Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-16
MRS. seldom TESTITIES
NEW TESTIMONY is BROUGHT OUT.
Details of the Tragedy Gone into Prose-
oution May Rest Monday Other
Court Items.

calling of Mrs. Emily Seldom, sister OF
the defendant. Lou Hamilton, to the
stand 1t took Attorney Van Colt but
Il few minutes to conclude the exam
ination Of the witness. when she was
cross-examined by Judge Powers.
/ There are eight more State witnesses
yet to be examined. and 1t is expected
that the prosecution will be through
by Monday evening The case, how
ever, will not likely reach the jury un-
I'll about Thursday or Friday of next
week.
On the reagsembling of court yester-
day afternoon, Thomas p. Seldom was
recalled by the defense and denied
that he had been threatened with
prosecution for perjury II he tes-
titled to the truth. Witness further
said that the reason why he did not tell
all that he knew at the coroner's In
quest was because of the sympathy he
entertained for his slster-in-law. In
answer to MIR. Van Colt Seldom held
to the story about Mrs. Hamilton COM
ing up the board walk and leaning over
her husbands body.
MRS. HAMILToN's SISTER.
The next witness called was Mrs. En-
fly Seldom, wife of the preceding wit
| ness and sister to the defendant. Mrs.
| Seldom told of the defendant request-
| Ing her husband to go to Hamllton's
| and get the revolver. Witness also said
| that on the afternoon of the shooting
| Mrs. Hamilton was very much ngitated
and blamed John Hamilton for scanda-
/ liking her the way she said he had.
Mrs. Hamilton also told witness to
tell Tom that If he wanted to talk to
| Hamilton, he would have to see him
before she CAIrs. Hamilton) did, as he
| wouldn't have a chance afterwards.
| When the shooting occurred, witness
said she heard voice say, IF that Is
| all the love you've got for me- shoot
away" 1t sounded to her like the
voice OF Hamilton.
When Mrs. Hamilton came in from
| the lawn she was very much excited
/ and said to witness, I've settled him
now"
Defendant requested witness to get
| two cartridges out of the bureaudrawer
| and throw them away. She also re-
! quested witness TO be careful what she
| testified to- Court here adjourned un-
| til this morning.
MRS. Seldom RECALLED.
Mrs. Emily Seddon was recalled this
| morning and in answer to Mr.. Van
Colt said Mrs Hamilton did not leave
the house after the shooting. She
/
| killed Witness also said that she had
| visited her sister at the county jail and
advised her to tell the truth and re-
| lease her husband.
Under REORGANIZATION by Judge
| Powers, witness said she had only vls-
| tied her sister once since her confine-
ment in the county jail. She had
/ reasons for II.
After Mrs. Hamilton had recovered
| from one of her faintlng spells, she
/ nd m Inhu a
| blame, / am at fault" During the
| whole week she was at witnesses house
/ she was downhearted. On The Sunday
! night before the shooting MIR. Hamil-
/ ton and his wife were together in the
! parlor. Hamilton was also there the
| Tuesday evening before. He wanted
! certain papers. which Mrs. Hamilton
/ gave him. He also wanted a pin and
! ring. Witness saw her husband give
| Mrs. Hamilton the gun the Wednes-
/ day before the shooting and the night
| after Hamilton got the papers. Wit
| ness couldn't recall whether or not her
sister was distressed or downhearted
! the Sunday evening Mr.. Hamilton
/ called. Witness and defendant slept
| together that night. Mr.. Seldom slept
| in the dining room. when Mrs. Ham,
! ilton came home from the bindery on
I the morning Of the shooting she told
witness she couldn't stand the scandal
/ ana appeared much distressed. When
! Mrs. Hamilton asked witness to re-
| quest her husband to buy her soma
cartridges witness said "Oh Lou. think
| how you win disgrace me and the fam
/ ily.' In what way she ana the family
would be disgraced witness was I'M
/ able to say. 1t wasn't true that Mrs.
| Hamilton took the paper. containing
| the scandal. to her husband down at
| the barn. Witness took the paper
! herself and If Mr., Seldom said that
/ Mrs. Hamilton brought II TO him, he
| told an untruth. Mrs. Hamilton did
/ 90 60 the barn but It was for the pur-
I pose Of asking Seldom to buy her some
cartridges. Witness had no idea what
4 Mrs. Hamilton wanted with them.
/ Defendant went herself TO get the cart
ridges. 1t was In the morning. II any
| one said she was out between and 4
o'clock ON the afternoon Of April 10th
I they told an untruth. Mrs. Hamilton
| did not leave witnesses house all that
afternoon. 1t was 1880 in the morning
1 when defendant went up town. She
/ returned in about half an hour and In
/ formed witness that she was unable
[ To get the cartridges, because the
Btorekecper said he couldn't sell them
| TO lady unless gentleman was
along.
on the afternoon OF the fatal Monday
| Mrs. Hamilton wrote note TO John.
/ asking him to call and see her and
/ asked witnesses little girl TO take II to
! him. Before the little girl started
/ knock came TO the door and John cnme
I in, Witness did not hear John refer to
[ his wlfcs appearance. II he said Lou,
/ how pale you look" witness did not
| hear H. John came about o'clock in
| the afternoon The remark, Tell Tom
| 20 speak TO him first. as he will not
/ have a chance after this was made
shortly before supper. Witness said
/ she aid not take any notice Of the re-
mark, or pay any particular attention
TO II.
When John came 10 the house on
the Monday night and asked for his
wife she did not warn him OF i'm
! pending danger, because she did not
know there WINS any.
Witness said that after John had
| been at the house for about an hour
on the night Of the tragedy, she turned
the light out and left Hamilton and
! his wife Ia the parlor In darN kncss.
John came in to tho dining room few
seconds later and got q drink Of water.
The only thing he suid to witness was,
Are YOU going to bed, Emily" The
only Hight John and his wife had was
that which came from n small night
lamp In witness he'd room through
| window.
"vou heard your sistcr talk about
cartridges. threaten her husbands life.
and vet you did not warn the man OF
the danger, but put out the lamp.