The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-19

thing about the shooting; that as her
husband was leaving the house she
accompanied him to the door and he
walked down the steps and she Shut
the door and lsre7y nothing more until
she heard the shots.
Was her mouth bleeding?" asked
Mr.. Putnam.
Yes
How did she eypIa:n that?"
"She Said John had done it; that it
vas only a love tap ana didn't
amount to anything. The witness
suggested that Il vas rather a, hard
love tap aud she said John didn't
mean to do it,
Witness made no examination of
Mrs. KamiNons neck.
Did yo1 observe Mrs. Hamilton
presty closely that nights"
Yes: I saw her IN the police head
quarters after stAe was arrested
HOW did she seerl?"
Very calm and collected"
did she make any statement about
the gum"
Yes, she said she had given it to
Mr., Hamilton two or three days before
the shooting"
Detective Sheets in reply to Mr.. Put
nam, said he had conversation with
| Mrs. Hamilton at the police station af-
ter she was arrested.
What was her appearance"
Very COOL
That did she say about the shoot
ing?"
"She said she didn't know anything
! IaouC il; that she heard only one shot
/ fred and that she was in the hall when
! she heard it. She said the wound oyer
! her mouth was only love tap and
| didn't hurt her.
! Did VOC question her about her re-
! lations with Pavey?"
/ Objected to ard objection sustained.
! Did she say anything about the
! gum"
Yes, that she had given it to Mr..
| Hamilton two or three days before
| Witness did not see any wounds on
! her neck, but had made no eXamina-
ton Of it
SERGEANT BURBIDGH
Sergeant Burbidge was at the sed-
| don residence on the night Of the kill
| ing. Mrs. Hamilton appeared cool both
| at the house and after she was taken to
| the police station.
did she make any statement about
| The shootinG?'
"Yes. she said he shot himself, that
! she stood inside the hall door and heard
! only one shot fired and that so deaf
ened her she heard no more of the
| shooting"
! Did she say anything about her
Imp"
Yes, she said Hamilton struck her
| but that it was only love tap and he
didn't mean to hurt her"
Witness had not looked to see il
| there were any wounds or her neck
It was $3.50 O'Clock when witness ar
rived at the Seldom house. Hamilton's
body was lying in the yard when wit
ness arrived. Witness at the request
of Mr. Van Colt here lay down on the
| floor to illustrate to the jury the posi-
ton in which the body lay. on its face
feet crossed, left hand on the left shoul-
der and the right hand on the ground
palm downward extending slightly
above the head.
Witness said there was pistol lyins
by the right side of the dead man. The
pistol was warm and smelt of powder
as if recently discharged. All six cham
bers We're empty. except for the shells
The coat worn by Hamilton wa:
shown to the jury with the bullet hole
in the left side Of it and slightly pow
der burnt.
JUSTICE SOMMER.
Justice Norris Sommer said he wa:
acting coroner at the inquest upon thu
remains of Hamilton. Was called t.
the Seldom residence and saw the body
lying on the lawn. Witness went int
the house and saw Mrs. Hamilton. HI
asked her why she did not go out anC
see the body of her husband and sht
said she had nothing to do with th'
shooting, and by her manner and con
Yersation gave witness the idea tina
she didn't care.
Was she excited or cool?"
She was very COOL
Cross examined by Judge Powers Mr.
Sommer said he did not refuse to ALLOW
Mrs. Hamilton to have counsel to ad
wise her at the inquest, but refused t,
allow her counsel to conduct the in
quiry; did not warn her that the ties
timony she would give at that inquir.
would be used against her at the trial
Police Patrol Driver ]. G. ATmstron;
visited the Seldom residence the day az
ter the shooting. He found a bullet ii
the wall of the house which must hav
, ! been shot from 4 northWesterly direc
ton.
Cross examined by Mr.. Fred McGur
rim witness pointed out the place in tn
lawn where the person firing the bulle
found in the wall of the house mus
have stood
MRS. HAMILTON ON THE STAND
The remainder of the afternoon wa
: occupied in arguments on the adnissa
bility Of the testimony given by Mrs
Hamilton before thu coroner. and tn
jury was excused until this morning
, In order to determine whether Mr.:
Hamilton knew that the testimony the
given by her would be used against he
, at the trial she was called to the wit
ness stand. She walked firmly to tn
seat and for the first time since tn
trial began raised her veil. much I
? the satisfaction of the crowd of curl
osity seekers who frequent the cour
, room. She looked pale but her an
pearance was that of woman in 900
health and was quite calm and col
, Iected.
In reply to a question by Judge Pow
= ers she said she was not aware whe
: she testified before Judge Son1nner tina
the testimony would be used agains
her at the trial. She had not bee
! given an opportunity to consult her at
, torney on the matter and consequent
had not been advised by him regard
ing it.
Attorney Fred McGurrin. of couns,
] for Mrs. Hamilton, said he had nc
= been Informed that the inquest was &c
! ing to be held and that when he III
find it out he was not allowed to Sc
= his client. Notwithstanding that h
. made strenuous efforts for over tW
: hours to gain access to her, so as TO ad
a wise her of her rights in the premise
I Court then adjourned until this uorr
: ins, when the arguments on the point
: / raised by Judge Powers viii be cor
l GUIDED