Show IRONS investigation tue the trial of the salt halt lake abortion cae case tho tile fulico court of salt lako lake city on oil tuesday morning was the magnetic cynosure for that clement element of the street which finda finds one of chief amusement amusements and mccu occupations ia in drinkin drinking in ill tho the details nan disgusting but lit to them all the better fur that involved in the trials and examinations which come under the jurisdiction of such tribunals the preliminary investigation in in the irons fowler evans abortion case ia is no exception in point of attraction to such ouch and the court room was crowded in antica anticipation a t on of ita its being proceeded with in this however the audi euco were doomed to disappointment in a measure as will appear further on in the fol following lowing account of the trial taken from the columns of the deseret hews 8 of thesda tuesday Y evening at the hour set for the elamin cramin tion half bal finist past 10 judge 6 spiers P aers wast in iii his place and w within the rail were irons and fowler the accused parties judge snow county prosecuting attorney waddell his bis assistant mr fletcher and mr C 8 varian assistant U S attorney all of ahorn represent the prosecution also bennett harkness Hark nesa kirkpatrick re representing re ti ng dr fowler and mr air denney enney who represents mr irons there waa was also present mr Kimbal lof ogden who consulted with the other othero and may or may not be numbered among the counsel for the defence defense the following bitne witnesses ses were also in attendance dr carnaban carnahan ogden mra airs evana mr air and mrs milando pratt brigham jones professor andres mrs airs neilson the midwife dr J S richardi richards dr hamilton and dr bowers after consul consulting tim some moments together there aras was a amov movement ement among the attorneys and judge snow addressing the court an that the defense desired a continuance for one week As a basis for this a doctors certificate to the effect that mr mrs john W irons nee tice miss bliss lizzie evans the prosecuting wit witness nees was in in too delicate a state of health to appear was presented at this point mr W H dickson on united states attorney who is Is acting as an assistant in the prosecution se entered the court and on learning what had been proposed ased I 1 objected to the continuance r letting eting daylight through the proposition to that end by stating that the sickness of a pro prosecuting eluting witness was no ground for tho the defense in in moving for A postponement the tile prosecution ho he said wanted the tho examination to proceed J judge u dge spiers overruled the motion to continue the attorney attorney ya for tho the r respective defendants chett made a joint proposition 4 to waive the investigation and let the case go the grand jury and asked the court to fix the amount of bail bal required mr dickson stated that ho he had no objection to its being waived so faras far as the defense was concerned but for the prosecution he lie in insisted isted that the examination proceed edi and that evidence be introduced for that side mr air kirkpatrick replied that it would be a great injustice to the defendants fend ants owing to the heat beat and excitement cit ement that had been caused to introduce teb testimony and have it published broadcast at this stage 0 of the case and as the only objection in ita its introduction waa was to enable the court to fix tho the amount of bail he proposed that the bail be fixed at t any amount and it would bo be furnished however large he claimed the right b t of the defendant to particularly partig ri u t e arly as the grand jury waa was now in in session and the case could go go right up without delay mr dickson contended that the object in now taking evidence wae was to prevent it in case odthe of the death or future absence of the witnesses the testimony taken before the grand jury jur waa secret and could not be used used in a prosecution in the district court and in view of tho the possible death or absence of witnesses es when wanted who were now at hand band and ready to testify bo he insisted that their depositions bo be made taken down signed and sworn to that they might bo be used by the prosecution i in the district court courtia if it be came necessary he lie claimed to be able to produce authorities that would bear him out in this position the court decided to defer further action till 2 to enable air diet a in to get bis his a proceeding roce eding acquiesced in by the ateer other side who also proposed to bring similar data in opposition to the stand taken by the prosecution ai at 2 the case was resumed juda decided that the examination of witnesses fur for the elie prosecution should go on and that it should be conducted with closed doors and the public excluded the crowd thereupon artl reluctantly arose and slowly filed out of the building too complaint was as read beforehand signed by lizzie evana evans and charging both mr air irons and dr fowler of procuring ring the abortion and as the salt lake herald herold reporter left the room the witnesses nine nine in number were being sworn and dr carnahan was about to take his place upon the stand the court remained in session session until five dr carnahana Car Carn ahans examination occupied two hours Il milando ilando pratt was the placed upon the stand and he lie was U testifying when the hour for adjourn adjournment mont arrived the case was resumed at 10 today to day |