Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-17
THIEDE'S DEFENSE
Il Opened Tdis Morning Upon tho
Close Il tho Prosecution.
STATEMENTS or TUT WITNESSES.


nt once started IN by calling their
Witnesses There was again a full
Attendance VI spectators during tho
forenoon, and the general Interest In
tlo proceedings continues undated.
Tue accused occupied hi. accustomed
sea. Immediately behind hi. attorneys
(Mcssu. Cherry g Cherry, and sx.
hibited oil bic cid uucoucern. Ho
LISTENS altcutiyely o. the testimony Of
the various witnesses, au occasionally
INDUCES Ia faint smile and tries 10
assume 40 air Of indiu fence.
After the NEWS report closed
yesterday afternoon Henry W. Weller
was called by the prosecution. Ho
testified that he arrived At Thiete'.
saloon early ON tho morning following
tue murder. Thlede was In tue
saloon aud said "aOme s. Of Ab--"
had Killed his wife. No also stated
that two men had bought some whisky
rom him the previous night aud he
believed they Killed her, rhledv wa,
excited and said, Gan have Left now
IL my child"
Atthis Juneiuro Judge Howa, stated
that one OF his witnesses was absent
but that he would rest hls case any way
u Judge Cherry was ready 10 proceed
win tnu defense.
Judge Cherry answered that he was
not pared 10 proceed at that tune, ~
court .uiourned I'll 10 a. m. tod ay.
When court convened THIS morning
tue prosecution called Mrs. Eva Berg,
Swulu, who resides near tue Ger.
mania rmcller at Murray, aud low
minutts' walk from rhirdu's saloon.
she testified, through Interpreter
steele, that sue knew Mfs. AhieIg by
sight, aud saw her on tue evening be.
fore the tragedy. She came To wit
n,s,'s house about O'Clock, alone, AMI
mad been crying. Sue rvluAiued there
about nyc minutes, saying Hno was
going nome. Her eyes were rod aud
"iyokcd bal" As II sno hAd oti.d n
, good zeal.
Judge Cherry ask : lev un ,a
, por,ant quostionsf ~ >erS y'lt .u's y,
! aud then spilled iiMt the win -.
witness's evidence be stfIca.n ouf. M,
the ground that Il was Irrelevant, an,
immaieiiaL The objection was over.
ruled.
Jonn Anderson. Of Murray, mex,
. testified, ~ answer TO Judge HowAi,
that he resided aUOut 20 yards from
Thipds's saloon. On tuu night before
tue murder, alter ne bad gone 10 bed,
ne heard screams coming from the east
p side % tue saloon, They were not
very Oud aui witness could not say
whether they were those VI man Or
woman.
, 10 MI Cherry JT., witness answered
that he went 10 bod about ten O'Clock.
GU nis way nome, snurtiy before tni.,
nu hal seen Mrs. rniudo aitting la
ifJut OF the saloon.
Chow do you know the screams
,. CAME from rhiede's -aiOOu3"
Il "rhry came from that direction"
\, cit might have uron sgmu one
y screaming ON tho county toaii might
ithO ?"
J.. "For all can tell"
n WE. HIS, taller at the county Jail,
stated tuat lhieie hHd been confined
there Tor some tine, lie was right
+ hanucd. Those we're tho Oniy quss.
e tons asked the witness.
9 TIM DEFENSE OPENS.
=. This closed the case Tor the pr1srcu.
y ton, aud tIo defense tnun opened iIs
I slide Dy calling
4 A. V, Miller, civil eng lnoer, OF this
/, city. Witness testified 10 preparing
-. ths plans Of rnieue'- saloon anu tho
, surrounding prem HtH anu nrUa-the
! -amu being attached ~ the wall OF the
courlfJou behind thr wituess.stand.
, Atthe request u cluusul ne explained
. tue ysH ~ distances, etc,
. RJbef, keysrr, VI Murray, was the
next witness. Holives about 20U yards
/ Wcst OF rhirdu's saloon aud said he had
snown the Thiedes about i've years.
I | Witness hal worked around tor rhiede,
beginning about year ago, looking
1 after the notsgs anu attending 10 the
/ saloon during his absence. Whiie
. ! working there he ate his meals
. at rhiede's AMI slept al home.
estate what you observed while you
we're working there ~ to the conduct
. Of rhirdr and his wife toward uaoh
. other.v
"rnvy got along tirstrate 20 far as
could rec. | saw no Il tiigIlty between
them; never saw him strike his wife
And never saw her with black eye"
"Dld you ever zee Mt. Thiedr show
h any special act oi kinIuess toward his
wtt2n
"Ntu.n
"Wuat was thal2"
d "AbUut year ago ] took Mrs.
j. ! lhlUut 10 town Que uhg hul ht hlhanl
-. her good bye before we lett, lie came
out and ktsed her"
. Counsel was about 10 lnterfogRte the
witnts, as TO the Z neral furnishing Of
the rhiede house, but Judge HOWat
objected.
Judge Cherry said he wanted 10
o show thAt rhlede hAd provided his
e wife with cosy home and had NOT
< neglected her, as the prosecution had
. sought & show,
Il The question was allowed and wit
= ness answered;
q Gle had good furniture In the
u house."
o "What was the character anu guam
% tty of tho food while you were
u thtry2"
o al was good and there was plenty
y 0fiL"
4 "How often did you pass the Thisde
70 enlOOn2N
Il "5eyeral times week"
u "At any time wnen passing,
J, whilB you worked there, did you ever
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