The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-21
Interesting News from All Over
the Territorss.
THE B0REL MURDER TRIAL.
An Insanity Expert Says the French
man Was Crazy.
Borel Cross Examined by The Prosecution
"A Rio Grande Passenger Train Over
turned at Provo An Army of
Tramps Headed This Way.

OGDEN, May 90 - Special. To-day
ended the sixth day of the Borel murder
trial and still it is far from finished. The
attendance of spectators was about the
same when court convened as yesterday
but there was very noticeable thinning
out before the noon recess was called. 1t
was noticed that two of the jurors slept
part of the forenoon.
Borel was recalled for his cross -exami-
nation, and went into details regarding
the game of poker in the rear of the cigar
store, which have been already published.
Continuing, he said: ''Lewis wore no
whiskers; he was smooth shaved; when
the check was handed to me as my
change, 1 did not think I was being
robbed and took no notice; l never
took the check into my possession, SIM
ply left it on the table where the man had
left it; after the game was over, Furry
and myself went to the livery stable,
nearly directly across the street, and got
q single buggy and dark-colored horse
for the purpose of going to the springs
Lewis came across and questioned me re-
garding nv business; | told him [ had
never done anything except herd sheep;
] did not think at the time ! had been
robbed, but expected that Lewis and
Furry would give me back my $500, as
had honestly lost 8, 200 in the game;
had no fear about getting back the $500.
as Furry and Lewis had promised it to
me- -
The witness then told of his visit to
the Hot springs and Salt Lake, in COM
pany with Furry, in search of the preten-
ed uncle, and their trip to Elko, Nevada.
Borel remembered everything in con-
nection with his California trip. even TO
the articles in his room at the Grand
hotel.
Continuing, he said, came TO Ogden,
intending 20 return 10 Wyoming and
again obtain employment at sheep herd
ing. l stopped off here in the hopes of
finding Lewis ana Furry. The next
morning | went to the cigar store where
had been robbed, there ! saw three of the
men who were in the room at the time we
were playing. / afterwards met Lewis on
the corner of the Broom hotel, but said
nothing to him, be also passed me with
out speaking. / remember the details of
the matter very distinctly. There are no
doubts in my mind regarding it. After
the hearing before Judge Bishop l knew
that Lewis was convicted but appealed his
case. ] then went to the city Jail, where
] stayed for some time. With the excep-
fion of the time my head hurt me, my
get my money back | was not worrying
much; was treated very well by the Of
hcials at the Jail; 1t was some time in Feb
ruary, about the middle of the month,
that my head troubled me most and went
to DR.. Adams and got prescription which
relieved me a great deal.
son February "a met Lewis in the
Atlas saloon, and asked him for my
money; he said 4 did not win your
money, the man who did is in Texas
said l knew he did not win 1t, he stole it:
I was mad and went out OF the saloon and
into the Trust building; l thought the
grand Jury was in session and / saw sew
eral Of the officers; Gill told me the jury
had adjourned and l went out again look
ing for Lewis to ask him for my money:
! had seen Lewis few minutes before and
he had said he did not have my money,
but l thought he might change his mind
and again hunted for him; had the gun
in my pocket at the time.
EVERYBODY AGAINST Elm.
cat the time had S., and thought that
would last me as l did not expect to live
very long; everybody was against me;
slept well on Friday night; my head did
not hurt me much / did not eat anything
for three or four days abe this time;
cannot remembervery W some time
past | have been livir al lha peniten-
tlary. While there L al cone So ne work
and read a few boob some French and
some English; 1 remember the Incidents
in my past life very veil; think | said It
was on Saturday, FeDrpary %, that
went into the grand jury room; when L
contemplated suicide thought OF my re-
lations and my religion; did not want
my people to know | had committed
suicide; 1 have never been told
am or was crazy; do not
know whether or not l have ever been
crazy; / do not want anyone to think
am crazy; on Wednesday heard Judge
Rhodes say I was insane; did not under
stand all he said.
Judge Maginnis here objected to the
line of cross-examination and said the de-
PENDANT had nothing to do with the de-
Tense, it had been formulated by his at
torneys.
Mr.. Allison-I am glad you have made
that admission, but think you viii go
back on it before the case is finished.
The court ruled that the evidence might
20 on and the witness continued: Ii
know il I am not crazy; have never been
treated for insanity; l do not remember
whether or not l went to the grand jury
room on Saturday, February %, but it
seems to me was around the
Trust building on that day; l
do not think I told Judge Rhodes
that visited the Jury room /;