Show HORSE STEALING Coughlin George and Bruce have a hearing bruce hakes a clean breast aad tells ills story of how tha boys first started out from Salt further preliminary hearing ol 01 coughlin and and A dubruco DBr uco charged with stealing a horse was held before commissioner cominer yesterday ill juilee baritche Bar tche court room before the examination was begun conghlin and george were arraigned on the charge of stealing two at blur ray on saturday night last and picas of not guilty were entered the anost interesting in the case was given by who took the egand for the prosecution and male a clean breast of hia association the other two defendants lie demonstrated that he simple youth who had been more or ie hypnotized hypnotised by his companions and was clad to escape nith his life ilia name originally was dover but when ho waa 4 years old lie as brought here froni england and adopted by mr and mrs A L bruce yesterday afternoon both h 8 mother mrs dover end hie adopted mother acro in court intensely interested in his examination kiil when ho wae taken away by the later ills mother wept bitterly it i expected that bruce will be ultimately discharged that he may tes tiby pain it the other defendants fn the court should alio result in alic murder cases necessitate their trial for horse stealing WITNESSES john E rule the grocer whose horse was stolen on the night of july 2 uh testified to the tact that the horse biad been brought back to him weighing pounds less than when lie was taken and with liole on his back where he had been shot officers pratt and R L shannon testified to the affray wath alip defendants at city creek canyon officer pratt could not swear positively that the parties he saw on the hil wore coughlin george lie know that it was them officer shannon testified that ho knew that one ot the men lie baw on the cliff was george officers janney and caplain donovan told fl hat they knew of the affair riEB when captain bonotan left the stand mr said 1 I have been informed that the defendant bruce desires to go on the stand and make a statement amr tho calling of bruce a witness bior lie whilo ho was being examined with the other defendants mr druce are you willing to testy asked the court yee sir I 1 am responded bruce with emphasis bauco was worn and permitted to testify though mr again the witness said he had known george for several years but his acquaintance with coughlin began july lie had had conver fatinna with them between eliat date and july antho evening of the latter day he went with them to Caldere nark mr coughlin and I 1 rode the same horse baid brace describing the trip when w got down to the park mr faid were to late every leaving it was about I 1 we went into the yard and around alie barns we started lark aud on the way mr coughlin said well get that sorrel horse when we got to rules place mr coughlin told me to hold his mr went into the barn and brought out alie sorrel boree he told me to get on the sorrel I 1 want to get on it but lor safety 1 did so after we had gone about a hock and a halt mr coughlin eaid to me get off doc and let pred ride he can wake thai horse go when e got up to jacob Morl tia place lr coughlin made me change Q he borrel again we rode up the benich to the tunnel near the brickyard alie next morning I 1 went home and got my rifle and we started for wyoming FOB ho then described the trip through dry canyon and over to lied butte in red butte one ol 01 the goreee foundered and coughlin cliot it the party went on over to emigration canyon cough iiii walking they found a cabin and coughlin broke in the door he found some cheese which lie divided taking alio most himself he also took a blank book a and a tin watch little mountain testified braice Bri ice told them I 1 want further I 1 said you fellows broke into house and look lota of stuff no good to you air coughlin told me to brine tho sorrel horse back I 1 aia I 1 want to as I 1 dolea t but I 1 would brinar it back then said thia horse dont back thi hadjie dont go back I 1 1 them and ill keep them ho said this rifle dont go back my rifle he then made me take off my belt and gave it to him and he took my purse I 1 gave right up lie point my cun exactly at my licad but it was cocked I 1 pave up I 1 want to be killed CAS HASSED H ASSED what did you go to Caldera park for asked attorney mr coughlin nolting what chance thera was to rob ot the cars out here replied bruce what did you tell him 1 I told lalni there was a good chance it he wanted to do anything of that kind laughter moved to crucean testimony all out on the ground that lie co defendant codefendant aej accomplice and was not a competent witness for the jn unless the complaint bo dif missed as to him the court however refused to grant tho motion and bruce was put on the bund to submit to cross examina tion what did you go to caldare Cald cre paik for asked mr 1 I know about lt 1 l the witness replied when you got to the park you rode around looking for a horse 1 I know what they look t 13 ing for you know what meant when he said theres nothing tor tie hero air I 1 know bo meant yiu know they intended to steal a boree ho wag asked 1 I know whether they were going to steal a horse or buy horse or have a horse given to them was tho reply did yon fo to the park in quiren mr mr coughlin asked ino to and yon know what you were going for at hat time of night well I 1 guess theres lots of centle men and women loo thai ride around at night so vou just went out for A moonlight ride yea air a moonlight ride coughlin snorted and burled Us face in bis handkerchief to restrain hia laughter george loo was very much amused HAO of tine trio on the journey to wyoming was then referred to bruce aid lio started on mr ared vred georges hora you aliu thought was ull right queried mr 1 I dibut think there was ft boag roag said bruce did you it wae rules boree well look a here after they that there horse I 1 would be in danger 0 my life to say anything coughlin and george both laughed at this expression of fear you left them awl went to your house to get your gun why did ym go back to them 1 I was ill afraid that they auald take my life this waa positively to coughlin and george and they were convulsed with merriment what were you going to wyoming for asked they told ino we would sweetwater and you needed a boree 1 I never got but you did not remonstrate with them for taking the horse the first ann you objected was when they took the penholder and cheese why you remonstrate with them for stealing the horse do me any good after the horse was taken you know coughlin was stealing the leoree for you they said they would furni sli me an outfit eliut I 1 dalint know whether they would steal it buy it w have it given to them when did yn cwm the horse was stolen when they fetched it out on the street could it not have been given to it been laughter you say you your car bridee belt and money yes J handed the belt and alloo 1 over at the muzzle of my own rifle laughter did you offer any very little coughlin chuckled over the reply bruce said he reached home from the canyon in the evening and next morning informed the of his adren brauo testified also that Cou eldin and had been ursin him for a week lo 10 go to wyoming before ho consented and that he finally agreed to go on the night of the trip to caldere park at the conclusion of the testimony of bruce the prosecution asked tor an adjournment ao 10 order that the attendance might be secured of two named young and william who are said to have seen alie defendants in emigration canyon and the court wae therefore adjourned until 10 this morning |