Coalville Times | 1897-09-03 | Page 2 | Trial of Bob Meeks

TRIAL OF DOD MEEKS UtntlfltHlai On nf the > lonl llrr flank lloburn Part Ida Mug 31Tho district court It I now In section here Hob Meek ono of the supposed Montpellcr bank robber it I Ulng tried District Dis-trict Attorney lludgo it I prosecuting assisted by Attorney John A Haglcy who appear In tho case In liehalf of ho bank oll < Insurance company Attorney At-torney It 8 Spenco and T I llcnii ippcar for the defense Nine witness weN examined for the prosecution eight of whom positively posi-tively Identified the prisoner us ono of the three who robbed tho Montpellcr bank Tho defense had only two witnesses wit-nesses lioth from online nml who judging from the testimony given Lave been doing business with tho prisoner ami who are supposed to have got money from him and Invested It In cattle Their evidence Is 1 very conflicting