The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-27
THE BREDEMEYER TRIAL.

The trial of DR.. Bredemeyer, charged
with drawing pistol on Mark Lewis
last Friday evening, was commenced
before Judge Pyper yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Varian appeared for the de-
PENDANT, while Barlow Ferguson con-
Quoted the prosecution.
From the evidence of Lewis, 1t
aupesrs that on Friday last, Lewis
cIused a letter to be written to
Airs. Bredemeyer, the defendants
wife, asking her to call at the residence
OF Lewis, when some matters of inter
est to her would be explained DR..
BrsGemeyer called at the house be
tween and pm, on the day named,
and when Lewis appeared at the door,
dew his revolver, and pointing it at
him, said: You sent q letter to nv
wifi, you black niggar." AT this stage
of the proceedings, Mrs. Michaels APP
peared at the door, with q young baby
in her arms, and the defendant left.
MS Susanna Lewis testified to the
same eHe ct.
Mrs. Amelia Michaelis was the next
with. SIS for the prosecution, and as she
wa too sick to be pr sent, the co TT
adjourned to the residence of Mrs.
Lewis, on Brigham street, where she is
stopping. The witness was unable to
speak English, and Ward E. Pack was
sworn in as interpreter. She testified
that last Friday afternoon, while lying
sick in bed, she saw the defendant enter
the gate and walk towards the kitchen
of Mr.. Lewis residence. Lewis went to
the door, and she followed him, taking
her baby, which was born on
Friday morning. Upon reaching
the kitchen, she looked through
the window and the defendant was
pointing pistol at Lewis, when she be
came unconscious, aLd saw no more.
She cid not hear the conversation be-
tween Lewis and the defendant. Being
asked why she took the child with her,
she replied that the defendant was its
father, AID she intended 10 give IT to
him
On cross examination the witness
stated that she was 20 years of age; had
been married to Edward Michaelis for
over six years; this was her first child
had never said that Ohinaman was
its father.
B ing granted permissiol to make
an explanation in regard to til the
witness stated that In Apfll last; when |
she first became intimate with the de-
he told her that IN case a !
J, hid was, born, she was TO say that a |
Jhiuan,an, negro, or Any one else was
is father, but if she mentioned his
lame in connection with it, he would
Kill her.
The court, attorneys and reporters
hen weRt to the residence of Dr.. Brede-
meyer, where the testimony Of Mrs.
trsdemeyer was taken. She testified
hat on Friday afternoon, a mes
enger boy called at her residence
nd gave her letter from Mark Lewis,
her to call at his residence.
he defendant entered the house as She
Tas reading the letter. and she handed
to him. After reading it, he said he
Tould go and locate the house dtsig-
ated in the note; he Immediately left,
nd returned ia few MINUTES. The
fitness swore positively that the de-
sndant was unarmed when he left.
The court then adjourned 10 the City
iall, and DR.. Bowers. the physician !.
no attended Mrs. Michaelis during :
er confinement, was called. He testi- !.
ed that the letter sent TO Mrs. Brede-
eyer was written by him in his office
, the dictation Of Lewis.
The trial was continued until 1880
rs morning.
PROBATE COURT.
In the matter of the estate of w. H.
iekenlooper, deceased; bond of adj
inistratrix Fled and approved. .
Estate OF Amelia s. Weodmansee, de- l.
ased; order made appointing Joseph
oodmansee administrator OF said es-
re upon filing bond in the sum of
5 600. and taking the oath prescribed .
Estate of John Hayhoe, Diseased D
der made of publication CT notice to =
editors. as,,ksf s.
Ehe marriage certificate of Barney :
ley and Francis V. Wright has been 4
cd with the clerk Of the court. =