Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-05-09 | Page 2 | Hearing on Murder Charge is Begun

HEARING ON MURDER CHARGE IS BEGUN Negro Who I Accused of Causing C, B. West's Death Now Under Examination. Ths preliminary hearing of Ike j Hughss. the negro charged with mur-der mur-der In the first degree, who is alleged to have been responsible for tho death of C. R. West who was killed by falling from the third floor of tho American house on Commercial street a short time ago. was opened in Judge Piehl'a court this morning. Hughes, who has retained Messrs. Snow and Irvine to defend htm,- Hied an affidavit of lmpecunloslty at ths beginning begin-ning of the bearing. . The only witness examined at the morning session waa F, W, Beeches, one of the proprietors of the American house. No faets wer brought out that were not testlfle4.ta.aX the Coroner's In-quest. In-quest. . , ;-, - . . - '