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Show THE COLLIN EXAMINATION. The examination of Deputy United States Marshal Collin is ended and the defendant discharged. The discharge of Collin . will be a satisfaction to all who have carefully and impartially weighed the evidence that was adduced at the examination. ex-amination. So far as an examination can establish a fact, the fact is established that Collin was set upon by McMurrin in the Social Hall alley-way, and set upon either for the purpose of maltreating or murdering Collin, and in either case Collin Col-lin acted as a man and as he should have done. If Collin made any attempt on McMurrin, why did. not McMurrin come forward at the time of the examination to tell what that attempt was? His own' silence confirms the evidence evi-dence of Collin, and all the circumstantial cir-cumstantial ' evidence goes to prove that what Collin said about the encounter is true. McMurrin has disappeared as suddenly as possible, and even his own family know nothing of his whereabouts, according to their testimony. Is it possible pos-sible to efive any reasonable explanation of McMurrin's disappearance that will be favorable to him? It may be said that he was afraid to present, himself for examination or trial because he feared he could not have a fair and impartial examination ex-amination or trial before the present Federal Fed-eral officials. It is an old excuse that has frequently done duty in the absence of a better, and McMurrin has high precedent for his employment of this excuse, for the same excuse was given by Mr. James G. Blaine for the withdrawal of his suit for libel against the Indianapolis Sentinel. Among McMurrin's co-religionists he will still be looked upon as a most exemplary young man, and they will look upon any charges against him as the machinations of his and their enemies. ene-mies. This is the very theory put forth : in the News of last night, for that paper says, in speaking of a remark made by Commissioner McKay, that it was a pity that Collin did not kill the others who were with' McMurrin, "We, too, think it is a pity he did not at least severely wound the others, but we do not believe he desired to do anything of the kind, for we are satisfied, from the evidence in the case, that if he had killed the others there would have been mourning in the houses of some few Deputy's friends, if not in the ranks of the Deputy Marshals." That will be the accepted version of the evidence in the Collin examination by the mass of the people of Utah. But McMurrin's action" in secreting himself from the eyes of the public creates suspicion suspi-cion as to his motives in so doing that hardly any evidence in future -will be able to clear up. We hope this -matter may come to trial, but this is scarcely probable. The examination exonerates Collin and makes the guilt of McMurrin almost certain. The sentiment which prompted Commissioner McKay to remark re-mark in court, while he was sitting as a committing magistrate, that it was a pity that Collin did not kill the others, may be proper, but it was in very bad taste for the Commissioner to give utterance to such a remark when and where he did. |