Show VERNAL TRIAL fc the case will opened tomorrow witnesses for the prosecution and the defense arrived last night warners true name some of the case the criminal case around which now clusters more importance and likewise mystery thain any other in the state Is the alleged murder case at vernal and which will be put on trial tomorrow in the second district court the case is important because it must decide the responsibility for the billing of two men and he wounding of a third it is mysterious because the tales told by the prosecution and the defense are widely different in fact absolutely sol contradictor yand even the eyewitnesses fail to agree as to who fired the first shot on this point however it may be eaid that the ante marlem statements of milton and staunton tou the two men who killed will no doubt throw conclusive light on the subject the prisoners warnar coleman and wall eay that the shooting which proved fatal to milton and staunton was done in self defense while ike staunton the man who was wounded says the three men swooped down on his party between daylight and sunrise and opened a murderous murde ious tire it might be interesting to know that the man called matt warner and who is considered by the bienda of the dead men to be the bad man of the lot is not named warner at all his right name is willard E caristensen and he is utah born and bred having spent hib and youth near levan buah county the name warner was given him by associates and it stuck so closely that now heis generally known by it A large number of witnesses on both sides arrived last evening they include M B pope deputy sheriff and brother to sheriff pope it was young pope who arrested the trio after the killing coroner holdaway who held the inquest over the remains of minton and staunton is also here so is assistant prosecuting attorney evans of uinta county ike staunton the man who was badly wounded but escaped death by hiding in the is also here his testimony will be of paramount importance as he is the only survivor who the battle with hi life in addition james mcnaughton wellbert Uel lbert sarles R N davids charley teeter A M staunton the widow of one ol 01 the men killed orilla B hatch heber priest and iowa hall are witnesses for 1 prose prosecution A number of these bave also been subpoenaed by the defense and additional for the defense include A B atwood 0 atwood earl atwood asa avery and young priest son of heber priest the tent inside of which the men were killed and which is full 0 telltale tell tale bullet holes was brought in by deputy sheriff pope alie case will be called tomorrow the prosecuting attorney of uintah county will be assisted by ogden attorneys while the defense will bo in the han ds of judge powers assisted by attorney preston of rock springs wyoming |