The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-16

Junction, Utah, Sept. 1S.-The Mills
murder case this afternoon Was taken up
with evidence offered by the defense for
Harry NIils A number of dispositions
were read By Judge Powers from the
witness stand, made by various persons
who had known the defendant III oeher
parts 0f the country before his coming 70
Utah. They all testify al length, hhaer
oath. to the good character OIL MillS ana
mis- reputation Tor peacefulness, quleiaoe
and Inor2lity, Affirming thdt ne was
respected by the citizens Where re HVSu
and eX pressing regret a. his departure
Charles Morrill, testified that he mad
been sherim Of the county ana appointed
Mills as mis- deputy: knew hlm ohly as
good, peaceable citizen, hac moi nearu OF
his having trouble with anyone; ne Ger
tainly desired to see defendant dcqultte1.
Charles Reinhelmer knew the detend-
ants reputation for peacefulness as be-
ing EOou. To cross questions, ne had
heard of his having rows WITH various
parties, that he Is GnarTelSome Wien
drinking or that he was in the habit OF
carrying gun
Mr.. Stewart, proprietor of the saloon in
which the homicide occurred, ndd not
heard the good reputation OF M-us q1es-
Ii0ned. Cross examination showed Clial
he had heard Of his roy with stacy, When
he struck the latter With a Billiard cue;
also OF his horse-whipping a boy last
faQ
THE DEFENDANTS WIFE
Mrs Harry Mills WSt5 mex Ss-4le N "
the witness stand. She teStlhea tha5 sAe
is the wife of Harry Mills. the deIsnoallti
is % years OF age; was married IN ny Yoan-
ing ten years ago; she recognized me
pistol showa her in court as being that
of her husbands. On the morning OF 1ae
5th of Guly last Harry awakened neF oy
firing ii twice at her bedroom WlAapW'
she arose and, looking through the WIN
dow. saw him put 1t IN his pocket; sne
observed i again in his pocket later,
about or 10 O. clock, just before the
ARRAY which resulted in the killing OF
Perjue she was IN the store; she came
from the house, (Which is close 10 the
rear of the Storel TO the store. Inc mouse
was locked when she came 10 the StoIe.
Mails did not come TO the store Tor ms
pistol few minutes prior TO the SaootlnS
of Perjue.
Cross exarinatlon-She and Harry were
the only ones who clerked IN the store,
except, occasionally, his mother, MIS-
Lyon The store has three rooms and a
cellar, there is a door in the rear Oh lhe
building: she watched him in the morning
put,the gun in his pocket; he did not take
II out after he entered uhe house; she
did not know whether he put II away
afterwards; saw him about o clock; did
not see him any more before the Tragedy
occurred.
The bearing of Mrs. Mills was firm
and self-possessed and she replied TO the
questions put TO her with apparent frank
ness and posltlVeness.
HARRY HAS A GUN
Alma. Green failed to make a good i'm
preston upon the spectators He had left
he roornine ''exercises'' TO seek other
sports" and had found Mills wrestling
with another man on the SIDE wax near
the postotfice. His l6-year-oid daughter
had accompanied him probably TO Keep
him from getting drunk She called his
attention 10 the fact of Harry Mills hay
ing a gun in his pocket and warned MIN
10 be careful: he then observed that was
the fact: believed that Harry wore coat
and gray pants thai DAY.
Cross Exanination.-Had not been paid
500 out OF Lyons store. nor Lyons morse
called Paddy" for this testimony.
Mr. Rfly lived at Mrs Lyons. On the
5th of July he and Mrs. Lyons were joking
Harry about celebrating with his pistol
and Mrs. Mills doing so with q new waist,
and smilinely asked which was the most
dangerous. Mills responded IN the same
vein by drawing the pistol out OF MS
pocket as lar as the cylinder This was
Abel Grovenor. a venerable uncle of the
defendant was visiting al the Lyons
house on the fatal day He WIS coming
up toward the store TO ca0 Mr. hily TO
dinner when he observed Mills go toward
the house but stopped within probably
ten or is feet OF the porch, then turned
and went back toward the saloon. Inls
was probably FIVE minutes prior to the
shooting Mills did not go to the house
or the store.
of the 0Iills' AZ the time OF the fatal &C.
currence She saw Harry Mills approach
the porch where Johnnie Baler WAS sit
ting, speak 20 the latter, then go BACK
Court adjourned.
COURT ADJOURNED.
Junction. Piute County. Utah, Sept. IA
Court was indefinitely adjourned this
morning on account Of the illness of juror
Petersen. 1t viii be some time before a
doctor can arrive, as he must be brought
over q distance of more than 30 miles by
feara. Juror Morgan complains OF not
feeling well. he has bad cold. which
seems TO be increasing rather than dimln-
!sfling Juror Kottke feels better today
than yesterday.
IN the meantime the testimony Of three
witnesses. Messrs Fairbanks of Annabel-
la and William Farmer and Hugh Lison-
bee OF Monroe has been taken by the courT
in depositional form. Their testimony was
unanimously against PerJue as q man OF
good reputation for peace. Each averred
that he was an overbearing, turbulent ano
aggressive man.
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