The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-17

rect than what | stated just now, as
my memory was then fresh on the sub
ject. looked at my watch. after l got
dressed, and 1 suppose it must have
been twenty minutes to instead of
twenty minutes to L.
You went with Thiede and Lauen-
berger to see the body?''
yes"
WAS it dark?"
Yes; at first L could not discern
it was a human body or not
until l touched it.. Then a light was
brought"
You examined the body and the
wounds?"
yes"
Did you see Thiede drink any
thing?"
Yes; saw him take some whisky"
did he take much?''
Yes; during the morning he took a
good deal and by daylight ne became
'groggy.'"
Did the defendant say anything as
to whether his wife was dead or not
when he found her?"
Eyes; he said he lifted her up and
she exclaimed, oh, Charley
did Thiede enter his house before
the body was taken into the saloon
and placed on the billiard table?"
yes"
did he go into the brewery?''
HE went towards it, but 1 don't
know whether he went inside or not"
Was Thiede groggy when the sher-.
iff came?"
Eyes"
"Was he sober when HI went for you
first?"
Eyes, he was"
Was there any blood on the woman's
dress?''
Yes; there was blood all over her"
did the ground around where the
body lay give any indication of their
having been a scuffle?''
Yes; the soil was torn up as if by
feet"
did the defendant make any sug-
gestions about calling the sheriff."
mo; I wrote to Mr.. Weller and asked
him to telephone for the sheriff.
could you form an opinion as to
how long the woman had been dead
when you saw her first?'
Eyes, L think she was dead one or
two hours
THAT is your opinion?"
Eyes, it is only an opinion, however"
'Was her chest or abdomen warm or
cold?'
Cold
Did Thiede give any opinion as to
the cause of her death?''
Yes; he said he thought she had
committed suicide, but L pointed out
that was impossible; then he said some
members of the Industrial army had
done it. The s. of a b. sold the
whisky to tried to rape her and killed
her"
did he say anything about two men
being there?"
Eyes; he said something about two
Swedes being there and buying beer"
did you see him sell any whisky"
Eyes; L saw him sell a bottle of
whisky to two members of the Indus
trial army"
while his wife was laying dead?"
Eyes"
did he say anything about getting
into the house to look for evidence as
to how she came to her death?'
Eyes. he asked me to get the key
from her pocket
IN THE AFTERNOON.
The court took a recess for
luncheon and on reassembling at 2
o'clock DR.. Ferrebee again took the
stand.
In reply to Judge Cherry, on cross
examination, he said he was awakened
by a knocking at his door on the morn
ing of the murder. Thiede and the old
German Gaurenberger) came there to-
gether. Witnesses clerk opened the
door and Thiede walked in to his bed
room, pulled the bedelothing down and
said: ooh, my wife's throat is cutp'
land" added the witness, 81 gathered
from what he said that he wanted me
to go with him at once"
I'm what tone of voice did he speak,
asked Judge Cherry.
"a little higher tone than usual, and
he was excited.
over to Thiede's?"
Eyes; met man between the Ger
mania smelter and the state road, but
L don't know who he was"
you examined the body as soon as
you got to the place where it wasp
yes"
was it cold?"
Eyes, it was cold; and told the old
German that she was dead"
You examined the body carefully!
Eyes; 1 made an examination of the
wounds"
.sWho took the body into the saIoon?"
"Mr. Lauenberger and myself
(Which way did you take it in?''
'By the south door and put it on the
billiard table,
Did you raise her clothing?"
Partly"
''Was there blood on it?''
Eyes; all over it,
''Do you know how many drinks
Thiede took that morning.
81 know he took a good many. he
offered me a cigar every time he took
a drink, and 1 know L smoked good
many cigars that morning"
'FWhat do you say as to the number
of drinks he took?'
about four or five, L believe.
sheriff Gamer"
yes"
"Did you hear Thfede say to the sher-
if, L killed my wife last night?
81 did not
"You say you found the key of the
house in the pocket of the deceased? z
Eyes"
et?''
"a northumberland"
''What did you do with that!
81 don't remember"
'sWhat did you do with the key?''
81 gave it to Thiede."
Did Thiede suggest sending for the
sheriff.
mo; 1 did; but Thiede made no OBJ
lection to it. I wrote note to Cahoon
telling him to send Tor the SneTln
read the note to Thiede and he said at
was all right.
.'You do not know who the man was
you met on the road?'
mo; but ne was member OF the
Industrial army. l saw him In tneF
camp the next day.
did you find knife in the saloon
that morning?"
Eyes: found one behind the lunch
counter. on top of either box or a
keg, with a newspaper over-it.
.sWhat did you do with it?'
81 kept it till 1 saw Mr.. Weller, and
gave it to him.