The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-06
| SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
JOHN A. JONES
IS BOUNDOvER

SALT LAKE, Aug. 5.-Jobn a.
Jones. who. In the carly morning OF
July 10 last, shot and killed Arthur
F Sheppard In the Wellington hotel
In this city. was arraigned for his pre-
! llminnry hearing before Judge ]. !.
Whitaker IN the police court. on the
charge OF murder in the first degree
and was bound over to the district
! court
Judge Whitaker. 10 giving his de-
cision in the matter. stated that ii
was only the province OF his court 10
| determine II crime had been com
mitted, and whether or not the facts
submitted would warrant him in hold
ing the accused. In the present in
stance. Judge Whitaker stated, he
had no discretion in the matter but
TO bind him over
When the case was called. Assist
ant County Attorney Daniel H. Alex
ander asked that the hearing so over
for some time In order to give the
state opportunity to present It's case.
saying that Assistant County Attor-
ney Bowman, who had the matter In
charge, WAS called suddenly away by
llnees In his family.
In resisting the motion for con-
tinuance, NJ VI Warner. who ap-
! pcared rs attorney for Jones. stated
that the state had had ample time to
prepare its case: that for over two
weeks Jones had been confined In jail
without a right to expedite matters
looking to ON early hearing. without
the knowledge az to whether OF not
he was to be released or held
The coroner's jury said Mr.. War
ner. "eXoDerated the defendant. hence
II was right and proper that the state
should be compelled to proceed with
some diligence He also stated his
witnesses were present. and he must
proceed east early Saturday. hence
the desire for an early trial.
Judge Whitaker, after learning
from Mr. Alexander that the state w0s
not fully prepared, but had several.
witnesses present. and n given a
short recess by the covrt. that he
would interrogate them and prepare
as best he could In such short time,
his side of the case. agreed TO the re-
cess
The attorneys on the different sides
at once began earnest work with wit
nesses and preparations for the hear
ing
Testimony introduced.
On court reconvenine George Har-
rIs. the eX-polIceman who had arrest
cd Jones, was the first witness for
the state. His testimony. in substance,
was the same as given at the coron-
cr's inquest that he was employed
on the BamherGer road :. that he had
16fan1anf hg
tel and how he had caught and he'd
him until officer Cassidy arrived
Offlcer Cassidy, who swoTe to the
complaint againsI Jones. told Of the
arrest Of Jones, and of his taking the
prisoner TO jail
BY consent of attorneys for both
sides OF the case. IL was agreed that
the testimony OF Clerk Adams of the
Wellington hotel would be later aJ-
mitted, when the latter returned FROM
his vacation, which he is now spend
ing in Alpine
William F. Bangaser chief clerk In
the railway mail service. with head
Quarters at Ogden, was sworn for the
defense and gave his testimony in re-
lation TO the knowledge he had Of
Jones. his character and the like
Line OF Defense.
Two members Of the Grand theater
orchestra, Myrtle Google and Eva
Youngdale, also for the defense, tes-
tilted as to their knowledge Of the re-
latlons between Sheppard and Mrs
Jones. which they had kept from Mr.
Jones
1t was indicated from the line OF
questioning OF Mr.. Warner 1T this
point that the defense would he that
Jones had been unaware OF the lnt1-
macy existing between his wife and
Sheppard and that the mJrder was
committed in the heat OF passion. II
was plainly shown that the defense
would attempt to prove that Jones
had been absolutely unaware of any
thing between Wrs Jones and Shep-
pard, and that when Jones committed
the murder IL was done. not premedl-
tatedly. but on the impulse OF q mo
ment of madness.
Al this poiut Judge Whitaker rem
dered his decision as given above.