The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-25

yesterday morning, caused by the ab.
sence of Mr.. Clarke, who, the Judge
amour ced. was detained before the
grand jury.
EDWARD RAwLINs,
who had previously entered plea OF
guilty of unlawful coha bitatlon, wa:
called for sentence In his behalf Mr..
Moyle made few remarks as to the
financial condition of the defendant
and further stated that he had put the
officers of the court to no trouble, hav.
ing furnished witnesses, etc., without
any hesitancy. In answer to the qUer-
les of Judge SANFORD, the defendant
stated that he was over so years of age
had nothing to support his fami-
ly save his daily labor that his
last marriage had been contracted in
1887, and his 20 INCEST child was years
of age. He was sentenced to fine of
$40 and to be imprisoned seventy five
days.
| THE SWEENEY CASE
was nSaAA 'dACA up Wy Iuc ESCdIlluS Vi
Annie A. Martin, the young witness
who created such sensation on Friday
last, and so successfully Withstood the
assaults of the defendants counsel.
She said that the sample Of Rough on
Rats taken by her from the Sweeney
household, had been given to her sister,
Mis-. McCarty, who had in turn given
it to Mr.. Allison. Mrs. McCarty had
| been absent from the Territory since
March last.
Mr.. CLARKE then endeavored to have
the testimony of Mrs. McCarty, as
given before the Commissioner at Park
City, submitted as evidence.
Mr.. HOFFMAN objected. He did not
believe the transcript was legal one.
Such, however. was shown TO be the case,
and the test nony in question was read
to the jury. Mrs. MCC4rty testified.
in substance that her sister brought
her the powder known as Rough on
Rats, aud that she afterwards gave it
TO the prosecuting attorney of Summit
County.
THE PROSECUTION RESTED,
and Mr.. Lewis made a statement of
what the defense expected to prove. He
would show, he said, that the accuse
ton was an idle SANDER; that the de-
PENDANT and her husband and the entire
family had lived happily tesether.
MRS. SWEENEY, the defendant, was
calied, and there was little buzz of ex-
element as she took the stand. In
November last, she said, l was living
in Ontario Canyon; my husband, Ter
STnarnu I'll Loo T
called in physicians to see him. Annie
Martin was at my house during Noyem
Der last; | remember sending Annie
for two bottles of beer. pint of whisky
AMI box of Rough on Rats. II
bought the poison because we
were overIu1 with nice, and Annie
said 1t was "good for Them"
on that Jay l went to call DR.. Gregor
because l thought Terrence was not
feeling very well. DR.. Gregor was not
in and sent after him. When I re-
turned home 1 asked Terrence how he
was feeling, and he told me that
Annie had said I was feeding him
Rough on Rats and commenced crying.
Later in the day and next day DR..
LeCompte came to the house. The
statement made by Annie that l put
Rough on Rats in oatmeal, in tea, and
in milk and water is not true; | had
no such conversation with her as she
alleged; l have known her for about
eleven years; her reputation for truth
and veraclty IN our nelghborhood is
bad; [ never had any r ugh i Rats in
the house till Annie bought it.
To Mr.. CLARKE-Annie's reputation
for truth and veracity has been bad ever
since have known her.
Mr.. CLARKE-How long have you
known her?
THE wITNEss-For eleven years.
MR. CLARKE-She is Is; then since
she was years old, her reputs ton for
truth and veracity in Park City has
been bad? Is that what you mean?
THE WITNESS Yes. (Laughter.) II
know several people who have said
Annie Martin was untruthful. Among
them Mrs. McCarty, Mrs. Hurley, and
others. [ have been married to Mr..
Sweeney eleven years; my first husband
died about thirteen years ago; he died
of liver complaint, after being i'll thirty
one days; his life was insured for
81 600, which [ received; l came west
about seven or eight months after he
died; had some friends and acquaint-
snces in Park City; Mr.. Sweeney car
TIES PZ UOO Ills luSuEduCb HOW GuaG Is
made payable to me; it was on
Monday, that l first went for
DR.. Gregor; Terrence was very
sick then; he had been i'll for several
months before that, vomiting a great
deal. and with difficulty retaining any
food on his stomach; he first CON-
menced com claiming in July, and was
sick on and Off. until the middle of No
yember; Annie Martin never gave my
husband any food before she came
there; Ilr. Mentor attended Terrence
before Dr. Gregor was called; no one
had prescribed for my husband pre-
vious DR.. Man:or being called; the !
Rou b on Rats | sent Anne 20 purchase !
was for the mice, the beer and whisky
was for any one that should happen to |
need it; 1 did not call at Martin when
was on my way for the doctor; he |
lived about a mile from my house; I
was gone about three hours from the
time first started for the doctor until
got back; the doctor had been to see
Terrence during my absence; the night
before l went to Wanship [ spent at
my own house, I think; 1 am not
positive; | did not drink ANYTHING on /!