The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-08

| ing and Mr. Zane, began his statement
for the defense. Counsel stated that
they would undertake to show that the
defendant was acting under what he
| believed to be good cause, and that
what he had done was done simply
as samaritan effort to save the girl
in question from SANDER That the
girl when informed by the defendant
that Miers had decried her and char
acterized her as "chippie." finally
expressed a desire to prosecute him,
and for reasons that were purely pla-
tonic, he procured the arrest. That
subsequently she repented and refuS-
ing to appear against him, the COM
plant was dismissed and the prosecu
ton abandoned. The testimony would
further show, continued Mr.. Zane, that
it was agreed by them to sue Vernard
and that having subsequently inter-
married they were here now seeking to
get that money out of him.
Thomas Venard, defendant in the
&c Sc, testified to having met May An
derson, a waitress at the White house
tables in 80. That she went to Ogden
and was next seen by him while he
was eating lunch at the White house
in October, 1890. AT that time she told
him she had been on spree and that
the day before she had been out to the
Hot Springs with a bartender, got
drunk, lost their way and stayed out
all night. Witness next saw her in
March, 81. Miss Anderson returned to
work at the White house. He heard
bad stories about her, among others
that the woman who employed her in
Ogden had used her for evil purposes
The night clerk also told him that
Miers Riley and the two girls had been
having a good time in their room at
the hotel. The Anderson girl was dis
charged within a week after this oc-
CT rreDce and he next saw her at hec
room on Second South Witness had
given her 81 for a New Years tip and
Sc before leaving for Bingham. Wit
ness said the night clerk, who was
Miers room mate, had told him that
Miers rarely came to the room any
more and some times was out all night.
Witness then charged Miers with Grim
inal intimacy with May Anderson,
which he, Miers, did not deny. He said
to him that if those things were true
he ought to marry her. 1t was at that
time that A1iers told him Of tripsSto
Commercial street where they bad been
cloSeted in a woman'S room. plaintiff
said he would not marry her-that she
was no good. Witness told him she
was as good as he was and that he,
witness, would help them out if they
We're married.
Riley" continued witness, said that
if Miers did not marry her he ought
to be put in the penitentiary, that he
had seen them in bed together"
Witness told May Anderson what
Miers had said and she, May, replied
that she wouldn't permit any one TO
talk of her in that way and would
prosecute him. A man named Brown
told witness that he knew enough about
them to convict Miers. Brown was the
III
the complaint. He had to go to ogden
however, and instructed witness to
swear out the complaint. stating that
he. Brown, would furnish the evidence.
Witness denied that he fostered any
malice toward Miers and he honestly
believed that he was guilty of the Of
Tense.
tinued Mr. Zane, that you were jealous
of Miers?"
mo sir
Were your intentions matrimonialy
inclined?"
mo sir"
How old are you?"
In my ffty-sixth year." Gaughter)
Witness narrated how he and Miss
Hendrickson had overtaken Miss An
derson on Brigham street, the CONVEX
sation that took place and her declar-
alton that if they wanted to catch NIiers
at her room they would have to come
earlier than they had that morning
He expected her to testify in the case
and upon her refusal to testify the
case was dismissed.
Cross-examined by Mr. Baldwin, the
defendant stated that he had employed
Detective Franks and the latter en-
ployed Lecon to work on the first case
in which Miss Anderson was plaintiff
Witness reiterated that his interest
in Miss Anderson was only a friendly
one, and that thinking she had been
injured, he made the effort to have it
repaired.
Your object was to make NIiers
marry the grip demanded Mr. Bald
win.
yes sir"
tory?''
Nor run him into the penitentiary?"
You didn't want anything to do
with the grip
mo sir: I was going away"
You didn't want her to go with
mo sir"
You knew what you were swearing
to when you signed the complaint?"
No sir; 1 don't think 1 read it,
You didn't know it was fornica-
tor? ?" 6.
mo SIR
You didn't know whether it was
for horse stealing or for fornication?'
mo sir
yet you swore to the complaint?"
yes SIR
Paul Zuckswert testified to the de-
parture of Miss Anderson from the ho-
tel. but was not informed whether it
was voluntary or under dismissal He
heard her say to Venard on the occas-
ion of her return from Ogden that she
had been out to Hot Springs with
party few nights before Plaintiffs
counsel interposing an objection. the
witness was not permitted to testify
to what Miers had stated to him after
the arrest, and the case was adjourned
until this morning at 10 O'clock.