Show MA MASLICH UCH T TRIAL IAl SET EI fOR NEXT THU DAf C Counsel for Def Defense Asks for Postponement but Judge Stephens Stephens' Refuses Refuse on Objection tion of State A REQUEST by Thomas Ramage Ramage Ram Ram- age counsel for th the defense s that the cae case of Steve Maslich charged jointly with lih ith Nick zalo with the murder of MarkoLa Marko I La Laus Latis s near near ar the state prison prison last lastA August A gust should b be postponed for tor at least a week was as denied by Judge Harold M M Stephens in th the Third district ct court today JOdar As a result rr Maslich will be arraigned for foi trial before a a jury Thur Thursday da Baldwin Robertson asi assistant district district district dis dis- attorney resisted the r request quest stating that the state had been jeen put putto putto putto to much expense already and nd that it was holding eight witnesses who would be called to testify Mr Ramage stated h he had to ap appear appear appear ap- ap pear as counsel In a case case at I p Panguitch Panguitch Pan Pan- n- n gultch May 10 Judge Stephens Stephen's at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to to comm communicate with J Judge dge Hayes of f the Fifth district court by telephone one with a view to getting the Panguitch case postponed but the wires were down judge Stephens then ruled that the Maslich case should proceed Thursday with Ray I partner of t M Mr Ramage handling the defense pending the re reo re return turn of Mr R Ramage mage S Mr Ramage was not retained by ty Maslich l but was appointed to defend him when the accused appeared for preliminary hearing before City Judge Henry C Lund wh who was was given a separate separate- trial in the district court was was was' fo guilty last week of ot murder in the first degree e S Sentence of ot death willbe willbe will be pronounced Saturday unless in t the e meantime s counsel l files file a I II I notice of appeal I |