| Show lHDER IS TIE CHAHGE AI I Shafer on Trial for the Killing of John W Dent Friday Morning NUMEROUS WITNESSES IN TIE CASE Th 1nr > Juttleo Wgr I h Iul IgthrCo orcd 1011 tnterted Al Shafertho slayer of John W Dent is I undergoing n Irelmlnury eDmlna tlOII for murder rhe hearing cor menced this morning before Justice Wenger when a largo part of Silt lnke a colored popluatlon thronged the police court chamber to either listen to the testimony or take active part themselves In the trial of one of their numhr for Bhotnl uld mortul wounding nnother Bhafer is the man who Friday morning morn-ing last fired a shot which proved fatal to John W Dent hue shooting taking 1 > loco In tho U A 11 Hall where n social party was in progress The shooting was witnessed by a large nmnher at oplo and the hcalg stroolaesta be unusualy tong In con SeahTs1mornlnB Dr HoKenna testified to the rouse of death of John W tent stating that he die from n gunshot wound received early Krlday mAmim Capt Stlptoe of tho Twentyfourlh In runt was the second Ilncs hut lois tstmony cools much confue nod Iltt InrormDtol was lIcltd For thl afternoons meat Ion of colrt Ihe Irocntlon had n IanI arry of vltnesses among them W 0 V Taylor Mr McCullj change 11 Hutton O 1 lumaway M II Scott 1 II Yore 111 Inon Johnon Hnlon ho I n musb clnn antI the mon hom Iharr com nenced toqtnrret with just before ho Hrcd the that which killed Dent The complaint charging murder Is I Morn to by Detective George A bheets and the prosecution la I In the hands of slstnnt County Attorney Van Colt U tor ucsr John Jt Zane la I guarding the iefendantH Intereata Fsorn rmark heart In boo courtroom court-room today It would appear that the olorcd people of this city are greatly Inccned over the shooting and ore rpuctng no point to bring about bhate Lonvlcton |
