The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-28
asked me to go and get some cartridges.
said
FOR GODS SAKE. LOU.


FOR GODS SAKE, LOU,
don't let anything like that happen
around my place l then told her to
keep cool. but she said it was no use
keeping cool; he was going to put this
thing through for adultery. She then
went in the house,
When did you next see hero
In the afternoon sometime"
Where and at what timer
In my house somewhere about quit
ting time l asked her if she got the
cartridges, and she said no; they
would not sell them to a woman"
did YOU know John H Hamilton
was coming down that evening""
Il think she told me he was coming.
Did you talk with her at the supper
table?'
Yes. She said at that time he would
never live TO get a divorce"
Anything eise?''
We'll, if she did say anything else, 1
do not remember.
What, if anything. did you say to
herr"
Il told her 1 would see John and
would have a talk with him. and she
said it would be of no use; he told her
one thing and me another. l told her
John promised me to let the matter go
at non-support, and 1 believed he
would do as he said he would. She
then told me if l wanted to talk with
him l
HAD BETTER DO SO FIRST,
for she could say all she wanted to in
ten minutes.
who was present at this converse
tion?"
Mrs. Hamilton. my wife and my
self
Did ]. H Hamilton come to your
house that EVENING""
Yes"
About what time was it?'
Il think it was about 8.
Did you see him when he first
cameo"
Yes"
How did he Gomez"
ION a bicycle"
Where did you first meet him.?
I'm the alley west of the house. We
talked there for a time and then walked
back to the gate. We then sat down
on the back porch of the house and
talked there for a time
How long did this conversation
last?''
''As near as I can remember, about
half an hour
''Where was Mrs. Lou Hamilton at
this time?"
Il think she was III lIlS liOuSS, d
though l am not positive OF my own
knowledge. But l think she was In
there"
In reply to a series of questions the
witness said his house faced TO the
north: that there was board walk
leading from the door to the gate and
steps in front to the number OF three
leading from the walk to the hallway.
Shown a plan of the house he SAID IL
was substantially correct.
Continuing on the main question, the
incidents Immediately preceding the
killing, witness said Hamilton and he
went into the house together. Witness
went into the dining room, While the
other went into the parlor, where his
wife was Il went to bed shortly after
coming in, on lounge in the dining
room and my wife went to bed later
on in a bedroom off the dining room"
"Refore you went 20 sleep did you
hear MIR. and Mrs. Hamilton talking?'
what was the next thing you
II was aroused by a pistol shot and
by my wife telling me to get up
what happened next?''
LAS quick as l could went into the
hall through the dining room door.
There was no light in the hall; only
the light from the bedroom shone in
it,
How were you dressed? ~
II wasn't dressed; 1 only had on my
shirt"
was the outer door open or shut?"
well. it was not shut tight
what did you see?"
Il saw Mrs. Lou Hamilton
COMING UP THE STEPS
and Mr. Hamilton lying on the lawn"
.sWhat did Lou Hamilton then do?"
She walked back, Up and down on
the boards"
what did you then do?"
sI closed the door and went back and
nut on my pants and one shoe. l was
in a hurry. When I went back l
found her in the hallway, just inside
the door"
twas any one with you?"
mo. my wife was dressing at that
time; at least l think SO as she had not
come out