The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-12
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wen, you IUOhtQ luIOuSn lidN '"
dow for nearly an hour and nan !;
you ought to recollect whether the
pane was broken or not?"
81 can not remember" was the re
ply Nor could witness remember
whether there were any more than one
light of glass in the window.
The captain then testified he did not
see Lii Evans when she came into the
kitchen to get drink. This confilcted
with Lilrs testimony. which was that
While the officers were knocking at
the front door she went into the Kit
chen for a drink. which accounted tor
the door leading from the house into
the kitchen being unlocked when the
officers entered. although she said 1t
had been locked all night.
The witness was then requested to
describe the interior of the room, but
could not very well remember any ar
against something which I supposed
was a stove. but I am not certain"
1t was not true, witness said, that
when he opened the door Officer Pack
came up and said: Il can't let you
out of this door"
Whfttemcre then asked the defendant
if he had visited the house of Lii
Evans previously To this he replied
that on enc occasion he was called in
by the landlady to arrest a person.
Did you not take a man from Park
City into one of these houses on or
about the 2Sth of January last?''
Witness considered for brief time,
but finally stated positively that he had
not
Did you not go to some OF the houses
Of ill-fame together with some parties
when the silver convention was held
Eare?"
Judge Powers vigorously interposed
an objection, which was sustained by
the Judge. but Powers withdrew his
objections saying he would throw the
bars down completely although such
testimony was not regular.
Whittemore, however, did not press
the question, but asked witness if he
no more than entered the house on
the morning of the raids and unbot-
toned his overcoat when the officers
Interrupted him
To this the captain smiled and re-
piled most emphatically in the mega
tive.
This ended the examination of the
defendant.
EX-OFFICER HOWELL.
Paul c. Howell a colored night
Waterman on the block between Third
and Fourth South and State and Sec
ond East. was next called and testified
that he had notified Captain Donovan
about coal being stolen and had also
intimated that the best time to capture
the thieves would be in the early morn
ing when the house had been closed up.
On cross examination he stated that
he saw Captain Donovan talking to
Officer Siegfus about 4 o'clock that
morning. but did not see him again
after that time.
OFFICER GILLESPIE.
Officer Gillespie was then called to
the stand dnd identified the warrant
against Lii Evans house on which the
arrests were made.
Jacob Bamberger. a brother of the
coal dealer, testified that Miss Evans
had asked him for a large box to keep
her coal in. She was told that a coal
box would be provided.
COAL WAS STOLEN.
John Early, of the Bamberger-Hal
coal company, was called and cor
roborated the coal box story. He was
unable to procure the box, however, but
sold the coal Miss Evans. he said,
complained about loosing her coal and
wanted a large box that could be lock-
ed up and enc that would hold ton.
It's a common thing among your
customers to complain of coal disap-
pearing or short weight, is it not?"
suggested Whittemore.
mo sir. we give 1000 pounds to the
ton" was the reply. NaughteD.
THAT CALL AT THE KNUTsFoRD.
Harry Amott, night porter at the
Knutsford hotel, saw Captain Donovan
on the morning of the raid about 9:15
O'Clock in the morning. The captain
came into the hotel and inquired for
some of the boys and the porter &C
companied him to the tower of the
hotel
Whfttemore-How do you know this
was on the morning of the 9Th?
Witness-Wel, 1 don't know.
could you say positively it was on
that morning."
NO. sir, I can not
Thomas Kinead, a Waterman at the
Knutsford hotel, also testified seeing
the captain on the morning of the raid
OFFICER sEIGFUS.
Officer Seigfus was next called and
related meeting Captain Donovan in
Knutsford hotel about o'clock on the
morning of the raid.
rs it anything uncommon for an
officer to enter house of i'll fame eX-
cept when he goes to null the house?"
queried the defendants attorney.
"No, sir"
Have you ever seen Officer Gillespie
enter such a house when not going
for the purpose of pulling it?'
Il have
That's ALL" said Powers
Cal Bean was called and stated that
he saw the captain at Smiths drug
store corner at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing.
Officer seigfus was then recalled and
asked if Captain Donovan stated to
him where he was going that morn
ing.
Yes. sir. he told me he was going
down Third South toward Franklin
avenue TO catch a coal thief, was the
reply.
James Hurley saw the captain in
front of the Walker house about 2:30 on
the morning of the raid
The next witness was Officer Thomas
Everill. He stated that he met Cap
tain Donovan at Main and Second
South about $3.50 O'clock on the morn
ing of the raid.
Harry Finch, the Main street res
taurant keeper, took the stand and
testified that Captain Donovan was at
his place and ate lunch between 4:SO
and o'clock on the morning of the
raid.
DUTY OF OFFICERS.
Detective Sheets was next placed up
on the stand and said it was not un-
usual for an officer to go into a house
of prostitution even though not for the