The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28
PROVO.
THE HITE MURDER TRIAL.
Strong Evidence Against the Defendant Is
Presented In Court.

Strong Evidence Against the Defendant Is
Presented In Court.
In the First district court the following
business was attended to yesterday morn
ing: Charles Kissel pleaded not guilty to
having assaulted Joseph Thompson with
intent to murder him. His case is set for
March s.
Lee Jim, Chinaman, was arraigned &C
cused of assault with intent to kill a
brother celestial at Eureka on February
10. Took until Monday morning to plead.
Triffie Doutre was arraigned for the
killing of an old gentleman named Stevens
at Warm Creek, Willard county, on jan
uary 10, 1892. He took until Monday
morning in which to plead.
TESTIMONY IN THE HITE CASE.
Mrs. Gammage again took the stand in the
Hite murder case Cross examined by
Powers: Do not remember young man
/ by the name Of Bobby Raging coming to
the house at the time of Kohler's death,
and never told anyone that l was not an
eye witness to the shooting. Never said |
did not like Cass Hite, and that he was
always bullyraggng the Mormons in the
newspapers. When 1 saw Cass running to
his cabin, thought he was shot. once
told Rhodes that | did not see the shoot
ing. Did not want to go to Provo On the
case. was at he side of the house when
Casa said man who would carry rifle
was g. of b.. Hite was then near the
front door, rising from his chair. Rhodes
had his hands on me.
MR.. DRAKE
was called for further cross-examination ::
The last three shots Hite fired were from
around the corner and directed at me. /
saw him when he fired. The same evening
l said | was shot at by Cass. | saw Hite
the night after the tragedy and talked to
him. Did not tell him the shot received
was accidental. Had very little con versa
tion with him. l SAID once that | was in
the road, and still say l must have been on
the road. Cass came to see me at st.
Mary's hospital in Salt Lake, but | never
said did not blame him for the wound
received.
The defense endangered to show by the
witness that he had received assistance "a
the hospital from Hite. The court thought
this fact was rather against than in the
prisoners favor. The defense excepted to
this inference from the judge.
j. f. BROWN,
} of Green River, testified to knowing the
: defendants and kohler. Remembered the
time of the killing of kohler: he was at my
house at noon the same day. He told me &c
lend him my Winchester, which l did, in
forming him that the magazine had ter
cartridges in. He went to the river, refus
ing to remain to dinner. Gave him nc
? extra cartridges THE gun was then pro-
duced in court) l next saw hohler dead
His wounds were on the left side and arm
There were four wounds in all and l sup
posed there might have been four ball:
fired into his body, and there might have
been three. The magazine will hold twelve
S cartridges.
: Cross-examined by Hiles-I live mile
from town. 1t is about twenty minute.
walk. There is no difference in the STYLE
of cartridges for this gun that l know of
Don't know that kohler had any cartridges
: in his pocket when laid out.
LEE GARLEEGH
: next took the witness box Live at Gree,
u river, am fourteen years olo, know all tn
f defendants, and knew Kohler. Remem be
the day he was shot. Was at GGmmage'
Il house near the front door. Saw the de
g PENDANTS come TO the house through tb
# front door. Kohler said, 81 know you
q threats; keep away, Hite." Rite sa
a down on the edge of the chair and said,
q man would carry Winchester is G.
d cowardly s. Of b, and Kohier mad
similar remark Hite said, Take tina
back and fired two shots at Kohler wit
his revolver. Kohler then came forWar
n and shot. When Hite shot, Kohler's GU
u was resting on the floor. Hite had toll
him to put down his gun and talk the ma
-, ter over. Hite afterwards went aroun
~ the house and | saw 40 more of BIN. Hit
!, shot five or six shots in all. The Winche.
~ ~ ter went off about the time of Hite's thir
VI shot. The gun was pointed down and tn
&c shot went into the ground. He then too
= the Winchester and threw it at brakes fee
u walked to the bed and Land down and diet
Cross examined by Hies-I testified s
u the examination that when Hite shot
ls said, "Swallow that" 1 never saw Be
at Raggling until l and Joe McEntire were
u cellar killing cats two weeks ago. +
was with US. | didn't tell the boys l we
s. in the kitchen at the time of the shootin
%. They tried to get me to say it. tTbe boy
az had made diagram of the premises, whiC
7u was produced in court) The other fellow
C!GI made most of the marks. | told them
I'LL wished l was out of the case. A long liz
of impeaching questions was propounded
the boy, all of which he answered in Il
negative, saying that they had tried to g
him to say such things.
Re-direct-Ragelng and McEntire gay
NE some beer and tried to get me to say
at lot Of things about the case which were u
is true. They were mad when | refused
it state them as they wanted me to.
NC M4LINDA WILLIAMS.
Lived at Green River three years. Mr.
Gammage is my mother. Know the d
PENDANTS and knew Kohler. Saw him
500 noon of the oh of September at the roul
house with rife. Came to his room
o,o our house; went then to Johnson's. w
at the Gammage house when the shootil
occurred. Hite and Shaeffer came up t
200 gether. Burgess came after. Was IN Il
front of the kitchen door when the shoe
ing occurred. Could see Hite sitting
mt the edge OF chair. Did not notice al
ay conversation except Hite said, "Take
back" and fired two shots in rapid ST
4. cessiou
of Hite sprang behind the corner and fir
V. three or four shojs end then took q ia
nd walk for home. Kohler's gun went
40 once, directed toward the ground Shat
fer vas close to Hite, armed with a r
,st volver. with his hand on the revolve
at / OILERS rife was put on the bed and afie
I'd wards brought out aud examined. Or
empty cartridge and nine loaded ones we
he taken out of the magazine of the gun.
or Cross-examined by Powers-Rhodes b
iii hold Of mother, who was going toward t
as garden.
Court adjourned until o'clock.