Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-27
NOW In REBUTTAL.
Testimony Introduced to C0l.rddIc,
An Of Hrs. lTYin6S Statements.
IRVINE Again on I'M STAND.
lIc Was Anxlou, lilc states 60 De- faif
aud square aud Not 60 Say
Anything Mean.
IRVINE AGAIN on I'M STAND

Zane, 10 bong mo ulNhth 10Y OF tHc
Trial OF This now noteworthy case.
Tine testimony Tor the dgilns, closed
about the middle Of the afternoon.
Judge Mauhsll slated d. bod boon
agtrci between counsel that Irvine
had furunhui his wife with the SUM
Of s7gj since tho killing of Mlulg0m.
cry, aui that Mrs. Irvine aud child
bad no means OF support aside irom
the plaintiff,
hiu. Irvine was recalled aud asked
one question, after which evidence tn
trbutlal Yves pot in by Mu. lryiuo's
attorney.
1uE rnrrTAL
Ejwari NJ. Sucsuey, clerk OF the
Mercer ho,ol, Omaha. nud Frank T.
/ Hiatt having teen disposed 10,
Attorney ". IL. Dickson Hlaicd that
they had triugmphed Major Erb Of
] Omaha % rumc 10 salt Ll.r ut once,
aud that Dec would leave latt might
/ Hence nftui tlat they boo allowed Go
! delay hWumuut ~ the gH.1 until the
/ witness could get horr. AIHJ Erb was
sent Tor 10 contradict tho testimony Of
lir. smith relative 10 Die Interview
with lryiuuat the Mercer hotel.
Attorney John M, Zane OPP.
posed tho dclny, hui aiiCf
tho matter had been argued, Judge
Zane said bee did not 'col disposed 10
walt Tor Major Efl's testimony 10 De-
got here before tue oyiauUC1 closed he
could testify, 1thurwlau ihu case would
not DO len opcu.
W. IL. Irvine was then called mud
gave % denial OF nrnrll everything that
had leon sworn to ny hll wife, among
other thinTH, that he told Alr. Austin,
before no had seen biz wife, That be-
intended doing some Bltaugu things.
He cared nothing about tlO bank no uk
but wanted 10 Frt back tho paper that
gave the custody 0i FilHlH 90 Nu.
Irvine. His wife, hu Huid, told him
that her people lad mndo h.t promise
mover 90 admit her guilt, JIG further
denied that be- prayed with her nt Liu.
coin, that hu was seeing yil0uri OF
any thing 81 that character 90 iuuuct
her 10 confess. HE wife, hg declared,
was the ilfst 90 bf0Auh the .uUlfH Of
/ going Into convent and No favored
n, ami also ALLEGED that Mr.. irvine
. divorce PAPER 10 hu gave her money.
, Ho denied that no told Smith 20 gBt d
confession if1m Mis-, Irvine whoa thai
! gentleman visited him at Lincoln
shortly after Montgomery death.
2 When the trial was resumed today
the taking OF additional rcDultal tcsii
mony WA proceeded with. W. A.
Z | Irvine again went up0l the witues.
stand. To the course OF c0uvetsA
. ton which he had with Mr.. Smith
b his WiiD's brother, smith threatened
, that unless ho put up money no would
publish him ll every newspaper iu
tine United States, aud sgid that be
had got 90 give Mu. Irvine monol
whether Hhu was guilty or not. o.
this nud nll other points lrvluo COntr
. dictud absolutely the tvailm1uy givtl
by Mt. Smith yc-turlHy. Hu declare
b smith told him that n The money VIA
Q forthcoming be could obtain quite
% divorce, and there would DO no ilgut.
J. Judge Mauhall opened his cross
= examination by reminding the wltuUs
L OF his former statement tnnt his Wii
Is got out OF temper very Oiluu, anu thul
g asked direct question on tnis huA
which Irvine seemed disposed " HhifE
ThoTpuuOn both counsel and the CUuI
requested him b speak out plainly,
Il Irvine rupNUl-WUl, 4 bog pardon
I. don't want 10 say Anything mea
/. about her. tLaurhttLl
"A Judge Marshall 49, OIL You hay
q said all the mean things you can, Ml
h irvine, already. Now Just answer m
|. question, please, Did che oftgn &,
inio SUCH u temper that you had {
paclfy heT2
Irvine nuswerei--Yes,som sometimes. 4
another question no taid he could nc
= remember having sworn AZ his wife
though when no became angry b
might have done NO.
The witness was then inteTrOgnle
d, with view u showing that Irvine
% motive In testiyiug ca his lnal 10
. murder that he aud his wife had
y" Uhappy homun Ia Salt Lake was {
help forward his own cause on that o.,
7, oAsion. irvine said hs still though
" that their iiU WAS "A happy one, despil
little domestic differences The oil
ground Nd To- the bank stock, COpfeSsi0
ami other matters was again gone owe
10 lie did not, he said, tell hls Wlia win
unrases 10 use in the confession vi h,
ir ! Guilt, hut upon being pressed aa 10 IA
ie | hs admitted "theTe was language Ia
* mat bs would use." He iid no
g- however, dictate the confession, Upu
al his liberation from lail he asked h
IL wife 10 rule1aa him from the pro mis-
Of Ls Ind previously made. His deI
m was 10 have everything fair and squA
III In ali his Interviews with his wife.
m Judge Muuhall-Didn't uhe NAL
10. you promise not OHuON this oJniesai'
70 anyone
Witnos,-Yes, mir, / promised new
el 20 show II 10 any body.
OF Judge Marshlll--Ne ID use II
us amy Way2
re- Witueis-Ycs, cir / dld. He stat
also that later, "uycause Of ambush,
was afraid Of tTcaCAuTy," Alter b
auuuittal at LIuCJIu-aud thero "
mo desifo On his pnrt 20 "play 4
m. baby acp-ho WAS mentally In a b
-, condition, excited and "kcyel up"
"Dld you prey with your Wliei
ne asked Judge AinrahAli'
us ~ prayed Tor heb" came tue prom
oh reply. "a,
's "pouiblS; 1 think shs did; but / a
w. not sure. think dit pray Tor b
aa and Flussie, and VII Of u.s."
~ Witness adhered 10 his former sta
~ mont that tho hrst suggestion as 10
~ wife going into convent came frC
an his wlio herself
"You gave her some eonys