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Show Strange Setting Marks Hearing Of Indian Case Redman Is Accused of Slaying Fellow Whom He Thought ' to Be Devil Come to Take Sick Friend Demanding a life for a life, relatives and friends of Moo roc oops, an Indian, gathered In the courthouse in Vernal last week to attend the preliminary hearing or Secheaguv, likewise a Redman, Red-man, who Is charged with the slaying of Moorocoops. Beche&guv in alleged to hav shot Moorocoops from his tepee because he believed Moorocoops waa ft "devil" that had com to carry away a sick friend over whom he waa keeping vigil. Th details of the hearing hear-ing wer brought to th capltol today: to-day: "Stolid faces surrounded th accused Redman,' aald th Informant, "and the hearing partook of th nature of a council, th proceedings being conducted con-ducted through an Interpreter. There wer present at th hearing. In addition addi-tion to the prisoner and the sheriff who had him In charge, the Interpreter, also Albert H. Kneale, superintendent of Indian affairs at Fort Ducheen and counsellor and friend of Poor Lo. several sev-eral Indiana and one Ion apectator. The shooting occurred at an Indian camp about four miles south or Ouray on th night of Jun 2. Th proceedings were marked with gesture and facial expression. Disapproval Disap-proval waa manifested with a grunt oi of th Interested witness aa different phases of th alleged crime wer recited. re-cited. "Under tha whit man's law the greatest charge that could b brought against th accused would b involuntary involun-tary manslaughter, th maximum penalty. pen-alty. If convicted, of on year tin the stat prison. This was told the Red men present, and whll they believed that a life for a life should be given, th circumstances surrounding the slaying were made so plain to them that they could do nothing but acquiesce. ac-quiesce. Th accused Indian was held to th district court of Uinta county and turned over to th sheriff to await hearing this week.' |