The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-19
Many Witnesses Testify That the
Frerchman Was Crazy.
SAID He WANTED TO DIE.
Attempted TO Asphyxiate Himself in q
Nevada Hotel.
News of the Day at ogden-Ths CasteIla
Hot Springs Property Transferred to
an Incorporated Company
Provo Court News.

resumed this morning in the Fourth dis
trict court. The attendance of visitors
was somewhat increased over yesterday.
The defense offered q deposition made
by j. o. Batchelder, proprietor of the
Grand hotel of Tulare, CAL, which set
out that on November 10, Borel registered
at the hotel named, went to his room,
closed all means of ventilation and turned
on the gas. lie was found lying on his
back on the bed with his eyes wide open,
apparently waiting for death some time
later by the deponent. When asked II ne
was all right the Frenchman said he was,
and soon left the hotel.
Deputy Marshal Gill told how Borel
had attempted to get his case before the
grand jury on Saturday, Feb. "a, the day
before Lewis was killed; and OF his subse-
quent actions, which were peculiar and
TO him indicated that the defendant was
laboring under great mental excitement.
He talked through his teeth and was
sullen and irritable. When told that the
grand Jury had adjourned Borel said
every one was against him and would not
help him get his money and he guessed
he would have to do something himself.
James L. Loar, one of the defendants
attorneys, was placed upon the stand and
gave as his opinion that Borel was insane
at least two days before he did the killing
He formed this opinion from experience
with the man, he having visited the wit
ness Office several times IN the hope
OF securing assistance to get this money
back. The defendant's walk and man
ners were peculiar and his eyes indicated
q diseased brain.
John J. Sullivan and G. L. Strevel, two
members of the grand jury which was IN
session at the time of the killing of Lewis,
testified to having seen Borel on Satur-
-, u l.,
Journed for the week, and both were of
the opinion that he was mentally I'M
balanced.
Henry T. Snyder, night jailor at the
city Jail where BOrei was detained as
witness from Nov. IS, 1892, to Feb. %,
1898, stated that during all the time be-
tween the dates mentioned the defendant
was very respondent and his man
ners were peculiar, and especially
was this the case after two
other suckers were skinned by the
Lewis gang, but got back their money.
This latter event occurred about ten days
before the shooting of Lewis. When
Borel was notified that Lewis had with
drawn his appeal and paid his fine. he
became even more moody than before and
refused to talk. On several occasions
prior to this he openly expressed a wish
TO be dead, as the money for which he
had labored all his life had been swept
away-stolen-in a few moments. The
witness was another who believed the
continual brooding over the loss of the
money had turned the defendants mind.
William T. Greenwich had seen the
defendant on the Saturday before the
tragedy and thought he was either crazy
or going crazy.
Joseph Baxter, jailer at the city jail,
was the last witness called before the
noon recess. He gave brief account of
the DEFENDANTS life at the city jail during
the time the latter was detained there and
freely expressed the opinion that Borel
was little ''off.' His every action be-
tokened a diseased mind. On the night
before the shooting Borel sat by the wit
ness desk with his head resting upon it,
and said: &C. d. everybody, me no
get my money, everybody get their
money, me no get mine" Later in the
night he said: SC d., wish / was
dead. l don't want to kill myself, but
wish someone would kill me.'' After
the witness had gone into details of
events subsequent TO the killing, court
adjourned until o'clock.
The first witness called at the afternoon
session was Policeman Brown, who was
sworn and testified to being police Of
ficer. His testimony was to the effect
that he had seen Borel in the Loan &
Trust building the Saturday before the
killing; that he was walking up and
down the corridor with his hands in his
pocket and would occasionally scratch his
head. He looked SAD and wild and the
witness thought he was crazy.
Officers Learn and Hansen were called.
Their testimony added nothing new to the
testimony already given.
William Marchant, a Twenty fifth
street lunch courter keeper was called
and testified. He said that Borel came to
his place to eat; that during the week be-
fore the killing he acted as though labor
ing under great mental distress He COM
planned about his head; on one occasion
he wanted witness to kill him. In the
opinion of witness he was crazy.
The next witness WAS James Kirk, a
son-in-law of Marchant. His lIne of
testimonies was like that of Marchant in
many respects. Witness stated 1t as his
opinion that Borel was crazy the week
before the shooting. and that he wit
messy was afraid of him.
Richard Rosebothan was the next wit
ness put on the stand.
Kirk corroborated the testimony OF
Marehone. William Blosser testified to
having seen the 81, 200 check which Borel
lost in the possession OF Lewis. but was
not permitted to tell how Lewis had Of
fered the check as part payment for an
interest in witness business.
Fred Missioner told how Borel had en-
tered the city Jail after the shooting with
the revolver still in his hand, and said
cit is ended.'' Defendant then took
vial from his pocket and, saying 'sHere
goes, swallowed part of the contents.
On cross-examination, witness said pa
per had been taken from the mouth of
Borel. Il was evident that the defendant
had tried TO hide it from the officers.
Court adjourned at $50. The case viii
be continued in the morning, and NAV
OCCUPY three or Jour more days.
THE FRANCHISE EXTENDED.
The city council held special session
tonight and passed an ordinance granting
an extension on the franchise of the Hem
derson- Brinl1er electric street railway.
Three members of the council voted
against the measure, giving as their rea-
real estate scheme and it would never be
carried out. The others took
more conservative view of the matter
and argued that the CITY had
nothing to lose and everything to gain.
MIR. Wayne stated that the passage Of the
c-sinance assured the completion of the
power dam and power plant.
The report OF the bar investigation
committee on the Jones matter was this
afternoon handed to the president of the
association, and meeting OF the bar will |
be called to consider it. The contents of |
the report have not been made public.
DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
The continued high water in the Ogden |
and Weber rivers is becoming more ser
ious daily, and the western part of the
valley is now under water and great dam
age is being done to grain fields. Cooler |
weather today had the effect of decreasing
the flow somewhat, but the rivers are
still overlooking their banks in hundreds