The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-03

/ either OF the wounds in the chest and
head would have been sufficient to
! cause death, the chest wound being the
most dangerous, however Witness also
stated that he had no conversation
with the colored servant, Nanny Green,
and did not remember seeing her
OFFICER SHANNON.
Officer r. L. Shannon, who was the
| first officer to arrive on the scene af-
ter the shooting occurred, was there
upon placed upon the stand. His mar
ratiVe was about as follows: The
call came in to headquarters just as
| the clock was striking TO- l jumped
on my horse and went to the house at
once, reaching there in about three
minutes. In the hallway ] met Mr..
! Hynds pacing UP and down. [ asked
! for the man that was shot and was
! directed to the bathroom where l found
| Walter DinWoodey. l turned to MI.
Hynds and asked him how it happened
and he said: "Oh, [ don't know;
don't know how it happened"
1 went over to Walter, stopped over
him and asked him to say something.
He replied i am to blame" He was
continually calling for Maude to come
and help him. Witness also stated
Noble handed the gun over to him and
he found three cartridges empty.
After the tragedy had taken place,
shannon said Mr.. Hynds was pacing
the floor and talking to himself AT
one time he spoke to his wife and
asked, What in the name of God have
you done this for? Haven't given you
everything your heart desired?"
IN closing his statement witness said
the wounded mans clothes were open.
DR.. Richards. however, was recalled
a tad no
while locating the wounds
OFFICER PRATT.
Officer Q. P. Pratt was the next wit
ness. He arrived in the patrol wagon
few moments after Officer Shannon.
His testimony was corroborative of his
brother officers, who preceded him on
the stand. When witness bent over the
form of DinWoodey the latter groaned.
Wen 1t served me right; 1 got what
l deserved
Hynds expressed himself to witness
as sorry for what he had done Judge
Powers. for the defense, had no cross
examination to make.
ANNIE GREENE.
The next was the most important
witness Of the day. outside of Mrs.
Hynds, who was at the side of her
husband when the shots we're fired
She was Annie Greene. the colored
cook at Hynds' house, who was also
in the house when the shooting took
place. Miss Greene proved a very in
telligent witness, though rather reluct-
ant to testify to anything that would
reflect against her mistress Her story
was straightforward, however, and
about as follows:
[ was in the kitchen getting break
fast ready when the door bell rang.
l did not go to the door, but went into
the dining room There [ was met by
Mrs. Hynds in her night robe She
opened the door leading from the'main
hail into the dining room and told me
Mr.. Hynds had come home. She then
went back into the hall and l returned
to the kitchen and closed the door
after me. After a short time, Mr..
Hynds came back into the kitchen and
said he had found a man in bed with
his wife and he wanted me to come
out as a witness. l went with him
to the hall leading into the bedroom
and saw Walter Dinwoodey standing
in the clothes closet across the hall
from the bath room. Il suppose you
know him?" Mr.. Hynds said | replied,
Yes" Then 1 went back into the
kitchen and closed the door leading
into the dining room as well as the
one leading into the kitchen. l stayed
in the kitchen for five or eight minutes
and then [ heard two pistol shots fired
in rapid succession. 1 then ran into
the laundry and stayed there probably
for half an hour Then l returned to
the kitchen and stayed there a little
while and stepped into the dining room
After few more moments l asked
Mr.. Hynds if he wanted a cup of
1,YYf h.
turned 10 the kitchen.
This was the main story told by the
witness. The elapse Of time between
Hynds' discovery of Walters presence
and the time the shots were fired was
something of a revelation to the prose-
cution, and Attorney Zane here took
up the questioning. which, up to this
time. had been conducted by Attorney
Harrington. The Importance of the
point was at once obvious-ft was to
show premeditated malice on the part
of the defendant, who, according to
this story. did not kill Walter at first
sight. but only after the elapse of sew
eral minutes.
Witness felt quite positive, however,
that the time mentioned elapsed, al
though she admitted being greatly ex-
cited from the time Mrs. Hynds came
and announced that her husband had
returned.
Miss Greene was then closely ques-
toned regarding any conversation with
Mrs. Hynds. She said:
After the body had been taken away
Mrs. Hynds had a cup of coffee. 1
asked her if she was going to stay
there, and she replied that she was not.
She said she would go somewhere
was that all the conversation you
had?' was the firmly directed query of
Mr.. Zane.
Are you positive?'' :.
81 am. We might have talked about
some trivial things"
The attorney was evidently not sat
isfied with the reply and reiterated his
query, but she positively denied hay-
ing any further converse ton with her
touching upon the tregedy.
THE PRECEDING NIGHT.
Judge Powers then began to cross
examine.
when did Mr.. Dinwoodey come to
the house,
Il don't know what time; he was
there for dinner Saturday night"
When did you have dinner?"
About half past eight o'clock"
Did you see him after. that?"
NO. sir; the last [ saw him that
evening was at the dinner table"
DO you know if Mr.. Dinwoodav
stayed there that night?'
mo, sir; [ do not
Now. there were two bedrooms in |
the house. Did you notice if more
than one bed was occupied
Only one bed was occupied"
Judge powers then began to question |