Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-09
WILL SOON Be OVER.
The Trial Of George Giyloi Fast
Drawing 10 a Close
ADDRESSES OF COUNSEL TODAY.
Tho Defense Claims That the Shooting
Of Llitlr Clyde II brrlson Was
Purely Accidental.

George Gaylor was again on trial IN
Chief Justice Mofrltps oour, today for
being concerned In the killing Of the
child Clyde Robertson.
Aftor the NEWS report closed yes.
terday the defendant him'elf went
upon lho wl,negG-s:And. His statement
was TO the effect that he and Harry
Hammond. on the Jay Of this tragedy,
went into tho cellar Of tho Hammond
residence about i O'Clock la the morn.
ing. lilo denied that ho made any
threats against the Diuonville chill.
dton or Clyde Robertson auI sail ihut
he and Hammond vert hunting In the
afternoon, remaining away about two
hours. They auot fourteen Of tho
fifteen shells which they took with
them, but the lAst oue wouldn't
80 oil. Tley tried Il number
Of times. Tho last time was on
East fUmple street, opposite Wniilngd
house. ltammond discharged ~, but
the wiinUsi Uid not see him 40 he did
10, although no was within few feet
Of him. 10 heard q scream aiter the
shot was iiroI. Thoy went ON - Gay.
lof'1 nOual gitus the Huui an1 lis
mother !. god uin VINO fif'd tue shot
Hu feplisi that ho didu'D Hu also
saw Mts. Barrett aud she baid little
boy had been shot. He aud Ham
mond both told her that the gun
hadn't been hrod since they len Tho
river.
When your mother talked 10 you
about the shooting OF tho call, DID you
toll her that you dii no. Ire the sue,
but that Harry did2
Witness-l tol1 her that did not
shoot.
Ia cfoss.examlnation Judge HowAt
asked GayiJr tha question
Dli you say that Harry was carry-
ing the gun over his shoulder uui that
10 was tue holt VI tho sun that made It
10 Oti2 asked counsel.
1 DON'T remember, answereI Gay
lor.
In your preliminary examination
you testified that Harry Hammond pot
sno gun 10 his shoulder anu It went
oil2
DON'T remrmbes.
Did you admit telling somu at0rles In
the lower court.
Yes.
The defense then announced tina.
they wQuld rest, aud tho prosecution
called mu. Jeanette Spencer la TO.
buttal. She stated that she saw
Winnie Ross Immediately after the
shooting, and was then asked what
Winnie SAID.
The object Of this question was 10
robut this evidence Vi q. \. Nichols,
who testified that the child TOLD
him an hour after that she was
standing at the back OF her house,
when she Stated In her testimony
that she was looking through tho
fence and saw Hammond ut Within 20
shed.
The question asked Mrs. Spencer
was objected 10 on the ground that Il
was incompetent. An argument en-.
sued and was In progress when court
adjourned for today.
The greater part Of this forenoon was
consumed with the taking OF further
robuttal testimony and when this
closed Attorney George l.. Nye made
the opening addfess 10 the Jury la bs.
half OF the prosecution, He was fol.
lowed by Attorney Whittemore OF
counsel for the defense, who cOntendel
that no evidence Whatever had been
adduced to show that Gaylor was ia
any way responsible for the unforlun-
alto death OF little Clyde. Ills also
turned loose upon the prosecution for
having, hs he claimed, tried uuueces.
sarily 10 prejudice the Jury
against the defendant. II any
one was deserving Of sympathy la
this matter that sympathy should 70
out TO the parents VI this boy.
Judge POW5rs,. Ia addressing the Jury
tins Afternoon, and Prosecuting Al.
tOrney Howst will make the closing
reply for the prosecution.
Tue case may 20 " tue jury at late
hour today.