Show hen roost robbed one of the most sensational episodes we have had of late occurred sometime during tuesday night early wednesday mo coining ining mis alis kate shepherd reported to marshal richardson that some one had visited her hen boost and robbed her of somo some of her choicest fowls the marshal hastened to the scene of the i abbery and was able to trace the tracks of the chicken thieves to a point in the road where the necks of the fowls had been wrung and the heads of four of them left in tho the road from there it was an easy matter to tra trace ce the blood to tho the quarters of dr donnally the marshal entered the house and found two of the fowls hidden behind tho the bed dr donnelly had two companions with hirn him viz ezra burton and hugh coltharp who were all fast asleep when the marshal entered the room f they hey were all placed under arrest and at once arraigned before justice webber they entered a plea of not guilty and the tri trill il was set for wednesday at 3 p in the judge allowed them to go on their own recognizance at the time set for trial burton and coltharp had secured an attorney Atto iney mr T W odonnell as c counsel they asked for a separate trial also that their trial be continued until thui thursday day at 2 p m this was granted donnelly appeared without coun counsel srA mr air pope tho the prosecuting attorney was prepared to go ahead with the case but upon being interrogated by judge webber mr donnelly said he thought ho he could obtain counsel if more time were allowed him in which to do so his case was therefore continued until thui thursday day at 2 p m at the time set for trial thursday af afternoon hernoon J A wilson and C A hardy appeared as counsel for dr donnelly they again asked a continuance ti nuance as they wanted a witness from fort Da duchesne Chesne mr odonnell also asked for a continuance of the trial of burton and coltharp on the same ground this was waa granted and because mr air pope the city attorney will be absent from the city for avor a week the trial w is set for monday february the prisoners were each placed under ai 50 bonds to appear for trial on that date |