pers three feet high an and ei weighing hin pounds and that it would take tako him three davs days to read them Several of tho tim most important ones were rend read to the c court urt in an attempt to tosho show sho- how the tho case se had been falsely represented but the tho court held that the articles in ion favored ored the prisoner rather than harmed him hint During the rca reading ing of one story referring to the character of Sullivan and Garcia tho prisoner loaned leaned forward nu and scowled out hi his hiR hatred against society which was putting such a brand upon him A minute later ho ha had composed himself and nd continued to smile through h the rest of the h hearing arin Loofbourow Answers District Attorney Loof Loofbourow filed an nn answering it signed by about twenty five prominent business men of the tho city saying that there was no I cause for a change of venue and asked that the thc court dismiss the tho motion After Af Ai- ter listening to sonic soni slight ht on both sides Armstrong Armstron ordered tho case caso continued until Wednesday morning to give i e him time to read lead the newspaper articles artices AI After the tho hearing hearin Sullivans Sullivan's er s nes said aill that thoy Lad bad no preferences as its to where tho e case so should be tried as l long n as they could havo it removed from this division of the district court Trial Set for March 9 9 The granting of the motion for change of venue is entirely discretionary with ith the court but it is s the usual practice to grant rant tho the motion if jf a sufficient t showing to warrant it is made I If the case should be bo tried in either Summit or counties Judge Judee Armstrong Arm Ann stron strong would bo be tho tile presiding jude iud c as nR asboth asboth both hoth counties countis arc are in in the Third district I Neither l Sullivan Sulli nor his attorneys havo have any objection to the judo judge in the case but th they y fear that the local jury panel pane won would 1 be he influenced i by h.- tho the public sentiment sea sen has been n aroused iii the case ease and the notoriety which the pris onex has bas The fhe Sullivan ah trial is set for March 9 0 and it is thought ht that there will be he no noI I objections entered catered from either cither the de de- de feuse or prosecution to tho the easo case pro pio at that time A change le of venue I n ho cr might aught cause causa some tome delay but it is not probable I |