Show PROVO POINTS THE PEARSON TRIAL on thursday afternoon the prosecution offered rebutting evidence mr alvars rose kose was the first witness I 1 live at diamond tintic gintic business mining am 19 years of age I 1 saw the defendant about a year vear ago about four miles from diamond phil canton was with me A man by the name of green was with mr pearson Q what was the defendants condition sheia you met him as to sobriety objected to by defense that the reputation of the defendant cannot be met with evidence so remote it is not in rebuttal of 0 f any evidence yet produced and the testimony in its strictest sense is not competent th the prosecution said they intended to prove acts of violence and intoxication both prior to and after the homicide as the testimony on the part of the defendant was to show that he was not aware as to what effect drinking would have on him also as to whether it was voluntary intoxication the jury were excuse dand the question was argued at great length to settle settie it once and for all the afternoon and most of friday was spent in the argument a ut of the question and a number of witnesses were called the argument on the point of admissibility lity of evidence for the purpose of rebuttal was still going on oil at 3 p m the defense making the closing spir gumen dentali tAli admitted the case would not be until next week and probably lilt before the end of the term the niti litigation gation of the county is at a standstill last term toe big bullion beck mining suit occupied the ter terra bermand mand and now this murder case crowds out what was then laid over and new cases are away in the f future some local attorneys are getting discouraged and about to leave the district if not the territory the people vs horace holt grand larceny was argued thursday night demurrer taken under advisement the united states vs barnett post office acco account fint taken under advisement |