Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-03
NOT IN HIS FAVOR.
What Tie E3isaboS Think Of HAS,
Ter Harry Hammond,
4 Good Dcai II Films Wasted In OBJ.
jcllons During ihn Trial.
Testimony 10 Il bl,laL


Batch, on charge Of killing ClyIo
Ribcrts5n, Hebsr Glylor was called 10
tho witurs, stand. Ho isahout o years
Oh and testified that Harry was Of a
pcaceable disposition. Ho met Harry
ani his brother Gorge coming home
from the rivorat Dauiord's corner on
tho dag Of the killing. a gun wen.
oil ON East Temple street. aud his
mother t9li him tha. Clyde Robertson
was shot Witness hadn't heard
Harry say anything bo'5ro tho gun
weuto OIL. He located the boyson East
Temple slrcut whom tho shot was Grod.
Carl Himmond, aged yeats, tes,i.
fed that he met Harry Hammlud and
George Gayljr between his home anu
tho river, as they returned from their
huntiugSrip. They then won, oast, on
Eleventh South, toward home, until
they reached East Temple street. lie
heard gun 40 Oh after lhuy reached
East Temple street, buI was not look.
Ing at Il ut the time. Harry Ham.
mond had tho gun, but was not In
whitng's yard at thsttIme Harry
had ttiei to shJo. the gun before,
but IL wouldn't 20 Oh.
Henry W. uaylor, father Of George
Gaylor, said ho examined tho corner of
the fence where Clydo stood when
he was shot Ito would have had 10
climb on d box ~ reach the point
nEmei.
William G. MargulF, Sheriff Nc.
Queen, Dsluty Marshal EJulau eau.
hUn, EIWAfu Sheruli aui J. u. H..
MeAliia,orl gave formal tstumIny,
after when the deiu dGui, Harry
Hammond, was examined. ha losli.
nud that hu went up town on tue
morning Of the shooting o. get h0me
ammunition. He ami George dayiOg
loaded tne enslls--ili,euu 40 numher-
Hnd went hunting IN thu afternoon.
Before g0iug, nud whilu they were
slii ~ tue house, sOm0 OF tue children
nud thrown rocks, EnI he called 10
them 10 stop. Ho uid not us5 aDy bad
language. While huuuug M ilrud ali
tnu shells but one, which Would not 20
of, although he trled 70 lumber VI
umte. lie returned homo by way Of
| Eleventh south street, And turned
north when no reached Main street.
| As lac passed Mr.. Qaayle's house he
snapped the gun ngAiu, but IL did not
/ 70 on. While GA Main street, nearly
| opposite Mhiung'a house, he ttied the
| gun again, ava II went oil. lie didn't
aim IL at anybody, Tut gs the gun went
| oil he heard a scream, aud went on
around 10 SEE what was the matter.
| Neither did lac zay anything ~ any
| body before iirug tho rhOt. This TO-
maindef VI Hnrry's testimony was the
same as that given by preceding
/ witnesses with reference 10 hia actions
Immediately alter tho shooting. lie
| had never hAu any trouble, he sad,
with clyde, aud didu't 8cswl At Mrs.
Robertson rs no passed hcr house on
that day.
Judge H0wat-At tho corouer's In.
quest dii you not say you fired oil
your gun opposite Quaylu's housv9
"Hvs, sir."
"Wneu you told this you knew 4!
wasu't tue, diin your"
"IeH."
"Did you ever have any troubl,
with Clydt9"
emo, SIR"
"Dld you say 10 Sheriff Mcqueen the
neat Jay that the gun went OF while
you had II on your shoulder"
"NO, air.n
"w6at time did you leave home tc
20 huntng2"
"Bstweeu IL aud O'Clock"
Attorney WAite-W you wore
examined by the coroner, you told
snme lies, didn't your
"Hos, sir"
"But you told him the truth before
you went away, didn't your"
"Ycs sir"
Judge Howat-You first told the cor
oner that you didn't shoot the gun oi
atall, aud later tlli him that you shot
ton In front OF Qlayle's house, didn'
you2
ayes, sir"
THIS ended the boys examination
anu Attorney Waite ut ouus moved
that the Indictment against Gnlrg,
Gaylor be- dismissed, In order that ia
defonse could use him Us with 80
Counsel uTgueu that the evidence
did not show Bclntilla OF evidence
Ggainet Gayl0r but said they onl,
| y
they wished 10 use him ms n witness.
Judge Howat opposed the motion
which was oyerruied by the ojuri.
George Glylor was called aud tasti
fed subBtgutially % tho same alleget
state OF affairs as Hammond did. On
cross-rNamiuation, Gaylor Rdmitte,
that ne had told uutruths 10 Sherf
McQ uueu, 10 tue coroner aul to tn,
committing magistrate ~ 10 tne iirinl
OF the fatal tuuL
Hammond was recalled by Juds,
HOwAt Tor further cross,exami nation,
and asked II hodidu't know that thsf
were n number OF hgu,ts aud children
in tue direction that ho fred the snot,
and replied that lac did.
After the evidence Of several chill
dren as taaen az tho preliminary hear
ing had uepu road, tile court adjourned
During the time he was on the stan,
yuunp Hammond eNhibi OF the sam
cool and unclucerned demeauur tha
mas characterized him throughout Ia
trial, anu nj no period did hs show IN
slightest figu VI perturbation.
The trial WAS resumed At 10 o,olocl
This morning. Alra. Hammond, vii
wns absent from this court yesterday
was present today, aGd, ns bufore, uc
cupied a chair besiue her con. He
cnfvWorn face indicates the time d
grsat anxiety through which abe ha
been lately passing. Mrs. Hammond