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Show HGHT- 'REHEARSED IN POLICE COURT Story of the Encounter Between Halverson and Farr is Related by Eye Witnesses and by the Principals Price of Coal Plays an Important Part. floor as goon as the defending counsel was Bllent and vowed that the testimony testi-mony did show that an assault with a deadly weapon had occurred, ln as much as Uic state had proved that Karr had turned to leave his adversary adver-sary and had b?cu followed and struck from the rear with au umbrella. umbrel-la. An umbrella. Attorney Jensen contended, was a deadly weapon when so used. Tho court stated that he was not so suro that an umbrella was a deadly weapon, but that he would continue the case and hear the testimony of tho defense. As tho hearing had already al-ready Intruded upon the noon hour, tho case was continued until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Tn the case against Samuel Halver-Bon, Halver-Bon, local agent of the Bamberger elec- trie line, who Is charged with assault vlth a deadly weapon, the municipal court is being called upon to draw a Judicial line between a felony and a street fight. The ca?e was called for a preliminary hearing, before. Judge .1. 1. Murphy and the prosecution llnish-i-d Its testimony at the noou-hour today. to-day. The conclusion of the euso will not bo heurd untl Lifter 3 o'clock this afternoon. The complaining witness, John Farr, the well-known coal dealer, was the first person called to the stand and was asked by County Attorney David Jensen to relate the story of the alleged al-leged assault, farr. in the complaint had averred that Halverson. on October Oc-tober 12, had maliciously struck him with the sharp point of au umbrella, inflicting a deep gimh in his left temple. leao Halverson he had again called the man a liar. He denied that tho object of tho meeting over which the quarrel started was held for the purpose pur-pose of forming a combine to fix the price of coal, arbitrarily. He also denied that any organization of re-tall re-tall coal dealers exlots in Ogden at , the present time. ' Dr. Edward Rich was called to the stand and testllied that ho haddressed a wound on Farr's left temple on October Oc-tober 12 and that the Injury consisted of a cut through tho skin and into the muscles Just In front of the left ear. He stated that the wound waa between one-half and three-fourths of 1 au Inch ln depth and was doubtless made with some eharp pointed instrument, instru-ment, possibly an umbrella. John M. Mills, superintendent of the schools, testified that he was standing stand-ing on the corner of Washington avenue ave-nue and Twenty-fifth streets at the time the trouble between Halverson and Farr occurred. He was talking with George S. Glenn, the plona dealer, deal-er, and had seen the two men Involved In an altercation but did not know that it waa of a serious nature until he saw Halverson strike Farr with the j umbrella. He had heard none of the words which passed between tho two men. Mr. Glenn, who was next called to ! testify, told about tho same story, although ho had not seen the blow-struck blow-struck with the umbrella. He had been looking In another direction and when he turned he saw Farr golog toward to-ward the drinking fountain and saw hliu wash the wound which was on his face. Sam Price, a brick-layer, proved the best witness for the prosecution and stated that he had seen Halverson follow Farr and strike him with the umbrella Just as Farr waa turning to so" who was following. The witness I had not heard any of the conversation conversa-tion between the two principals. Atiael Farr. coal dealer and brother of the complainant, stated that he-was he-was in the Pingree bank and saw the two men in the street. He had seen each mun strike at the other and had then saw Farr turn and leave. Halverson Hal-verson alao turned his back to Farr, but after taking a few steps, turned and followed Farr, striking him with the umbrella just as tho mau turned his bead to look behind. James Plugree, the lut witness to take the stand, told substantially the samo story of the trouble that Asael Farr told. Pingree and Farr had been standing within the hank and saw the affair lu the street throukh the same window. When tho i-roesooirUon rested Ha case, Attorney Johnson asked that the caso be dismissed as the testimony testi-mony introduced by the state showed that only a street fight had occurred and that there was no ground for the charge of aesnult with a deadly weapon. wea-pon. The defending counsel further contended that an uuvbrella could not be considered a deadlv weapon as la calb d in the complaint. County Attorney Jensen took the The coal dealer, under oath, stated that a meeting had ben called by the Ogden coal dealers with the object of regulating the price of certain grades of coal. This meeting was not altogether al-together a success, as several of the fuel merchants had failed tj attend. Halverson, as representative of the Bamberger foal company, was expected expect-ed to be present, but did uot make his appearance. On the afternoon of the day in question. Farr, who had ! attended the meeting, mH Halverson Halver-son and asked the latter why he had not attended. Halverson replied that Bamberger had told his not to take part In th tiieeliii. Said Farr: "Halverson said thai the Ogden coal men were cutting price. and that for this reason th Bamberger company would not enlr into any kind of an agreement with local dealers I stated that all the Oealers hud been cutting prices and that the Bamberger cornpanv also cut prices. At this. HalvJison replied that any one who said the Bambegor com- I pany ever cut prices en coal was a Bar. I endeavored to mIiow Halverson wherein tho company he r?projeuted had cut prlf.s smd he called me n Bar. I leiuruc 1 the li and he struck me. 1 xirurl. UK, mi-sing him." Following ilils exchange of blows 1 according to Pan. the word -'Har'' was used by tho njon secral times "I turned to n on (11y wav, "continued "con-tinued Farr, ' and bad walked west on Twenty fifth fc.trei.-t to w!tbin a few feet of the Washington avenue curb, when I heard someone approaching from the rear and tinned to see Halverson Hal-verson coming toward me with upraised up-raised umbrella. The weapon descended de-scended aud the sharp point of the umbrella struck me Just, below the loft temple. It caused a gash, 1 think about one Inch In depth.' ln tho cross examination, which conducted by Attorney Johnson. Farr admitted that jusl before- turn'ng to |