Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-02

Tell how The men who tfiei 70 pawn
the articles were ufC 900. Licn Of the
four witnesses said he mad subscribed
money TO assist Ia tue defense NJ Dur
rant.
The next step was 10 impeach tie
iegtimDDy Of David Ciatf, tnu witness
who assisted Attorney QIlnlau TO tx
the daiu upOn which isrsw Durfant
aud Blanche Lamont walking toward
Emmanuel church. John Patton, Pat
rick MulvaLuy AMI NJ. l.. Mummy said
that Clsfk'a reputation for Truth and
inlep THY war bad. On cfoss.s xsmina.
ton Mulvaney and Murphy s,id they
were pfeiudicod against Clark from
the fact that they mai mad business
difficulties with his father. Tho du-
trlot attofngy asked that tue testimony
DO stricken out, but the motion was
denied by tho court.
The building Of DutrAnps abb In
contradiction " tue charge made by
Pawnbtokef Oppvuheim was begun
with the testimony OF DR.. A. w.
Haihalt, lecturer ~ Cooper medical
college. ASKED II Duffnnt was pres.
eat ~ The lecture given on the morn
Ing Of April ilb, the doctor referred 10
the call.bOOk IDd said that the doioa1.
ant was recorded ~ Tr, sent o.
csOss.ex aminatiOn tho dOulif said no
had no personal knowledge Of Dr..
fanpa nbsence or presence. The de.
tense tried 10 OBJECT tubs by asking Il he
could g,v. the name Of any ono OF the
fiity.one siud, mis- 10 the class who AZ
tenuel the lecture on the mofnin. Ia
question. TIE doctor recalled the
names Of duzon studr nts, ami said he
believed he could remember more " he
.cfc gwen tine to think tho matter
over.
The prosecution next attacked the
reliability Of tho roll call. Before tho
district attorney had hardly reached
the point Of the eubjsot, bOwnvst,
Judge Murphy took q hand In tire eH.
animation. Hs asked the wIlnoss
whether tn his experience as all Ia.
strUctor ~ tn, college Ito had known
OF inatances where students had M.
svefed Mt roll call for other students
who were not present. The defense ht
Ouca inIefpossd an objoctiou. anu tue
court was placsi In the pfedicAmont u
having 10 rec on Its own question.
The Judge said that whilu he might
permit the question 10 be- answered
n II should cone rom proper source,
a. would sustain the opjssIIon Tor the
present.
Then District At~sSney Barnes ask.
Vd the same question, aud the defense
intor 'ossd another collection. Attor-
ncy Dickinson hraueI that while II
wns possible 10 call into court every
student who attended the lecture aud
ask shch one N he anawefsd at tOll-call
Tor Durrsnt, II would be unfair 10 cast
suspicion on tho particular roll.call in
question by any pr1ciica or custom
tnat might have obtained NJ another
time. Tine court said that II believed
the question proper and the evidence
sought competent, but Tor the sake OF
safety sustained the objection.
With .utfsnps whereabouts on the
morning Of hpril 4th accounted Tor,
the defense Attempted 10 show where
the defendant was tho next day.
George a. Merrill, an Instructor nj
the Lick Fchool " mechanical arts,
ssid that DurTznt called upon him
VI II O'Clock on the forenoon Of April
OH. Asked II DnrFant made known
tho objoC. OF hiA call, the witness re-
piled IN tho affirmative, but he wa
not permitted 10 toll what Dutrant had
said.
Before court adjourned Attorney
DlcIin,on called the attention OF the
court the large number OF threaten.
Ing Letters that were being received by