The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
SUSPECTS PIN
THEIR FAITH
TO- AN AL|B|
Witnesses Swear O'Hara
and Clore Were in Bing-
ham at Time Of
Robbery.
STRONG TESTIMONY
GIVEN ON POINT
One Witness Says He Slept
With Alleged Bandits
Night of Train
Holdup.

Special 10 The Tribune
OGDEN, April 2S.-That Bryan O'Hara
and Victor Glore, charged by the state Of
Utah with murder in the first degree for
the killing of William n. Davis. a train
porter. and the robbery OF more than a
score OF passengers of the Overland Lin
tied train at Reese the evening of Janu-
ary ?, were in fast at Bingham Canyon,
nearly seventy miles from the point OF
the holdup when the train was robbed.
was the testimony of five witnesses well
known residents of the mining camp, at
the preliminary hearing today
by the introduction of witnesses to
prove an alibi for the two defendants, the
attorneys for the prisoners intend to off,
Set the large amount of testimony already
lively Identify OHara and Clore as the
tall and short bandits of the Overland
robbery. In offering this testimony the
at preliminary hearings, at which there
Is usually an exparte showing on be-
haif OF the state. Another object in of
desire of the defense To get into the
records a part OF its evidence, in case
the witnesses become scattered before
the trial of the defendants begins in the
district court, provided. OF course. that
the case goes beyond the preliminary
hearing.
Strong Testimony Given
That Ralph Reed was not only with
The two defendants january .. the night
of the train robbery but slept with them
In their room at Bingham Canyon, was
his sworn testimony at the preliminary
hearing today Reed is a railroad man.
fireman in Idaho last year he met OHara
and Clore. he said. Together they came
to Ogden in November. The witness
says he then went to Salt Lake CITY
and later to Bingham Canyon, where he
was taken sick with typhoid pneumonia
and sent TO st. Marks hospital at salt
cember 10 and December 10. the exact
date not being remembered
'On January | was released from the
stayed in Salt Lake during the day, but
the next morning, January >. | went to
Bingham Canyon in search OF work. l
met . Elara and Clore at the Monarch sa-
loon. Having no place to sleep. L went
with them 10 their room. where We slept
three in a bed the night of January ."
Here Judge o. w Powers OF counsel
examination OF the witnesses called by
the defense, asked the witness to identify
sent TO O'Hara by his brother at Palms.
Mich. The witness recognized the draft
which came In response TO a request for
money from the Michigan relatives of the
defendant.
"O'Hara tried to get the draft cashed
AT Bingham. but he couldn't do So.
continued the witness. He and clore
borrowed 30 cents SO that they could
get TO Salt Lake City and have it cashed.
This was January when they left Bing
nam.
Cashed in Salt Lake.
The draft showed that IL had been
,any at Salt Lake City and was admitted
n evidence by the court. Asked why
lie was so certain of the date when he
net the prisoners and slept with them.
np
vas the day after he had been discharged
rom the hospital at Salt Lake City.
county Attorney David Jcnson. failed
o elicit anything further from Reed. who
made star witness for the defense.
Since OHara and Clorc were brought
ack to ogden for trial IL is said that
lng and relentless search has been made
or Reed by the relatives OF the accused
Iontana and other. western states. he
eing finally located by advertisements
lserted in the newspapers.
Andrew Tjugum. Swedish conStruc
ion man, was another of the alibi wit
esses called by the defense. Tjugum
wore that he had first met O'Hara and
lore at Tlndoy. Ida where they were
II employed as car reparers After
,aving Idaho the witness went to Bing-
am Canyon arriving there December Q.
Il cdn first say = Vt; them iTo che S; defsndantso at
aid the witness. II remember the day
ecause we had knocked off work, I saw
lem SGaln llc next DAY. january =,
fter we had quit work. O'Hara asked
e ii ! could give him work. and ] told
i'm there was nothing then, but some
iing might turn up in short time We
ere at the Old Crow saloon and other
aces during the night watching the
owing picture shows until close UP to
O'Clock. L also saw Ralph Reed with
iem.
Woman Testifies.
Mrs, Fred Goodwin has charge of the
oms above the Combination bar at
ncham
"On December u" she said, "a showed
=. Clore room No. I and he said he
ould take il for week He paid the
oney In advance To Mr.. Edwards. the
oprietor of the saloon, That night he
cupied the room and both O'Hara and
slept there. although ! didn't see
Hara. | know they stayed there be-
use | cleaned up the room the next day
W both o. Hora and Ciorc the following
v, January . in the afternoon They
th slept in the room that night, be-
use | saw them 80 downstairs the next
V. They occupied the room until Sat
day morning, January Z. and used the
pm continuously from December 81 un-
that time.
IN cross examination Mrs. Goodwin
id she was positive that she saw Clore
cry day tTer testimony was substan-
ted by John Edwards, proprietor of
, restaurant. saloon, roomins house
4 gambling house known as the Com
lntion house Edwards produced a
all paper back book with entry in
own handwriting showing that the
I'M had been engaged and paid for in
rance from December u to January I.