Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-20
MRS. HAMILTON SPEAKS
Tells the Court and Jury Of Her Trouble
With Her Husband.
THE CONFESSION OF HER WRONG DOING



The sensational feature of the
Hamilton murder trial today WINS tn.
calling of the defendant. Mrs. Lou
Hamilton, to the stand When Judge
Powers made the announcement n
deep hush fell upon the audience and
all eyes We're turned upon the prisoner,
as her sister Florence remov ID the
heavy veil which has concealed her
face ever since the trial began.
The defendant walked to the wit
ness chair without assistance, and.
resting her arm on the rail ing. looked
over at her attorneys and by a. nod or
her head indicated that she was
ready to proceed. She was dressed in
deep black and appeared to be in tn,
best of health. She told her story in
Il clear. audible tone of voice. but nj
times 1t was apoaront t. ever ylody
flat sha loborod bor5 Ca i.aan boci,
H., - ~ - HP -
'''e '1"iS 'iu| iofced their way 10 her
eyes once or twice II looked as though
She would break down. but the en-
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4'o''' 'uu7e i""'i'
70 Keep cam ana 10 take her time
evidently had It's affect, for tho PRISON.
er would dry her eyes and proceed
with her narration.
A..or a.. n.y., -. 49,,
Ai'er Tue news report closed yes
terday Dr. Daily was examined and
described the wound found on the body
of Jobn II tJ,mr,o, ,ba do,, ,e,or a.,
- ii''',''',o. ',ie uuy "i'ei 'iis
shootihs' me puIIet' ne SAID. entered
below the left nipple and went diagon-
ally through the heart and lunps. He
PV'9O" % "ouiiueu
coulu walk step lie must nave died
instantly.
Deputy Sheriff Burt was recalled and
to,d 90 ,ho a,st,,,,,, ,,.,,,,,,,,,, tt,o ca
tO'u VI we u'S'u"ee De'"een ''e .'eu-
don residence and Browning Bros.
store. He also admitted that he had
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,,aa 80 - ~ 49, w. a., ne lo'''e.s
so'' ".H De."Seii h'"i' MI Seuioh anu
Mrs Hamilton at the county jail,
though he denied it the day previous.
The prosecution here rested and At
tornnv Erad ~ McSiurrir thon maSs
The oneninT stntement FOR the defense
To- the iury He smoke for nearly an
hour and was listened to with rapt at
t.,,tion TN I,,st,ca 20 tha aa,itia,,a,
tt,U s ba IN s 3ISfS 10 ine gen.issn
couched in the hest Of English. was
earnest, logical and to the noint
MI Nrcfi,irri, rsvis,vnd thn ao,l,,
career of Mrs. Hamilton. Her meet.
ing with Hamilton and the love that
thew bore towards enrb other lie
also reclted the first trouble that took
place between them: the suspicion.
the confession and the husbands sub,
sequent actions.
Coming down to the night of the
shooting MIR. McGurrin declared IL
was accidental and i'm self defense.
that the deceased either struck HIS
wife or showed her off the steps and
afterwards fired nj her. Then a scuf
ne ensued during which Jobn II.
Hamilton met with the wound that
caused his death. Concluding Mr.. Nc
Surrln said Mrs. Hamilton has
peen ROBBED or her home her husband
ana her family, and now some of her
own relatives are trying to rob her OF
her hLe.'
u. II. smith was the first witness
called by the defense. He said that
he lived near the Seddons and on the
night Of the shooting he heard one
shot and then three more in rapid sue
cession, He looked out of his window
and saw the flashes OF revolver. He
also saw people running from all d.
rectlons, but did not recognize any
one.
Miss Mollie Alexander lived Just
west OF the Seldom house. Heard the
firing, but heard no conversation or
Eroans.
Frederick Bollschiviler, German,
testfying through an Interpreter, said
he lived near the Seddons and on the
night Of the shooting he was coming
out of his house. lie was the first to
reach the scene of the shooting, but
did not see or hear anything. At this
point court adjourned until today.
Judge Norrel sustained the obtec-
PRODUCTION of the transcript OF testI-
muny taken at the coroners inquest.