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Show PUGILIST GOES ON TRIAL FOR ATTACK ON GIRL SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16. Edmund Ed-mund (Spud) Murphy, pugilist, went to trial here today on a charge of having assaulted Jessie Montgomery, 17 years old, in a sha k which was the headquarters of a Kane early Thanks-! Thanks-! giving morning. Four other members j of the gang are awaiting trial and I three alleged members were lynched at Santa Rosa last week after threo peace officers had been murdered. Mu phy failed in his efforts to obtain ob-tain a change of venue A larjce detachment de-tachment of police were placed on guard in the halls and In the room w'here Murphy went to trial Admission Admis-sion to the court room wajj by card no I |