The daily sentinel., 1906-10-03
|nGARVEY'S TRIAL
THIS AFTERNOON
QUIETLY BROUGHT TO CITY
The Slayer of Ed nnes Will Soon Know His Fate--The
Prisoner Has Lost His Nerve---Court Appoints
Able Counsel and Wretch Assured Fair
and Impartial Trial--He En-
tered Plea of Not Guilty.

John McGaryey. better known a,
George McGarvey, the murderer OF
Edward Innes, is on trial for his life
this afternoon in the Mesa county
district court.
Today on Colorado Midland No
103 Sheriff Struthers who left the city
last night ostensibly to accompany
ST. Clair, the insane man, to Pueblo
arrived from Glenwood Springs with
the murderer. But few people who
knew McGarvey was to come in to-
day and not until after he had been
in the court room for some time was
it generally known on the streets
that he was here.
Sitting close to the wall on one of
the benches within the bar of the
court room McGarvey sat awaiting
to be arraigned. He made a picture
of wretchedness. hopelessness and
degraded manhood that was really
pitipful in a way to look upon. He
wore an old blue coat, shabby and
dirty, dark shirt that was not clean
he had on no collar. A pair of gray
trousers, dirty, stained and patched,
old worn out shoes and dark blue
socks completed his garb.
There was several days growth of
beard on his face. his coal black hair
was uncombed. His restless blue
eyes held the nervous look of a hunt
ed dog. criminal without hope. he
seemed to look upon no one, yet in
cunning way seemed conscious of
every moement and surrounding
His hands were bount together b.
stel handouts and his fingers twitch-
ed nervously.
McGarvey seems to have lost his
nerve, his olt time bravado. The
wretch evidently realizes the enorm
ity of his crime and that he may
meet death upon the gallows.
When court convened McGarvey
stood up at the command of the dist
rict attorney. His hands had been
unshackled. He was asked is he
was ready to be arraigned. He re-
piled that there were two charges
which he was to be tried first, he was
informed that upon the murder
charge. He stated that he had no
attorney, that his brother in Colo
RADIO Springs had wired his father
in New Jersey for money and asked
his trial deferred till his father ar
rived. However. he said that he
would be ready for trial If an attorney
was appointed.
When being questioned as to his
means to employ an attorney Judge
Stevens asked: "McGarvey, have you
any friends here?" Not a one"
slowly .eplied the wretched man.
Judge Stevens appointed James S.
Carnahan to defend the prisoner, Mr..
Carnahan said that he preferred not
to represent McGarvey but if it would
be to assist the court he would do so.
The district attorney and Judge
Stevens, determined to give the man
fair and impartial trial, were de-
sirious to provide him with one of
the best attorneys available.
After consulting with McGaryey
Attorney Carnahan said trat the pris-
oner desired the trial to wait until
his father arrived. District Attor
ney Selig objected on the grounds
that there shold be a speedy trial
under the circumstances and that the
prisoner could have a fair trial with
cut his father being present. Judge
Stevens sustained Mr. selig's objec-
tion. declaring that It was his inten-
tion and that of the district attor-
ney to give the man fair trial, he
had appointed an able attorney, and
that conditions surrounding the case
made a speedy trial necessary and
he ordered the trial to proceed at
onre.
After Judge Stevens had ordered
the trial to proceed McGarved arose
to plead. District Attorney selig read
the complaint charging him with kill
Ing and numbering Edward Innes.
"What say you. Guilty or not guilty?"
said the attorney mot Guilty" re-
piled McGarvey so low that he was
asked to repeat the answer.
IN the court room from the mo-
ment the trial opened William Innes'
the aged father of the murdered man
has occupied a seat not far in the
rear of the prisoners desk.
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