The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-09
~ ENCITING INCIDENT.

AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
Then followed the most exciting in
cident of the day. Judge Powers took
q turn at cross examining officer Gil
lespie. and in his efforts to shake the
officers testimony furnished consid-
cradle amusement to the spectators.
Judge Powers began: Had you been
watching Captain Donovan during the
night
No sir" was the reply.
Had Sergeant Ford to your know
ledger"
No, sir
Had anything been said to you as
to why this raid was to be made?"
NO sir, was to make this raid and
bring them in here
Did Chief Pratt say anything to
you about making this raid to put
someone in the hole?"
mo sir"
The attorney here changed his course
Of questioning and asked if Gillespie
was not the principal witness against
Captain Donovan at the recent trial
Of the latter before the police commits
sion.
No sir replied the officer.
Judge Powers (fercely)-Do you
mean to deny that you was one of the
principal witnesses in that trial?
ooh, now you are coming down to It;
yes sir. / was one of the principal wit
nesses at that trial. Oaughter)
You bear considerable hard feelings
against the defendant. do you not?''
Il don't know as ] do
Judge Powers here arose to his feet
in his effort to draw from witness
the statement that he harbored hard
feelings toward the captain. and after
a sharp and pointed exchange of words
witness saiG:
I can say I have no particular
love for him.
BY that" said Judge Powers
ironically, do you mean to convey the
idea that that feeling of love is similar
to what you would have toward a
young LADY,"
Now, you have better sense than
that" replied the witness.
Judge Powers did not quite catch the
words and asked that the answer be
repeated. whereupon Mr.. Gillespie in
emphatic tones repeated it.
Judge Powers came to his feet again
and took witness to task for his mode
Of replying.
After a squabble about the propriety
of officers visiting houses Of i'll fame
in the regular pursuance of their duty,
the examination was brought to
close.
OFFICER PACK.
Officer Pack was next put on the
stand. He related how he was de
tailed to watch the rear end of the
house. II walked up and heard voices
on the inside he said someone was
walking and talking. I also heard
window blind opened on the east side
of the house. After few moments
heard the door leading into a shanty
behind opened. 7 stepped nearer and
heard someone striking a match and
saw the light. Someone fumbled
around on the inside of the door and
pushed back the bolt on the inside. A
man stepped out and I commanded
him to step back as I had orders not
to allow any one to leave"
Witness then said he stepped up to
the door and saw it was Captain Dono-
van. The latter asked what was up,
to which he said that a raid was be-
ing made. Donovan asked who was
at the front door. His voice was
trembling and he was very much ex-
cited when told that he would have
to go to the station. Both went inside
and met officer Gillespie, who asked
witness If the captain was found in
the house Witness nodded in reply
and asked Gillespie if he should take
the captain to the station. Gillespie
said he would see about it and went
out. but soon returned and said for
him (Pack) to take the captain to the
station.
THE CAPTAIN REFUSED TO GO.
'I told Donovan he was under ar
rest" Pack went on, land he objected.
saving ! had been an officer long
enough to know that 1 could not ar
rest man without a, warrant. I told
him [ had been an officer long enough
to know that l could and took him by
the arm and told him to come on. We
went on up Franklin avenue, the cap
tain all the time demonstrating against
being arrested without a warrant He
stopped and refused to go any further
] blew my whistle and then he said
come on, TIL go with you At the
upper end of Franklin avenue, he posi-
lively refused to go any further, saying
if 1 attempted to take him there would
be trouble. / saw ] could not take him
without fight and let him 60"
CROSS ExAMINATIoN
Judge Powers-You swore to the
complaint did you not?
WitneSs-I did.
Judge Powers-Did you not demand
to swear to the complaint?
Witness-I said was ready to swear
to the complaint.
Judge POWerS-You was so anxious
to swear to the complaint that you re-
fused to allow Attorney Mckay to in
vestigate the charges before the COM
plant was issued.
Witness-I felt Inundated at the cap
tain getting away from me and felt
1t my duty to swear to it.
After some questioning as to whether
witness harbored ennnity towards de-
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