Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-20 | Page 2 | Ritchie Considers New Myton Charges

II RITCHIE CONSIDERS CONSIDERS' I NEW NE MYTON CHARGES Takes rakes Ca Case e Under A Advise v seme se- se me 1 Request of District Dis Attorney Judge M. M M 1 L. L Ritchie still has under unger advisement the motion of E. E O. O Leatherwood district a attorney torney that Justice cI L. L R. R Martin Martineau eau Jr erred in his llis hc hearing and decision of the thc state against a II P. P My Myton ton charged with the killing of ot Roy J. J Horton in front of the D. D F. F Walker Talker building October 30 The district attorney asks that an anord ord order r be He issued directing the the theco co county nty attorney to toj file new proceedings against a Myton ryton It is the contention of tile the district attorney that Justice Martineau resorted to rulings that made mad the proceedings of or the he prelimInary preliminary prelim prelim- inary mary examination of My Myton ton invalid On account of this condition he In Informed Informed In In- formed the court that he had no de desire le- le lesire sire to proceed with the thc case for trial I In Inthe the district court Leatherwood declares that the tile action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion of tho the Justices Justice's court In dismissing dismissing dis dis- missing a a charge of murder In the first degree after preliminary hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing was held on that cha charge ge and arid then binding l I Myton over on a charge of Involuntary manslaughter although th the defendant was given ho no o examination examina tion on the last named charge Is II- II egal He lie also protests that hat Justice Martineau had no right to direct the county attorney to Issue a new newcom complaint complaint com corn I plaint charging Myton l with involuntary 1 fary tary ary manslaughter In brief the district attorney would know whether he shall shan prosecute Under under under un un- der the charge of second degree manslaughter manslaughter manslaughter man man- slaughter or first degree degre murder