Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-07

guilt VI the doctor In relation 10 the b.
sault on Mrs. benson. lie desired 10
prove by this witness tue assault upon
Mff. Benson.
The court ruled that the evidences
was Incompetent
Col. Montgomery here asked the
witness. MI the doctor In that inter
view ON Monday ask you what Mrs.
Bonaon saiu2
Objected to, and objection sustained.
Other questiOns Of n similar character
were also ruled out VI order.
Witness was then excused I'll Mon,
Jay morning.
Col. Montgomery called Dr.. Ase T..
DavldsOn--W Witness toslded in SnupUte
county, was phyGcian; was not ar.
uuaiuied with Dr.. Elliot, knew him
uuly ~ sight was acquainted with
Mary Jane Painter, of Fairvipw.
Coi. MonWomery-Did you attend
her Professionally
objected 10 by the prosecution and
election sustained.
Col MOnigomety-W1s Mrs. Painter
iucaracitaici by an overdose " s0uv
Opiatt2
O J,c,oj 10 aud sustained.
WiinuHs was here excused.
Mrs. John Benson, wife OF tbs pris'
onCt, was here called 10 the witness
stand. She seemed greatly disttcstcd
aud wcp; bitterly.
Witucss said-My name h Maiinda
Bousou; am the vito OF John Benson;
am ~ years ofnge; was married on the
-2nd u December, 1856, at Logan;
have lived Of Gfautsviiiu since; was
born NJ Ggau;Hvilie and had always
lived thure, except one year wncn |
lived Mt Bear Lake my maiden name
was McBfidC, have three children;
know Or. Elliott In his lifetime; my
husband WAS engaged In the sheep bus..
ntHi, had known him one year prior to
Uur marriage; their dJmvgiiu relations
bad been good. became acquainted
| with DR.. Elliott about the frat week in
January; he was called ~ her home 10
treat her Tor n disease; lac took her
In charge no phyhiciAu, anu treated
Tier from Jan. z I'll March ~; had been
treated by Dr. Doddsi changed ply
sirianB htcanae DE-. Elliott lived IN
/ Evansville Hnd DIR. D0lds ut T0Ocle,
DR.. Elliott treated her twice weol,
auu made personal examinations a.
each treatment; on the 2Jth Of foUfu.
/ airy the doctor came In the afternoon,
MAAiAtfH was NANhNi htI hNuNAAA htlNk
absent; extracted tooth Tor witness
the doctor hal also attended her chill.
utun; alter the examination on this
occasion the doctor took both hor hant,
| anu pat his afni8 around her anu held
her fast; kisseo her while Ia this pei.
/ ton; witness resented this advance
the doctor was pale anu very much OK
/ cited, but gpuloyizod when hu Wa,
I a. 49, H..
husband, which Hhu promised not ~
| do; tho doctor came la u Tow day
again aud told witness not 10 tell hci
hushsnd, aud no would cure her; spok,
| frequently Of tue Incident above re-,
lated; ON the 2lst Of March tho doctor
came 10 her house In tho absence O
her husband, aud after the eKamiua
ton hepullrd her on 10 his lap, anu
n5ked her 10 consent TO his pufposer
shc refused anu he then, against hei
VIII, by force, accomplished his put
pose; she could never forget this hOffit
look on his face at the tlmt; wltnes
cried for help aud beggod fOr mercy
but the doctor accomplished his pun
pose; witness was weak anu offered nj
tine resistanes she could.
Mm. Benson was on the witnes
stand when court adjourned. One o
hcr little boys stood by her side dutinl
tho examination.
At O'Clock pm, when the oour
TSconVeued, every scat In the oOut
room was occupied aud many peOpl,
were standing. Mrs. Benson wa
again placed on the witness stand M,
was s,ill tostiiylng whom tho NEW
man lett.