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Show SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND WOUNDING PEDDLER Sensational, testimony to the effect that he was driven from house by revolvers re-volvers In the hands of two women, shot after getting sixty feet from the door, crawling away with a severe bullet bul-let wound in the back and being assisted as-sisted Into a saloon where he lost track of everything for several hours, was given this morning in Judge Armstrong's Arm-strong's court by Tony Hanon, an Assyrian As-syrian peddler. Hanon avers that Miss Alice Roach, 16 years old, tried to kill him. The girl was placed on trial this morning on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. Hanon was the only witness placed on the stand. The alleged crime took place in Bingham October 25, 1906. When the case was called Miss Roach was represented by Representative Harry J. Robinson of Bingham and Former For-mer Judge A. J. Webber. The young woman entered a plea of not guilty, ine following jury was selected: H'rank Godbe, Josiah L. Perkes, Arthur L. Foulger, John Hall, James S. Walker. invited into the house to show his goods. He declared he showed a fine center table cover. Mrs. Gibson took it and the two women tried it on the table. Then Mrs. Gibson, according to the As-, Syrian, declared that she would take the cover and that he should come around next morning and get the money. Tony said that he returned . the next morning at 9 o'clock and rapped on the door. A voice told him to "come in," but he rapped again. The door was opened by Miss Roach. Tony averred that when he asked for the money as he stood at the door, he was told by Mrs. Gibson that she did not have it and he would better go away. In reply Tony declared that he told her he would see the police and left the house. When about sixty feet from the door, he declared, he heard a noise and turned around. He says the two women stood in the doorway with revolvers. He said he threw up both hands, but before be eould do this he heard two shots and fell. The witness then attempted to crawl away and at the same time called to a man who was passing to assist him. One of the shots took effect in the back near the shoulder blade. The man came over and helped him to the saloon, where he says he lost consciousness. Herman Campbell, Phillip Neder and Benjamin G. Guiver. when Hanon was called he professed inability to talk in English and the services of an Assyrian interpreter were secured. The defendant was stylishly dressed. Her hair was combed back and fastened girlishly behind her head with a large black ribbon. She was attired in a loose-fitting Eton jacket of a brown hue. Her skirt was of the same eolor. During the entire proceedings she sat beside her attorney H. J. Robinson, but scarcely moved. She never spoke unless aske,d a question by her counsel. On taking the witness stand Hanon said that October 24, 1906, he was peddling ped-dling his wares in Bingham. He averred that he called at a house near the Gibson house, near the Highland Boy mine. He said that the Gibson houfe did not look inviting to him as it was small. As he was going by he said the defendant called to him and asked him what he had. Then he was |