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Show GARDNER TO HAVE HEARING FRIDAY SAlT LKF, April 19. George H. Gardner, slayer of Deputy Sheriff Gordon Stuart, will appear for preliminary pre-liminary hearing Prldayjjnornlng at 10 o c lock before Judge Tfen Johnson. Gardner has been charged with murder mur-der In the first degree The date was set yesterday afternoon after-noon by Judge Johnson following Gardner s arraignment. Gardner declined de-clined to plefld. and the court enti r-ed r-ed n formal plea of not guilty. Gardner was not represented by counsel He Informed the court that he had been unable to oOnfCr with an altornrv, and Judge Johnson told I nun that if he was unable to obtain anyone to represent hlni the court I would appoint ounsd i Gardner maintained the indifferent altitude which has marked his de-I de-I meanor ince his arrest las: Saturday I afternoon. He seemed unmindful "f the eyes which were fastened dpon I hini as he sat in tho courtroom In the custody of a deputy sheriff. County Attorney Arthur E. Morcton has been preparing for the hearing .Miice the shooting at W'elby Saturday morning when deputy sheriffs went to Gardner's (arm ti remove some stock claimed by Joseph "A". Irvine. Gardner's Gard-ner's brother-in-law Irvine was shot through the Jaw and neck. Mr. Irvine is making a heroic flshl for his life, according to his physician, lr E F. Root. |