The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-07
THE MOTHERS STORY.

Mrs. Charlotte Olson testihed-The de
PENDANT is my daughter; she is twenty-five
years OF age. / was born in Sweden; |
came 10 SAT- Lake twenty six years ago;
have known Mrs. Hart eighteen years, and
became acquainted with Hall about two
Years before his death. He was the first
man that had ever paid Amanda attentions
| He was an agreeable man, and an excellent
conVersationalist. While he was paving
her attentions she was cheerful and happy,
went TO work regularly, and associated
with her giri friends. AS soon as he left
the city she became low spirited, gave up
her work ana tainted frequently Her
she resumed her work. a few days
before the shooting Amanda heard
| that Hall had returned, and
she became distracted. She neither
ave nor slept. On Saturday | induced her
to 20 down town with Inc in the nope of
seeing Hall, as thought talk with him
would do her good. We went to Goddess
drug store and got a messenger COY, by
whom message was sent 10 Hall He
sent back word 10 meet him on the corner of
Commercial street, and we found him
| there. lie said he wanted to take Amanda
/ to the Cafe Louvre, and nave a talk with
her. ! agreed TO this, and they weat 6ow.i
into the restaurant. IN short time she
came out, and she was so excited she could
]
her 10 come home She passed the entire
night sitting in rocking chair with a
shawl wrapped about her. This was re-
peated on Sunday night and on Monday
morning she was wild and distracted Her
father and had previously agreed to send
her TO California on visit, and on Monday
/ told her of this plan. We came down
town, and while | went to Dinwoodeys,
she went TO do an errand for herself We
/ ms of rnffi b,,t 4, a
tell me that she had bought revolver, and
| dill not know it. She spent the after
1 noon IN Ter room, ana went down town
alone towards evening.
To Mr.. Varian-Amanda first told me
that she and Hall were engaged. ! knew
that he was a married man and had emil
dren. Hall said the engagement was to
last year, and in the meantime he was
going 10 get divorce. Amanda was not
reserved with me and we were always on
confidential terms. | noticed the change
in her health and spirits about a mouth
after he left, but we tried to cheer her up
by saying he was getting his divorce. AS
soon as Hall commenced coming to our
house Mrs. Hart and Amanda ceased to
speak. A few days before the shooting a
neighbor came TO the house and said she
thought she had seen Hall at Mrs. Harris
house. Amanda nearly tainted on hearing
this, and appeared TO feel bad on hearing
that ne had returned. She first told me
that Hall had seouced her on the Sunday
preceding the shooting. She had a high
temper when aroused When Amanda
came out of the restaurant on the Saturday
before the shooting, she told me that Hall
stated he never intended to marry her and
had wound up by assaulting her. She said
she could not stand it any longer and that
| one of them must die.
To Judge Powers-I do not mean to saw
that Amanda has a more violent temper
than most girls.
WHAT TIE MESSENGER BOY KNOWS
Fraser Mackey testifed-I am twelve
years of age, and in September last was a
district messenger boy. On the Saturday
before Frank Hall was killed took mes
sage for young lady in Goddess drug store
to Frank Hall, in the Mint saloon. He told
me to tell the lady that he would meet her
at the head of Commercial street. de-
livered the message to the young lady, who
was in company with an older woman, and
they went with me to the corner of Com
mercial.
IN THE CAFE LOUVRE
Fritz Riepen testified keep thu Cafe
] Louvre on Commercial street. On the