Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-22
BOB'S TRIAL BEGINS
Experts" On The Stand Testify Iof
lhs Prosecution.
, WITNESS CAUSES nEnRIaESr.
Tie Coull No, Conceive Of Attorney
siraup Resting Him With
The Gloves.

| - NhAE " NNNN'N AlNAA NhN NtAHNNu ~
1890 this m3rning TO try tho uss Of
the slhte OF Uisn against Robert
Thompson under an information ohatg.
ing him with the crime OF manslaugh.
tot. alleged q have been committed In
;his city on June 2sth lks', when by
previous arrangement the defendant
met ono James Carter Ia a prize ring
On Third South street, ana In the last
fouad Of ,nc Il sht tho prisoner NJ tho
bar nifnck Carter blow on the chin
which ielled him to tho floor. TIE
baCs % Car,er's head struck tue fior
with such force ~ TO burst blood YES.
eel on the brain which resulted In his
death.
Mr.. Waite made the opening slale.
rpont ior tho gOv,rnment, giving tho
facts ne above.
Mt. Thomas Homer wa, called for
the prosecution, when Nit. 5Iaup, for
the defense. objected 10 the introduc.
lion OF tuiilmony in the case Oh the
ground. that tho information charge.
TIE crime Of granddaughter aud tho
law Ia that granddaughter can only 10
committed under a sudden heat OF pas.
sion, which tho state would rot nj.
tempt 10 prove In this ease. Further
objection was made on account OF tho
| Indictment changing an engagement
/ ~ the defendant 10 pflzs Eight, m
| unlawful act, aud charged man-
slaughter, Also n crime. The charge
| u pfi2s fghting sct up n conclusion
anu did not state tho real facts.
JudHe Hilva oveffuled the objection
and gave the defendant the benefit OF
40 exception, which was entered BY his
attorneys,
Tha prosecution Withdrew witness
Homer for the present And the trial
pfocteduu.
AsIfnY's TESTIMONY.
j. W. Asnby. lad OF about 20.
was called ~ tho prosecution And
answered TO Mi. WhlttemOro that he
was Present nj tho ring side on this
evening " June 9Sin when the contest
complained " occurred. Witness o.
| gagud In n iout.round "pfelimi airy"
| anu the referee made the announce.
meul that tho principal event NJ tho
evening wOull commence. rhe
referee Oh not m no any announce
munt Of the time limits OF tho match,
ou1 read The articles Of agreement
IHE KNOCK our.
| when asked 10 describe the contest
the witness tAid that In the frst and
recond rounds the match was pretty
ovonj but up 10 tho NTH round Thomp.
sou Appeared TO be getting n little the
best Of u; from the nth round on TO
the eud VI the seventh Carter was
"gfoggy." In the eighth round Car.
ter appeared 20 SCENE up" ifesher and
made rush for Thompson. Tho latter
struck bis opponent In the lace
but Carter came alter him again,
when tho dsiundant struck Carter a
blow ON the Jaw, knocking him down.
Ca'tuis head struck tho floor violently.
The floor was covered with canvass.
Il der whlon was isyer OF sawdust.
Witntua saw Carter Immediately after
hr was counted out" aud saw thai he
was unconscious. Carer was knocked
iowa several times preyious 10 tho last
time.
CfoiseKamiuei by MT. SlIaup tn.
~itfgts said thst CafleE smiled In tho
met r.uni anJ that Ihompson smiled
Nil the Zine. Tbs gloves with winch
they baNti were eight.ounce; gloves
usol IN pfi1r lights Afc sOm-iilnes I've
ounces la weight anu sometimes Gully
two ouncrs. Carter was knocked
down several timos pfsvlou, to tho
last; hut he also several times went
down OF his own accord TO avoid the
blows OF Thompson. Carter also To.
manned down when knocked down by
his upponsnt Ia order ~ get the benefit
oi toe full tlmo limit 10 Ircupt rate.
the bout between himself anu Red.
m0ni, said witness, was similar TO
that between Garter anu Themps,n,
| On Redirect questioning witness
saii the uitiefence between HE bout
with Redmond an the oonisst DO.
tween Thompson and Carter was hat
Ia the former casu tho compensation
was the same, swim or lose" aud In
the latter Instance tue winner got tue
most mOney.
Ia reply q Mr.. S,tAup witness said
the gloves used la tins Thompson,C Car.
teE contest were right-Ounce, like those
on exhibition IN tue court room; Ia
fact they looked TO bs tue idoalioal
gloves.
"rxrERT' JACKSON.
| q. NJ, Jackson Of tns Herald tosti.
Ned that he was present at ths contest,
but not 10 n business capacity. Wit.
uess described the ring Gnd said that
ihu re'cfee called tho men In the cen.
ter OF Tue rug AND cautioned them TO
act In a goItlemAnly manner In the
contest Tne tvieres did not,
~ wilneti's best recollection, reaI
the articles OF agreement but asked tho
principals n they were acquainted
with their contents. Though Carter
was Enuoked cut Ia the twelfth round,
Ia tho last round Carter rather forced
his lighting. The blow which tilored
tue m IA was what witness would call
"lvt hand hook" anu was not u.
vigorous as many others which had
been delivered during the contest.
Carter went down several times before,
but witness did not think he was
knocked down by rhompsonj rather
going down Of his owl accord 10 avoid
punishment.
Denomination proved by tho
wlintss that gloves used In regular
ptlE, II ,hls we're skln.tight and sons.
times weighed lees than two ounces.
The object OF rnish fight was for
one Of The contestants 10 disable tho
olhet In London rules nothing IL
haIted except hitting below ihs belt or
striking nn opponent when down.
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