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Show TRIAL OF HENWOOD BEGINS IH DENVER DENVER.' Cole.,' June ta.-ha trial of Frank H. Hen wood of New Tort., for trie killing . of deorge B. Copetand at the I Brown Pelace hotel In Denver on May M began In the west side court here today. to-day. Henwood ehot -Cops land, whoee home wee at Victor. Colo., while endeavoring en-deavoring to snoot-8. U Voa Phul. the Bt. Louis balloonist, whom he also fatally fa-tally wounded In the sunt affray. The present trial, however, relatee only to the killing of Cope lend. Henwoed'a attorney.- John T. Bottom, endeavored to have the hearing continued, contin-ued, pleading Illness of Important witnesses wit-nesses for the defense, notably Mra- John W. Bpiinger. but Judge Whltford dented the motion. - The work of Impending a Jury accordingly began. Diatrlct Attorney Willie Elliott and bla aeslstanta, John T. Chllee and Edgar Wc-Comb, Wc-Comb, are conducting the prosecution. The crttne wee one of the moat aenaa-tlonal aenaa-tlonal In the history of Denver, an outcome out-come being the filing of a autt for divorce di-vorce bv John W. Springer, one of the wealthiest and beat known dtlaena of Denver. |