The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-19

e lSalu ne dld not care, II EmerSO
2 would do his share in looking afte
V the horses and working. When W
Y went over to the camp on the nigh
/, IOf the Sd of July, Emerson an,
/; Johnny got into some words abou
/ driving a team. They seemed t,
l disagree and Emerson came over t
t me and said, Johnny does not wan
, to go where we want him 70; and h,
3 said If he does not we'll kill the sol
} OF b-h. He went back to john!
| and | heard a couple of dull heav!
2 blows and Emerson came running
| up to the wagon and said, l have
: done it. said, done what. He said
, killed Johnny. Well, says l, it Is I
!. d-n bad job. Emerson says: Well
. it IS no use kicking about il
now; its done and we've got t
make the best of it. We
then went over to where Johnny
was lying; we placed him in the
tent, put him in the wagon, and
covered him over with grain sacks
when that was done | said: Well,
cannot sleep here, l have got to &C
down town; so they both went
down that night and had more
drink, and Welcome says he kept
drinking right along until they left
He said they started out with the
body on the morning of the 9th
They took the bJdy to Echo Canyon
and there left it. They camped
the defendant told me, within seven
or eight miles from the mouth
Witness Remembered the day they
passed the place in the train. The
defendant looked out of the window,
and seemed confused.
Sheriff Turner was recalled and
testified that his son had informed
him about Welcome which caused
his second arrest; have frequently
seen Welcome use his left hand in
pitching hay and both in chOpping
wood, but mostly his left.
S. Alfred, recalled, testified that
| Welcome was left-handed, and that
he had seen him use an axe like a
left-handed person. In an answer
in the crOSs-eXamination he testified
that he had never seen Welcome
chop with an axe Tight-handed.
T. JEFF CARR
Was next sworn: l live ut Chey-
enne; l am at present city marshal
at Cheyenne; l was acting in the
capacity of a detective when de-
PENDANT was arrested; l saw the de-
PENDANT several days before the 23d
of July, the day he was arrested ;
the arrest took place on the platform
of the Union Pacific depot at Chey-
enne Sheriff Turner was standing
close by when the arrest took place
after the arrest we took defendant
to the City Jail; l had several con-
versations with him; prior to any
statement he made to me concern
ing this case, no inducements were
held out 10 him to say anything, nor
were there any threats made one
way or another; anything he said to
me was voluntary. The first state
ment was made Immediately after
his arrest; in fact, part Of it before
he got to the jail; he first said he
thought he would swing for what
he had done; | asked him what he
had done; he said that he had Kill
led Mr.. Turner's son; l do not re-
member whether he told us the eX-
act place where the body was put,
but said it was west of Echo some
where; asked his reasons for Kill
ling the boy, and he said that Mr..
Turner had had him in jail for some
crime, and that he mad not treated
him properly-had worked him
without allowing him anything for
it. He said he was broke, and
thought this would be good way of
getting even with the family and
making a raise. l next had some
conversation with him the same
afternoon. He claimed, the second
time he spoke of the affair, that he
had not done it all himself; but he
had a partner named Emerson, and
that Emerson killed him. He adj
mitted that he was as guilty as if he
had, done it himself, as he stood by
and saw it done and shared in the
spoils. That is about the main sub
stance so far as l can remember it.
The croSS-eXaminatiOn did not elicit
anything new.
Judge VanZile here announced
that the prosecution would rest
their case. The defense asked for
an adjournment until 7 o'clock, ii
then being 4.30, to give them time
to overlook the testimony, which
being granted, Judge VanZile said
he would withdraw his statement
then, as at that time he might wish
to offer more evidence, but so far as
he could then see, he rested his case.
a recess was then taken until I
o'clock.
THE CASE CLOSED.
At the appointed hour, or q few
minutes later, all parties were pres
ent, ready for work. Judge Sharp
took Welcome aside, and after few
minutes. private conversation said
that they had no testimony to offer,
and that they would rest their case.
The statement was quite a surprise
and Occasioned a slight commotion
among the throng of eager listeners
present. The matter of arguments
was then discussed, and the defense
insisted that they be allowed until
10 o'clock in the morning TO make
preparations. The request was re-
sisted by the prosecution, but when
Mr.. Sharp stated that, having been
appointed to perform duty by the
court, and desiring to peform that
duty to the best of his ability, he
| felt it was due the defendant that
he have that much time to prepare
for the arguments, Judge Emerson
said he would adjourn till $50
o'clock, and that the defense would
make all reasonable exertions to be
prepared by that time, or as near as
possible. The court was then adj
journed, the jury being kept to-
gether, agreeable to the order of the
court.
The case has attracted a great
deal of interest, the court room
being thronged by persons, who
were crowded together as close as
they could be, not only in the seats,
but in standing places. The testi-
mOny for the prosecution has been
remarkably strong and perfect, and
the fact that the defense had none
to offer, shows how little there is in
the testimony that can be refuted.
The arguments will, OF course, be
concluded to-day, and the case given
to the jury. The opinion seems to
be that the jury will not be long in
finding verdict.