Show IILEY lEV'S lEVS S FATE N NOW I II HiN I IN HANDS OF JURY I Contents Itself With EVidence vinc to Show P Earned Good Coon Pay as Baker for Some Som Years ID I'D ioor or Near Bear car ft the t City Verdict Is Expected I Some Time This Afternoon Arguments in n the trial of James Riley charged with murder in first degree for the killing o of George W. W Fassell during the rob- rob l of the Fassell grocery store Sixth East and Fourth South eels ets on n the night of March of-March 26 when Fassell was shot were ed this afternoon before Judge Lewis and the jury The rhe case cane w jent ut to the jury and an early agreement was exp expected I District Attorney Frederick C. C Loofbourow gave a review of the thc ie e C and aud of the evidence introduced d by the witnesses for the state and made for the thc of show bow Rileys Riley's guilt a strong plea pica protection and property He asked that the full penalty of the law for forler derin ler in the first degree be imposed upon Riley v. We We rest announced A Attorney Hornc me tl tJ D. D Pardee counsel for Riley JUIcy at JM 30 o'clock this morning The be announcement camo as a surto sur eur- K to the court and to the spectators a defense had bad put in but little evi and the tos tos- ee during durin the morning witnesses bad eny DY offered by these ses on the actual commission of rimo with which Riley is IS charged tho events immediately prong pro pro- nt ng or succeeding tho crimo wInch which death in Fassell h b heroic testimony ony introduced by the tho inse eso was an n r relation lation to the previous ft character of Riley It was shown too fel ti that Rile Riley had bad been cm- cm d in and about about- Salt Lako Lake City verI r raI years ar a as a a. baker s Is e earned rn d good wages and that thai hat Was 75 no for him hun to bo bom m employment L present presenting n the defendants defendant's side de of oi u Attorney emphasized t that Riley had bad been employed continuously since he camo came 11 here re i wages ran ranged ed from 10 a a. we week ok I rd and room while he lie was was j his trade to 14 a week with 1 JW room a after he be had bad served his bis timed Good Good Wages several w witnesses who were vere verey by y tb the def ense e to 1 proVe g ROod good d rr R f 1 tt rn y asked askea ono one or two lions lions' i n ns in cr cross si examination These ht ut the fact act that Rile Riley wag was a workman that he earned Jy y good d' d wages and that he be was cm cm- d d' d nearly all the time imf No attack made by tho the district attorney upon character of ot Riley beyond the tes any nv adduced in direct connection th the commission of the crime with ich bo hG is charged ed and no effort was de deti dero to show abow that Riley had bad over ever beon trouble before The fact that jUicy was not in want Hid ti d that be he was not incapacitated tc in by ny DJ manner from earning a good nood livin living ill II it is believed by the tho district atney at at- pney ney ne bavo have a stron strong influence on ou the pads of the members of the tho jury the tho of whom are arc working men inca or ora oren en a 11 under nader small salaries These men can appreciate the earning er Cr of ot 10 to 14 H a week weck when boardroom board boardroom boardroom room is also included and that they e emphasize the fact that it was not r nor need that drove Riley Hiley to he chain of evidence adduced by Ute 1118 in the case caso connecting Riley with tho the murder of Fassell is one ono and tho the fact that this ala of ct circumstances and tact was broken by the tho defense lads loads the tho net attorney to tho belief that the will wiIl not have the tho case under conf con- con f tio tion for ap an extended time timo A Aver ver ver- t. t ti M 11 expected this afternoon oil on Stand in u. u Marie Mario Hall wife of the of tho the Angelus rooming hiu e w To Thomas Riley visited with ime and Mor Morgan an antas was tas tho the first wit wit- r called in continuation of tho the thee thoe A e e a 8 ca Case caio o this morning hey Iley and nd Thorne were b her hr herp I Ie p he e night of the shooting of Irne re e came running up the stairway was excited She Bho spoke but ho lio was neb Q excited to reply reply- er 57 went to Themes Thome's room about later Ito llo walked rapidly be e i too too teemed seemed excited ho p police o appeared at th tho rooming within ten or fifteen minutes ai al al- alard Ird ard rd and arrested the tho men The Flie Theand tOr and excitement c of Theme had led her suspicion Mr Mrs i. i Hall hail jno th c photograph ph of as that so of tho the men who had bad ren rented d the ti The phot photograph raph of niJU Riley was I w. w as s that of a man who fro fro- P 11 y visited Thorne Thome I a cro eroS examination b by Attorney P de for tho defense Mrs Hall HaH saia t tibe e could t t not t be bo mistaken in her ber of Riley This was WIlS fixed rr nind by tho the mans man's JI personal a ap- ap lUte ae c b both th his cloth clothing nJ and his i having been noticed purlieu purlieu- J cr it rL n that ni night ht wore tore a 11 black k kan Pulled well down over his an M a brown rown coatI coat I dve Geor George c Chase Chaee was called to toe 11 He wag present at the limo timo in S e arrest of Rile BeJ in the tho e Angelus I e er r house e. e He conducted the search room occupied by Thorne and ant ando l its its' t o Ch Chase e identified a pair if t f roo found TK Thc in ln In a drawer rawer in ic ini c garments Wore covered fr I 1 freshet h et i mud mud- They were turned u ce ti e w Sheets out iut Tho The witness saw th- th tako take i sonic bomo money le l of s clothing c wo 10 gold coins some Vs e and half dollars Dee leVs De De- Siet sa W Was 8 f with th Chief of f Detec t e I. I until the latter r had bail placed 5 tat r an envelope marked for tor fore 1 br Detective Chase e Kui said 1 lie he JC bt n. n coat t tiff bats hats five vo nt and other p Vw 1 U the o room One Ono of ot the gara gar gar- ar Was a brown coat All AU of I 1 tho the clothing was taken to police head head- quarters When Sheets took the money from pocket said Detective Chase Sheets said heros hero's the tho Why money just st as they took it from irom the till tiJI Neither man made mado any comment on this remark The Tho meu men did not appear excited District Attorney Fred 0 Q Loofbourow Loof- Loof asked that all of the clothing I taken from tho the room be brou brought bt to the tho courtroom Jud Judge e Lewis Lowis said paid aid that if it was desired they thoy could be brought in Mr Loofbourow saul said that be he did not believe ho he would introduce the tho garments gar gar- r ments after atter al aU and announced that the thesta sta states state's ease case was closed Attorney Purdee Pardee for the defendant addressed tho the jury jun and said that his bis first witness would be introduced to show that Riley was of good character Joseph Watson 35 place was called He said Baid Riley bad worked for a n him a short time as 38 a bakers baker's helper He was a good god workman earning earning earn earn- ing 16 a week He was reHab reliable 0 and attended to business closely He was an honest bonest working man Riley was wag eta ern- hy by late in 1007 1907 Cross examination did not chan change his bin state state- men ments ta w Wr VI S. S Allen Anon employed Riley as s a helper in a bakery at cs canyon yon at wages from 10 lO to 14 4 a week weck w with th band and Aboard Ailcy worked for h him m in iu tile the latter part part part-of of 1907 1901 und and early in 1908 Riley was a good workman he was master roaster of or a trade trado and ho he was vas able to earn an honest living was he ho not notT asked the district attorney in cross examination ex cx- animation He was That is mill all said District At Ailor tor- tor nov nev excusing the witness Barney Kautzman baker of Bin Bingham ham had been beon subpoenaed but did not re respond ye- ye spond when his name was called Attorney ney Pardee asked that a short recess be bo taken as his witness would bo unable to reach the tho courtroom until o clock o The Tho recess was ordered and Contin Continued cd on page pae 10 RILEYS RILEY'S FATE Continued from page paJo I 1 the tho jury iury was J given givon on the tho customary nc nd ad- mon monition tion not to discuss ss th tho case no nor anything relating to it iL i. i J was on hand on-hand hand at the tho tho time recess and nd t testified that thai that Rie Riley had hai worked fr him mind and earned GO a day and his board At tho the conclusion of this thi testimony the defense defenso closed its is case caBO Tho The di district attorney said that there thoo would bo he n no testimony introduced in rebuttal I Iwas It I was agreed between counsel for th the tho state and tIme tho tle defense deCenso that argument would begin at 1 this afternoon |