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Show I state news ' WILL TRY JOHNSTONE. Price, Feb. 20. The case of E. B Johnstone, a former Carbon county deputy sheriff, who is charged with having shot and Killed Bert Taylor, a 19-year-old Provo hoy, abour a month ago. will come up for prelimi nary hearing In the district court here next Tuesday At the time the shooting: occurred Johnstone was em- I ployed as special agent for the Caatle Valley & Southern Utah Railroad company and was also a deputy sher-t sher-t iff. Much feeling was aroused ovor the shooting, there being many In this vicinity who declared that Johnstone shot without sufficient reason The developments in the case will bo watched w-ith intense interest Johnstone John-stone Is now out on $10nO( bail, D. 0 I). Hoot of Salt Lake and C. S. Price ' f this city will represent the defend ant. Another case of unusual interest locally lo-cally was postponed until the Inn term of the court when It was J brought up Tuesday. It is thr case or Gyllyn Jones, lormer county clerk of Carbon county, and R. W. Snyder, Tormer county treasurer, who are charged with embezzling the county fnnda. Judge Christensen set the time of trial for other minor civil suit, which will be tried during the present term of court. |