Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-21

Some Details OF ,h, Defense In tho
Trial.


VANcouvrR, April .O.--Tho details
Of the d,fensu IN the recent trial Of
Lieutenant Hetheringtou at Yoko-
hama were received by the steamship
'EmpTos- OF Japan" today. Tho
counsel for Lieutenant HetheringtOn
told OF Roblnion's attentions to Mrs.
H.; how tho Lieutenant returned
rom o cruise IN December, and learn.
Ing Of tho affair, went to the wife OF
hi, commanding officer and asked her
TO trln charge Of his child, ms he con
sldured his wife was not a proper per-
ron for that purpose. Later, lac told
Mrs. Bartlett that he had agreed to
live with his wife OH account OF her
Child.
Commander Bartlett Of tho U. S.
steamer "Mari0n" said that ho there
i,re made u confident Of him, and told
him that he would hnrstwhip Robin
lou. Commander Bartlett said he
would not allow such u scandal, and
he In person went 10 SEQ Robinson, To
ask him to leave Yokohama. Tho in-
terview was an animated one. Robin.
ron said that he was going 10 leave
January 9th, on Mr.. Hetherlngton'-
aceUunt,an had even refused to attend
tall because She was going 10 be there.
Commander Bartlett said that he asked
Robinson 10 explain his attention TO
aud persecution OF u mDrriCd woman,
and why he followed her when he
know that the lieutenant was away;
why, after giving mis- word OF honor
RGa gentleman early In December 10
leave Mrs. Hethorington alone, no
sooner was her husbands ship out OF
port than he went to the Great Hotol.
To this Robinson replied: "Sho
wrote me a letter. asking ne to come
aud see her. She's always setting her
cap nj me. She has followed mt every
day"
Bartlett said. "Would II not have
been easy for you to have sent some OF
these notes 60 her husband? Then
things could have been settled at once.
You blame this woman; you, man,
WIN knows TINT woman can never bu
blamed since the time OF Eve"
"rhen," continued Commander
Bartlett, ~ lost my temper. 1 called
him did coward TO try to fix the
blame upon u woman. IL was voTy
trying, and | continued. D. you,
you sctounJrel and villain, If had
~ ~ iiNNHtAlHFNuu'h niAtN Nuhll
have put bullet through you sight
l DO not usually speak In that way,'i
said Commander Bartlett. "No one
OF my officers has ever heard me
iwear.v
Robinson replied: az believe Lieu.
Tenant Hethorington Ia justified. 1
deserve shooting. deserve anything.
! have been expecting HVhegington
10 shoot me-"
Bartlett said; "I'll not allow any
shooting here, or hOrewhipplng, il
you behave yourseli. hut YOU mlsbe.
nave again, anu shall bo present and
rec you hOnoWhipleI. | said that II
was my belief that, instead Of the
woman setting her cap at him, he had
uelhrrntcly laiu Siege 10 her from the
hrst day she landed.n
hoOiuson promised not IN meet Mrs,
hetheringt0n or To go to parties all,
hlenueui but, within n few days, Com
mander Bartlett learned that he had
made arrangements TO follow Mrs
heihtrington, should her husband
take her away; that he proposed q
scheme of ilight to Denver, ami con
llnued 10 senu her nOtrs; spoke snper
ingly " her To his friends, and sale
she was forcing her attentions upor
hun.
Other Testimony was in the SAINT
lins.