The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-22

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No; it was not
When you told Seldom that you hao
not got any cartridges because they
wouldn't sell them TO a woman, was
that true?''
No
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
This closed the cross-examination of
Mrs. Hamilton and in redirect exami-
nation by Judge Powers the witness
said she had no very clear idea of what
occurred in the seulfic and the illustra-
ton given by her with Mr.. Van Colt
as to how she and her husband Crap
pied with each other was in accordance
to her best recollection, but might not
be correct in all the details.
Witness had no hard feelings to-
wards Seldom or Mrs Seldom Refer
ring TO the alleged conversation with
Mrs. Calder, the witness said she had
no recollection OF it whatever.
You told Mr. Van Colt that you did
not recollect whether, after the first
shot was fired the pistol was in your
hand or your husband So?
I must have misunderstood his ques-
ton The pistol was in his hand
By Mr. Van Colt:
81 understood you TO say that al
though you were excited during the
scufhe you had your senses sufficiently
to know what was happenings
yes"
That's ALL" said MIR. Van Colt
That's all" said Judge Powers, and
Mrs. Hamilton left the stand and re
sumed her seat beside her sister Flor
enCe.
Judge Powers then offered in evil
denee the testimony of c. L. Rocks,
taken before the coroner. It was OBJ
jected to and the objection sustained
Judge Powers then read the testi-
mony given by Thomas P. Seldom and
Mrs. Seldom before the coroner.
Henry Denhalter was called by Judge
Powers. but it was found he had been
excused and was not present.
DEFENDANT RESTS.
The defendants case was then rested
and in Febuttal the prosecution called
D. G.. Calder, who, in reply to Mr.. Van
Colt. said he lived next door TO John
IL Hamilton's house and had been ac-
quainted with him for two years before
he was killed.
"Where was John Hamilton on the
Thursday evening before the killing"
L saw him at his residence a few
minutes before .. m. on that day,
and talked With him for 25 minutes. I
saw him last on that evening about 9
o'clock"
The object of this testimony was to
rebut Mrs. Hamilton's statement that
her husband had been to see her at
Seddon'S that evening.
Did you ever see Mrs. Hamilton en-
gage in target practice in the back yard
of the Hamilton residence"
Il never saw her myself"
Did you have any conversation with
Hamilton about his wife shooting?"
Yes. He told me in the presence of
Mrs. Hamilton that his wife was a
better shot than he was, and that a
strange thing was that when she fired
off a pistol she never stopped Until the
whole five or six chambers were dis
charged"
Mrs. Calder wife of the previous
witness. said she had seen Mrs. Ham
ilton shooting at a board in her back
yard OH July 4. She shot once. Wit
ness saw John II. Hamilton at his own
house about o'clock on the Thursday
evening before he was killed
Miss Mary Hamilton testified that on
Thursday evening before the shooting
John came home to his own house and
stayed there all the evening.
D. s. Spencer testified that the Union
Pacific city ticket Office was, on April
10. located at POI Main street. The
ticket Office at the depot was usually
open half an hour before the departure
of trains only.
This testimony was to show the i'm
probability of some statements made
by Mrs. Wright, the eye witness to the
shooting. who told about a friend of
hers going to Nebraska at a particular
day, date and hour
H. I. Fowler said on the night of the
shooting there was an electric light at
80
ond West streets. Witness was oppO-
site the Seldom residence when the first
shot was fired. but he did not see Mrs.
Wright or any other woman cross the
street at that time. If any woman had
crossed he would probably have seen
her
oss-examined by Judge Powers. the
witness said he was talking to Miss
Matthews at the time the first two
shots were fired; was standing with his
back to Seddons and didn't see the
flashes, but saw the flashes of the sue
ceedinG three shots.
Miss Florence Matthews said she was
standing opposite the Seldom residence
when the shots were fired. She was
facing the residence and if any woman
had crossed the street then witness
would surely have seen her.
Cross-eXamined by Judge Powers, the
witness SAID she vas taking to Mr..
Fowler at the time and was not paying
much attention to what was going on
around her.
James T. Lovett heard the shooting,
went Immediately towards the resi-
dehce. but SAW no woman crossing the
street. If q woman had crossed wit
ness would have seen hnr
John II. Ramsey on that night, as he
approached the Seldom. residence. met
nobody on the sidewalk.
TESTIMONY CLOSED.
This closed the testimony ana the ar
guments to the jury VIII open this
morning at $50 o'clock. Assistant
County Attorney Putnam will open for
the state He VIII be followed by At
turney Fred T. McGurrin and Judge
Powers for the defendant, and County
Attorney Van Colt for the state will
close the case.