Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-16
on TRIAL ron THEIR LIVES.

TuE trial Of IA sensational murder
case hns Just commenced In Denver.
The lawyers have been at work Tor two
weeks and two days 10 secure a jury,
and during this time one hundred and
nlncty-nlne men were examined, bc-
fore the requisite number Of twelve
good men aud true" could be secured.
The following account Of the case Is
given by the Denver NovG
"The alleged crimo Tor which tho three
Mnlngibns arc to he trici for their life
j. the poisoning Of william II. Avery.
The latter wa we'll known and respect.
ed cltizon Of Fort Collins. Ne had wiic
who wasvcry popular In tho community,
aud one daughter named Pearl. Mr..
Avery wus Interested In The village hank
aud also IN an abstract business and be.
sides owned considerable real estate.
Some time before he dioi he entered
Into partnership with Frank NillinEion,
one " the defendants. This partnership
I'D not last long but la The meantime
Mllington ha1 become acquainted with
Mr.. Avery. Tho latter, although her
husband was sald 10 be worth $4,000.
gave piano lessons aud did hcrown house
work. twas testified TO afterwards that
Mr. Avery WIS cruel b. hi. wife aud a
shoti iimo bcfora HE death ahc came o.
Denver, determined TO got divorce from
hin. lIo followed and Induced hor o.
nturn. shortly aflor this. on June last,
ho died of some sort Of stomach troubles,
The doctors said. Just twelve days aftor
his death hi, widow. Mrs Avery, mar
ricd Frank Milllngton, aud a. soon ~
This nows bocamo noiscd aDput Il WINS
rimorci that Mrs. Avery Ind poisoned
her husband for tho purpose OF marrying
Millingion.
''suddonly Tho newly married couple
were placed under arrest, aud Miss Dilly
Miiiineinn, Franks sister, wns also
iakcn into custody rs an ncoomplico to
the murder. The vi-cora of tho deceased
WIS takenup and gwen TO Dr. scwall NJ
the Denver University 10 aualyze. The
latter reported that he could dnd no
traces Of poison, hut the prosecution was
not satisfied and had the brain Of the de-
coasod analyzei by a Fort Collins chem
W., without any traces Of poison being
found. sull tho prosecution WINS no,
satisfied. aud In the dead OF might H.
agents dug up The viscen which had
boon analysed by Dr. sowall, and which
had Dcgn buried In the alley next to Oh,
university. aud hid u analysed at For
Collins. Afortho vi-ccra had boon buried.
however, In order TO get rid ofiho foul odor
niirlcurii Wa, poured oyor Il. Til. acid
contains arsenic. Tho second analysis VI
tho yiscofa, according 10 tho prosecution,
chemist, resulted la p5-iOO OF a grain OF
arsonir being found. The arsonic. II
wa clalmod by the defense, came from
nitric acid which had been poured over
the visrcrs.
IAN the evidence aglins, the doicni-
ans i purely uifcnmsianlid. A. first Il
WIS charged thai Miss Dllly brought "a
Port Collins tho arsenic with which SIR.
Avery. II was alleged. was killed.. hnt
later that his death was caused by repeat
ci doses Of "roufh on rats" purchased
At Fort Collins. Tho defendants doelar,
their innocence OF tho whole affair, an,
Mrs. Millingion insists that her late hu-
baud had snIfcc'd ior years with stomacl
troubles before diad. THIS l. The stor,
OF the charge In brief. over $50 witnosso
have been snbrunacd aud u will be mau.
days before tho trial Is ended"