| Show i THE MURDER OF COL Investigation of tile the else Cue Formally Bogun Before J JustIce Nielsen AND JUNG ICING IN Answer nn ho 10 tipe elt r On of 01 lisa Ille tura ot or time till The Th prelimInary hearing pc James Jante and Robert Robfrt 1 5 KIng accused of having Pro in the beep gambling hall belt a few Weeks since w was begun lUn before JUd Judge NI Nielsen this morning Attorney Wn Wan lass all appeared In the ot of the two and the prosecution was con by Assistant Count county Attorneys na flay Van Vall COlt CotI and Sawyer Edward Nissen assistant city sur ur wu was worn sworn first only to Identify Ut the map ot of be Interior 0 of lb the Sheep which he had and to o I describe the dimensions of the room and aDd the relative situations of the fur tur such luch a as tb the tablet tables and other gamblIng paraphernalia The Th snap w was offered ored In evidence Paul Johnson was wal the next witness lie Ie I Is all aim at time the Sheep Ranch and wa was an eye witness to o the shooting lie was wa lust In thu sot ot of passing out of the door wh when n nth th men confronted him and com coin commanded mantled him to hold bold up his Ito HI hacked Into the tho room and while the wire Wile engaged with in individual individuals In Ih the room ho hI rot got r tho crap table One On of the men hit he says lIay danced to the bank whore l rou Wag waa seated Mated and began berall dancing before him like a lunatic The latter drw hi gun un and dred at al him and the holdup fired back When asked who It fl wu was that flied fired tI the shot hot the witness Mated to Lynch and said that Is II the theman theman man that the tho shot hot Witness stated that thre men hall had handkerchief chief over their faces and nd did not nol rue either Ithier of them but Lynch Asked Aked I as to what bec become m of the saId that two of the lied from the room but Inh wu was hIt hilt In Inthe Inthe the head by a bullet and fell upon the floor In an unconscious condition lie He laid there until the Ibe Officer caMe and took him In custody On Johnson Johnon 81 says that Lynch ame Inlo the Sheets Ranch Just Jul before Lefore 11 on the Saturday evening prior to the shootIng which occurred the following Tuesday morn mornIn mornIng In Ing lie stated that Lynch looked about the room for a ten mInutes and amid then left the Place lace The Thu effort of tbs M defense was wa to 10 show I that Joh Johnson lon being under the Ibe table Wis waa not In in II position to see whit what trans tran tranI transpired I lii In the room |
