Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-06

tress. On the Saturday before ths
tragedy 1 returned from work aboui
, 8 O'Clock. She was then lying up
on the bed. staring vacantly at the
ceiling, and had the appearance Of
. dead person. Up to this time oil
Amanda had said to me on the
, matter was that she intended to
marry Hall. On the Sunday she
} ate no food whatever, and con.
|. tinued moet OF the day wringing
her hands and moaning, ssOh, that
. cruel mar.o She tainted twice
I tried TO comfort her and said
} "Thank God he has done moth
ing bad to ysu," but she answered
that he had. l then said to her:
ssTell it square out. Did that man
seduce your" She replied, "Yes,
he did" and began to hollo loudly.
She was greatly excited, but
promised to forgive her II she would
keep calm. She said, "Life to me
10 nothing" and spoke twice OF
committing suicide. On the Sum-
day night her mother slept with her.
My wife and 1 had arranged 10 send
Amanda to n relative in California
on the Tuesday. On Monday even
ing, September Goth, left the store
nj 8 O'Clock. On reaching the cor
ner Of & and First streets l found a
large crowd collected, among whom
was Mrs. Hart, who told me that
Hall had been killed.
By Mr.. Vasian-Beyond the case
Of my uncle, l never heard Of any
other crazy member in our family.
When l first became acquainted
with Hall knew he was a married
man; also at the time he was court
ing my daughter. Amanda KITE.
months before leaving the city Hall
asked permission to marry Amanda,
and l promised TO consent when he
had obtained divorce from his
wife. l was alarmed aboutAmanda's
condition after Hall went away,
and talked with her frequently upon
the subject. Hall had sworn to me
| during his visits TO the house that
| he would be honest towards Aman-
da. When she learned that Mrs.
Hart had left the city her mental
distress seemed TO increase. l never
heard her make any threats towards
Hall, or say she would like 10 Kill
him. She has always been Of an
excitable disposition, QUICK tenn
| pered, very determined, and II any
one had done her a wrong she be-
came very angry. ] gave evidence
at the coroner's inquest, but did not
there state that my daughter said
on the Sunday before the tragedy
that he had seduced her and ruined
her life. What l did say was, 81
asked my daughter Has this man
seduced your She answered. yes,
IN. he has, and he ought to de-"
IL the depositions contained any
thing else, it il wrong.
Charlotte G. Olson, mother OF the
accused, was next called by the de-
Tense and testilied-I had known
the deceased, Frank Hsi, about
three years, and am alse acquainted
with Mrs. Hart. / remember learn
ing of Hall leaving this city toward
the end Of November, 1859. Aman-
da had than been acquainted with
him altogether about year. He
appeared to be very respectable,
was an entertaining man, and "a
good talker." Up TO the time OF
heracquaintance with Hall she had
not had a lover. Witness next cor
roborated her husband as TO the
accused's distressed mental condi-
ton after Halls departure, and her
incapacity for work. She was very
sorrowful and had various had
spells, complaining very much
Of her head. On the Sat
uriay and Sunday before the
shooting she seemed every wild and
funny" wrung her hands, and oc-
casionally shed tears. On the Sat
urday prior TO the tragedy l and my
daughter were in town and Amanda
sent A note to Hall by messenger
boy asking him 10 come and meet
them. Upon receipt Of the answer
they waited for Hall, whom they
met at the head Of Commercial
Street on First South. Hall then
expressed q wish to go and speak
with Amanda alone in a restaurant
close by. Upon her return in about
twenty minutes Amanda was $50
Wild that she did not at fiTst see
ne. Presently my daughter said,
sch. let us 20 home" and We did
so. She afterwards kept exclaimiug,
'-Oh dear. Oh deai,' and sat Ia n
rocking chair, swsyiDg herseif b
and fro throughout the greater part
Of the night She remained In bec
nearly the whole Of Sunday, had
several fainting spells, and com
planned reDeatedly of her head.
once she said, 81 cannot stand il;
either he must die or l." On the
Monday morning she was still
'.siid and funny" Her father and
| agreed, on the Sunday, that II
would be better for Amanda to start
for California on the following Tues
day, and stay with some relatives
there. Amanda was Informed OF
this arrangement. My daughter
never said anything 10 me about
the purchase Of a revolver, and l
lid not see such n weapon in her
possession. Late on Monday Alter
noon Amanda went down town, but
did not again return home. / did
not see her writing 4 letter that
day.
Cross-exanined by Dir. Narian-
Amanda first announced TO me
her engagement to Hall; L knew he
was n married man with children,
at the time of his visits to the house;
Hall promised to obtain n divorce
from his wife and said he would
asive Amanda n year 10 think over
his proposal ofmarriage;;" and my
husband tried TO comfort her, by
saying that Hall had doubtless
gone away to obtain n divorce.
During his ten months absence
Amanda on several occasions saiC
she wondered whether Hail
would he true to her. After Hall
began 10 Welt at our house A amanda
and Mrs. Hart did not speak TO each
other, rs was the case prior to this
time. When Hall returned Amanda
did not seem at all pleased but said
that ssshe felt bad, She had then
seen him over at Mrs. Harris house.
IL was not until the Sunday before
the shooting that Amanda told me
of her condition. My daughter Il
of a reserved aud quiet disposition.
She after this had a violent temper
when offended or wronged, but Is
naturally quiet. Amanda, after
returning from her interview with
Hall in the restaurant, Informed
me Of all that had transpired and
that Hall endeavored TO again as
sault her.
Frazer Mackie, boy Of II year,
testified that on or about the Satur-
day before the shooting he took
note for a young lady who was
dressed in black, TO Frank Hall, at
the Mint Saloon. Hall sent back
message that he wonld meet her at
the head of Commercial Street.
Fitz Ripen, restaurant keeper,
Commercial street, spoke to the
fact OF Miss Olsen and the deceased
man Hall coming there on the
Saturday afternoon before the shoot
ing. They went into n room and re-
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