Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-07
Cattle That Were Stolen From Isaac
R. HlTdmaD's Herd.
wEREKILLED AND SOLD FOR BEEF.
The Men Run Down by Detective Paul
On Trial for Grand Larceny. The
Animals Hides Identified.

the prosecution.
Isaac r. Hartman, a cattle hefdcr
living at Rivcrtyn, Salt LaKe county,
was iitst placed on the stand. Ho testl.
fed that on or about September LIT
by "missOd" four heiiefs from the
ranch on which he was stationed.
Since that tins he had seen the
hides Of those animals at the yards Of
tue Utah Strengthening company. That
was on Wednesday Of this week. Tie
positively identified the hides by MARKS
and brands upon them.
Cross.oxsminod by Judge Loot.
boutow witness said no had Chsrgo of
something more than one hundred
head Of cattle. which no whs "sum.
mUring" IN Buttorfe canyon. The
animals stolen were not his own pof-
sonal property, but belonged h fcsi.
dents In the southern part Of the
county. Four metal tags heHung the
works ~. II. HarIman, Lent, Utah
county, were found In the aars OF the
animals hides. These were here pro.
ducei for inspection by counsel aud
COURT Ho could not state positively
v zen the heifofe were stolen, but
knew they were driven of sometime
during the last two weeks.
Sir. Hartman made an excellent
witness ana told his story In most
straightforward and convincing man
ner. 30 plain spoken was no that
Sergeant Wire exclaimed "ihAt man
IL the beet wltness | ever saw" Others
said the same thing.
CITY Detective Paul being sworn
testified Of his visit 10 the stock y. IL
and detailed how he found the isLf
stolen heliefs thufe,aud how,by the ne.
siHtnucU OF yard ,mploye, he caught
une Of the animals aud cut n metal tag
bearing the namu OF Mr. Hafdman
from ils ear. Mr.. ktllRr claimed TO
MIN that tue cattle were his; that no
had bought them from a man whom hr
uid not know. Later he stated that he
had purchased them from az individ.
ual giving the name Of Hunter.
UnICt the cateChizAtiOn Of Judge
LJotUJurOw, Detective Paul said when
he tlrst went " tbs stock yeatds there
were about eight head OF cattle. Only
half Of them, he thought, had the
Hsfdman tag IN their cars. Subse.
quently an inspection OF the hides TO-
suited Ia finding additional tags. The
deem ants were all doing business, Us
he understood II, on First south street,
under the firm name Of tne Chicago
Meat company. KellaT ut first do.
clAred that be had paid 5000 q head
for the cattle. Later he said he had
only paid tlI5O snd then that the
"buuchD cost HIM $40.
Howard \. Page yard foreman Of
the Utah Strengthening company tosti.
He'd that on Monday last Mr. Often
Deimcr ordered him 10 kill the animals
Ia question after they hnd been IN.
fpecled by Mfr. Garrett. He rsmem-
brrcd that four OF the cattle had tags In
their ears. One OF them he examined
aud found the name OF 81, X. HaTd-
man." Another that OF ~. Butter.
Held, Herman"
William ~. Fowler driver Of stock
Tor the Utah SlsughteTing company
GRve oortoboIative testimony ~ diu +.
J. Schneider, VINO once asked Mr.
Kahn how IL was that tho Chicago
Meat company sold meat cheaper than
other butchers.
This statement caused counsel on
either side 10 lock horns on the pfOp0.
slIioh as 70 whether or not the question
was pertinent, Witness was finally
allowed 10 explain that Mf. Kahn ~.
piled that he did the buying.
Schneider was thun turned over 10
tue defense, but Judge LOofbouTow
raid sharply, "Gct out VI tnat chair"
81 have not been In II yet," was
Bohneider's prompt answer, anu every
body who cav his efforts 10 get his six
foot $50 lpOund frame into the
chair believed him. Tho prose.
uutiOn here ended aud the defense
upened by calling Mrs. KellaT who
saii she lived over the river aud saw
au unknoW man come TO their home
on Sunday morning ut 10 O'Clock aud
sell the cattle In question.
Asked by Attorney Eiohnor a. 10
whether she had had trouble with her
husband and threatened TO "give him
away" she replied iremulou,ly In the
negative.
Sig. Simon's testimony was directed
mainly 10 the good character OF ksllnr.
William ii. Young stated that
KollaT was at the Vienna cafe ON Sun-
day morning. at O'Clock.
o. Is. Olsrnsaw Kellar aud n strange
man together at the Clipper saloon
about O'Clock Sunday morning.
Mrs. Rove testified that Mr., Kahn
remained In his room until midnight
Saturday. William Lundberg gave
similar testimony.
The court at thls time adjourned
until O'Clock this afternoon.
When the case was called this after
noon kellGT was put on the stand.
He denied that hs was a member Of
the firm Ofthe Chicago Meat Company
but said he was employed by the com
Iany a. buyer Of stock. He purchased
the heiiels In question o. Sunday
morning last from u man named Hun
ter. He knew Hunter pretty we'll "a
he had "mOnkeyed around with him
four or i've hours" once before when
he bought another bunch Of cattle.
Hunter ne thought lived Al Lehi, In
fact, he was quito sureiOi u. Witness
said he had not been out Of the city for
weeks.
CfOss-eXamined by MT. Eichnor the
witness said he came here lIUm Kan
sas CITY about two years ago. He hsd
been engaged In the buloheriug busl-
meas about fifteen yenr0, ten years In
the city named. lie didu't know
whether the bunch OF cattle had ears
or not, tut was sure they had tails be.
cause they were using those aIpenuage8
10 drive of the flies. When he bought
beef cattle he looked ut the "bodies and
flAnks and not the ears" Hunter
wanted $3.50 for the bunch, but no
only paid, he said, SllO Tor them o.
tori OF split-tho- difference compromise,
lie went to the stock yards alone ami
anna Iunh nInna