The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-16

a prisoner since that time pending me
recovery of the woman sufficient 10 en-
able her TO appear in court had ms
hearing yesterday in the police court anu
was held TO answer 10 the district court
in bonds of $1,000.
The case came up at the morning ses-
sion of Judge Wengers court The pros
ecution was represented by AISLE ahe
County Attorney t. r. Waite and the
defense by Attorney NJ. NJ. Kaigbn. The
charge against the defendant was as
sault with intent to commit murder.
THE WIFE TEsTIFIEs.
Mrs. Annie Peironnet. wife of the de-
PENDANT, vas he first witness called; one
testified that at the time Of The SHOOT
ing, the family lived In Waldorf S court,
lust of East Second South between
Fourth and Fifth East streets; thar ner
husband the defendant, was Saloon
Keeper, and that owing to his occupa-
ton. was in the habit of coming home
late at night Witness testified that she
lad a 17-montbs-old baby; that en- the
evening IN question, at about > O'Clock,
she had Just finished nursing the Jay
and had put it 10 bed, when there came
4 rap at the door. Witness, before rett-
1nE. sat down to finish lelter 70
friend and was in her night robes. Upon
nearing the knock at-the door, she had
arisen and unlocked II and her nus
band- stepped. in. Immediately upon en-
tering, he had said, It's all OH. ana
had told her that If she had anything
10 say TO the baby or to write, 10 90 II
QUICKLY. Al this time the baby had
Weakened and she had taken it from the
bed and held it until it went TO steep
again. She then laid the baby on the
bed once more. In the meantime her
husband had lzsVt muttering ana gazing
at the witness and once or twice asked
If the Jaby had not yet gone 10 sleep;
When she had laid the child on the bed
again, witness said, her husband drew a
revolver from his pocket and fourisheq
fHraa scrifqrlV She had AT this SelZeQ
ncr own revolver from under her pillow,
Whereupon her husband had run behind
curtain, from whie' position ne had
fired at the Witness he bullet Striking
her IN the left hand, passing diagonaily
through il, coming out near the wrist
and entering the left breast and lodging
beneath the collar Dor :. Witness SAID
she then ran out of the house by the
back door and was taken TO the house
OF a neighhor. She and the baby had
been the only persons in the house aside
on REORGANIZATION. Mrs. Peironnet
stated that her husband had been in the
house about twenty minutes before the
shooting occurred: that when the shot
was fired the defendant had been about
two yards away; that the occasion OF
Ter having a revolver was that she all
wavs kept one under her pillow because
OF her husbands being away at night:
that she was sitting at the foot of the
bed and pointed her revolver at him;
that she was not aware she had dis
charged the weapon, and that she was
familiar with the use of firearms. hav-
ing had experience IN target practiae.
The witness revolver was here offered
IN evidence. It was a 3S-caliber Smith
& kNessOn.
IS Continuing with cross-examination. ti1e
witness stated that her left hand was
,osti1 powder stainedi that the doors of
honse We're botn IGcked; that her
band had said nothing Ifter entering
lt another person being in tn house;
she had admitted the defendai.e-r u
Ately upon hearing his knock, and
q piece Of the handle of her revolver.
been broken. she supposed. by the
shot fired al her.
On redirect examination Mrs. Peiron-
net stated that her husband drank
10 excess at times and had frequently
threatened 10 shoot her. She said she
could give no reason for the threats ex-
oept that he had on numerous occasions
accused her of entertaining other men.
That she had ever done so she positively
denied
MARY BENSON A WITNESS.
Mary Benson, a domestic in the home
OF Mrs Pieronnet's sister, Mrs. Osborne.
who resided next door testified that she
had heard the shooting on the night in
question and had lone. ont Of the house
10 ascertain the reason for 1t. when she
had met tie defendant who had said
E.nnie was shot: that she had notified the
Gshornes: thar the defendant had adj
mitt - doing the shooting; that when Mrs.
OshQ~pe had cone cut defendant had
. EiVeR her 3er baby: that several persons
hadfheard defendants admit the shoot
Ing and that they had heard him say if
DR. WRIGHT TEsTIFIEs.
DIR. Z. s. Wright testified that he. had
been called TO attend Mrs. PierOnnet on
the night of The shooting; that he had
found her suffering from gun shot wounds
IN the left hand and left breast: that in
his opinion the bullet had gone through
the hand and then entered The breast;
that The principal wound was a very
severe one and that he considered it a
miracle that the woman recovered
DIR. J. NJ. DART.
DR.. ] NJ. Dart. who had assisted DR.
Wright gave expert testimony relative |
- tie wounds made by s1ifferent' weapons. I
In his opinion the wound in the hand ind 1
that in The breast had been made by /
dlgft rent calibre bullets He had gone 4
to the Pieronnet residence and had found |
Mrs Pieronnet lying on sofa, Der |
wounds bleeding freely. He had exsnin- /
ID Mrs. Pieronnets pistol al thn time and |
hal found one chambef Discharged. in bis /
wound in The hand had been made by |
Se-calibre pistol.
OFFICER PRATT.
Police Officer o. p. Pratt testified that
he had arrested the defendant the night /
the shooting took place; that he had |
gone to the Pierounet residence and had I
mes the defendant on the sidewalk in COM /
1,.uc with Messrs Glenn and Risey ex-
Dolicemen. Defendant had said his wife 4
had been shot and that che had done
ii herself Witness had gone into the 4
house and got the gun and on coming out !
had been TOLD by the defendant that he |
has been using il during the day TO kill |
a dog Witness had questioned the de- /
1eadant who had SAID ne mad come home /
and found q man in the house who had /
run out the bSck door. and that then his i
wife had shot herself. Witness had ex-
amined The two guns and IN his opinion /
but one of them had oeen recently dis !
charged, the larger calibre.
HELD 70 ANSWER.
The prosecution rested its case and At
torney Kaighn stated that the defense /
would offer no Testimony at this time. He
aeked that the court be lenient in liking
the defendants bail.
Prosecutor Wsite opposed any teader- !
showed & clear case Of coid-blooded at
.I,5lese v7enger fixed Pieronnet's baii al
"a .o0e. He had not procured bondsmeS
last evening"
MINOR MENTION.
james cullen. the man arrested We'd
nesday afternoon by Detectives Sheets ana
arraiened yesterday in the police court /
9a pleaded not guilty and was held 10
answer 70 the district court in bonds Of
S38e The principal witness against Gull
len was the secondhand dealer to whom
ho had sold the watch stolen from the
room OF a lodger at 2l3ia STATE street He
made no defense. After the court had
pronounced its cecree, Cullen said he
wished he had pleaded guilty, as he he K
Naved Judge Msnger W0aid be moro
lenient than a district Judge.
DEATH OF RAYriE MORRIS.
Rayt.e p. Norris. daughter of coun-
Gilman Richard p and Sarah Isaac