Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-17

they both started for Salt Lake. Mr..
Madsen was quite ill, and went to
the house Of friend in the Sixth
Ward. He soon became uncon-
seious, and shortly afterward ex-
pired from the effects of morphine
poisoning.
The examination was continued
again this morning when the follow
ing, found in Mr.. Madsen's posses
sion, and in his handwriting, were
introduced in evidence. On the
face Of an envelope WAS written:
am dyiag-wn. Reynolds, think that;
answer for The consequences. Are you
sAiishedS Going, my heart will soon cease
70 beat
On the reverse side Of the en-
velOpe were the words:
II anything happen. to me, Am In dan
ser. Telegraph 70 z. Dix. South. cast. Salt
Lake and r Hickelsen iEt East, south. be-
low 3rd ward chapel, SAT- Lake City:
On a Central Hotel notehead, the
deceased had written:
J. T. Goodhue q Dir.
Dear sirs-Be good aud iu.t to nv dear
wife and boys. when am gone, forgive
my fau Is as God will forgive Ny cOz' &c is
run. God preserve you and bless YOU.
Your departed friend.
soREx MADsES.
A Mr.. william REYNOLDS is the cause. lie
led me on. He is as much TO blame. He
bleeds me, and will follow me like . van
pire-
! fort mine s. N.
This was all the evidence for the
prosecution, and the accused was
sworn in hisowR behalf. He gave
his name as Winfield Scott Rey-
nolds, and testified-I am the de-
PENDANT; was acquainted with Soren
Madsen; knew him for about 10
days before his deaths came from
Denver seven weeks ago; first met
Madsen ut the Central Hotel, Og-
dcns went there to get a room, and
could not; finally Mr.. Madsen
told me that If l could
not find a room to lodge in,
L could 20 with him; /
accepted his offer; this was the
18th of February or LIST of March;
continued 20 room with him about a
week. on the 9TH Of March l had q
difficulty with Madsen, and struck
him in the eye; was sorry / did so,
and got a piece of meat TO put ever
his eye; he asked me not 30 say any
thing Of the difficulty; l told both
the clerks, and Madsen was ordered
out of the house; he told me his
friends would not speak 20 him; he
l'also said he was sick, and offered 10
pay my expenses if would 20 down
with him to Salt Lake, and help him
with some things he had 10 carry.
we then went to 4 room in the
hotel and played cards for a couple
OF hOurs; this was on Saturday
night; Madsen did not play, but
some OF his friends did; on Sunday
? afternoon | went to Madsen's room;
he was in bed and said he felt awfu
sick; l told him he ought TO get up,
and he decided to 90 to Salt LRkI
: on the next train; he was very sick
and staggered about the room;
helped him to carry his parcels q
to the train; he staggered Ike ;
: drunken man, and was very Ill. W.
: came down on the train, an,
in Salt Lake / took hin
to Mr.. Hanson's, as he told me
, I was there about twenty minutes
and Madsen gave me g, which h
, said would be my expenses. thel
left. Next day | went TO Hanson-l
and was told that Madsen was dead
: l learned there was b. be an inquest
I and waited about 10 attend; hi
, brother-in-law kept asking me VIII
o Madsen had committed the deed.
\ did not like to tell him of the troubl
; we had in Ogden, so said di
. not know. l told him I had aske
p Madsen TO 90 10 a gambiin
> house, and he refused; the day {
: the inquest left Madsen's brothe
/ in-law, telling him would be bac
in a few minutes, but / did not n
turn, as l thought il was no affair {
mine; on NJ n lay night 1 took
freight train 10 Ogden and on Tue
p. day night | was arrested; l asks
Mr.. Bacon IL he thought Ma ise
L was worth money; thought | coul
sustain IN action against him 4
E. the trouble between US; this was n
I'd reason for asking if he had none
he did not owe me anything;
III thought he had injured my reput
ton; l told Of the trouble; MAIDS
II, did not, bit tried to keep il secret;
N saw him with little money, but d
not know his financial standing.
To Mr.. Eichnor-Before comir
:, to Ogden, l lived in Denver, Oh
Vi cago, Philadelphia and Norristow.
Pa; when l first met Madsen,
n was when he offered to share h
M room with me, as / said / could N
find a room in town.
Witness then detailed the affa
alleged to have taken place betwee
them, when Reynolds alleged tn
% Madsen attempted an improp
action. This was the act referred
81 as immoral The statement is uni
al for publication.
:, Witness, continuing - Madst
n asked me if l had said anythir
Y about il, and I said no. slept wit
III him the next night. / did not o.
Z Mr.. Bacon If Madison could
worked for money; Mr.. Bacon
mistaken in his statement; Ma
sen paid the expenses Of the rooI
n he always got up before me; b
IN habits were good so far rs l knO'
as never saw him drunk, nor heal
N him make a suggestion Of immOra
ity; when 1 asked him to go to
y gambling house, he said he had 1
I'd use for such things. Before v
be came to Salt Lake, he moved fro
of the Central Hotel to the Chapms
- House, and l called on him ther
e that was on Saturday, when !
ne said he was sick; l went
10 his room at the Chapman Houi
u; again on Sunday afternoon, and |
40 was feeling still worse; | stay,
NJ with him till We got 10 Salt LAX
nu on Sunday night; he never told n
ne the cause Of his sickness; after b
ne death / thought had neither TIN
J. nor money TO hang around for Il
ise inquest; l thought that if the
a wanted me they could send TO Ogds
TO and get me; / did not tell Sheri
nd Burt that i'll had known they we
lg coming after mel would have take
as the first train; l paid no fare to 2
re TO Ogden.
th To the Court-After Madsen Il
al the Central on Saturday, l sic
~ the night in a chair; Madsen d
not play cards; l never made al
ng demand on him for money; he new
nd used morphine or opium, that / a
he aware Of; 1 cannot explain Il
n, statements In his letter, only he ga
n that he was ruined for life becau
of the trouble we had had and
ne causeI told Of it; I told a numb
of persons about it; I promised hi
tn that would not tell, but he foul
n out that had related IL to the Gle,
ID then l told him the clerk had hea
h, our noise, and asked what was q
ne matter; / gave this as an excuse,