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Show SLAYER OF AXTEIL ROW ON TRIAL J. J. Morris, who helped rob the Uncle 8am loan office Msy 9, and who in his murderous flight through the downtown district killsd Wslter Axtell and wounded another man, is on trial for his lif before District Judge F. C. Loofbourow. Th examination of veniremen ve-niremen for jury service in ths trial started this morning, but ths work of ; selecting the twelve men to pas judgment judg-ment on ths slsver i slow. ! Attorneys Carl A.' Badger and Daa-iel Daa-iel Alexander nre defending Morris. It is eviilent thnt the defense will plead that the gun waa accidentally discharged dis-charged ia the scuffle between Mortis, who wss endeavoring to escape, and Axtell. Ax-tell. who tried to apprehend th highwayman. |