Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-26
TO SAVE HIS NECK. s"
One Reason Why lIY.u3 Desired 10
CIT Hold Of that Confession
soar srnwaE RESTROOM GIVEN
A Case Of Oar Good Turn Deserving
Anvihcr.-Dli Irvine Intend 10
lake His WIG Back!

! 'N a'aAN. .N.f ~. NIHaNNf n UIIhUuri
in.law Of Mrs. Irvine, was called %
the wltnUEs stand. lie stated in Ola,
course of HE examination by Juig,
I Muubull, Tor tho duiuust, that Irvine
Voluntarily told him number of
umps while iu Lincoln, that helm.
ten led 20 take his wife back after OBJ,
hcquillal, and spoke nBgl. vaptlp,
an additional clu'esai1n from nor.
After igyinu's discharge boo asked
witnosa 10 DO BIN avoruut 70.
qucs,od that lac would not nss
him my questions. "t nm going
10 do some strange thluat.u he
ehidi "nni you may thiuG Dc funny. -
Irvine then desired hiu 90 srrnure ,
meeting Tor him with h.s wife al the
Merchants hotel, Omaha. Witnrss
suggested that they should meet az bls
mouse, but Irvine would NOT hear of
thia, saying, $40, 1 wan, 1or alone.
away if1m you aud the influence OF
her folsa." The parties mu. st tho
Mercer hotel ou Nov. l5,h. 1892. and
had private interview, wines h,v.
ing accompanied Mrs. iJvluo. Atthe
Close OF tho Interview Mfa. levine sent
Tor w.tlUsa. He found her in tunfs.
She SAID to him, cal, / want tho.r
papct and bank stock lou IN your
possession, and hrid iu truft Tor me.D
Witnosl cuquirrd what Tor. and sb.
then Informed him that irr hustaf,u
WautuI them as trstiuuuy--t teal her.
and that he had promised 90 lake hrf
hhuk. lie 40 Mot refused % give tbUun
up, but Mr.. Irvine threatened tint
uuiua no did 10 sho would take logai
stops 90 recover thum. Tue papers WEI.
huhtq uenuy surfendurtI. Othor
mtcaugs at which MI Austin was
present. were gone into, aud with
fuiefunCu 90 lfvinu's rndUayur tB I'LL.
tain the confession fram bic wife, bp
stated that Mrs. Irvine protested ahr
was not guilty 0t any wrongful act.
lno cross examination by JlJpp
Powers ELECTED nothing material.
WILSON q, smith, brother OF Mrs
Irvine, residing bJ Marion, Indiana.
examined by Mr. Zane testified h |
having started Tor Lincoln immsli. |
Atrly upon receiving telegram In. |
i9fming hlm u Mon,g5mufy's death. |
Upon reaching there no went 10 see |
Irvine who was lhun In the pcuitrp.
tiafy, and call broken up.O Irvine
naA'li Are you going 10 stand by |
me-" Witness answered that ho was.
anu that no would do anything bs
could for him. To this Irvine said.
''Wcll the hfst thing you must do 10 L.
return home aud got written
confession VI my wifu'a puilt
Lave her put u Ia black
aud white and return here Uu the Hf,t
iIain with H. DO not trust 10 tuauy.
body, have got from her own lIps a
1lnteasi0n, but II N not enough; [ am
afraid u WOut answor the purIlro.U
lie alsl said hu expected 10 take her
back again, aud added that n they
would save his neck" ho would fays
liA WlioH reputation and take her
back. witness returned 10 Marion and
Filed In every way 10 induce his sister
70 confess, but she refused 90 d1alauu
'ihlmei throughout that tho hal NOT
iecn gully oinnything wrong. When
returned he told Irvine this.
ma also that "ii he depended upln |
iis wife 20 save his neck he |
you'd got hung" Irvine then asked
aim " hu could not persuade
Ms mother 10 testiiy that hla wife had
old her Of her guilt, but wlinoss
opliud ono; that would ba lilo and
he would not, " course, DO anything I
4 the kind" THIS was two yeeks
ilor tho ilrst yisit When Irvine
leatd THIS lac said, III 4 could talk 10
Ier think she would tell n lilo 10 save {
ny neck" When no found that his
'ife would not yield TO his wishes,
fvinei upon the occasion OF witness
subsequently, Visiting him, said lac
'Oulu not trouble auy further about a
onirssiOu-lhat he had other Things !
'hioh could 10 used Ia place OF that, u
nat lac dld not want "a confession now. b
the worst came 10 the worst "thuy o
ad two men liked ana pail0 who
.Ould swear 90 hiH wiie's guilt. d
CfOss'eNamiuel by Judge Powers, /
illness said livine was IA great montni
ouble at tho time no yisit0i him IA
vi. Asked whether at the time Irvine
Auttd MIN 10 get confession from
h wife be thought hlH sister guilty. ,
illness answered, ~ thought there =
as u pr0Du billty that she might be- "
atty, but / didnt know 10 10 Ii
mother question hO most 0mphaticAlIy ,.
'nied having ever eaid, IN conyer5a. d,
IN with Irvine, in the presence OF i,
ajor Erb, In Omaha, that unlsss "a
ouey was paid over he would puU -
i'm down, because his sister could Q
lt DO "pullcd down auy lOwer.D
either uiI WHITES say ho considered
mg1lf man enough 70 make Irvine
Il up money some time lcioro he
4 through Win tlis cnHe, and . X
40 10 he cad not he would a
0lish him In every newspaper iu tue .
nitud Stnter. .
10 MI Zane, witness said Irvine "
Ia him, while tho latter was in Jail, ~
ut "lust as quick ~ hu got out he =
cant 10 take hiH wife back" lie u
yug received AM money nom Irvine. =
G witHrss gave him - tue nrsl time ~
visited him AZ tue penilenliaty.
Nr, Emma Hogan, sister Oh Mrs.
vine, mex. took The wituola.Btauu
10 slated sue visited Mr.. and Mrs.
vine NJ tholr home m Lincoln Ia the a.
az 1887 and remained several we8ks.
10 evening as mo went OUT, Irvine III
med very "gl0Omy" unc said 10 his ia
ic, "N1u had notlur pack your trunk fe
q 30 home with your sister" al
b same time calling her vile
me aud saying he would Z"
live with her Irvine, It seemed,
scled To her ass0Ciaung with DE- vs.
q Z