The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-18

The terald's offer to publish in full
the transcript Of the official steno-
grapher's report of the testimony in
The Donovan case las not been siezed
upon with that avidity which might
be expected from the interested parties
who INDUCED In so much kicking over
The Heral6s report of tine evidence
While the trial was IL progress. The
offer was made in good faith. ana The
Herald proposes to give the testimony
anyway, first to show that its reports
were suhsta ntially correct, and second
because this testimony makes very in
terasting reading.
The FIRST ;nstallment is the testimony
Of Officer A1oroni Gillispie, and is as
follows:
t'iiespie's Testimony in FuU.
M0r0ni Gillispie. a witness on behalf
Of hoc prosecution. being first duly
sworn. testified OH direct examination
by Mr. Sutherland, as follows:
CD you remember having q con-
Nersafien with Captain Donovan over
on the theatre steps here about the
i9th Of August?
A.-YaS sir
Q.-In that conversation 1 will ask
you 10 STATE whether he said to you
thar Mcdonald had been down to
Mount Pleasant and had got some
letters and photographs of yours from
some woman, and that he would not
give them up, and that he had taken
them out Of his inside pocket and
shown them TO him, or that substanti-
ally?
Ale stated to me that he sent Nc
Donald down 10 Mount Pleasant and
Mcdonald had a bunch of letters Of
mine that l had written to some
woman, and my photograph in mis-
pocket, and he took them out of his in
side pocket.
Mr. Varian-Thfs was never asked
Donovan.
Odd he state TO you that Nc
Donald had got letters which you had
written to some woman, and your
photograph. and that he had pulled
them out of his inside pocket, and he.
Donovan. had seen them?
Ayes, sir.
Cross-EXamincd by SIR. Varinn.
Q.-Where was that Mr.. Gillispie?
A.-Just in front Of the theatre. on
the steps.
Q.-What did you say?
Al then told him that it was
not so: that / had never written a
scratch of pen 70 any woman on
ever to face me and say that he had
tpem, and whoever he was, was liar
That Photograph
Q.-What about the photograph?
Al also stated the same thing in
~1-1f Il, l.
my photograph. it was unbeknown to
me
o.-Did you get your photograph
back?
Al did not; no. sir
Odd he tell You that the photo
graph was down there?
A.-No, sir. he did not; he told me
Mcdonald had it in his pocket.
Odd you go with him in the pres
ence of the woman?
Al did, sir
Q.-Was there anything said about
letters or photographs there?
AYES. sir.
Q.-what did she say about it?
A.-She denied it all.
Q.-Shs did not say or admit that
she had your photograph?
A.-No. sir; she did not.
Q.-Has that woman been here dur
ing this trial?
A.-Bere in the city?
Q.-Here in this building?
A.-Not to my knowledge.
Q.-Was she brought here as a wit
ness2
The Woman Was in Town.
Mr.. Sutherland-She has been here.
Mr.. Narian-From Mount Pleasant?
Mr.. Sutherland-From Mount Pleas
ant.
Mr. Sutherland will ask you did
he say anything to you on the subject
of concealing this matter from Ser
geant Ford?
Ale did; yes, sir.
Q.-What did he say about that?
Mr.. Variant OBJECT.
Mr.. Sutherland @o Captain Dono-
van)-In your talk with LII. ,iiliisple.
captain, did you state to him that you
desired him to keep this after from
Sergeant Ford?
Captain Donovan-No. sir.
Mr.. Sutherland Ito Mr.. Gillespie)-
Did he state that TO you?
Mr.. Gillespie-He did.
Gillespie Is Donvan's Friend.
Cross-examination of the witness
Gillispie by Mr.. Narian con tinred.
Oar you a friend Of Ford's?
AYES. sir