Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-18
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Asked 20 explain this, rhioie said
that ha ga7e tho kIlvrB 90 Etfykur 10
sharpen btcause tuu latter was worsing
around There ut tue uIc. His wife
wanted thum thafpUuud, uut be denied
having called BtfykCf'a attention 10
any particular one " them.
"Did you ask Suykcf II he thought
you could get a divorce from your
wiv2n
"No, Ain; 1 had no reason for nstirg
him that"
"Dli you ever ooniult him In regard
20 legal pointer"
"NO, sir."
"Dld you ask him whether hc be-
lievHd Judge Powers could clear y
man OF a onRrae OF murder or any
crime OF that kim, II there was enough
money thcfe2"
eve might have ialgud about that
when WI were taking about Mont
g0mufy's uIuidef.n rhis hAI reference
to tbs Irvine divorce suit
"Did you ever tell hnr that you
wanted TO got rid Of your W,i,2"
"Nevef.n
chad you and your wife had any
serious uuafrels up ~ tnal timt2"
"NO.U
"How had your wife always treated
your"
''sne had treated me Ne well a, any
woman could. Sac was ~ goDd.heafted
n little woman aa ever lived"
"Diu You toll MIN you wanted
woman tnnt would fitt with the men
IN the talOon2"
"Nevsf.D
Witness was ask,d AZ TO whether any
words occurred between himself aud
vile Oh the sunday night toiofe the
tragedy. He said that A. they walked
over the garden his vile accidentally
stumbled over the hose anu fell.
Sue accused him OF being
"mean0 intinuatiug that he was
10 blame for the mishap. She was u
Spite bit drunk" then. Ihiede told
u the visit 10 Laurrnbrfgef's, his
wifr's refusal to return home, aud snid
he might have placed his nand on tier
sh ul1tB but he Il d not strike her.
Next morning he ate breakfast with his
vic anu they were GU frleudlY tsrins.
The subject OF this previous nighps
trouble was not mentioned.
Thiude was then asked TO give au
account OF his movements that Jay
(Mouday.l He did 40 IN a rambling
way. In the iofenooI he and hi,
wife went TO the vinegar works, where
they purchased pig. In the alter
noon no was engaged building pig
pen.
"what time did you have supper"
"butweou aud s o'clock"
"Whufe did you 10 niIvTwafds2"
"Back 10 the saloon, with my wife
And Mr.. PieTsOn,"
"WhO else were thUtt?"
"rwo Of my sisters aGd a brother
in.law.D
"Any Of the party drink any.
thing21
"Yvs, all OF u.s."
'who else came In there that
nigh,?"
Witness said some men from the
smelter, some men belonging 10 tue
Industrial army and some others. His
wife during that evening express u n
desire 10 go up aud see the lnIu,tTiAl
army, bur witness didn't know
whether she did 40 afterwards. when
shs lett the saloon for tue house, saying
she guessed she would 20 90 bed, he
laid down on the Lounge there aud
went TO sleep. lie was awakened a
couple Of hours lRtct-about 1890 =. m.
by two mtu-Cfust Aud Johnson
who came behind the counter and "got
him out Of bed" The saloon was
lighted. They remained Il short time,
ami loft the saloon alter having
drinks and Purchasing u small bot
/ lie u whisky. Witness followed them
/ out, anu Ob-,Ty0I Tint the blinds OF his
wIfv's bedroom at tho nOuss N,rf
drawn up auI that light was burn.
| ing. lie went down there and found
that the bru uad not hreu disturbed.
! His witu's hat ami shawl were lying
upon the table, lilo thought II strange
anu 10 ken aIguuJ ,he place but oouid
not soc any tuus Of her. rhlrde then
| told Of tho tubttquent finding by him
self Of = dat6 Ugeot lying upun tue
ground outside the saloon. Upon
| closer infpucaun no saw II was
his wife. H. raised her, spoke TO her,
but received no answer, aud alter
ruttlng duWn the lead 10 y he went
over 10 the house ot jacob Il ,urenber-
ger an d related the circumstance.
Tue exam lIauln'iu'chle was pro.
ceeding when the NEWS went to press.
Thieds exhibited au extraordinarily
cool aud collected dumeanor upon tbs
witness stand, aud most OF the time
faced the Jury in an indifferent sort Of
fashion while relating his story.