Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-17
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THlEDE'S DEFENSE.
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bahin1 ihB bar. Mr.. rhiede was MT
there tue.
estate whether, In your opinion, she
Vas un er tue influence VI liquor Mt
that tim ="
al suppose she was. She looked TO
me ne though sue was drunk"
"Did you see her al any other time
when you thought ehe was under the
influence d quor7"
Eyes, after mt"
"Do you know anything about Mrs.
Thledc going " Gsrmtny while you
were thefe2"
"Yes. Toe whole fam ly went there
together, ~ ! understood"
witness iufthtr said that he and bic
brother returned home about lO;3J on
tue night before the morning oi tue
tragedy. They passed rhi-de's saloon.
There was - light Ia the house anu also
ia the saloon.
Cross.eGaminod witness said he was
twenty Yeas Of age ami left school
about four ycars ago. Since then he
had been working around, but had
been "ille" the last month.
"H,u nave been hanging around
rnieie's saloon . good part of your
time tue last thirty days haven't your"
asked Judge HOwa,.
"yss, sir."
"What doing7v
"Helping the fellows who arc run.
ming II n W. Witness said, however,
he didn't got muca for what no had
done.
Thivjs always treated her nicely,
you ssy, 90 lar asyou knowi"
Aye, sir"
"what did you d, whom you raw
Mp. rniedu fall down behind the
COUNTER"
al locsed tue south door, went out
through the west door, smut II, went
home anu lett her there"
"what part OF the day was thl,2"
"lu the morning."
"Mas rhiede away that day."
"Yes, In Salt Lake, believe"
"hOw long was this before Mrs.
Thiede wps killer"
"lt may nave been month OF
two.n
"wsrc you working for Thlede that
dayg"
"No, slr."
"rntn what brought you there
then3D
81 was going by aud Just stopped
thefs.n
"l.n't It a fac, that you have been
spending nearly every evening IN
fnirdo's saloon dufing the past three
ytafs2" queried Judge H1NAt.
"ies, bif" admitted the witness
win some sight show Of fslucIauoc.
Marin Pivuou next went upou The
suud. lie lisa merchant nni hua IL
ti4cd at Sandy about uias years, the
49, 49, - a. . La.
law. Witness married his sister ABOUT
i've years ago, ani since then had
been ON intimate terms with rhiedt',
'amily. During that time he had
visited the house once OF twice b
nonth-usually on a Sunday. liz
never saw anything wrong between
rhicde aud his vie; never saw hiuI
ttfiko her, nor did he ever observ,
Mfe. Thicdc with black eye.
'WhAt sort Of n house was n, !" nskel
judge Cherry, "a. 10 tue furnish
iug,2"
at was nice, comfortable home-a
fret class home 'ior this country, '"shid
tue witness.
"when did you lat SEQ Mrs. Thiei'
alivt7"
Oa the night OF April sO,h. [rhil
WAS the night prior 10 the mu,Itf.
Witness and others drove over To Mar.
ray In buggy 10 see the Industrial
army, who were encamped there.
"whAt time In the evening wal
tha9"
"Abcut 8 o'clock"
"NhAt was the appearance OF The
relation Of the defendant aud his vile
on that ocoAsion2"
"rhey were friendly"
"wrf- Mrs. rnivde'seyss red irou
oryins7"
ri cannot tell that"
Witness further nsweted-Sevefa
hundred members Of the iuduslfitl
Imy were cuoamped near the smulter
"Wure any OF those men tunninl
around ther2"
Tue question was objected TO by th'
pr sscuuon; wheteupOn Judge ChtTrl
EXPLAINED why no had asked II. II,
said he wanted TO show that with thu
large body Of men wandering around
II was probable that the deoea'o,
woman was murdered ny someone ou
u the humber. lie objected 60 b.
''chokei Oh" by the prosecution In thi
way,
Alter some talk, Judge Barloh sAi,
counsel might Geek 70 SHOW whcthc
my a them moved IN tho direction q
the saloon, and counsel shaped mis- ~
teffrgatOfy accordingly.
"Did YOU" he hsgUd, "see any on
going la the direction OF Thlrde'
plac'2"
"Yes, cir. | saw several 70 IN tina
dlrectlOu-iu ali directions"
Judge HowAt-Any of thrm a
Tnltur's sAlo9n when you went owe
tnsu2"
"No, there were none"
Louisa pieTtOu, wife u the pfeylou
witness, t,slhed that Thlode IL lac
brother. Sue had teen Ia this c0untr.
about four and = half years. Her reiH
tione with Thisde aud his vile hA
been always friendly AID she visito
them three or four times eavh mouth
rhiels anu his VIE also visited vii
ness.
"rsll the Jury what you ohieTyed n
O the treatment OF the Defendant &
wards HE wi go said Judge Cherry.
GAN tue times l saw them the.
were feeling nnppy' logethefi l say
no trouble with them"
Witno had ealen meals at Thiede'
place, aud there was always goo
table then-And plrnty VI II. Tn
house WAS well furnished. Thieds ~
things together while his vile was /
Germany, 40 NJ 10 nave the HON
"nIed up comfortable" before her G,
turn. Mrs. Thiede had shown witnei
presents OF joweiry, including gol
watch, when Ems said her husbau
had given her. She had seen MI
Thiede wear the watch.