| Show KILLING Ol JOHN EGAN i Trial of C M Phelps and J F McMillen or tlr Continued for the Term t PHELPS UNABLE TO PROCURE ATTORNEY Bkewrn Wanted an n Wit nThe IllalK i1 j4j luoro < ue Amltirii riiiiit 1 Im < l 880 lint Will tiirnl The trial of Charles Phelps and Jesse P McMillen for the MIIInB of John ie4 r Kgan In this city last summer woe lo have lommenceil today but after n little skirmishing between the nttor A i nets Judge Norrell granted a continuance continu-ance for the term Attorney II C Kdwards who np fIr f fajp prared tar their product two j aflldavlts one from his client 1 the other from himself L ptb ii the one from 1helps net forth that he had teen unable to raise funds to pay Attorney but expected to soon and that tar Important witnesses Hob Shenes and J II Mitchell were all sent liar the State In his own am i davit Ildnnrds rites tot same state of 5C affairs with reppcct to his compensa lionCounly County Attorney Van Cott opposed the granting of a contlnunnce save for a few days contending that the defendant de-fendant hart had arabic tlinn to piepare l gm C himself had he used due diligence The testimony of Skew had been iet lauren helore the oroller n Imnrlpl ot vthlch was In his possession The 5 ° other ultncsi J H Mitchell runs In I court because the State needed him t and saw to It that he was on hand 1 rt Mitchell stood up when requested to do so by Mr Van Colt l ftullOh Attorney Tdwalils paid It I wu the C first time he had ever heard of o man on trial for bin life being opposed hy ca the SIteo onlcers on n notlon of thin kind and where the proper showing had been nade Judge Norrell after reading the oaU affidavits said that In view uf what 01 t u OTetr was said and II being n capital offense I Nn1O he felt Inclined to grant the contlnu e le tt dldlIr1i nco rood accordingly mal the airier l5 thst the case go over for the term p r Attorney Van Coil then suggested 4 mh4u that the court make the same order with reelect to McMillen and Attorney oIf 1 5i F U Woods offering no objection i Judge Norrell sa ordered It 1 n ltHuIR McMllltn Is I troubled with pets and api eared In court with his face bandaged r band-aged |
