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Show SHOT IN SELF-DEFENSE. Evidence Brought Out That Waycaster Was the Offender. Provo, May 5. The case of the state vs. Ernest Augustus Kelly, charged with killing Samuel Waycaster at American Am-erican Fork cu April 4 of this year, lb now being beard In the Fourth district dis-trict court before Judge Booth and the following jury. Canby Scott, Edward Ed-ward V. Vincent, Joseph Jensen, William Wil-liam Thomas, Jr.. Joseph E. Wllkins. Karl J. Thompson, Swcn J. Nelson and John HIndley. Tho charge Is voluntary volun-tary manslaughter. Tho defendant is represented by J. W. N. Whltecotton and the stato by District Attorney Clnff. Tho evidence for the state Is, as was brought out in tho preliminary examination, that Kelly and Waycaster Waycas-ter had been drinking and started for home early In the morning. -A quarrel quar-rel ensued and Waycaster tried to shoot Kelly and fired two or three shots at him. In a scuffle which followed fol-lowed Kelly took Waycaster's pistol away from blm and shot him with fatal results. Kelly claims the shooting shoot-ing was in self defense. |