Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-06
RICE MUST ANSWER.
Held 10 The District Court for Fred
B6ulleF'S Murder.
THE OTHER TWO DISCHARGED.
Patrick Morley iii uks RIcs Is One OF
,h1 Two That Passed Him-i
WOmau's VoicS.

John Rice will have TO stand trial
before u higher tribunal for the murder
Of Fred Beutler. The chain Of cir
cumstanilal evidence was wound
around him tightly by the testimony
OF several witnesses after yesterday
News report closed and at an evening
session OF the hearing Rice was held
for trial without bonds while Mrs.
Harriet Beuiler and Alvin Mitchell,
the other suspects, Were discharged.
When the NEWS report closed yes-
terday afternoon Rudolph Bach.
man, an expressman, was on
the stand. He identified Rice
as the man who had Inquired OF him
several days before the murder, where
FreJ Beuiler ooull bs found. Bach
man said Rice hadn't the Same clothes
on, but ne knew him jnst the same.
Ii then wore cJrIuroy pants and u
yellow coat. Beutler hsu told the
witness that some one was pursuing
min.
MTs. Ann Chapman OF West Jordan
and the aunt OF Mrs. Ed. Holt Jr. was
the next witness. She testified to
having spent a week at her niece's
home, coming there on the Gu day
before the murder. On Tuesday, the
card OF February, she cav two men
rrowling about the Beutler apart.
ments, one OF whom was abJut the
sizs OF defendant Rice.
Patrick Morley was the next and
most important witness during the
proceedings. Morley rooms at the
Valley house and testified that on the
night OF the murder he LETT his room
about O'Clock and started on down
town. When about 81 yards south OF
the Valley house he heard two per.
sons behind him on q fast gait. Wit
ness heard voice resembling that OF
a woman say, "Wo'I better hurry or
wen be late" Morley was sure
1t was woman and stepped
aside TO let the pair pass. Thea
he thought 1t WASN'T a woman,
but coucluded that II man, he had o
regular wOmau's voice. The couple
went on anu turned into the BaAltarl-
um alleywRy.
Following this testimony Rice was
ordered to stand up and Morley said
one OF the parties was about his szs.
There was two or three inches differ
ence in the size OF the two men. Mrs
Bsutler was also ordered to stand ny,
anu the witness stated that the onp
he thought woman was about her
size.
AT this point an adjournment
was taken until 7 O'Clock at
which time Wi lam l.. Farrer
was The first ri cd on The wi =
ness stand. He testified as to Beutlel'I
having gold watch valued at about
$50. Bsutler had IL in his possession
the night before his death.
Peter Peterson, q street car motor
man, tstt fiei TO having had a convei-
cation with Mrs. Beutler last fall, Ia
which sue slated that she had been
getting married to an old man whom
che thought had money, but WAS mia
taken. She stated, however, that she
would fix him.
After minor testimony by two or
three others, the prosecution closed and
Attorney Putnam therefor asked for
Mitcheli's discharge, which was grant
cd.
Mr.. McGurriD, counsel for Mrs
Beutler asked for mis- client's dishcaIge,
and Attorney Putnam opposed IT,
The request, however, was afterwards
granted, Justice Margelts deeming
the evidence Insufficient to Warrant
the holding OF the woman TO u higher
court.
Then Attorney Rhea, OF counsel for
Rice, asked that oil testimony relat-
ing to conversations had with his
client be stricken out anu that he too,
be discharged. Mr.. Rhea argued In