The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-01
BEFOBE Mr.. NORRELL.
The Case b fore the Commits
sioner Concluded.
SULLIVAN GIVES TESTIMONY
Sullivan. Harvey, Douglass, Lynett
ami Ferguson are Held ihomp-
kins and Hanson Dischal ged.

The examination in the case OF The
People VS.. j. 7 Sullivan and others
was continued yesterday morning.
John 7, Sullivan waSthe first witne
called. He testified: have been con-
stable at Eureka since June, 1887; prior
to December 10Th I had nothing to do
with. this litigation, except the arrast OF
Mrs. Tompkins and Mrs. Marks, who
had some trouble; Mrs. Marks has
talked with me about this case; l got
the writ from Judge Lambert on Sun
dav night, the 18th he told me to serve
il in the morning; understood he got
his instructions from Hills: went TO
Mrs. Marks next morning and told her;
she laughed at me; | talked with heI
for some time, and then read the origi-
nal execution; asked her if she
wanted a copy; she said yes, and l told
her it would cost IS cents. as that was
what Justice Dana charged for copying
it; Mrs. Marks began to get angry. and
| told her to send for an attorney, and'
if there was anything wrong with the
writ would not ser7e it; had SUB
mltted it to Judge Dana and Mr.. Burns,
an attorney, who said it was all right;
she sent for Judge Watts, who read the
paper and said there was nothing
wrong with it; he said | could give her
time If wanted TO; said | could not
give her time to send to her lawyer.
but would 10 communicate with the
commissioner; I told them was or
| dere,f to go ahead; she then sail she
| would net give me peaceab'e posses
sion. and | told her would have to use
| force: | lett Lacon in charge and called
| in Messrs. Ferguson and Lynett; we
then went back with the two men.
and found the door locked; she said
she would let me in, but no mob; told
her there was no InoD;- she SAID she
WAS SICK. aiu | remarked that she had
got sick verv quick; she still refused to
open the door, andI struck 1t with
piece of board, she called out that she
would shoot; looked in at the window
and saw her with q revolver in each
hand; / then went away and made out
complaint; I returned with warrant
for her arrest, and told her what had
I was at the window, and when l wen1
to read the warrant she walked 70 ths
other side of thereon; was outside o.
the window; l then called on Gus Howe
and. James Douglas to help me; hac
been around about two hours; LacoI
told me the doors were Locked; tnl;
was when 1 could not get in;
asked him to open the y. and he said III
was afraid. as Mrs. Marks had twt
guns; 1 put the four men abou
| tnId than If Shl
+ fred to use their guns;
knew they would not do so unless
thew were compelled to; l brough
my gun after got the warrant; there
Wsre four guns in the party; got Har-
yey Tompkins' axe and Knocked in th'
d Jor; Mrs. Marks was screaming MUIR
uer!" "Citizens!" and 80 on all tn
time; when we got IN she was In bet
with her hands under the clothes;
Thought she had hrr pistols; SIZE drew
her hands and | caught them and IN
duced her to get out of bed; she sanl
d wn to her knees and Douglas told he
to get up; | told Douglas not TO illus
her. and he said he would not; We tool
8 her by the arms and carried her out
she resisted, and after We got outside
John Murtha took hold of her feet an
helped to carry her; there was n
abusive language TO her; we were h
mild as we possibly could be; we too
her to Justice Dana's, where she wa
kept a couple of hours; I went back t
the house and told Ferguson a.
Lynett to carefully move the fur:iitur
off the premises, which hey dld
II then gave the possession OF tn
house to Mrs. Thompkins; | bad moth
ing to do with tearing the house down
left when Mrs. Tompson too
possession, and have not been c
9 the ground since; the next day, De
esmper Goth, L levied on some OIL he
g DDS for the Judgment; asked Mark
lfor it first, and he said he did not kno'
anything about it,. he afterwards aske
for time, and granted it; then said u
could 90 no business while was IN tn
store, AMI left; shortly after. check
for the amount of the Judgment an
costSwere sent to me; when the ma
came in on Monday | got TELEGRAM
from D. Evans asking me to stay IL
execution; this was after the fuss WI
over; later in the day l received a oil
patch from Ike Fordonski, to the san
effect as that sent by Evans; the me-
day the Goth, / got two letters. Of
from Commissioner Hills and one Iro
q DGVlQ EVduS, IeCotfcu tiCh olIOi
had collected the money! the checl
were in my pocket at the time.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Varian-
again arrested Mrs. Marks on the 23rt
on the 10Th l. did not read tue warra
to her because she was screa ming lie
riblg; told her I had a warrant II
her arrest; called On the men 10 he
, me make the arrest, as l did not wei
to get shot; 1 had man Lacon. in Il
house, but he was no oO6 l broke II
|, kitchen door because she coulc II
shoot therc; ! expectcd she would she
if went to the other door; whenever
Il went near the door she threatened
shoot; the men had their guns loade'
L considered her extremely dangerou
r Judge Lambert said the instructlons
me were from Commissioners Hills |;
took no telegram from Mr.. Hathaw'
or anyone else !; Mrs, Marks telegran
did not bother me; did not expect her
try to stand me of with guns; / receiv
no telegram. from Commissioner Hill
got letter from hina after all was ovt
Ike Fordonski's dispatch read, st
action on Mrs, Marks. See letter !
commissioner tomorrow" l turnt
the money over to Ju> &c Suthcrlar
Yesterday morning.
Mr.. VARIAN--I demand that this So
l. be dismissed.
= The attorneys got pretty warm, al