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Show CRIMINAL CASES SET Man Who Held Up Street Car Crew to Be Sentenced Sen-tenced Monday. William Gentry, alius John Goursey, who held up and robbed the crew of a Salt Palace car on the night of February 22. withdrew his plea of not guilty in the District court "this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge. He will receive sentence sen-tence Monday. Chester A. Bouton. the boy who Is alleged al-leged to have participated in the robbery, was also In court, accompanied by his sister sis-ter and his attorney, Frank J. Gustin. The two charges of-robbery preferred against him will be tried April 7. Peter Fisher, charged with having embezzled em-bezzled tX7.lt from the Wells-Fargo Express Ex-press company, December 15, ld04. pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for April ti. Andrew Jensen and Bud Tripp, small boys charged with having shot ride bullets bul-lets into the cables and insulators of the Telluride Power company's high tension lines near West Jordan some time ago, pleaded not guilty to felony charges. The date of their trial was not set by the court. Bail was fixed In each case In the sum of m. The second case against James McPher-son McPher-son Shockley. charging him with murder In the first degree for the killing of Robert Rob-ert Brighton, was continued for the term, upon motion of the District Attorney. Shockley is now in the penitentiary under sentence of death, for the murder of Amasa L. Gleason, In the robbery of a street car in December. 1903. 3hockley la awaiting a decision in his case by the Supreme Su-preme court of the State to which it has been appealed. The case of J. Haynle, charged with as- sault with a deadly weapon, was continued contin-ued for the term. The defendant is alleged al-leged to have Jumped his bond. The case of John O'Brien, charged with rape, was set for trial March 28. George Williams, charged with grand larceny,' will be tried March 29. Frank Colyer and William Murphy, charged with robbery, will be tried April 4. The trial of Fred Rychel. charged with burglary, was set for March 31. |