Show loudd 01 ER J 11 hearing in the cold brick case the preliminary examination of J II 11 thomas barged with grand larceny was held before justice T I 1 bee yesterday afternoon shortly after alie cabe against the girls biad been di of hon C 0 auch appeared for the prosecution w bile L K clogere had been engaged by the defendant the prosecuting witness was duncan kippen of woods cross he testified to having gambled in this city with thomas and others and they had gotten the best of him thomas he said biad approached faim about ahrea weeks ago and stated that hia partner had robbed the arizona stage about eighn en months previous and taken away two gold bricki valued at aliey had carried them around since that time wherever they went but now aliey were desirous of of them at half pure and wanted to bell them to him after talking oft alie matter the grove out by alie ogden river brewery was appointed ai the place to and be convinced that what they was actually the troth at the appointed tinia kippen went there and a man came ont after a few moments delay he had a quilt over bis licad BO that he could not be recognized they brought out the awu bricka and he kippen was furnished with a bit whereby to bore into the bri ka and get enough of the to make a feet and learn for a certainty that llie material was gold he bored into them at two or three places and the bolings borings were dithered gi dp and placed into nn envelope and afterwards taken to the wells bargo companas Comp anys office where the bolings borings were decided to bo pure Cold Thinking over the went to marshal and showed him a portion of the material thus obtained and told his factory still he continued alie and went down to bis home eliere he was followed by thomas w ho there inquired into hi kippeny financial standing in that part of the country kippen told him bat he could not raise nore than aej the two men thoma and lili partner having by this time learned that the with the case refused to bell such was the testimony of ahe prosecuting witness other witnesses were up from below who testified that they had been thomas at woods croes and that there he had inquired about alie responsibility of kippen lA aratt also testified that kippen had come to him and showed him the bauff he had bored out of the buries and told the atory as he had it to alie court thomas hen placed on the witness braad denied in toto that any faich conversation had taken place as that mentioned by kippen lie had mid dithing about the cold bricks and lilies nothing about it kippen biad not to any special place appointed for the purpose of testing the metal they were allering oll ering for sale lie had been down to woods cross but not to find out keppens Kip pens financial but to beet some money from him which he kippen had borrowed when he went broke one evening while ailcy gumming up the evidence the justice held that it was nut very likely that the whole etory was a caton and BO well told and propped up ly kippen that the officers could testify to part of the transaction and that 0 tier witnesses testified to the viar t to woods cross and its object lie therefore held that there was presumption of his guilt to hold him and decided that he be held to await the action of the grand jury the bonds w ere ilacad at anil at latest reports thomas was still reeking bill A reporter was politely yesterday that tho J H thomas boken of in this report is not the corteous a lennan at the establishment of W sons who bears the same name |