The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-01


po.ntruent with ar. Eauauar ara ta tle
evening he and ggle lakes dlned at 7drs.
Judges. and thus the entire tins Of
Mr.. Kearn5 IS accounted for DURING Inc
night ard day on which the girl Claims
ne WaS with her
Counsel expected to show that the
case was shameless conspiracy
against Mr.. Kearns and his family and
expected and fully relied on being able
to clear Mr.. Kearns' name before his
family and the public.
MRS. KATIE LYNCH
The first witness called for the de-
Tense was Mrs. Katie Lynch of Ouray,
Colo. examined by Mr.. VaBan. She
said in August and September, 1896, she
kept g lodging house at Ouray, recog-
nized Eula WraY; she and Hobbs stay
ed at the lodging house kept by witness
in August, 1896 for four or five days.
Did they room together
Objected to and objection overruled
and the testimony admitted on cOndi-
ton that it should not affect the plain
tiH's right to recover damages if she
was guilty Of unchastity after May l.
1896.
Yes. they occupied the same room"
replied the witness.
,
stantly?"
'-No: they went away for some days
and returned again, and they occupied
the same room again, and last winter
they came back. Hobbs said his wife
vas sick at that time and he sent Tor
the doctor and afterwards she went TO
the hospital"
Did YOU see a. letter addressed to
Mrs. Eula Hobbs?'
n n
The letter was called for, and Miss
Wray was asked to produce ii. but she
said she hadn't got it and didn't know
where it was.
"Who first talked 10 you about testi-
fying in this caSe?" asked Mr.. Zane on
cross examination
nj Kearns and Mr.. Narian."
Did you have any trouble with Miss
Wray9"
only over the rent of the room"
Did you take anything out of her
trunk?"
NO; l took the trunk"
MRS. RIDGEwAY.
Mrs. Emma Ridgeway Of Ouray, Colo,
said she saw Miss Wray at Ouray on
Aug q. 1886 She came TO witness
until her husband came. She spoke of
her husband as VIII Hobbs.
How long did she stay at your
house2"
'aTen or u days. Her husband came
tw0 or three times a week, and when
he came they slept out, as | had not ac-
commodauons for them in my house"
What, if anything, did she say about
VIII Hobbs?"
She WAS always talking about him,
and said she had been married to him
for two years"
Anything further"
SHE said they had lived in Park City
ana that her sister lived with them and
went 70 school"
did she say anything about the
haby?"
yes; she said she hoped it would
be Ike Will
Did she receive letters addressed to
her as Mrs. Hobbs?"
Yes
Did she say that Hobbs wanted her
to so TO Salt Lake and that she wouldn't
leave for the reason that if she did he
would take to drink and would never
have money 10 come TO her at all?"
Yes"
Crcss-examined by MIR. Hutchinson
witness said she had been twice mar
ried. Her first husbands name was
Charles Bosgs.
rs he dead?"
yes: he committed suicide"
Were you arrested for numbering
him."
Objected to and objection overruIed.
No
Weren't you charged with the muir
der Of your husband?"
I'm sure ] don't know. I wasn't in
the town when the inquest was held.
but everybody knew where l WAS"
Did the verdict implcate your"
"No, sir. He was killed by someone,
they didn't know who"
I thought you said he committed
suicide2"
7 was there when he was killed"
"Who killed him."
Objected 10 and objection sustained.
The witness, however, answered that
he killed himself.
you mad but enc bed in the house?"
Yes"
when your husband was away Eula
slept with you?"
Yes"
And when he vas al homo You don't
know where she slept?"
No"
How long was it after your hus-
bands death before the inquest was
held?"
Two CT three days. suppose"
Where were you tAen?"
In New Mexico. He was killed in
New Mexico"
THE 0IATBON OF THE HOSPITAL
Mrs. Mary A Rogers resided at
Ouray; vas there IN January Of this
year: Was mafrOn Of the hospital at
Ouray; knew Eula Hobbs and VIII
Hobbs: first saw Eula on the morning
OF Jan. %. 1897. She was brought to
the hospital and her child was born
there.
VINO made arrangements for her to
go to the hospital?"
Her husband. VIII HOBBS. He
brought her there and visited her four
or five times during the two weeks she
stayed there she said she was married
10 Hobbs IL tse early part Of May,
1885. Letters came TO her addressed 10
Mrs. Hobbs. The letters were signed
by WIN Hobbs. Witness was present
when Dr. Stadler was getting partscu-
lars from EuIa to make out the certifi-
cate Of birth. Eula told the doctor then
that viii Hobbs was The child's father
She also told witness that they had
run away 20 be married.
4 note for $50. signed Mrs. Eula
Hobbs" in favor OF the hospital was
put in evidence
Cross-eXamined, witness said The sig
nature was in the handwriting of the
girl Eula- Witness saw her write it in
her room in the hospital
Is it not fact that you We're down
town and not in the house at all when
that note was signed?"
No. i'll is not
Did Mrs. Hobbs say the child was
hers"
yes. she did" Oaughter)
c F. ROGERS.
c. z. Rogers. husband of the nreYi-