Show mm LOCAL TOPICS from the polly of U OF couin stills to the afka that lie alone did the nin the court room of the first district court waa broaded croad ed yesterday marniok at 10 when ahe bailiff rapped or order and proceed I 1 egan it was expected that golden would chance hia hie nish tand instead ot pleading guilty the former plen 0 nut galry to the charge ahe airet thing after alie transaction of boine routine business waa the of golden to the surprise 0 many of the who had watched the acsa with interest golden insisted on withdrawing his plea of not guilty and entering one of guilly the order was madland ma that closed the caad against one of tho defendants major breedon was retained in the CIBO as against french ana tondu cd the examination of the witnesses assisted by missi missia a 1 akim and phy it was that the prosecution cution 1 d not by any means expect to liberate french on the sreng li of gold ebia plea given to exonerate french T 1 campbell Oam was the wi ceab called he testified I 1 as prisoner in the county j ill list oct lober waft confined for lenting rooms to girls knew mr frenchi at the caunt jail remember rm ember the time french w ai called in i lie kofl ice to 1 ioli a the can chich bal b en found when he came back he talked of the can he said 1 I een saw the can if lat me out of lere I 1 could put my band on the mm that did it in 15 minutes cross examined lie my have eaid a caa instead of tt e can mayor kiesel testified I 1 know frenca and tacy antna to see roa in the latter part 0 septem ber or the october I 1 remember franchs frenchs Frenc hs arrest think it occurred the same day of the visit the object of the visit WAS to have french sworn in ai a special policeman to discover be who bad been burning in the city mr foy backed up the aion that frenchi bad bud much ex pen ence aal knew tha gan and would have hia liaa in three days on the strength of that I 1 issued permit or a aliat he be sworn in as a policeman ibis was at time when we were straining every nere to captora the inc J V ninth waa called he testified eliat dur fig the tt t t the pic day he ird jolden say ai he left french after a consultation all alt it roam tor us or bleg well ar ue had not make any asse it or show any ain rf baniog the rana john W mekala ity marshal the two defendants have been kept nent while here and haive biad oo 00 lapori unity of talking together while in the court room jeet erday 1 BW golden cl up walk to and engage in ernect conversation I 1 got up and I 1 interfered aad as I 1 did so golden said now you and tle testimony of these two wit leceia was stricken out with the ex rf eption of the mere fact that golden and french talked together walter karl testified i licad say something while in alie county jail about the isit to the office to see a can I 1 heard french say to dick ransom they took me up and showed me a broken oil can which was positive proof against me even then I 1 believe golden had squealed also that it golden knew I 1 had killed a roan he would not tell on me cloea I 1 bae received no promise of leniency in alie case against me but was told that if I 1 donld tell alie truth about this matter ahey would bee that french and golden did not shoulder the crime on me officer brown I 1 think me that be did not say I 1 should go free on abo charge ot grand larceny for I 1 am committed tha prosecution rested the defendant french expressed a becire that golden be on ibe eland lie testified I 1 knew french at the lime of the burning of the novelty theatre I 1 burned that theatre by and mr harl he who juat testified wai connected with it at that time larl robbed a house all joining the theatre and tamed a trunk crossways in the alley way to keep beope from entering to which 1 objected french bad no connection with st french wai at the fire I 1 and earl burcon the building andee bad had other proceedings previous croes examined I 1 not the oil can as testified mr jokers you eaf you burned the building by contract with whom golden I 1 dont think it necessary to implicate a third party in this caw the court instructed h m that it was bis duty to and asked him why he refused golden well your honor when I 1 londer take any contract I 1 think it is any duty to keep our to our la elvea court that may apply in ordinary awa but not where it involves a con oct oc t for the burning of a house or to it nuru pr com w well it wa a friend 01 OI what was hia name gafden well I 1 dont know his 1111 br aDy 10 e hett times by th dame of 1 K G well he waa an culinary everyday every day mn i t follow business did e G I 1 could not say athow long had you G possibly a year or air in wiB Q how long had yon been in V den prior to last G I 1 might have been here uve months I 1 cant say for sure 1 where did vou first become acquainted quain ted with G in ogden kwiat kind of a looking man was he did he look anything like trench G no sir he did not 1 cant eay aa to bis general appearance it where did you amt become acquainted quain ted with 1 reach 0 in tombstone arizoca Ar izoa ato im in dublin ireland I 1 waa making the tour of europe at the ume kyou were making the tour 0 kui opa at the tune did jou co U 7 U yea sir it while there did you see BOM c of the educate fleas 0 air I 1 rode gome 0 them H well let ua comedown 0 o exi oiw and isaie all aid did you next eee french 0 in arizona H ky what name was he known ten t en U py the same name french lie VH then running a I 1 was doing johng at the time I 1 sw him next in el paso texada he had an interest in a re thare I 1 was not to lowing rny profession then I 1 am an architectural draftsman from there we went to lis egas and on to while traveling I 1 iv is doieg no auf iness we remained there eighteen months this was throe or four years atter meeting him at dublin I 1 worked at my profession there french is a atone mason we then came to colorado first we strack trail city from over the kalpas line and then on to pueblo where we slaved a short time K where did ou go from pueblo I 1 refuse to abrner that question I 1 will net answer it oa any 1 retire to sty as to any question with pueblo 11 did you rot leave charge of the officers for the canon city col elates prison where you stopped for about five years U how long it for about five years U uh no not that long was not with me when I 1 left pueblo 11 where did you go next that you care to mention G well I 1 dont think it has any bearing on this case if it did I 1 would not care about answering your anes tiong I 1 saw french last spring at denver he was at work in hia profession fes sion from there we came together to park city and then to ogden where we have remained ever since except a few limes that I 1 went to salt I ake french went me atone time to hunt up ome relatives or filinda of long Bai we stopped at the walker houe Ih followed my profession here 1 am not wealthy 1 hae stopped at the family hotel in this city and ed at the paddle rock H did you see french the before you anil alie theatre 0 I 1 did nt n t eliat swipes and I 1 bonx l the novelty I 1 s lid that I 1 and farl F arl d d it and we SAW french that day it Is an hour before tin fire you and fr achy were eating supper at the union jesuu ant a no sir I 1 it Is it not a fact that at bat time while you were baing blaud ballantyne midy hall and a nun named malone and another man came iu and sw you there G aney say no PO I 1 dont see how have been there K anaker my question 0 no sir it ia not it was about a q artar to 4 that I 1 and yu burned the theatre I 1 wont to his room by appointment I 1 had the oil cm 1 had bien earl two or three dais previous aad eliat evening I 1 first the subject of burning that evaniuk eirls business was that 0 an agent for a second hand sorel hit wai supposed to be his bue iners I 1 his real husi was I 1 sg to give earl f ia to assist in burning I 1 hae neer kiven it to him he lie has refused to accept it I 1 w M to get from swift for the jib I 1 have seen ahrea limps Binca before iny saw him once at the post a paid me the contract price baroro I 1 did the wark 1 first told to air it gers at bis collico that earl to bum ildi int tell him that it was a lie neier t ld belnap that I 1 and french burned the place nver in any conversation conversi tion paid that french had had anything to do with the marchal pratt was by the prosecution list evening told to my question as to whether ho meant to bay eliat frenchi biad nothing to do ich lie burning any no french is the man who threw that oil can into the bu belnap testified to a similar conversation at golden said that he and french were the only ones who had bu ned the novelty ner mentioned earl as having anything to do with the burning joseph belnap testified to having been present at the mentioned and corroborated each feord of llie sheriff tina ended the testimony and L R rogers opened the for the prosecution majar bredon and parkins ed the case for the defence ami air evans for the prosecution the court charged the joiy and they retired after an absence of about an hour they returned and announced defend ant guilty of arson in the first degree notice waa given of a motion lur a new trial and it will be argued today |