| Show r THE FRED MICKEL fi MURDER CASE the The e Defense MakeS Out a Strong to Case lase of or Self t x Defense Defense r h t r t i. i 1 f. f 3 OYA r I S The trial of Fred Mickel OB on A 11 1 Charge of killing Lew Link Lint a at t Emery county las la Firs Firs' was W S commenced comm in thia th this thi iya a week ago and is iR still tm unfit 1 1 r shod Four days were consume consumed E t i ta 8 securing c a jury The The test bony ony was 8 1 commenced Friday Frida f livening ironing E W W. F Fox ox J Jr r bein the first witness for tho the State f 5 witnesses for the State war w ro Other p V Marshal arshal Acord and H. H P p. p Ottoson r 11 of Castle Dale Mr Fox Fog consisted mainly in inti i a aE a testimony E ti Description I of the tho interior of the thi saloon loon in which the tragedy edy tool took li lace The two principal l witnesses for foi the the State were Marshal Acord anc an and J JL U P p. Ottoson but bat their their ll testimony v. v Was vas as rattier rather r fi I a t surprise gr ri e as s th the tho thoI thoe I them thein h Ii was rathe r th r rK e rr t Story to f told by Y 4 X f f l to i the Defendant n nt tt r K Mr lr Acord testified th that he e was wa called into the tho saloon s by the proprietor proa proprietor pro pro- a Lew f Link ink just before the Wiling killing He testified to the they fatal fata knife thrust thrust- In his hig cross crosa ex ami- ami gation it was brought out that th t Mickel a brother e of the de do dele de pendant le dant had said in Acord's hearg hear bear Mr ing g Mr Link put down thai tha gun guD I dont don't want any trouble trouble- I Int afford to have any trouble nt nt rel which led up to the t V. V he by hy Pete Peti k killing lg was Mickel calling calling- Link a a. damned f rebel rebel Link being a Southerner To T which hl h Link replied relied Well W ell i J Jf f for for Abraham Lincoln any any- bow U Upon saying this Mickel apologized and Link offered to tc shako hands but the proffered j hand band was lef refu refused used ed 4 l In the testimony of H. H P. P Ottoson Ottoson Otto Otto- Son son the foregoing facts were sub sub- substantially sta corroborated Mr Ottoson Ot Ot- Otto of the an witness eye-witness to toson on w was s tragedy He ge and Link were seated heated At nt rita a table tab e playing a game game of o cards when the Mickel boys boy came in and wanted to play a hand band at poker or out freeze Evidently bad blood bl d i existed between the tho proprietor and tho the Mickel boys for for they had f fairly irly Link asked them i 1 b been been en seated when if fi they had come ome in looking looi for a fi I T I T 0 t Al lI 1 e row At this juncture heated w were passed and anda and a q quarrel w was 8 the result After a time the participants participants pants calmed down Pete Pet Micke Mickel made wade an apology and they went to the to-the the b bar r to drink GI Glasses were set s t up for all but something so in inthe inthe inthe the nuu mariner manner ner in w which the glass was set et up up up for Fred Mickel the the defendant de de- defendant caused se his his i displeasure re reMd and Md ho he remarked This thing has gone gon far enough and picked up his his' gl glass and flung flung it it tt air at Link who was behind the tb bar strick rig him hire in in inthe the face Link made madeI a mOVe movement as if f reaching for something some something thing when when Fred Fred Mickel plunged d breast n knife into Links Link's right A A. strong point brought out by this ss s's testimony was the st state statement te- te ment non t that just ji st before the i stabbing Fred Mi el was the only one one on who h eo t the tho full ful per person oIl of of Link behind tb the bar har Judge J Win H H. I mg Samuel Kin ring Bang and S Soren ren X Christensen Christonsen c l Jor for the defendant nt fe feel l hat they th have In made d out 1 a perfect perfect per per- per per- case and are a a sanguine that th t t he lie e jury will bring bring- iIi in j a- a verdict if f I District Di Attorney Attorn y Livingston lis' lis s s' s prosecuting the case cas uri unassisted is e i Free Pres o j Later Later After After being out about bout one me hour the th jury returned tt rr ed a verdict of n not t guilty guilty- |
