Show MRS EKMAN'S TRIAl AT HEAD OF CRIMINAL CALENDAR SEPT 11 State Objects to Continuance Because of Injustice to Witness Trial of at Mrs Minnie Ekman charged with murder In the first degree for the th kIlling of her little daughter Juno 24 4 Is set for tor September 11 This Is the first murder case on the tho criminal calendar for the term torm of oC court And if f the state tate has Its way the hearing hearing- will b bo taken up tip and carried through at tt that time without without with with- out further delay Mrs 1 Ekman was not In court yesterday yester da day morning hut her attorneys sought ought to obtain a n. later setting setting- Tho The district attorney however howe Insist Insisted d that the case be set net for tor September 11 11 He cited to the court that the now has In Jail C. C L. L Anderson Andorson former Cormer husband of ot Mrs Elman Ekman who ho Is a material witness in tho the case and he thought It was an Injustice to continue the tho hearing hearing- an any longer lonser and keep this witness In jail Counsel for Cor Mrs Irs Eltman Ekman It would bo necessary for tor them to raise funds Cund to bring witnesses from California Call Call- fornia an and other outside places and it would take further time Mr lr Leatherwood district attorney ar argued lIed that It would take a week probably probably ably to obtain a jur Jury and plenty plent of oC time would be given I en counsel t tl to- to I procure the necessary money and witnesses Other criminal cases sot on the Sep Sep- calendar r were H A A. A Davis at attempted attempted at- at tempted statutory offense September 8 Louis Perez robbery robber September 8 Sf A A. D. D st statutory tutor offense September Sep Sep- 9 0 Eddie Ives hes robbery September Septem Septem- ber 10 |