Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-22
CARRIED IN UNCONSCIOUS.
Sank Into a Syoon In The Shsrlll's
Office.
RETURNED TO JAIL UNREyIvED.
conid Not br Arraign-d--A Pninfu,
and Sensational Scene.

An effort to arrnign Mrs. Hamilton
on the charge Of the murder OF her
husband proved futile today on
account of her condition. For sew
ersl huurs che laid stretched on a
couch in the private Office of judge
Norrell b. III ug four physicians In an
attempt to resusitate her.
The whole OF sn hour was taken up
after cours opened this morning by the
physicans who consulted together to
determine whether or not Mrs. Ham
iiton's health was such as to admit OF
her attending court. twas finally de.
cided that it would not impair or IN
jure her health by her being taken to
court.
The decision OF the county
physicians was sent to County
Attorney Van Colt, who In.
ioImed the court OF the status oil
things. when his honor gave the order,
"Let the prisoner be sent for."
Long before the opening OF court,
crowus OF men aud women took up
positl ms OF vantage In the city and
county building where they might be
aole to get glimpse OF the prisoner.
Mrs, Hamilton was driven from the
jail In closed carriage, accompanied
oy Sheriff Lewis, Mrs. Hamiiton'1
sister Florence, Miss Eastman, the
nurse and DIR. Gemmell.
ON reaching the joint bulli-
Ing she was taken through the north
embraces to the sheriff's office, where
she tainted away. From the latter
place sue was carried to the county
attorneys office by Depnty Sherlfis
Davis snd Wilson, where sshe was
placed upon lounge 10 q state OF
stupor, remaining there for half an
hour. From the attorneys office she
was carried In on a chair to the court
room by Officers Davis and Wilson.
The fifst 10 break the eilence was
DR.. Gemmell, who said: az wish to
cay, your honor, that the condition OF
Mite. hamilton is merely incidental TO
the excitement OF the ocoasion.n
Attorney Fted t. McGurrin then
arose and said:
81 object to these proceedings and
insist that the condition Of this woman
Is such that she cannot be arraigned
Judge Norrell-As the county ply.
stefan has said this attack is merely
Incidental, and l assure counsel that
the court will not insist on proceeding
any further upless the defendants
condition will warrantit.
A recess was then taken until 9
O'Clock.
W hile the physicians were discussing
the advisability OF taking Mre. Hamil.
ton TO court, arguments were being
made before Judge NOrreli on an ap.
plication for a writ Of hebeas corpus, by
Attorney Fred 7. McGuIrin. The petit.
ton Gets forth that she ia imprisoned,
detained, confined anu restrained other
liberty by Shertf Lewis on the charge
of murder without bail, anu that she
she is entitled TO be released on bail
because ever pince her imprisonment
sue has been seriously and dangerous
ly III. ana that further confinement
will result In permanent injury 10 her
health. Judge Norreil granted the
writ made returnable O'Clock Mon
day.
From noon until curt openej at 2
o'cloGs, Mrs. Hamilton remained ON q
lounge 10 Judge NorrelPs private
chamber, never once opening her eyes
or showing any signs OF recovering.
A number q people were Inclined to
tnlnk tnat IL was Ill snhm on Nlrh.
Hamiiton's part, aud many 30 ex.
pressed themselves.
The prisoners sister Florence told
the reporters that ST. @ had often known
her sister to remain In q swDon for
four and six hours at time. "rhey
DON'T know her as well IS l do" she
/ continued, "eise they would not Insist
ON her being brought Into court in her
prpapnt cnuditinuD
Attorney McGurrin sent for Drs.
MeKenna, Miles and Witoher, wh1
gave it as their opinion that the de-
PENDANT was In no condition to be
hroughtl into court. The county
physician, sont Tor by Dire. Bat
cam and Bsattie, who also
agreed to the same thing. The physl-
clans so informed tho court, ana
1t was decided not TO srraign the de.
lendant to-day. The probabilities now
are that MIS-. Hamilton will not be-
brought into court again until the
habeae c1rPUs proceedings are over
with. She was conveyed back to the
o5unty J ii Oh o'clock this afternoon.
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