Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-12

Affecting scene IA court amer tho
Testimony of Adry HAS ward.

Anseiing scene IN court Aner tho
Testimony of AdTJ HAS ward.
MGNsEApOLIs, Feb. ll.-At the
afternoon session tbs court room was
packt 4 10 sufi0CaliOn and Everything
was depressed. There was an air nj.
most OF terror In the atmosphere. The
faces OF the vast COnCOufeo Of people
bore expressions ~ " their minds were
lauoting under great mental disturb
ance. GRADUALLY from the time that
w, w, Irwin had taken Adfy Hay.
ward TOR denomination this feeling
had been growing. IL reached IT.
height whom Mr. irwin asked Adfy 10
explain how bis brother acted when no
told him he " uld hang " ho persisted
Ia following Out his scheme.
AuTy explained now his brother had
turned blsuk Ia tho face with pasni0n,
how lac had bent toward him aud
pasacd his hngefH around bis meek and
over his lace. Ia order 10 explain II
more fully aud make the witness az
pear more ridiculous before tue eX-
peTta, Mr.. Irwin Asked him 10 Illus.
tntU tbs action, The witness stepped
easily from mis- Chaig 10 the table,
where Mr.. Erwin anu the prisoner sat.
lie went over nc story ana explained
his br0thet's actions. As he bent over
his face was only few feet from that
OF his brother, aud facing. Harry Eat
| sOmowhtt limp in the chair, leaning
back, the soans about him much like
| the corner OF ring Ia which =
pugllistlc champion mad received "A
blow. Every eye IN that room was
bent upon the scene. Every firm was
hali fai.ed from its seat. There was a
rustic fexoilement about Harry.
"Look him In tho eye, Harry; look
him In the eye." ofied the mother.
Harry did not move. HIS mother
shook him anu ho reused himsuh aud
leaning far over tue table towards his
brother, his head on his hands, tried
T. catch bic brothers. eye. AdIy wns
talking ~ rapidly AMI eXOitedly that
he did not see him, ami Harry could
not catch his glance. lie slid back In
| his char and looked ut his mother rs
II ~ cay that no was not equal TO II.
IL that eye could have controlled the
elder brother In the past II had grown
powefless.
The day was filled with exciting in.
oidonts. Once when Mr. Erwin asktd
n no had any affection for his brother,
he replied that he had. Then he asked,
Knowing Mr.. Erwin's Intention, n Mi.
Erwin would have gone anu told any.
| body II he had been In his position.
| Mr.. Erwin was tIihs excited, anu
asked tue court II he might answer,
and, ~ his tufptise. the court said he
might. Then, for a moment, all his
peni up feelings burst forth In a scAth-
ing sentence, In which he gave AIRY
to understand that n he thought bis
brother was crazy or intending guilt, he
would have moved heaven anu earth
to prevent It. 1t was n startling scene
for moment.
The REORGANIZATION Of Adry was
viTulent and exhaustive. AZ times
Adry grew veXed anu llung fet0rta at
the attorney, at no time, however,
showing himself lacking mentally. He
did snow some auiinus against Harry,
\ however, at various timbg, but in oil
the long examination he did net con.
tTadicI his Original story told Ia the
morning. The attorneys put Obtuft
aud complex questions In eitOftsao Oh.
tain results from his experts, but he
apparently failed. AdTy, however,
made hardly rs good n witness a.
BLK, for the reason that he talked too
much. lilo repeated his story ON utoss.
examination almost word Tor word Of
TO gave II IN his testimony. Tue mos!
dramatic and affecting HCencB occurred
on adjournment. Hardly had the
crowd began to move toward the doors
than Adry Hayward pushed his way
TO his mother's side. Mrs. Haywari
turned, and tho tears sprung 10 hol
eyes AZ she leaned forward into Adry',
afms. Tenderly tue son kissed ms
mother, who sobned out, "a dry, Adry,
how could you do ~" referring to H.,
testimOuyhe had Just placed on record
against hrs brOtner'a life. Adry was
vislbly affected, ana placing hls hgnd
to his eyes, his other arm oucrrling
hiH m, tlet's form, replied: al had 10,
mother; it was my duty"
Then placing his hBnd upon hsl
shoulder ne endeavored 20 comfort her.
Harry, who had stood by during mi,
affecting scene, stepped forward and
pushed Adry's hsud from tho motheiIi
shoulder, exclaiming; "Don't Adfy
Can't you zee you are exciting hei?j
| Adry fell back, ami Mrs. HAYWARD
sioo1 tohbiag for tine IN Harry
arms. Tho usher advanced and ieu
| her from tho room,