Show MORE INFAMY EXPOSED tue THE fiur FACTS IX IN rel rei ution TP TO tile ane STOKES examination OXFORD idaho march az editor deseret nem new the tribune is evidently bent on making for itself a reputation as a straightforward 2 reliable falsifier fal fai siller in sundays issue it publishes an article under the head of St Stol okess cess eess trial this item Is i thirty five lines and three cods long and contains exactly thirteen absolute falsehoods the facts fact with reference to tile the hearing be ar are arc in brief as follow follows tue examination commenced thursday morning at 11 and continued until about ilo iio 1 lo io 10 am friday with an intermission from mut aut 4 pm to 6 pm thursday evening just before recommencing the examination at 0 6 the sheriff sherli called my llly attention to the fact that two of stokes witnesses were arni armed ed upon my suggestion they at once turned their pistols over to the sheriffs sheriff saying tome me it was pure thoughtlessness this was the only time the ile subject of arms was mentioned and they had only one pistol each instead of 3 or of 4 11 as stated by the tribune upon the conclusion of the argument justice Caldwell without any hesitation stated that in view of the importance ot of the case lie he would take until 9 Saturday morning to render his bis decision promptly at that hour he announced ills liis decision to bind the dos des defendant def dof f over to await awatt the action of the grand jury without ball bail this is an exact and fair statement of the case and every word in tile tho tribune of sunday to tile the contrary is simply false with reference to the merits of St okess case it is but justice to state that the statements of the witnesses for the defense make out a case of justifiable ho homicide while the evidence for the prosecution is contradictory I 1 do not however wish to forstall the verdict of the trial jury but leave the merits with them upon reading the article in the tribune I 1 wrote that paper character as false instead of correcting the misstatement they in tuesdays I 1 issue published another series of falsehoods I 1 am not aware of any and do not riot believe that any attempt whatever was made to bribe the justice one thing I 1 am 1 positive 0 si ti ive lve of and that is that li neither elther bt stokes otes ot es or ills friends had llad among them ithem I 1 believe this to be another lie on a par with the other I 1 think t the he C conduct 0 11 d ule ulc t of stokes and his witnesses while here was all that could be desired and compared favorably with the most peaceable and quiet of the very respectfully II 11 M BENNETT atty for stokes stoked |