The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
FEARLESS JUDGE NOT
MOVED BY THREATS
Jurist Who Is Trying |. W. w.
AgitatOrs Declares He Will
Do His Duty.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
GOLDFIELD, New. May Soon after
taking his seat on the bench this morn
Ing Tor the further hearing on the Pres
ton Smith murder trial. Judge Langdon
caused the jury 10 be withdrawn from
the room and made the following state
ment:
Il beside 10 state that almost upon
my arrival in Goidheld ] received let
ter. an anonymous letter which very
plainly and without rnincing words
reading 1t l was naturally distressed and
1t weighed upon my mind during all of
yesterday. / feel. as a judicial officer OF
this county, and as Judeg of this district,
that 1t is my duty to say to the people
of Goldheld that no such dastardly
threats Will In any manner swerve me
people of GoldAeld shall know that l am
fearless, am stranger TO you and
such a welcome as | received yesterday
morning was anything but pleasant.
in emphatic terms the writer Of this
missive, and I will use the whole power OF
Esmeraloa county TO find the writer and
il ever found he will be summarlly dealt
with. l further desire To say that if
any such letters are received by any
members Of this court or any officer OF
this court or county. the author shall be
punished II found. am here TO do my
duty fearlessly. / will be fair in my rul-
ings toward all and every person shall
receive justice fair and impartially."
Trial Near End.
The trial Of Preston and Smith. al
legged murderers OF John Silva, and
known anarchists of the 7. w. W, prom
ises 10 reach an early conclusion. The
defense has presented its case. and the
rebuttal should come 10 an end tomor-
offered testimony intended to dlscredit
the story OF j. o. Bliss as TO the con
spiracy hatched among the /. w W.
leaders. looking 10 the death OF Silva,
Jack Davis and George WingGeld Mrs
CcCune stated that she knew Bliss in
Utah. ana that there he used the name
OF Maxwell. Her behavior under cross
examination was net reassuring. Troy
contradictory TO that related by Wit
ness s. W. L. Claiborne. the member
OF the w. w, whose life has been
threatened because he exposed that or
George D. Truax gave the same sort OF
evidence, Mrs. annie Fogarty swore
that sorie Of the indicted conspirators
were dining with her at the time they
were alleged 10 have been in attendance
at tho meeting where the murder was
planned. Her alibi version was supported
by the testimony OF Mrs. Birdie Eccles
and Mrs. b. u. Bristol. George Featon
said he SAW tie conspirators at the hour
of the alleged meeting and that they
could not have been present at that time.
ul3 stofy WIS CorropOrQteq By HAIRY
McGuiyan, saloon porter. and James
Brown, Il bartender.
Failed on Cross-Examination.
r Under cross examination. testimony OF
tines etwo was badly demoraliZed. as was
that OF T. w. Lanterman. offered to the
same effect The alibi theory was at
tempted 70 be supported by testimony OF
Samuel Tregoning. one OF the anarchist
leaders OF the /. w. W Tregoning was
'one of the ringleaders OF the outlaw band
n "a NO f,,fa
rncc at Columbia NJ the time some OF
Lhn IA ahhlc hnulEd ..-rn hell u.I1iI H.