MURDEROUS TRIO ARRAIGNED

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Mosier and Two Gradys Appear in Justice Court.

	`Oliver O. Mosier, Samuel E. Grady and 
James S. Grady, the three men held for 
having caused the death of the late Robert 
T. Hannah, were arraigned before Justice 
Mann this morning.

	Attorney Groves appeared for the trio 
and announced that Mosier and Samuel E., 
better known as " Ed" Grady, would waive 
preliminary hearing and that James Grady 
demanded the usual examination.  Judge 
Mann set the hearing for August 2 at 10-
o'clock.

	The prisoners were brought into court 
by Under Sheriff Sayles and Deputy Sheriff 
McBride.  In order to avoid the crowd that 
would have been in court had the fact of the 
arraignment been made known only the 
officers and a few others were taken into the 
secret.  In consequence not to exceed a half 
dozen persons were in the court room. when 
the men marched in.  The trip to and from 
the jail and city hall was made through back 
streets and so quietly was all done that little 
or no heed was paid to the four quiet men 
walking at a brisk gait along Twenty-seventh 
street and thence west in Second avenue to 
Twenty-eight street.

	"Jim" Grady entered the room smiling 
and looked more like an innocent, overgrown 
boy than the criminal he has been proved to 
be according to the confession of Mosier.  
"Ed" Grady and Mosier were handcuffed 
together and were guarded by Mr. Sayles, 
while "Jim" was without irons of any kind and 
walked by the side of Mr. McBride.  Mosier 
looked worried and eagerly eyed all in the 
room whenever he raised his head, which 
was kept bowed most of the time.  "Ed" 
Grady seemed to be cool and natural and if 
he had any feelings concealed them 
effectively.

	Having waived preliminary examination, 
Mosier and the elder Grady will probably not 
be seen again in public until they appear in 
the district court to stand trial for their lives.

	Several of those who were present at 
the arraignment were heard to remark on the 
changes that even a short time works.  Had 
the men been taken into court the morning of 
July 2 in the same manner in which they 
were taken there this morning it is extremely 
doubtful whether the proceedings would 
have passed off in the same quiet, orderly 
manner said some of the spectators.  There 
would have been trouble of some kind, 
possibly a lynching or at least a desperate 
attempt at one.  The public mind having 
clamed and it being generally accepted that 
there is no possibility of escape for the three 
men those who only lately wee bent upon 
wreaking summary vengeance are now 
content t let the law take its regular course, 
convinced that justice will not be foiled.

The Billings Gazette

Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, Tuesday, July 26, 1904