The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-14
May TAKE CASE
TO GRAND JURY
-4
Indictment Of Strange Might
Bring Him Here,
wIi BE THE LAST RESORT
sHrRIFF EAYLoR CONVINCED
nr COLORADO MANS GUILT.

-- PROBABLE that the difficulty
arising over The efforts of the couH-
80 arrBorides to extradite John
...-rs the Colorado convict charged
s.5 .ampictty in the Prowse murder
-zsg.t lu the affair being taken
- sp-cfaI sitting of the grand
,..-. s,- settlement If the jury should
,-s-+ the prisoner. this would do
--f-r the necessity for requisi-
ave. -.-s-e and afdavits that are nee
.- IN the ordinary method of extra
5-.-r and it is believed that it would
s..rf.4rs the matter Of getting the
prisoner
IN ease the jury failed to find an
allotment this would. of course, end
+s, a4Tqf. and remove the responsibility
s-.r tho county authorities. The lat
-.- ceHr.aIz have been considering the
later of taking the case before the
grsrf Jury. but they propose to make
srsry effort first 20 have Strange par
+orsd as they do not believe they have
.v#..anf evidence now 10 secure an
Indictment
Cannot Comply With Terms,
Yesterday l5unty Attorney Christen-
sen followed up his message of the day
before asking the governor of Colombo
n, have Strange rard0ned, with let
far Do that official fully stating the
condition of affairs here and the inn
VISIBILITY of complying with she terms
If the bond as they now are. IN the
letter Mr. Christensen urged the gov
srror 90 secure the pardon ~ Strange
II rossibIe. So that all difficulties. ia the
vs~ Of bringing him here might be
removed The letter also asked If
changes could not be made i'm the re-
dufremants OF the bond in case the
psr5dn could not be secured. so the
authorities here might be able to meet
them He said that the state was
without authority 10 give the bond re-
mred. but stated that If the terms of
ih4 document we're changed it might
b. possible 90 get private citizens to
furnish the required amount.
Mr. Christensen stated that he and
his assistants had considered the mat
Ter Of taking the affair before the
grand jury. out they di7 not want to
do it if it could be avoided. for Two
reasons.
We expect" said he. that boy get
ting Strange and Mace here and bring
ing all the prisoners together they
would divulge some important evidence.
I[ the morter were taken before the
grand jury Ibis chance would be lost
Then we do not believe We have SUI
icIent evidence gust now to secure an
Indictment
May Seek Grand Jury.
Mr. Christensen stated. though. that
Iu ease they could not set Strange
Fardoued the case might be taken be
fore a special sitting Of the jury.
III -his were done he said. and
the jury brought IN an Indictment. it
would go away with the necessity Of
requisition papers aid aHidayits and Fl
would show that there was a good
ehaqre to secure a conviction before a
l.-' jury. This would aid US in get
ting private Individuals To sign the
bond We expect, however. TO do
every Thing first towards getting the
prisoner paIioned
Sheriff NaEl0r. who has been i'm Den
YER waiting Tor The arrival Of requisi-
ton papers GOr Strange. returned yes
terday ana expressed himself as con-
hdent that Strange had some part ia
The h0ld-u.. He also stated that the
officers In Colorado, who we're doubtful
about Maee's story at first, were now
convinced that in regard to Strange
being implicated in the murder "a Colo
le. Pr0vSe he is correct.
] talked with Mace" said the sher-
iH ana ne tells the same story he Iid
when [ was there before. He expresses
himself as willing to come here and
testify against Strange if we secure
H'm. and both Consul ,une0 and Attor-
nsy GarWo0d assured me that they
would see To his being here if the case
came 90 trial
Don't Want to Lose Strange.
81 did not know of the difficulty in
Getting Strauge-s bonds until gst
nome. but from what 7 learned i'm
Colorado J ann led to believe the au-
HaHues there are insisting unon sucn
s,l.i requirements in the bond be-
cause they want linn ,Pere on other
''afses and do not want To take the
,-7Hee of losing him should he be
brought here and not convicted "
attorney Na0!eSS, for X lg. served
-l...e Yesterday upon Attorney Gen
,.a. hTeeden that hi would make
.''1 before the supreme court TODAY
nave The appeal taken By kirg and
-.A B" that court referred To the
.s,-..- court for che purpose Of secur-
~, new E"7rrE 1f the case. The Dur
.. ,H'S motion is To test the right
W me lower court .1 hear a motion for
nav trial. II the motion Is granted
me supreme court the right Of the
.A.'ai- SQUIRT Win be settled. i'm
- .t isn't the matter will have IT,
80 through .u the supreme cart be-
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