The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-16
BOUND OVER TO
DISTRICT COURT
Preliminary Hearing of Fred S.
Walker and Edward Law
renee Is Concluded.
DEFENDANTS MAY GET BAIL
WIFE OF BEERS THE CONClUO-
ING WITNESS.
DEFENDANTS MAY GET BAIL
Especial 10 The Herald)

Ogden. oct. 15-Fred S. Walker and
Edward Lawrence were this morning
bound over to the district court by Judge
Murphy. No mention of bail was made,
as the committing magistrate has no au-
thority to fix bail in capital offenset
Judge Howell will soon hear the appllca-
ton for bail. District Attorney HalVerson
is now in charge of the case and Judge
Maginnis will assist in the prosecution
With the close of the preliminary hearing
County Attorney Harris is out OF the case
1t will be remembered that Mrs. Beers
came to Ogden and engaged Judge Ma
ginniS to assist in the prosecution OF ner
husbands murderers. When the hearing
was called. however, the county attorney
objected to his acting in the case, ana ne
merely sat in the court room and hstened
10 the evidence and took what Few notes
he would need on the trial in the district
court. Now, however, he Will take an
active part in the case and Will be close
ly associated with District Attorney Hal
version in the prosecution of the defend
ants.
Question of Bail.
District Attorney Halverson will pre-
pare the information charging the defend
ants with murder in the first degree at
once and they will be brought before
Judge Howell on an application for bail
as soon possible. While the district
attorney has expressed the belief that
the men should be admitted to bail, yet
states that he does not believe that bail
will be granted as Judge Maginnis, at
torney for Mrs. Beers. will object to the
granting of the bail, and it is believed
that the district attorney will consent to
the men being held. In the meantime the
men will board with Sheriff Sebring, at
the Weber county Jail.
Examination Concluded.
The preliminary examination of the
men. which was postponed from Thursday
of last week, was concluded before Judge
Murphy in police court this morning. His
honor took his seat at exactly 1876 and
the bailiff called for order Without d
moments hesitation Mrs. Beers was call
ed to the stand to complete the testimony
which she left unfinished last Thursday
Attorney Hutchinson Immediately began
10 probe the witness to ascertain whether
not she had been talking TO anyone
about the case in the meantime and
whether or not anyone had attempted -
tell her how to testify, and whether or
not anyone had shown her any statement
or anything else purpOrting to be a sum-
mary of what she knew of the case. She
replied No TO each of the questions al
though an objection on the part of the
county attorney as TO the immateriality
of the testimony was sustained by the
court
Hutchinson then asked: What. if any
thing. was said by you to him (referrng
TO Mr.. Walker) other than what YOU
stated heretofore on the witness Stand?''
iioii - bbycClTn 10 THIS question also. Dut
the objection was Overruled and the wit
ness answered nothing"
Judge Declares Himself.
At this Juncture an amusing little rum
pus occurred between the attorneys and
the court Mr. Harris had objected to a
certain question relating to the Salt Lake
trip, when Judge Murphy said: This
court Is not sitting for the purpose of in
fluencing public sentiment and you must
hold yourself to the rules of law in these
matters. AS | understand it, nv DUTY is
10 merely see that the law is obeyed"
Several questions touching certain con-
Nersations alleged to have been held be-
tween Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Beers and
Mrs. Beers and Mr.. Walker were ruled
out and Attorney Hutchinson said:
viii you state why you communicated
with Mr.. Walker
An objection to this question was sus-
tanned and Hutchinson asked: WAS Mr..
lawrence present at the Colonial hotel a
the time
The answer TO this was: Il do not re-
member"
The witness was then questioned re-
Cdrdin0 the conversation had with Ed
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