Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-03

~ 'ie witness house 10 iiv
g me witness continued: On 10
, evening Of the killing. Mr.. Han a.
Y myself left the house at .,,a'
:. a quarter past six; We walked .l,,.
n Tue sidewalk, chatting As =,
I walked; We we're walking Ioi.;.rs,,
short distance before we reach.
the corner u First ami { streets =,
met laiy na-nei Mis-, Benn,-,,,
"a" no other lady.til es~ AIj.
Olson.
{ Judge Psse.s questioned tae stt
ness infinitely as 10 where Nj.
= olson stood and the relative ,.,.,
: uons Of the tres near which 81,
$3.50 ..5,., me Eiis'vss ami Hall. Tn,
: witness e-ia that Miss Olson sion
lasing east, about two feel most, n
TT which was near the soufhesst
corner OF the block bounded bv Fjr.i
III streets witness aud Hail yer,
walking south, witness nex,
- fence, and a witnz-S
1ul Hall passed Mjs. Olson
vines was between her and Hail
N-iss Olson said something ubiri,
Sitae-a did not hear, but witness
noticed 4 strange, deyelish lool- =,
lie lace OF tue defendant. Witness
ana not call Halls attention 70 the
IoOA, anu continued her converse
ton with him about n landmaif,-.
witness and Hall walked eight or
ten feet past Miss Olson, when DE-
shot was fired: cid not see Hail t,,r,,
MS mead nor look at defendant: de-
] isndant stood Etil. about a second
after firing the shotan then walked
aWaS5 defendant pointed the pistol
Z ~ M; never stated 10 any one
th3t she fined at mp; 7 taikrf 70 a
[ policeman the evening of the sheet
ing; don't know his name: made no
E4Itiru-sr statement Of the shooting.
DAD not furnish Hall with SIOJj
when ne went east.
A question rs b whether she fur
nishsd him any money was objected
70 and the objection was sustained
Judge POwers-Did YOU have a
conversation with Miss Olson al,7u,
Nr. Hall sometime before the ssoof.
iuE?
Objected to by the prosecution.
The court asked the purpose
u the question, and Judge
Powers replied that he WAITED 10 /
show that wi;-ess was fearful that 1
Hail vas becoming too intimate |
with Miss Olson.
Judge POwers-When Amanda
Olson was coming 10 your house.did ]
you no not request her to cease doing
50, and infinite that you were jeai-
Gus Of her?
Witness-Su, sir.
Judge Have yuu nof,
since this occurrence, furnished
Air. Halfs son with a pistol, AID
told him 10 use it on the woman who
Killed his father?
Objected 10. OBJECTION srgle,I.
Judge Powers claimed lie merely
desired 10 SHOW the state Of feelin.
% the witness. The question was
ruled out. 4 few more uuintyori-
ant questions were asked about the
relative positions Of witness, defend
ant and Hail when the shot was
Cred. aad the witness was excused.
DR.. Ne3cham teStified-T frs,
saw the body Monday evening in
the patrol wagon, and next morn
ing made an examination. The /
witness here described ia detail the
wound which c1ussl death. The l
uall entered the let side Of the
mead abou; three inches above ant
In vertical line with the auditory {
opening, and passed in a straight
line through the lett half OF the
brain. grazing the top OF the right
lal', Death WIS due To hem3rrhage
,aused by the wound.
To Ju-iEe POweEs-The wound
vas directly alove the ear, three
nclIes above the opening; the face
Tas slightly powder burned.
To MzSatichnor-Hail was about
feet 10 Inches tall. 4,
To the COUrt-Had seen Hsii in /,
his life time. hut did not know him: :
hink il was his body, but do not
nov positively.
w. \. Stanton next testified: On
Monday evening | vas On business g
n the Twentieth Ward, saw some
Hug 81 this Tragedy; saw people =,
unnins to the spot where the man
vas laying; ! went there; four q! d.
i've yOung.men Were there; felt %
is pulst; IL was still heating; / e,
iarted for DR.. Hamilton aud came =
ack with him ia about eight +
lac said the man ! :
-as dead: before starting / asked
lme one 10 telephone for The patrol =,
Tagon. Mrs. Hart seemed 20 have >
lost u ssy,and l told Captain Lang -
, take her name and address; de-
father came up and asked
hat vas the matter.
Witness started to repeat what Mrs. a.
Tart said in reply, but his answer :,
X was objected %. The court iuied
De evidence improper. Ia
Witness testified further-I did Il
d hear the shot fired; should judge tr
was on the ground about two =
inutes after the shooting; Mrs -
art saii 10 Mr.. Olson: "YOur g
lughter shO: him; she stood right l
.hind that tree there" Mrs. Hart &C
cod holding Halls hat. =
Officer McCuray testified: | had 4
large OF the police Office last Mon G
" eveniug; at about 6:i5 defend l.
u came into the oflite, a,cum- ~
.nie;l by young man, AMI said u
Ie wanted u give herself uI; she II
inlei me a pistol aud a letter, Al
hich handed 10 Marshal Young; q
n not positive n - the GOpls she >
cd. but she said she had shot some NJ
le: Ia the private Office she male ls'
statement part OF which / hesni. "
To Judge Powers-DJ not know III
e name nor the business Of the =
,ung man who came With defend "
Il: know MIN by sight. Witness vi
.scribed him. He said that tie "
udaut had come up b. him and c.
'seI him - accompany her 20 the ~
.iy Hall; did not take his name, =,
II address; DO not know where he u
emit: supposed Inc went away with -
c Iatrcl wagon. o.
Mr.. EichnOr here remarked tina. 81
e prosecution had tried very hard OF
find that young man, but had At
led. "
Marshal Young tes;ifed-I have "
lowu Amanda Olson since she was oa
little girl. On Monday night she o.
ne Into the police station, gave ~
IN TO Officer McCurdy and letter oe
Judge Lauey and said: Il have ~
u my betrayer.'' She was then nc
ken into my office, where she ~
ilkeI the floor IN an agitated man -
r.
Dhicsr Llag testified to the same
,ts-
The prosecution had no further
.timony and Judge Powers stated
At the defense would offer no evil pu
nee. W
MIR. Eichnor then briefly re- g.
.wel the evidence, claiming that In
showed that Z murder had been no
mmitted boy the defendant, and he br
.s.f that she b,..heId 70 await the | =