Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-21


woman to aek for cartridges. Besides
| that she asked where Browning Bro.
thert' was sndlwh telling her he had
good opportunity to observe her.
Mrs. Hamilton was p5inted out to him
yesterday afternoon as she came from
| the inquest but he could not state to q
certainty that she wns the woman who
wanted to buy cartridges from him on
Monday last. She was dressed differ
| emily on that occasion, being attired
in graylsh costume, without cape or
wrap. All he could now say to an
absolute certainty was that the woman
who came TO the store on Monday re-
sembled Mrs. Hamilton, being the
same sizs, form and complexion 80 far
as he could Judge.
FOX HEARD THE SHOOTING.
Jesse w. Fox then tsok the stand
| and said that he was in houseat the
rear OF where the shoDting occurred,
with George II. Taylor, visiting
family named Gardner. Tbete were
ak ehots. The flrst was mutli ID and
low followed by brief spell o. quiet,
then four in rapid succession followed
by another short period Of silence
and then the last shot which
like the four Immediately pre-
ceding IL, was sharp and clear.
AS IL was fred he said to Mr..
Taylor, "thnt means business, let's 20
out" And they went. On getting
outside they saw three or four people.
Leland Rocks was the first person he
recoguizsu. Asked him what was the
matter and got the renly that some
one mad been killed. Rocks said he
saw no one Running away. Two small
boys, one nephew OF the witness.
and another named Cannon, claimed
to have seen the shooting. Witness
asked Mrs. Seldom what she knew OF
the killing and she only sighed.
Witness said, ISIS 1t possible that man
could be killed in your yard and you
know nothing about it?" To this
query he got no reply and he then
ssked Mr.. Seldom as to the particu lars.
Mr.. seddon replied that he did not
know who did the shooting or wbothcr
II was suicide. All he knew was that
Mr.. Hamilton was dead on the law n
with n pistij at his eide and
that Mrs. Hamilton was in the
house IL her room. As the
crowd collected Justice Sommer came
with them and taking out his boob
began to take down names and point
ing to witness said, "Fhis Ia the man.
which caused witness to think he wal
. going to be accused OF the shooting
Laughter.
J WIFE WAS UNcoNCERNED.
Sergeant John Burbidge was at tn;
scene OF the shooting early; saw thu
body lying face downward on th'
ground; described Its position minute
ly; Mrs. Hamilton, the dead NAM
wife, appeared to know all apout thu
shooting, but wouldn't ana diun't "
out and look at the body; she exhibit
ed no SORROW or grief whatever; Mr.
Seldom said he was very sorry thu
shooting happened there; Mrs. Ham
ilton came 10 the door to keep tn
crowd from going In the house; sh,
was perfectly cool aud collected,
MoI.LIE ALEXANDER SAW NO ONE.
Miss Mollie Alexander, one OF TIN
young ladies who was supposed e
have ssen some suspicious persoi
lurking In the shadow OF the feDoe,
surprised the jury by the perfectly
clear and coherent manner In which
she said she knew nothing beyond III,
tact that crime had ben committed
She heard the shooting; though
som ebody was killing cats; heard
mufii cd shot frsi; opened the window
ir ana heard four more, anu thel
., another; saw a shadowy something
against the fence, but there was pos
there and also n shade tree, whic
Q objects might have been all she saw
as sue was excited aud her eyes vert
dszzled; heard no voices.
HEARD PITIFuL MOANING.
! Miss Mana Witbeck, who lived mex
- door, also heard the shooting. WI
lust going TO bed when the first snC
startled her; pacified her little niece b
y saying she guessed some one WI
killing the dos. The fret two sho
appeared 10 her to be low ami NULL 81
e. the others loud and clear; after Il
90 frat shot she heard some une moa
piiifully whereupon sne PARTIAL
as dressed herself and ran down stair
tho moan was very agoniz,ng or
ii an was an explanatory "O4W
tn 'PAPA" WENT OUT.
at Frederick Buschweiler, an age
IN German who also lived next door
very near. testified as to the shootin
Attorney Kroeger acti ng as interprett
10 He proven rather amusing witnei
I'D When the shooting commenced Fra
BusCnWelltt haiu IuploriuBIyt II ~
to DON'T go out, you will geG Kill.
Pspa's TeutoD courage took sudd,
:" bound sByward aud he exclaimed
strongest German, "If anybody wan
to kill the old man, let them shoot
SO out be went but cav nothing m b
than several OF tue other Witnesses.
PHYSICIANS STATEMENT.
DR.. Daily was called and describ
the wound as far as he mad examin
rt 1t, which he declared was necessari
II. very superficial.
~ Committed 40 CUSTODY.
Attorney Van Colt mere moved til
Mrs, Hamilton be bound over as W
pe,s. The court here sai1 somethil
on about courtesy to the woman
by attorneys which brought MIR. M
~ Jiurrin h his feet on she
N. notice. He said, We are not ht
re-. seeking courtesy for Mrs. SHsmil
IN but Justice, We don'l want Nj
4 Hamilton submitted to the indign
RI. OF being bound over. She has be
80 and will continue to be present. v
eT, would not object to he being turn
ey over TO an officer.
re. That was agreed to, and Mrs. Hal
&c ilton WAS committed TO the custody
IS, Deputy MoCl Hand, after which
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