Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-12-27 | Page 1 | Schmidt on Stand in Murder Trial

SCHMIDT ON STAND STANDI IN MURDER w w-r w TRIAL S LOS ANGELES 27 Mathew A. A Schmidt waS waS' to b be a witness in his his' O bel behalf l f t today day at his hi trial on a charge of murdering murdering mui mur mur- dering Charles Haggerty one of twenty persons killed in the Los Angeles Angeles An An- n- n geles Times explosion October 1 1910 Schmidt was to deny it was understood understood that he lie was the man man who under the name of F. F A A. Per Perry Pery y was alleged to be implicated in the purchase of pounds of dynamite in San Francisco Francisco- a few days before the explosion Schmidt's advent on ou the witness stand was to be preceded by brief brier I testimony of a corroborative nature by witnesses from San Francisco The testimony today will be rushed with all possible speed in order to end the trial this week An agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment among the attorneys limited the closing arguments on both si sides les lesto to o eight hours In order to permit of the case going to the Jury by next Friday