The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-30

don't remember whose works have read. |
have read DR.. Gums work.
The witness memory seemed very faulty |
and he sat looking at the floor and wiring |
ing his fingers vigorously. Several times |
MIR. Evans insisted on his looking
at him, the prosecutor. He was
taken through his family history and
of his former life most infinitely.
know Mrs. Carter. l worked with her
in Sewer county. Mr.. Carter, her
husband, drove me from place to place.
generally had liquor when | was travelling
with Carter. i got the liquor sometimes
at Monroe, sometimes at Elsinore and at
times sent to Salt Lake for it. got the
homemade whiskey of men at these places.
1t came from the mouth of Clear Creek
canon. | haven't drank since my arrest
except time or two when was sick The
last time was short time ago. l was ar
rested at Fort Ephraim. l hardly know
what was doing there. 1t seems to me |
was hunting for my father and the officers.
A. Peirson arrested me. He is a city
marshal, think. He took me to the city
Jail and kept me there till next day. They
took me to Manti from there and then
brought me to Provo. l had hearing
there before the commissioner. / had an
attorney here, Mr.. Johnson. / went to
Salt Lake and was taken to the peniten-
tiary. went to Ephraim just before | was
arrested. | don't know exactly how l went
to Ephraim. / think went foot. 1t seems
to me that there was something wrong.
How went l can't remember, but l am
satisfied | went afoot. 1t seems l went to
see some officers about something that had
happened. ! know George Billings. 1t
seems | saw him. 1t seems told him to
send his daughter up to stay with my wife.
| did not know that killed two men. 1t
thprp nc hing I don't
remember going into my wife's house. l
don't remember telling her that ] had
killed two men. My recollection is that
went somewhere TO meet my wife, as she
did me. l don't recollect her telling me
to go, that she did not want anything to do
with me. l remember what she said to me
yesterday. She then said that she had not
told me to 60 | asked her about that be-
cause ] wanted to find out whether it was
true or not. l don't remember whether
had my gun or not when | went to my
Wlfe's house.
Q.-Doyou remember going to your house
and asking for her gun and telling your
wife that young man wanted it,
A. No, sir. l have faint rec
objection of something about 1t. 1t
seems to me L was going some
where on hunting expedition or
something. 1t seems l started for the post
office after hunting the gun down by the
house don't remember whether | went
TO the postoffice. l know Mr.. Bemis. l
don't remember of seeing him. l have a
faint recollection of seeing Golding and
Hansen and of some trouble. 1t seems l
met man on the street and he wanted to
know what was wrong. 1t seems to me
that didn't want to talk to him. l don't
know where l was going when l met him.
1t seems was going from the postoffice
toward the saloon. don't have the slight
est idea what time it was l don't know
whether it was after dark or not. 1t seems
to me that was standing with the gun in
my hand and bordering over some money
affairs, and | expected some money from
the postoffice. 1t seems to me that was
owing Coolidge and he spoke to me about
it. 1t seems there is 6reary recol
lection of something he said tC
me that made me mad l was not drunk
that night, that l know of. 1t seems that
! was drinking some don't know whether
anyone. | don't remember but very little
of what happened. | know Jens Larsen
but don't recollect shooting at him about 8
year ago. / remember Jens Larsen and
me and others, and it seems we had PTS
tol between Us. l don't remember shoot
ing him. know he was shot. He was
trying to take the pistol from me. | was
drinking some that night | don't remem
Der of carrying the pistol around with me
| owned only- a shotgun during the last
shooting. / remember being arrested two
or three years ago. 1t seems TO me pulled
out revolver, and it seems TO me stood
the crowd off--the officers and all. l, re
member last fall having a row in Sewer
county. / have very faint recollection Of
it. don't think | had pistol or gun.
never knew much about the row. | got
wounded in the hand with a gun. | don't
know how the row was kicked up.
l remember pulling my pistol on OttC
diversion. At least / have been told about
IL. | don't remember 1t. After had sobereC
up knew about tues rows. Yet, | would
still 90 on drinking.
1t was the general impression that tn,
witness feigned his wonderful forgetful
ness whenever it came to those rows.
THOMAS FOWLER.
/ am sheriff and as such have genera
charge of the Jail. He has been in my Gus
tody for some time His physical condition
is very low. He is subject to fits or spasm
. of fits. One was pretty bad. His TAI
would be incoherent. That is, h
would talk in rambling manner
When have seen him in his fits he was a
: times vicious. The boys in the Jail wer
afraid of him He had q kind of wicke
look He would have a swoon or faint. H
had a little liquor time or two when i
my charge. He has never exhibited an
homicidal propensities toward me. Whe
he was not in this condition he woul
sometimes talk in rambling way. When
would ask him a question he would jun
on to something else,
EDWARD COOLIDGE.
l have known defendant eight years.
live near him. For the last six years hi
habit was to use liquors. The las
two or three years he has drank yer,
heavily. He would quit for short time
/ then start again. AT my place he woul
average about twenty to twenty-five
drinks day. have known him to drinl
more than that. | have thought / saw hin
!, drink fifty drinks in day. hav
, seen him drink sometimes outside o
this. He has been nervous and had faintin
, spells. ! have seen HIM in these fits.
: year ago he was sick for two or tire
weeks. He was in bad fix. Prior to an
. after these spells his mind would seer
about as usual. He would usually drin
whiskey at my place. He had full acces
, to my bar and drank all. never kne'
him to be insane in all this time. He wa
) not dangerous as TO other people. H
[ didn't want to kill people when he was i
that condition. On the day of the liom
eide he talked nationally. l thought HI wa
trying to quit drinking. He was not stas
| gering nor in a swoon. His mind SCENE
pretty clear.
Q.-What Is your opinion as to whethe
he was feigning this morning while on th
stand. Ruled out.
[ On that evening from what / know