Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-30

pete. After her mlthef's return the
'Amily were In the ~ re financial con.
dition NJ before sue went away. Pvsti'
m9ny In regard 10 On dnanclai emil.
tIon Of The family was ruled out.
Rasmns Clawsln testified That abJu'
two years ago Mrs. Nelson 0l5re1 him
n thousand dollars ~ he would Nil her
husband while he was down cellar.
MI. Nielsen hal aggravated her by re.
frfinT to her episode with the soldier
Johnson, az H. itekt, Nevaih. This
made her angry. Mr. Nelson heart
the romark, aud had turned his head
around aud remarked that he would
give two thousand. Witness th ught
tue remark was made In looular man.
nef. Al the same time Alfs. Nelson
was angry.
ELI Erickson testified that on June
jih last, Mrs Nielsen hal thuatenei
her husband with q htlohuL Sue was
angry. Mr. Nielsen acted ~ " he was
acoustome 10 that sort u threats.
David rhompl1n testified 10 seeing
Mts. Van Patten on a SUNDAY even.
ing early Ia October. lie took her ~
in his hack 10 Sifcu Niolscn's house,
from tho train. lie called again ut tho
house Monday evening. SOton Mel.
sen told him Me. Van Patten was not
going home then. Tno witness was
not permitted 10 testify N tue fact that
Mrs. Van Paiten mad told him she was
going home Tuesday.
The defendant, Mrs. Emma van
patten, then took the stand. She had
lived 10 Salt Lake CITY since year
ago last December. Previous 10 thst
she had lived in Bingham. Her age
was IS years. She had lived with her
uncle about a yeiB this waa some
| 20 years ago. Tho relations between
them we're friendly. She visited him
last October for the purpose " visiting
him AMI Try 10 borrow $500 on some
miulng property In Bingham aud PARK
| CITY. Her uncle admitted her Into tue
house about o O'Clock In the evening.
/ Both Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen greeted her
atIeoiionately ami kissoi her. Nothing
was said about money that uvenin..
/ There were apples aud n sack 0f malt
IN tho room where she slept. On Mon
day she asked him II hu could loan
her $500. lie replied he dld not have
u, aud that he thought he would not
loan any more money because hu
thought Of g9iag n Norway. In tho
afternoon Mfs. Nielsen complained
about mice eating hole IN
tho malt sack, ana asked Mt.
Nielsen % got some rOu "a on rats
when he went up toEu. On Tuesday
forenoon she and Mn. Nielsen went
down town. Mrs. Nielsen asked her
husband to got some rough on rata and
some groceries. Mrs. Nielsen asked
witness q accompany hor On tue
visit 10 town she INST Mnis Nielsen
hWI -. 4. Al
They went 60 tuu store AMI blught
rough on rats aud groceries, then they
went 10 the udgc OF iowa for a walk.
Her uncle got two letters, which Mt.
5orcn johnson read for him. They
went home aud found Mrs. Nielsen
there, the articles sue. had purchased
were put on the table. hirs. Nielsen
removed them. There was quarrel
between Mt. Nielsen aud his wife after
their return. Mr. Nielsen told his wife
that his daughter Serena hal
written and asked for money.
Mrs. Nielsen hal said. u'l soc
fho does not get ID
cent, will lot her know that
| am boss" He replied. "Ol course
you arc b1ss.n Mr. anu Mfs. Nielsen
had then quarfolud at great length,
aud accused each other OF marital
lapsea Ia n very vulgar manner. Mr.
Nielsen went up town after dinner.
In the AFTERNOON Mrs. Nielsen asked
witness % 40 and buy some whisky.
Mt. Nielsen then cams home, aud Mr..
Nielssn said. ~ SOC he has hal drink
or ,wo." Witness did not 20 after the
whisky TIL after supper. some Of the
rough on rats was prepared by Mrs.
Nielsen In the afternoon, AMI put out
Tor the mice. Witness had not seen any
beer poured out before Mr.. Nielsen went
up town; but he drank some when
no returned. After supper witness
went up " buy the whisky Tor Mrs.
Nelson. Mrs. Nielsen told her 10
say that she wanted tho whisky for her
little girl, because she would not get 10
II she sail It was for Mrs. Nielsen.
When she returned she put the
whisky In the kitchen, Mfs. Met.
bunt0ld witness that her, uncle
was very sick and that he was
vomiting and pufglng. Mr. Nielsen
complained OF having pain In his
stomach, Witness said she thought Il
was because he had eaten something
that did not agree with him, anu ho
replied that lac supposed 30. Mr. Van
Patlen helped 10 got her uIoiu q bed.
lie did not want doctor and Mrs.
Nielsen agreed with him, Witncss
had not given Mrs. Nielsen any
liquor but She had drank that
which was bought, and commenced g.
drink beer when tue whisky was gone
Witness had cautioned ntr not TO drink
No much. Mrs. Nielsen wanted viii
nesa 10 20 after more whisky IN the
evening. That night witness waited
ON MIR. Nielsen. On Wednesday
morning Mrs. Nielsen asked witness 10
500 II her uncle wanted drink Of
whisky. He said ho would like some
brandy. She wout up 10 get bottle 0i
brandy for her uncle anu bottle Of
whisky for her aunt. Her aunt had
told her - have the liquor charged,
and mad given her ten cents 10 nuy
laudanum. On Tuesday night Mis-.
Nielsen had been searching the packets
Of MIR. Niplsen's clothes. He had
noticed thls aud asked witness 10 give
him his key which she did, aud Niel-
sen put II unuor the bed clothes
When she went after the whisky aud
laudanum she met MAIDS Nelson,
who went altpr the laudauum, because
she did know where II was. she had
bought the whisky AMI brandy herself
Witness gave Me. Nielstu tue liquor
AMI the laudauum. The brandy was
taken 10 Mr. Nielsen. HO had dtlnk,
ami this bottle was put under the pillow.
She gave him another drink with some
sugar aud water Ia, that was all the