Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-29
MRS. Knocks TESTIMONY


The trial of Benjamin Egginton FOR
the killing of Martin Mock on the 2ist
of last September. was resumed before
"a jury in Judge Norrelis court today
After the News report closed yes
terday jury was secured and the fun
panel is now as follows:
Thomas wilkes, Nephi Huskinson,
John Watson, VIM. Laffrford, J. r.
Newman, Thomas p. Page, Charles
Caldwell. Edwin ID. Crowther, James
Taylor, Charles A. Harper Jr.. John
L. Bouck and Charles j. Foulger.
Mr.. Putnam made II brief opening
statement to the jury and after the
examination of County Surveyor
Wilkes with reference to map. court
adjourned until this morning.
MocK's sIsTER-IN-LAw.
Mrs. Sophia Snyder, sister of Mrs.
Mock said she resided part of the time
In Salt Lake and part of the time In
Sandy. She was Mt her sisters place
when Martin Mock was shot. She saw
Mock that day go out of the gate. The
next thing she remembered was when
Nocks boy. Julius, came In exclaiming
Fathers shot MIR. Egginton did IT,
Her sister became excited and witness
didn't amount to anything. witness
said she went ont and saw Egginton to
whom she called three times. Mock
was lying on the ground and called to
witness to come TO him. Egginton
came up to where witness was stand
ing and asked, who are your Wit
ness said she asked him to bring Mock
into the house and he said he couldn't,
and that he shot her brother-in-law in
self defense. He then turned around
and walked away.
Under cross examination witness
said she was widow and the mother
of baby since her husbands death.
He left before we got married,
guess" witness said smiling. She also
admitted that her eyeslght was not
good, but was better the day the
shooting occurred than now.
MoCK's SON TEsTIFIEs.
julius Mock, bright little chap Of
twelve years, and son of Egginton's
victim. was then called to the stand.
He said that between three and four
O'Clock on the afternoon of September
2lst, his father told him to go down to
the pasture and change cows. The
lad said he obeyed his fathers instruc-
tons and shortly afterwards heard
some shots fired. He came out OF the
pasture and saw his father lying on
the ground, resting on his hands which
were behind him. 1t was few feet
north of Egginton's house. Egginton
was standing about three feet in front
of his father with pistol in his hand.
"'rhe first thing my papa said was"
continued the lad, "Egginton has shot
me Julius. Go and get your ma and
aunt"
Egginton, the witness said, never
spoke. He then went and told his
folks OF the occurrence and hurried
back to where his father lay. Mock
asked the boy to see II there were any
bullet holes in him. land l looked, but
j didn't see any," said the little fellow.
While he was examining his fathers
body Egginton was busying himself
putting tools into, buggy. At his
went for Mr.. Larson, who came and
assisted his father into buggy and
drove him to the house.
The witness was subjected to Sc
we're cross-examination by Attorney
Edwards, but he held to his story and
proved himself an intelligent witness.
TESTIMONY OF MOCK'S WIDOW
/. Christina Mock testified that she was
the widow of Martin Mock. They got
married about seven years ago. She
had three children when she married
hlmshe had one, and three children had
been born to them since. She remem-
bered the day of the shooting. Julius
came and told her. She tainted three
times before she reached her husbands
side. She saw her husband in Il sit
ting position trying to hold himself
up. The witness said Egginton was
holding a horse when she got to the
scene. She asked If he thought II was
right to shoot man down and sleave
her to struggle with seven little chill
dren. Egginton's answer was, There's