Show MURRAY NOW IS ON TRIAL FOR ROBBERY Accomplice of J. J J. J Morris Will Soon Know Fate Fate Case Case Will Go to Jury Today Tho The trial of John l Murray partner of or L J. J J. Morris the tho convicted murderer of or Jo Joseph SV W Axtell In the holdup and robber robbery of tho the Uncle Undo Sam bam am loan office on the he afternoon of May ay 9 9 1911 was commenced com con before Judge 1 F. F C. C Loofbourow Lo In n the criminal division dl of oC the tho Third d district court yesterday morning on a charge harge of All 11 the evl evidence of the state except that hut of or one witness was vas presen presented ted before be- be tore fore court adjourned yesterday after after- noon oon noon and It Is expected that the tho mater matter mat mat- ter er may go to the jury before beCore adjournment adjourn adJourn- mont ment time tonight If Murray l is hS convicted the state will contend that he Is 18 amenable to the law which makes It possible for the court courto to o Impose life liCe Imprisonment in cases of oC f robbery robben Tho The defense will contend that hat the prisoner does docs not come under ho tho provisions of the now new law because be- be cause ause it will he Ite alleged the crime was committed before the tho law w became ef- ef l e tI VI There Is some dispute ns as to whether the he law making i rObber robbery punishable by br i ilife life Ife Imprisonment became effective at midnight on the night of la 1 May S or midnight mid mid- I night ht of May In 9 9 The state contends that the tho law became effective on the tho the PI previous date while the defense contends con con- tends ends that It was wa not effective until a i few ew hours after Jho ho he robber robbery occurred If It the prisoner Is 18 convicted this Interesting In- In question will be raised at the In-I In time line of passing sentence and it is I that the court will call upon to argue the matter and present pre- pre sent ent evidence as to whether or not the prisoner is subject to a life penalty I Murray lurra is alleg alleged d to have assisted Morris lorrIs In holding up and robbing the theoan loan oan office and was with Morris 1 in the attempted escape He lie was wa captured before Morris shot nn and 1 J killed Axtell and nd because of or the r f fact ct that he was In Inthe inthe the he custody o of a 0 peace officer when the he murder was committed could not note be e accused as an nn accomplice in the the murder The jury chosen to tr try the case caso Is composed of the following David Br Brown Biown own S. S V V. Derrah J J. 1 U. U Anson J. J 13 B. B Cunliffe John M. M Deitz Deltz J J. J II H. Mays A A. P P. Nelson elson and nd I. I J. J Starbuck The rIte witnesses who testified for or the tho sh state te yesterday and told the stor story of the he holdup and attempted escape of Murra l and Morris were Adolph White Soren oren X Christensen John Laflour J James unes Hue Hucy and anel Leo Friedman One more lore witness Is t to td be called by the state this Ills morning J J. J J. Morris now under conviction of f murder In the first degree will be called ailed by the defense toda today as a wit wit- nets So I |