Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-31
MODESTO SICHER.
Tho Defense Began the Unfolding Of
lis Story This Morning.
WITNESSES As 10 CHARACTER


The trial OF Modesto slohst on
charge Of wiiully numbering Guisseppi
MuAto, In Parley'- canyon, was re-.
sumed before Judg, 10 Iich anJ jury
ia Judge Bauch's c un THIS morning,
the came counsel appearing Ne on the
two preceding lays.
Guirseppi Figiuilo was recalled by
the prosecution aud asked one " two
questions In regard 10 his iOru o tttti.
m9ny. 10 Judge Judd, wltn,si stated
that when he pulled himself out Of the
hole ut the CLAIM by means Of rope,
after Muran5 haI bron shot, lac founu
hiui citing down.
la answer TO At Irncy Stephens, the
witness szid he got cut u tue hole
upon hearing Murano call. The trouble
between the deceased aud Slohcr was
then over.
The prosecution here rested, aud wit.
nosses for tue defense were called by
Attorney Stephens.
Mre. susan DIiler, who resides 10
Psrlcy's canyon, uear the waterwork,,
said she had known the accused for the
last two yeas ~ an honest, hardwofk-
iug man. hu had the reputation of DO.
inga psateablc anu lAW.abiding mau.
+. G.. Thompson, SALOON keeper, ui
PsfH CITY, had known SiCher between
tufsc anu iour ytafs anu tesihcu
similarly,
Fred Lingreu, n railroad man OF this
city, hal seen g0Od deal Oi Sichrf
during tue last two year.. His rrpu.
tatiOu, he said, was good. Witness
worried with aim in mine for n
couple OF weeks.
Angelo Bufguali0, a farmer, who
resides about mile northeast 0i the
puuitsntiaiy, Faid ue was acquainted
with bicnor wben they lived IN the
Iyfol ton the bOfdefs OF Hwizuflaud.l
Defendant had wOfgod Tor aim mere
aud lac had nornc a good reputation.
When ~ years old alohef came g.
PennsylvAnla and tnun moved wesl-
ward.
"A. A. Hafrlo, farmer living near
Emigration canyon, sai1 sicner had
worked for him 18th on bis fam anu
la tho quarry. Ills reputation wa
good.
Mfs. Msrla Tonola, Norwegian,
"a 4 sne had known sicher about two
and u hall year, anu lac had lived aud
boarded ut her house. She also SPOKE
very lGvOtably II MIN,
A, Anderson gave similar evidence,
hr being a sou Of the last witness.
4, "A. Dayton, a dtaughtsmau, trsti.
q 'd TO having prepared plans " thu
locale Of tno traSeJy, these being
Lnixsd 90 the wall near the lury-hux,
anu was iulvfrogstv1 by Attorney
Stephens In reference 10 toe various
points.
Russel l.. Tracey and John r..
Evans we're alsj questioned In regard
To the plaue.
George ronslo said Slohsr was =
former partner OF his Ia an old minu IN
PAtiry's osuyou, aud which was takcu
up about Two and a half years ago. lie
had seen Siuhtf good deal during tue
last I'VE Year. nnd knew him 10 be q
peAceable, law abiding man. On the
TnufsIay (or FrldaJ) ight btf 70 the
tracey witness anu Steiner went u
RuIelatt'a saloon on West Temple
street, ha some beer, aud 5ichUf alter
wards went uUwn 10 soc Joseph aud
Charles Murauu clucrTuing an H.
teTtst Ia two claims. Upon Sichrt's
return IN about fifteen minuttH they
had some more berr anu he nuu
witness lett tor nome together, be-
tween Mae anu ten O'Clock.
la answer 10 Judge Judd, the wit
meas said that Churley MufanO csm'
L. the saloon that night after Eiohri
had been down 70 the MutauOs.
john Dudlvf, OF faflvy's canyon,
was next called. 5lchcr, nc sail, hau
lived near witness, In sort vi board
snauty by the watvfwDfks, TOT tuu
last two years. HIS character MAJ
been good. On sunday, tue morning
OF the tragedy, wines. Jaw biohuT
about twenty minutes ~ Twelve
O'Clock, sIGhur Trquuetoi that hu
would accompany hun 10 tue m m Ia
order to be witness that no stakes hau
been put In on tue claim there by some
partners Of his. lIs ana not state
whether or not anyone else had gon,
on bulote, Witness did not, however,
40 up there with steiner
"Why diuut yuu2" asked Mt
Stephens.
Witnes.-UI taid l would 20 az
win hun after had eaten my Jinuer,
aud he went away. saying All rignt
that he would ~ on"
"Whefe did Sicher como iton.gh
asked Judge Judd.
al think he came down the canyon
answered witness.
To another question witness said Il
was little over mile from witnes'l
place, where the conversation between
himself anu SiCher took place, anu the
spot where MuTauO was Killed.
Very slow pFsgtess vas made will
the trial during the forenoon aud III
lg.l5 court took n recess MI . y. M.
The frat witness tails afternoon wa
Sheriff NJ q Ieen, recalled by tue dc
funse. lie s.id that On the drive IRON
Park Cily to Salt Lake, after Slchcf'
capture ut the former place, be had
conversation with the accused. Mr
Stephens requested the witness ~ stat,
what II was, but Judge Judd Ubjue,e,
to thi..
A private conference was then Ia,
between tue court anu counsel Ui
either side, the result OF which VIZ
that Attorney Stephens called th,
official stenORfapher up to the benoi
t. take down what he said to tue Judge
In order that the jury might nUI hVa
what passed.
"rnaps ALL" tlon remarked Nit
Stephens, m ne turned prUuuu, an,
sheriff NJ Queen stepped down.
Deputy Marshal 40 Dyer, vino nc
oompanied Sheriff MCQ Ieeu 70 Patl
Guy, was next asked whether Sicht
gave any reason for running away
alter the shooting, aud witness sAii HI