Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-15
THE THIEDE TRIAL.
Testimony As To The Defendants
Brutal Treatment Of His wife.
THE SHARPENING OF KNIVES.
A Witness Evidence On This Point
Talk Concerning the Dead Wo-
man aud Divorce.


vt ten O'Clock this morning, the pro-
secution being again represented BY
Judge Howal, assistant district attor
ney,and the defense by Alesars. Cherry
q Cherry. The attendance Of the
general public was again large, all the
seats In the rear Of tho court being oc-
cupied. Thisde, as before, 'at just be-
hind his attorneys, and from time to
time whispered In their ear.
The first witness called was Chris.
tiau Siyker. whose home il now iu
Illinois. lie said no worked ior
rnisde during the months Of April AMI
May, 1891, In December, 1898, and Jan.
usry OF ths present year lie boarded
At tue house aud slept over the brew.
cry. Thiedb'e treatment toward his vile
was very bfutAi--uspecialiy At meal
times. He called h0r vile namuiisugh
asa w-- ana aslut, aud On one oc-
cHsion Inc jumped up nj the table,
slapped hof, anu thrcato Cd 10 XIII her.
This was IN 1891. During tue Jays
he wan nj the mouse Ia December, 1898,
aud January, 1894, They had two meals
only In penct-tnut was on Christmas
cay aud New YeAf's, Hud he had
begged NJ Cn'fllo beforehand 10 be
peacesilo on those two occasious, he.
cause they were holidays.
"What was the relation existing be.
tween the defendant AMI his vile as TO
being pleasant or otherwlse2" asked
Judge HOwat.
witness--it was unpleasant on Mt.
Thitde's side.
"what did he say AID do2"
Gle would tell his vile 10 shut up
you Did W aud u ed other siini.
lar sxpfetsiOuH towards her"
"Was that unusual OF othefwist2"
cit was ~ usual aH the meals came
uni On ono occasion he rappu1 a
kniie on the table aud told her 10 shut
up or he would cut her throat. rnst
was the week after lat Chfisimas. He
hal all his knives shArpened ABOUT that
ume-a bread knife, an Old butcher
knife, aud others. Witness HhHfpenod
thtm Tor him.
"Dld the defendant say anything In
relation to any n those knives after
they were shatpeneu7"
Witness answered that Thiede, 70.
fcrriug 10 the butcher knife, said no
wanted very keen edge upon II,
added, "rhie one | want Tor my self"
and laid II under the lunch counter,
saying he did not want anybody else
10 touch n. On one occasion Mrs.
Thinde asked, "Charlie, cam, say
something for once In my llit2" Ihlede
replied "5huI ny. or IN cut your
throat" On several occasions while
the Irvine divorce case was IA prog
rsss rhiedo asked witness " he did
not think t1at no lrhiedtl could get a
divorce, giving NJ his reason that his
vile was too good woman Tor n saloon,
ami saying, 81 must get rid OF my
vile In one way or anOtnoG because
want A. woman VIM eau Mrs with
men VINO come here and eau rope them
In when they come from tho smullers
with Slu. S25, or $50 In their pockets."
"what was Mis-. Thiede's treatment
towards her husband?" continued
Judge HowaL
Gas kind M have ever seen a vo-
man treat n husband"
"siate whether the defendant ever
struck his wife or not In you ptcsinct ?"
Gle uldi ON one occasion saw him
slap ner."
La ofoss.txamination by Judge
Cherry, the witness said nearly all
tue trouble between Thiede Aud his
wife occurred At meal times. Whenever
Mrs. Thiede SPOKE upon any sutiucl
whatever, Tnieie would "shut ner
up.n On last Christmas morning
Thisde said TO witness, "rhis " the
holy Christmas day." ayes, Charlie, -
answered witness, "And lot uH have
our Christmas dinner Ia peace"
"Mell, Will Try" fejOiueI rhieIe.
The knives when witness shafpeued
for rhitds were used afterwards around
tho plHce with the exception Of the
buIonor knife. When rhleie asked
witness n he did not thiuk he could
get divorce from his wife
he answered, "NO, your vile
might get one, but you couldn't"
tLsughier.) fhiede also asked
witness II he did not think Judge
Powers could save mans neck II
charged with MURDER II here was
plenty Of money.
Judge Cherry-And what did you
my7
81 told him | didn't know but what
he could u there was money enough
there"
This reply ELECTED laugh Apong
the spectators, which drew from JuIge
BAftoh the remark that II anything vi
thatkind occurred again no would HAYS
tue court el6aIei and tue bailiti might
arrest any one who ,ransgressed,
"HOw long ala you remain at
Thiede's?" ass,d Judge Cherry.
81 stayed III l was scared and then
LETT"
Witness said he had been staying In
Salt Lake about i've months aud nAd
not seen his family during that time.
"What have you uOne Tor a hvell-
hood2"
Witness repliedthat he had followed
various occupations and said he wa
for i've months n bartender; but" he
added, ~ confess that 10 my shamcP
"Is IL not fact that you are a fugi
tive from Justice At this umt2"
mo, sir, am not" answered the
Witnesa emphatioally.
"Havn't you beeu In Cook county
iail?"
Eyes, sir."
elbow did you get oui2"
"rhey told me TO 20 out"
"Didn't you aud Mr. rhieie have
some truuDl,2"
"Yes, cir, In 1891, we did" II trans
piTed that this arose out OF tho non
payment of witnese's wages by Thiedt
and that some litigation eusued, the
witness having brought suit against
Thlede to recover the same.
"Havn't you told n number OF people
around town that you were going u
hang the - OF a b. Hhiedel by your
evideuc,2 Didn't you say that ~ lht
saloon In which you were working2"
The question was objected 10 by