Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-04
THE CLOSING SCENE.
hE.C.i1g Incident at tho Trial Of
Harry Hammond To-day.
She Has to be Carried from the Court
Room.-Thc Verdict, Murder
In the Second Degree.

~ NhAN fHf Nf'AfA ~ e. we
In order 10 got through with tho
tfiai OF the HpmmJnd case today,
Judge Barioh's division OF tho Third
District Court convened one hour
earlier than usual, viz, ut o O'Clock.
The Investigation has occupied the
VIII lie week, and has been conducted
by clu sci on both sides in M 1t
thorough and careful manner On the
part Of tue prosecution the u.-
most fairness AMI fJrbeatancu
have been shown by Judge Howat
ami his associate, AttOru ~
Duncan J. Frow, while on that OF the
deiendan's attorneys, Mossrs. White.
moro aud Waite, nothing has been len
undouu 70 obtain Hammoad's acqult.
tal on the crime charged against him.
Attorney Fraw's address on behalf
Of the prosecution yesterday afternoon
was both ioroible aud eloquent. lie
was followed by Attorney G. o. Whit
tcmOre for the defense, and not point
which could tell Ia the boys favor was
missed by him.
Thig myTn,ug Attorney Waite
| claimed the attention VI the jury for
about an hour anu thrcu,qusrtrts, anu
| he very ably seconded thu efforts Of
| bis colleague. The closing fupiy i0I
| the Prosecution fell 10 Judge howAt,
/ who claimed that a clsr against the
accused boy had been made out be-
] youd doubt. 5
Attorney Waite, In the couuo Of HE
| earueat aIdruir, insisted that the owl.
| dunce against the accused was entirely
| clfcumsttntinl, aud that the death Of
little clyde Robertson was purely the
tosult Of an accident, whoever might
have fred the fatal shot.
During cuuusePs remarks young
| Hammond wcpt oopiously. His bear.
iug now was in singular contrast with
| tue nsm ucmenuor no had hither.
to exhibited throughout the prolonged
/ trial.
els that little man TO be- shot OF
huu2g" mixed Mr.. Waite In tremul0ua
voice, as he neaTod the close Of his r..
mark, simultaneously pointing hit
finger at tue weeping boy.
IL was ~ this iuuolurs that n
painful incident was Witnessed
.-onv which moved numboi
u tho Spectators 20 tears
AZ tho words "shot or hung" Mrs.
Ham mond, the b ly's mother, became
pfostated with grief, aud, sobDing
violently, had 10 be- assisioi-nlmosl
caffied-from the room. Hatry's
grandmother, who has been one Of sac
constant companions Of the lad Ia
court during the progress Of the trial,
was also overcome by emotion, aud
this accused himself was wrought up
10 a high pitch Of excitement.
| Continuing, Attorney Waite, with
tear bodimmed eyes, eaid-"Are you
going 10 put that little HE there behind
prison bars-aro you going TO make
him spend his existence Ia prlsOu9 /,
It possible, gentlemen, that you will
bot out all opportunity and
la msu2 For believe ia,
material Ia there. u spared, for 10,
making Of useful and efficient life
Que which will DO blessing possibly
10 all he comes Ia contact with. We
DO not know what that boy may be-
come II he now has the chance. Ar,
you, gentlemen, going 90 damn thai
life and say II shall be spent among
those associations and surrounding
shat can do nothing but degrade, thai
can but blunt aud blur such elements
OF good, such rightful principles az thai
little heart contains? 90 not bgliov,
IT," la conclusion, counsel left the
case 10 the Jury with the words, "AnI
may God uireUt you Alright"
rne nHal reply OF Assistant Dlstric
Attorney H0wat was iollowo,
by Judge BaTlch'5 instruction,
10 the jury. His Honor
charge was an exhaustive au,
thorough one, aud the various points o
law we're most carefully anu lucidly
laih down,
The case " ~ given into the hand
OF the jury ut exactly 1890, and Ia,
court then took a recess.
The court room was crowded all Ia
morning,