The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-05
CHARLEY CONFESSES,
And Gives His Version of Sun
Yue's Murder.
THE SENSATION OF TIE TRIAL.
The Hand Old Jake had in the Killing
The Jury Obtained FIR Old
Jake's TItal-Etc.

The Jury Obtained f'r Old
Jake's Ttial-Etc.
Little Charley, the diminut:ve hea-
then convicted of murder in the frs
degree. with a recommendation that he
he imprisoned at hard labor for life
was IN court yesterday morning, ano
was soon called to receive his sentence
which was in accordance with the
recommendation OF the jury. He
received his sentence with broad grin,
and afterwards expressed to brother
heather the gratitude he felt-he was
so heap glad be no be shot, like Hopt.'
The case against Old Jake was taken
ND Yesterday morning. W. VanCott,
who had been appointed by the Court,
annesring in behalf of the defendant.
while Mr.. Clarke and Harmed Pratt
occupied the prosecutors table. There
was considerable difficulty in obtain
ing Jury. two open venires for twelve
names each-twenty-four in all-being
lissued. The evidence in the case is, Of
Course. similar to that adduced at
Charley's trial although not so ex-
| n austive. Old Jake remaining in Alta
after the deed had been perpetrated.
THE SENSATION OF THE DAY
was the placing Of Little Charley on
tn stand. and he took the oath te tel
the truth, the whole truth, ana nothing
but the truth, with such a comical
expression as 10 cause the clerk, jury and
SPECTATORS a great ceal of merlin snt
He testified that he had been Convicted
of murder in the first degree and had
been sentenced to Imprisonment in the
Penitentiary for lie; he then went on
TO say that Big Jim came TO Salt l. Ike
Oh Sunday, october Sth, at about 2
O'Clock; that he and Old Jake were in
the latter's house on SUNDAY evening;
Jake had had some trouble with Big
Jim; Jake said: ''Cnarl.y, let so ana
kill that woman" ChalIey said no, il
he wanted to kill Mary he could do it;
they went to China Mary's house be-
tween $3.50 aud g; he knocked at the
size door, and wnen she came out he
struck her with a steel-a stove iron
which be had filed sharp; it was
smaller Than the candlestick; he
struck her first in the region
OF the breast; Mary fell ana ne threw
he iron Oh her body; Old Jake went
Into her house afterwards, and
STABBED HER SEVERAL TINES,
Saving afterwards that b, had killed
her very smart, and that it would do
her good; alter Jake had stabbed her,
he said to Charley: On foil. go and
get the money" they packed her body
20 the bed, threw IL down and covered
it over; the frank was then opened;
Jake got the Ratchet and Charley
in it." said Charley, in tones
Charley went away, and when he came
back he SAID TO Jake. I'VE nave got
ourselves in trouble; shall we run or
stay?" Jake said he had DO money
and could not leave, but that if Charley
wanted to go hehad better 90 1t; that
he was an old man, aad they might
HANG HIM Oh SHOOT HIM
he didn't care; Charley then left and
went to Park City; from there he went
to Echo, and from there to Evanston;
st Evanston he bought a ticket for Chi
cago, and was arrested at Rock Island,
ILL.,. he wiped up the blood in China
Mary's with the scarf afterwards found
hanging on the wall; Charley identi-
fed the clothes worn by Mary at the
time of the murder, and pointed out
the holes made in the garments. He
did not like Sun Yue because
SIZE HAD ABUSED HIM
several months before, by sending him
out of her house; that was one of the
reasons why he wanted to kill her-the
other was that Old Jake had told him
she had money and tnat he ought to
Kill her; he only stabbed her once; it
was Jake's fault.
The case will probably last until Mon
dav evening. The jury consists of John
Kuapt, D. G. Holcomb, G.. H. B. Flet-
cher, H. T. Naisbitt, B. s. Young, E.
roJks, Philip Pugs!ey, Jr., ]. E. Calls
ter, H. ii. Chandler, j. E. Fulton, G. E.
Dahl and ] H. Campo, and just before
Mr. Fletcher asked that
hey be allowed TO attend the boom
meeting IN body in charge
If a couple of bailiffS. The
Judge gazel ct the juror moment |
replying Mr.. Van Gott said |
he defense mad no objections, and Mr.. |
jlarke said the prosecution would not |
uerpose any. The request was, there |
one. granted.
IN FAVOR OF BIRIEsTER.
Judge Borenan, W has been sitting
n Chambers during the last few days
istening to the evidence d arguments
u the case of Pheoe I. Kimball ct al.
s. Theodore Burmester, which in
-olved the right to the use of the wa
erS of Il certain spring, situated near
Tooele County, yesterday
aorni G, gaze decision in favor of the
with 81 damages.
HORSE rALk.