Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-03
Jury Secured in Whose Hands
Lies Fate Of PocatelIo
Blacksmith.
.DAu GHTER MADE CONFESSION
Delegates to McCammon Convention
Selected-Attemptcd Robbery
big Fish Story.
speclal correspondence.

.
morning of July 81 quietly en-
tered the Oregon Short Line
blacksmith shop and. unob@erved by
anyone in particular and without say
ing single word, placed a revolver
against the temple OF Blacksmith Evan
Davis-his old friend-killing him in
stanty, was begun Tuesday morning
In the district court.
The following Jurors were accepted:
Walter Edwards, r.. f. Carey, Fl. Sven
son, James S. Whitaker. N. S. Coffin,
w. T. Brewster. a. j. Damron, n. D.
Thatcher, E. A. Ward, Dan Sheldon,
Jacob j. Barrow and Meyers COIN.
The case is quite sensational and the
courthouse is crowded with spectators.
Judge Bulge insists upon holding eve
ming sessions of the court, and 1t Is not
improbable that the case will be closed
before the end of the week.
1t is claimed by Ennis that Evans
accomplished the ruin of his 17-year-
old daughter, Gertrude who confessed
to her parent that Evans was father of
her child Attys. Standrod and Terrell
represent the defendant, and the plea
Will be emotional insanity. Judge
Stnnrod III his argument paralleled the
circumstances with the famous Thaw
case. with which 1t has some points in
common.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.
Republican county primaries were
held in the city and county Tuesday
afternoon. The vote was exceptionally
heavy for primary. There We're no
contests in the city. The county con-
vention will be held at McCammon
next Saturday Following are the dele
gatas elected
First Precinct-R. J. Hayes, T. A..
Johnston. e. S. Holzheimer, d. T.
Quigley. l.. b. Case, G. p. Hansen
Second Precinct-John Priest L.
Bush Liycrmoore. w. T. Howard. c. ].
Johnson
| Gallet, W. n. McCarty, Martin Engel-
| strom. George W.. Smith.
Fourth precinct. n. G. Pond, c. j..
johnson, w. j. Thomas, J. T. Hall,
Francis Ball.
Fifth precinct, Ed. Hayball, j, ]. Gu
bun, John Dadson. D. J. Elrod
sixth. precinct, George L. Gray, 7.
SOME CANDIDATES.
Two candidates for the sheriff's office
| are George w. Smith, former council
man from the Fourth ward holding
| the position of riptrack foreman at
for him rs delegates out of 81 The
other candidate is Deputy Sheriff Bur-
dett McGarvey, the latter lays claim to
IA delegates
County Attorney Geo, T.. Gray. is
running for denomination. Col. Fl. ".
A Ferguson. 1t is understood. is in the
field for the same position.
Elder Herbert j. Williams, returned
Sunday from a two years mission to
England.
TAILOR SHOP ROBBED,
n. Main. was robbed early Sunday
morning of six suits, II pair of pants.
and cloth to the value of $500. A rear
window had been pried open with
large file. and enhance was effected
in that way. There are no clues as to
who the robbers are.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
An attempt to burglarize the ]. j.
Hull grocery, on the next block north
was presumably done about the same
time and in the same manner as a
rear window here also was pried open
with a file. though nothing was
missed, possibly the robbers got scared
and sought shelter.
on Monday last Justice of the Peace
Felix Van Reuth, united in wedlocll
{ Gael NJ Kennedy of Butte, and Miss
Viola Wallis of Rexburg. The bride
is a daughter of James H.Wallis, editor
of the Rexburg Standard.
- WAS a WHoPPER.
Ben. Bean. the hardware merchant
and sport promotercauSht an eight and
IA half pound trout in Portneuf river at
the Bottoms last Sunday. THIS is
the largest trout cnught here in five
years. A coachman fly was the sue
ccssful lure used. the landing of the
prize fish required half an hours time
The fish was exhibited in a show Win
dow for two days, after having it froz-
EN- into a cake of artificial ice manu-
featured ut the American Brewing
plant