Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-10

Stewart and Collins to prosecute the
case, Judge King and V. itapp appear
ing FOR the. defense. separate O.
murrers werC interpossd IN inc
ground that the indictments 90 nor
conform to sections 1870 and l5l of tht
ious other points OF technical weak
ness. The court at the request OF th'
prosecution allowed a couple OF hour
Tor consideration Of the case ana ht
the . o'clock session Mr. !. d. stewart
addressed the court in favor Of and at
cepting the demurrcrs as being Wei
taken. This was fully sustained
the court and the indictments were
dismiHscd with the expressed opinion
however, that the charges We're or so
grave character that further III
ycstgatiuu must Immediately be pros
eCuted. Thu defense replied that they
were perfectly willing for TINS ana "a
give al necessary assistance aa tho
believed their clients Innocent OF the
charge. Tho attorneys had consul
tation after the adjournment OF court
aud. after couG!derlug tn. evidence.
decided upon acquittal, which viii be
CurruborutCd by the court tomorrow.
The case Of Mowcn -. Dalton.
charged with the murder Of James
Kettloman, was called. Mr. Dalton's
demeanUr was calm AZ he listened 20
the reading OF the indictment by the
county clerk. Mr.. Van Martin had
been employed MS counsel FOR the de-
PENDANT, but Mr., j. H. Fullmer. a we'll
tO-do merchant OF Circevllle, was oh
served to be in solicitous conversation
with Judge King and soon after that
gentleman announced himself for the
defense. This Is case OF especial In
terest as many have believed that
considerable mystery developed IL,
The deceased Kettlcm0n was an old
bachelor Of bibulous habits, kind.
benevolent and honest who had
given Dalton and family home IN
his house for a couple OF years. IL
was generally understood that things
were not always agreeable between
them. however. and that Kettleman
had unsuccessfully attempted, on al"
Vers occasions, to pursuudc Dalton TO
ind other lodgings. Rumors We're
afoat that Dalton had brutally beaten
O favorlte horse OF Kutticman's to
prosecution for It; that Dalton had
said that he would see that such suit
was never entered has also been said,
beside other rufiian threats Of SIMS
ter character. one night last January
the old gentleman was ba1ly burned
in the camp house whore he lodged,
and died from the effects Of his wounds
after three or four days OF suffering,
How this happened is the question.
He was locked In and got out by
knocking board off an aperture IN
the wall. He was discovered By Dali
ton himself all ablaze and looking Ike
"A bonfire In the darkness. AS he de-
scribps IL. II has been suspected that
his clothing. which was Of heavy
worsted could have blazed so only by
the addition of kerosene. of which 1t
has been thought there were other evil
dences. The old gentlemnn's hands
betrayed no sign of contact or struE-
gle with the fiery element. The injur-
les were upon the chest and neck on
ly, but the straw, with which the
floor was deeply covered. This Is
something of the popular version Of
the affair, though the conservative
clement all agree that no one should
be believed guilty until proven so by
the evidence and the findings
NJ NJ. JOHNSON.