Show 1011 JIMMIE ADAMS HELD 3 T the preliminary hearing of jimmia adams who to la charged with the murder ot of douglas davis it at rockville friday november 18 was held at rockville last saturday before justice itice of the peace arthur D cox arthur woolley attorney ot of ogden utah and well known pioneer resident ot of ka nab ta Is acting as at torpe for fm adams mr woolley spent ayt eral days last week at st goorno georg confor conferring ring with its his client and tho the washington county officers before going to rockville saturday the prosecuting attorneys opre district attorney A L L larsen an ellla ellis J pickett washington county W attorney the following Is quoted from the washington county news while in most states the unwritten law defense would be plead in cases similar to that of jimmie adams killer of douglas davis at rockville utah has ha what may b ip called a a written law according to the utah code justifiable fla ble homicide may apply ire in this case however prosecuting attorneys state they will prosecute to the limit there is a lot that may be brought out about which tile the public knows nothing that in ali 8 opinion the killing was premeditated and pot justified and they will light fight to th last for a murder conviction defendant denies rumors jimmie adams in the washington jail admitted slayer ot of douglas davis at rockville last friday em denied circulating rumors to a representative of the washington county news as follows follow why did you kill him ile he broke up my horde hoida and I 1 shot ahot him Is it true that your wife secured a divorce from you in nevada last summer no not that I 1 know ot of Is it true that you sent word to th before tag that you wor were coming after davis davial and would kill aim on friday dunles lie left town NO Is it true that you cama to rocc ville early friday morning with the premeditated purpose of oc killing davis no unless he attacked me 1 wished to leave the neighbor neighborhood bool peacefully with my wife I 1 then why did it take you iou and yio your ur wife four hours to pack up iler her meager belongings bafo before leaving for the kal bab it I 1 arrived at rockville at about 9 30 and we were ready to leave at about 11 at this time davis came in the door was anything said when davis came to the door of the cabin 1 I told him to git a coln away from here and he came atter after mo me ife ha was a prize fighter and I 1 was afraid so eo I 1 shot him do you still love your wife 1 I do regarding rumors that davis was yvis shot twice and that he was shot la in the back adams said he shot but bat once and that davis was facing him tin on a threatening manner when ho he shot washington county news ws |