Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-11
AGAIN ON THESTAND.
Captain Donovan Sticks 10 His Coal
Stealing Story.
MADE ONLY ONE AMENDMENT.
Declares lie Had Been in the "Summer
shauty" Fully An Hour When
Pack Arrived.

There was n hot time In the police
court chamber this afternoon ON tho
occasion Of the resumption OF the hear
ing In the case Of Captain Donovan
charged with rssorting TO u house Of
III fame for purposes OF lewd-
meas. And by tbs use OF tie
word ''hotO it In meant TO
apply In q literal sense for a thei-
mometer would have played Ut 100
degrees and over had there been Que
in tue room. The increased hot was
due to stove that pulled smoko
Ike an engine and cast nut
scorohiug rays like n furnace
Judge Powers sought the first wiuIow
and opened II NJ welcome fele' spd
Judge wenger intlmated that topical
as IL was he would forgive the JauItur
his ofiense, NJ 1t was the first time be
had built good IRE during the pres
ent COURTS Administration, As usual
q large crowd was present.
Captain Donovan, Il IL generally r..
gardod, told very plausible story
while on this witness stand on SAtuT-
day Afternoon after tbs NEWS went to
press. II IL but Just to say that alter
its narration there were persons who
had changed their views with refer.
ence 20 the object OF his presence In the
"summer shanty" ut tho rear OF the
house conducted by the Evans woman.
When M arrived at that POINT where
ho expressed the desire that he be
stricken dead In the event that no did
not speak the truth the effect was very
marked aud dramatic. Friends who
up TO that time had shook their heAds
In doubt ami populated as to how he
would DO atle 10 explain away his
visit to the resort said they had
been convinced OF his innocence;
that he really had no other
purpose In mind than to apprehenJ
the alleged coal thieves who had been
carrying oil tho "blsck dismoadsD
bought by Miss or Madam EvAnt; that
he actually watched PatIolman Pack
NJ he kept au open eye on the back
door and premises for = pvt!od OF fifteen
mihutes or more a. claimed; that he
believed Pack was also there Tor the
purpose OF catching the putl0ibers OF
coal and that lastly he was not inside
tho house proper until he accompanied
Pack to where Gillespie was engaged
In atTesting the inmates.
Ever siuce The hour OF adjournment
by the court on Saturday,, tue pr0ssou.
ton have been busy in preparing for q
final and, aS they SAID, overwhelming
and fnAl answer TO the capitalize
claims, They proposed, according 10
certain Whispering, TO SHOW that
Donoyan's version OF tho affair was as
full OF holes us new sieve. But the
latter was just ~ vigilant ss the COM
plaiuants In the csse aud from the Out
iet there were evidences VI Interesting
II not startling dtyrlopments.
Al ESQ Captain Donovan al the re.
quest OF Judge Powers took the wit
ness stand snd In response 10 the qucs.
ton from his counsel, "Do you desire
TO make any ga plauation with 10 tr'
encs TO testimony given by you here
on BaturiAJ?D salt, "Yes, siI.n
Judge POwets--Well, what Is ~
Donovau--rhat my conversation
with BurniJgo was on Wednesday
night anu not on tue night Of the raiu.
Judl o P0wets--Did you light match
in the summer ri aniy nj tne rear OF
tho house Of tie EvAus womAu2
Don1vAn-l uis uDi,
Juuko POwst--Ot any one else?
DinOyan-Not onle / was thore.
Judge Powrr,-DiI you know that
Pack wac the officer on the outside?
DOnovAI-NOt al tirBt--uOt until the
door was opened; II was to- dark.
Judge Powers-Cross.exam no the
Nlties.
Attorney WhillsmOrs then TOOK lh.