The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-28

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and First South. She was going east,
while was going west 1t was on the
south side of the street"
Having elected these facts the coun-
] " attorney turned the witness over
for cross-examination. All McGurrin
got from him was the statement that
ne had told several people of the oc-
currence before he was summoned. 1t
would have been well for the defense
to have let the matter rest there. but
he did not and brought out the state
ment that the woman appeared to be
laboring under suppressed excitement
and that Haslam had remarked at the
time; in fact it was that which made
him remember meeting her. He was so
impressed with her looks that he
thought about it all day. Witness did
not remember much about her dress:
didn't size people uD on dress evident
~, but. thought she had on gray
dress, although he was not certain
IT WAS AN ACCOUNTING CRY.
James 7. Lovett, an iron founder.
who lives at AZ North Seventh West.
was the next witness and related that
he was standing at the northeast cor
ner of First South and First West.
waiting for a car, when he heard
voices which sounded to him like those
of man and woman He did not hear
what was said, although he was con-
fident the voices were those of people
who were angry, for the lady's voice
was high.
Then" said the witness in reply TO
a query, Il heard a shot and the lady's
voice rose higher"
,-0,, hoar tho Sacond shot 2''
Yes; it was followed by a groan,
and an agonizing groan it was, too,
for it rings in my ears yet" concluded
the old man feelingly.
Did you hear any more shots?"
yes. A third shot, and then three
more shots. l was on my way across
the street by this time and when the
third shot sounded L stopped
From the position you were in. if
man had run eastward on the street
would YOU have seen him."
l certainly should"
The witness was turned over to the
defense for a cross-examination and
McGurrin drew map of the premises
which was spread on the wall and Mr..
Lovett explained his positions from the
time of the first shot until he reached
the fence. When there he saw young
lady at the gate who came from the
adjoining store and some other people
who had been attracted by Che shots.
MILE GOss.
1t was expected from all reports that
when Minnie Goss was placed on the
stand she would relate something new.
But the reverse was the case. Put on
oath she did not appear to so good an
as reports indicated. All
she knew of the case was that she was
inside the store building when the
shots were fired. and that she heard
a most agonizing cry after one OF
them. ''It seemed as if some one was
being torn in pieces.
McGurrin move 10 strike out the
pieces" but the court let it go in as
other testimony.
Counsel for the defense broke its rec
ord by declining to cross-examine and
MANA WITBECK
took the stand and furnished some
by her judgment on dis
tances. Mana is a bright and very
pretty young miss, but what she
doesn't know about distance would
make library full of books bigger
than dictionaries She averred she
lived in the adjoining fiat and that 1t
was 20 rods from the scene OF the
crime. Asked how she was so exact
she said she had stepped it off and it
was 63 steps or 20 rods. A mental cal
culation on the part of the county at
torney led him to ask if they We're or
binary stems, and when she replied In
the affirmative he gazed at her with
for the idea of a chic
little maid of her dimensions taking
sIens OF five feet three and fraction
of an inch was tremendous. lnasnucn
..f1 (, r~9, laafn
thought the distance was about ten
feet. he concluded TO ask her if she was
familiar with distances and was re-
wa-ded with bright smile and an as
surfing "Oh, yes, she was.
Van Cott concluded to not ask her
ANYTHING more on the matter of dis
lance, but turned her attention to an
other feature of the case by asking
If she heard the shots. to which she re-
turned an affirmative answer. she
nought the first two shots sounded
unified. and after one of them sac
heard a groan or cry. which sounded
rerv pitiful. II was a sort of aSonlZlng
moan, she thought.
Again did the defense refuse to cross
examine and Mana tripped away to
make room for the boy, John II. Ram
;ev. who works in a barber shop at II
West First South, and who was going
ZONE en- the night of the killing. John
aid while passing the Seldom home
le heard voices as of some lacy talking
md she was pitching the words in
Ugh key. He didn't distinguish what
vas said, for being a boy who minded
lis own business. he walked right along
owards home. When he was past the
louse a quarter of a block. perhaps, he
leard shots and then some more. He
urned and stopped and as the shooting
,ept up, he walked back, and arrived
I the house in time to see a woman on
he front steps. She ran up the front
tens when he reached the east side of
he. alley Then he noted a man there
nd another and more came.
His cross-examination elected moth
ng new, but he adhered TO the story of
eeing a woman go UP the steps.
HORACE L. FOWLER
1t was evident that the prosecution
ad made a strong point from their
ont Of view. as both attorneys looked
leased with the turn matters were
aking But the testimony of this lad
7as clinched when Horace l.. Fowler
ook the stand and corroborated it by
wearing he was the first person there
fter the shots and he saw the woman
o from the steps into the hallway.
IN the night of the shooting he was
landing directly across the street with
young lady named Florence Mathews.
he two were talking when the shoot
lg began. After the first three shots
e heard a cry; which is best eX
ressed. so he put it. by the term pitt
H." He heard talking before any Of
ne shots were fired. but he could not
istinguish anything the people were
aging; in fact paid no particular at ,
sntion to them. The shots were fired, =
h.. lpY-a1 fi~-ct fbran thar1 two