Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-22

scene OF the shooting and saw the
crouching form OF man under the
shallow OF the fence stealing quickly
away, The man soon emerge into
the liGht where he got an opportunity
to fully recoguizs him. He rau eBst
about half way from whore the killing
was doDe 70 corner OF First West and
First South st which point he darled
! into an alley leading into the block TO
the rear Of the premises, near to where
the thDoting tccuIrs1. Soon there
aiter be saw u man come out Of the
houfe whtrs the shooting hap.
pened. The man hsu lamp II his
hand-this man was Eedd,D. Clalk
| was positive that the " al true,
1T WAS MRS. HAMILTON.
VIM. Fowler, Browning Broe.'
salesman, VINO testified on yestt rdsy
that he was quite certain that Mis-.
Hamilton was the woman who called
AT thei' store on MONDAY In quest OF
32 calibsr pistol cartridges, was re.
called. He was asked by Assistant
County Attorney Putnam:
SCAN you testify win more Ger.
tninty today than yesterday ne to the
Identity Of the woman who bought
the csrtriugts 10 question OF you on
M lnday afternoon"
Fowler-I eau; l have since seen
and identified her.
Attorney Putbam--Who Is sh.?
Fowlef--M Mrs. Hamilton.
Attorney Putnam-You are sure of
tha?
FUwler-I am.
Attorney Why did you
not 60 testify on yesterday2
Fowler Because tue lady was
heavily yelled at that time ana sat at
least hfteen feet from mo In the court
room. 1t Ia very serious matter and
| didn't want to make any mistake.
But as l cay, have since seen her
unveiled anu know that che Ia the
woman 1 so.a the cartridges 10.
Attorney Puinam-You were close
h htf2
Fowler-Within four feet.
w. u. Calder next testified that he
hsd known the deceased intimately
Tor the past two year,; they were
nsighoors and their homes were separ-
ated by not more than rod OF ground;
on Monday night last on returning
nome he met Hamilton between aud
O'Clock ut the lutter's hOu.s; he said
ne was going down that night TO see
revolver and some Otber article that
he could not Remember; weeg age
tonight he saw anu TAXED with Ham.
ilton In front Of his own residence
ana was certain the deceased did not
come down town that night.
EDWARD Wilson, who gavs testimony
yesterday. was also recalled. He wss
On the grOuuu Immediately after the
sh ding. On reaching the scene he
thinks he saw man dart from under
the shadow OF the fence anu run down
The alley back of tue house. He was
unable to give any q, Il mite description
Of the reireatipg figure.
MRS. HAMILTON AGAIN.
AT tho request of Juror Montgomery
Mrs. Hamilton was recalled. He
asked her what time her husband
called on her week ago today and
che replied. 81 don't know"
"Csn'i you toll pretty nesI?" per.
sisteu Mr.. Mo ligomery.
"No; 1 CANT" was the anewer
spoken In an almost inau1ible toue.
"Was II before or after the supper
hour" iuriber inquired the Juror.
"Af en-" came tue relucts MT reply.
chow long did he remaiu?"
chtooh VI tWtuty mleue s'
THE JURY's VERDICT
And thus concluded the examins.
ton, the jury retiring from the court
room. They were absent about thirty
minutes, and on returning brought In
the following verdict, which was Tread
with delibtration ami distinctness by
Justice Bommer during the most pro.
found silence witnessed In the court
room during tho hearing:
STATE OF UTAH,
County of Salt Lake.
At an inquisiuon holden at Salt Lake
Cry, in the County OF Salt Lake, on tho
22nd OF April, 1877, before Morris SOM
mer. aching coroner OF said county, upon
the body OF John IL. Hamilton then and
there lying dead, by the Jurors whose
names are bereunio subscribed,
The said jurors on their oaths do say,
from the evidence presented, that the
deceased, John III. Hamilton, came to his
death from gun shot wound fired
from revolver into his body. We fur
Their find from the evidence in this case
that the fatal shot thai caused the death
OF the said John IL. Hamilton, was fred
by person unknown to US, but from the |
evidence adducad at the inquest we be- |
lieve that Mrs. Lou Hamilton fred the |
fatal shot and that Thomas p. Seldom |
was an accessory.
In testimony whereof, the said Jurors, |
as we'll as the said coroner have hereun- |
to set their hands the day and year first |
above written.
HENRY II. BALL,
GEORGE II. lNaHAM,
John MONTGOMERY Jr.,
IoRn1s SoMMru