The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-07

Patrick Henry Coughlin and Henry
George. the two young outlaws, viii
have the first chance to answer for
one of their manifold crimes, this
morning before United States Commits
'sioner Morris Sommer. Their prelimi-
nary examination on the charge of
horse stealing, originally preferred
against them, will be held in Judge
Bartch's division or the Third district
court room at 10 o'clock this morning.
With them will be arraigned young
Bruce, who started out with them but
whose nerve failed him before he had
gone very far. The examination on
the charge Of murder will probably be
commenced next Friday or Saturday.
The boys were arraigned Oh both
the charges of murder and horse steal
ing before Commissioner Sommer yes
eeruay afternoon at l o'clock. The
statement had been published that
they would be arraigneG at 10 o'clock
IN the morning, and in consequence a
tremendous crowd of gaping, pushing,
morbidly curious sight-seers were in
front Of the Eagle block at that hour
waiting for the prisoners to appear
They damned the sidewalk Judge
som1ner'S office and the Railways lead
ing thereto. It was a noisy, lawless
crowd seemingly thoroughly in SYM
patiIy with the boys Attempts were
h1$de tc keep it back, but they were
Ans2Failing, and there was a refusal to
@4SperSe until IL was authOritGtiVely
;s1anounced that the boys would not
BE arraigped during the morning, but
tbat they would be arraigned in the
afternoon.
: Checi1mated the Crowd.
1t had been arranged the day before
that the arraignment should take place
at the unusual hour of 12:45 in order
70 avoid the crowd. The sight-seers
Tent away in the morning, expecting
ATeturn at , o'clock. Just before 1
Yveral of those who had been told of
The time walked quietly into Sommer's
Office and seated themselves quietly
These were deputy Sheriffs, a few
newspaper men and a few friends of
the commissioner. At 1 o'clock County
Attorney Whittemore appeared and
took his seat and a few minutes later
there was d noise in the hall and
Sheriff Hardy, Deputy Steel and
Deputy Marshal Alb Dyer came IL with
Coughlin and George handcuffed to-
gether. They had been driven up in
a closed carriage without attracting
much attention, and though the court
room was crowded there was no jam
ike there would have been in the
incoming.
tmong The spectators were Chief
Pratt. Captain Donovan and other
prominent officers and thief-catchers
OF the past.
Pleas :f Not Guilty.
The young man cruce was brought
tn and a few minutes later Judge
Powers and n y. ST. aun came in and
seated themselves opposite the boys,
while Assistant District ATTORNEY J.
r. Richards took a seat between the
boys and County Attorney White
more. When all were seated Judge
Powers announced that his firm were
attorneys for George and Coughlin.
Attorney Whittemore then read out
the names of those who were wanted
The names of Bruce and George We're
properly IN the complaint, but Cough
Inns name had been put down as Pat
rick John Doe.
rs that your name?" asked Attor-
neE Whittemore, turning to Coughlin.
h-fNo'' was the answer; my name is
ssatrick Henry Coughlin.'
&5udge Powers waived reading the
complaints in the horse stealing case
Ind in both the murder cases. and
asked that a plea of not guilty be
the horse stealing case, but did not
understand for a moment what he was
expected to do.
rs this charge true?" asked Com
missioner Sommer.
mo, it is not true" was the answer.
81 plead not guilty"
demonstrating Bail.
Commissioner Sommer was asked by
Judge Powers to fix the bail in the
horse stealing case and made the
amount $500 for each of the boys. At
tnrnaU NNhiffer1nra nrnraGtpA SAVING
the amount should be at least SIS 600.
Sommer was Immediately on his dig
nifty as commissioner trying a murder
case.
when the court says $500 st means
$780,
The court understands that we re-
serve the right TO ask that the bail
be raised if the case demands it?'
uueried Attorney Richards.
Yes" said Sommer, endeavoring to
be funny, and We may entertain a
motion to lower it, too
Those in the court room dutifully
laughed, despite the solemnity of the
The date Of the trial for the horse
stealing case was fixed for this morn |
ing at 10 O'Clock and Attorney H. A. /
smith was appointed counsel for
BraSe. After preliminary hearing in
the yhorse stealing cases the murder
eases viii be set ana the witnesses. |
Calvery and Taylor, will be brought
81 from Evanston.
Bearing OF the OdtIaws.
THIS ended the scene before Com !
missioner Sommer, and Coughlin and |
George were again ironed and taken |
in e closed carriage to the county jail. !
During the time they were in the /
court room Coughlin occasionally !
smiled at those around him, as though |
& was a huge joke. George and Bruce, !
however, seemed to realize the gravity |
of their situation and did not speak |
except when u was absolutely neces-
sarz-. nor did=they sa.1Ie.
when the boys were put in the I
sled carriage again, the crowd that
- 4gain gathered On the sidewalk /