People v. Utter

The defendant and appellant and James Edward Ward and Charles Ward were, on January 3, 1919, arrested on a warrant charging them with the murder of one John Smary, at the city of Ionia, in Ionia county. They were charged with having assaulted said Smary with a deadly weapon on the 25th day of November, 1918, at the city of Ionia aforesaid,. for the purpose of committing the crime of robbery upon the said John Smary, and that the said Smary died from the effects of said assault on the 29th day of November, 1918. All of the defendants waived an examination and were held to the circuit court for…