Show t 11 ll FORGER r EL LL DE- DE FE I SHOT L.- L. t SYNOPSIS EPHRAIM or 0 THO TRIAL IN t. t James RUns testified e fo for t r tio Joseph seph F.- F. Dorius testified and d ci the man mati 15 be the HAmel g person to the the were sold and the man who ed the check stid W he profess be a sheepherder bought ches st silk silk razor I I pocket knife said defend Ut Dt stated the be b bid d a sister lie he wanted to to give knife r sent after as which he a check from his pocket pocket and qu it asked if I it t examined it Was not saw endorsed and to to endorsed it asked him him which he did signed his and name flame knife was as Chris licks Hicks identified lJ him rn which lie he t a 13 the one sold t I person to said r t. t P. P Nielson was in store check wIlen was the before it it was VIas cashed n found check endorsement n no on o it n ards examined it anti and sw saw nain f nam of Chris Hi ks endorser I R soni time pian as a being the he I P hi M s c to 10 2nd nd i II oUrt rJ irs oclo k p. p n In If ul WOr 1 a testified lived I 7 I r cv re-c t ti i l lin i A b. b J Jin in in Gunnison reme remember N Nov v. v ath was not in iii Ephraim on that date did- did nt see check before to day day Work Work Working lag ing ng in shop on of 25 did did work for or Carl Know Know knife that was presented in forenoon- forenoon got knife from firm in Chicago Chicago- receive knife until between 12 za and pf f September September had had destroyed de de- dc- dc strayed bill on goods- goods did not think it ry to hold it- it kni knife e cost between i 15 and n 25 did id business in in the thc jewelry line for about two months was months was arrested on charge of stealing a watch on the latter part vart of Oct orI or orist I st of Sept in Gunnison have Gunnison-have have been arrested once before this time was time was a wagon wheel whee on Nov 25 remember 25 remember being there on Acct of Thanksgiving day also day also did some work for Jim on the 24 24 had nothing charged charge on Carl Cari Carl Chris King and Erick was in shop on that date date make any charges on n book between an and 27 of Nov went went to Eureka after alter leaving about about one week absence Never saw check until after my arrest made arrest made inquiries of l f Mr 1 Kearnes as to if he lie had check forged in his name never name never saw endor endorsement on check li before fore toda today have have not been in Ephraim Ephrain since last summer Carl Madien Madien sworn sworn and testified live in Gunnison defendant Gunnison-defendant defendant shoed my horse on 25 of Nov was was about sun un down when he did the job saw job saw defendant and spoke to him on this subject about one week ago ago am am a personal friend to him him have have took an active part in the case do not think him guilty sworn sworn and testified tes tes- tes go go to scho school school saw saw J-saw saw defendant on working in the shop shop dant was at home after dark on n t that hat date dat He was bound the sum of to aw the await i the action of the grand jury |