Show S T A ASK K HEARN HARIN I IN SOME M OTHER DI TRI J II V Indicted Merchants Officers Ff f Gain Time to File Formal Motion in Tobin's Court for Change of Venue f S By Ira C. C Tichenor b ORMAL notice o or of th the C cx- cx f It of motion 1 making a dora f ora change of venue for r dent John Pingree Secretary i i j George eorge E. E Fo Ford d and Assistant j j j C r L. L J. J Hays Has of the defunct Mer- Mer l today f d s bank was given given today In the ti i court of Judge John 1 V. V Tobin of the i Third Judicial district y J JsOn On the pleas of counsel for the defense deit de- de it that it would require much time t obtain the necessary affidavits as asa asa a a. basis for the arguments for a change I of place of hearing Judge Tobin post- post until February 8 the date on t Which the case would bo be set for trial SETTING THE TRIAL District Attorney Wilson McCarthy stated that he had planned to ask the court I court court to set February 15 as the date pr beginning the trial H Ho alluded to the fact that counsel for the defendants defendants defendants defend defend- ants in their plea for the dismissal of Uhe the indictments had claimed that their clients might have suffered a loss of their rights by not fiot having been een ar- ar within ten days after the filing o the indictments but now asked for ta Ca delay of two weeks for the F 1 tl ton tion n of a motion mollon for a a. change of ofa off f a 1 venue venue f j y Samuel A. A King of counsel for Mr I J j. j Ingree declared that the defense defenso ra would not be ready for trial before larch 15 and H II H. H Henderson also jot of counsel for Pingree added that the defense would not be prepared for the beginning g of the trial in February and did not want to agree to anything at this time DEFENDANTS DEFENDANT'S STANDING AV W. v. v R R. Hutchinson counsel for Mr Ford declared that it would be necessary necessary essar essary for counsel for the defense to togo toy y go over the books of the bank banI as the prosecution already had done and that t owing to the standing of the defendants defendants defendants defend defend- ants in the community they were entitled entitled en- en titled to consideration In the matter of ot time In which to prepare their defense det de- de t Tense fI y 1 j While Mr Hutchinson was w was s speaking Judge Tobin noted the absence from the courtroom of Mr 1 Ford and deff dei dei de- de i i f-f f cured I red that in criminal proceedings It 11 cf s ne necessary essary for the defendants to 1 presen present t at every every- stage sta-e of or the pro- pro I ii A A. few minutes later Mr Hutchinson V f Ii reported to the cour court that his client f was confined to his home with a slight attack of pleurisy and was unable to attend I A A. V V. Watkins Walking counsel for Mr Hays I joined In tho the pleas made by counsel for the tho other defendants and after Judge Tobin had bad acceded to the request request request re- re quest of the prosecuting prosecuting- attorney that i the motion for a further p postponement as made by the defense be made a apart apart apart part of the record of the case an adjournment was taken for two weeks |