The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-13
BRENNAN MURDER CASE.
The Case Will Be Called This Term
Before Judge Marioneaux.

Beaver City, May 12-Judge Marion
eauN commenced the regular term of
greenwood with County Attorney Chris
JdIi- mas quite large criminal cal
endar, which Will all be disposed of at
TINS term, The most important Of these
cases and the one which will be the sen
Sauon OF the term, is the case of the
state against Pat Brennan who. about a
month ago, shot and killed two Firms
at frisco. Mr. Greenwood filed his in
formation today. charging Brennan with
murder IN the first degree of one of the
Firms named Rex The defendant was
arrAgned on the same and took till to-
morrow morning within which to plead.
Mr. Knox. the defendant attorney. an
nounced that he vas anxious to 60 to
trial at this term. and the prosecution
said they would be ready for trial as
soon as the jury and witnesses could be
gotten here The. case is going to be
vigorously prosecuted and stubbOrnly con-
tested by the defendant The prOSecu-
ton claims it was cOld-bIo0ded muir
der, and the defendant and his friends
claim it was a case Of self-defense. There
appears TO be a great deal of prejudice
against the Firms generally in the west
end OF the county. and particularly at
Frisco. and sympathy and financial sup
port have been and are being extended
to the defendant On the other hand,
there are large number of Films
working IN the mines at Frisco. and they
are very clanuiSh and patrOnize wher-
ever possible their own COunJTymen.
especially in the saloon business, and
this perhaps has OccasiOned to a LARGE
extent the bitterness that has grown IN
between the Firms and the whites as
they are DISTINGUISHED over there. The
tlnns ar Frisco have employed additional
counsel to assist in the prosecution.
In the case of the state against Thorn
as NOlin- charged with selling liquor TO
Indians, the defendant was arraiEned and
pleaded not guilty. and his case set down
for trial MAJ 10 at clock.
State VS.. Joe Condor. for passing off
liquor to an Indian. defendant was ar
raigned- pleaded not guilty, and his case
was set for tho 18th inst
State vs. John BulEer. for the same Of
Tense defendant pleaded not guilty and
viii be tried on the same da-.
state vs. Nathan Gillins and John Goff:
defendants were each strraiEned on
charge of felony and their case WAS set
state Is. Ralph Keate; set for toner
P. Is. McKeen vs.. Il B. Prout ct al
The defendant appeared with his cOuu-
sci. and offered no evidence and made
no objection 10 the Introduction OF the
evidence offered by plaintiff. and judg-
menT was thereUpOn entered for the plain
tiff in the sum of 500 and interest
n. =. AIckeeu vs. r. e. Wilson Ell al.
dismissed on application of the plain
H. A Walker ct al rs r G Wilson
ct al. dismissed on application Of The
j. B. Forgic rs Blue Bird Copper-GoId
Mining company. judgment for plaintiff
Tor S.S72 principal SIS interest and $3.50
attorneys fee, and Judgment for de
PENDANT the Continental oil company, for
SIS interest and 50 attorney = fee. and
Judgment for Defendant Frank Smith for
SIS interest and So attorneys fee
Frank FrOrer ~. Old Rollins Mining
company. set for tomorrow AT 10 clock.
The attorneys here i'm attendance on
court at this term are j. W. Christian,
w. X Barrett. W. r. Knox. George r.
Greenwood. Renner Smith. O. A. Muir
dock r. Ryckman. Judge Bctkin, Dis
trict ATTORNEY Greenwood and IT. II.
FcnneTn0re.
NIiHersHiIIc Reservoir & Irrigation com
pany VS.. Beaver City ct al. demurrer
and defendants given leave to
survey defendants land