The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-15

had upon her it was impossible to guess
SIS she gave no sign, but sat Ike a
slender pillar Of ebony. Miss Florence
Friday. her sister, occupying a chair
next to her
BY request of the attorneys all the
witnesses were excluded from the
court room except whichever ono hap
pened to be in the witness box. Miss
Mary Hamilton. sister of the murdered
man, WAS called first, and her exami-
nation occupied the forenoon. In the
afternoon T. R. Poll, ". L. Poll, A. H
Kelly. W. P. Fowler. Ralph Savage,
County Surveyor Wilkes and Thomas
P. Seldom were examined, the latter
being under cross examination when
the hour of adiourning arrived.
In the main the testimony was SINH
lar to that adduced at the preliminary
hearing of the defendant, practically
nothing new being elected.
County Attorney VanCott and As
sistant County Attorney Putnam pros
ecuted. while Judge Powers and Attor-
ney Fred AIcGurrin conducted the de-
Tense.
MISS MARY HAMILTON.
Miss Mary Hamilton, sister of the
deceased, was the first witness called
by the prosecution. Examined by Mr.
VanCott she said that her brother and
the QGIGHQauI were On 4NOf. KS
1894. The trouble between them COM
menced about March 5, 1897 Witness
was present during a conversation be-
tween her brother and his wife on
March D John witness brother, told
his wife they must separate. She Oh
jected, stating that she had no place
to 90. but John insisted that after
what had happened they could not
live together and then they had some
talk about the division of their prop
erty and John said she could have any
thing she wanted except the things his
folks had given him for wedding pres
ents. She asked him to take her back
and to give her one more chance, but
he said she would have to so home to
her folks for a while anyway.
Did they refer in that conversation
to what the trouble between them
WASP"
81 don't remember, they may, how
ever have done so. Then my brother
talked about them separating she said
she would settle it all and got I'd eX-
citedIy to go into the adjoining room
l caught hold Of her and tried 30 calm
her. but she said she had fallen as low
as she could and didn't care what she
did. Both ny brother and she were
much affected and both wept. She
asked me not to be too hard upon her
for what she had done and begged me
10 help her persuade my brother To
take her back and I said ! would She
then told me about Mr.. PaYey sending
her presents before she was married
TO my brother 1 was with Lou about
tour hours after nay brother left. My
brother came back about 10 o'clock
that night with Miss Friday and Mrs.
Friday 1 only stayed about 10 min
l1tes. Mrs. Hamilton and my brother
walked home with me and stayed al
nv house all night. John slept in the
kitchen and Lou and l slept together.
How long were You with Lou that
day after your brother left"
Nearly all day.
Your brother left after breakfast? ''
'sYes and came back about 10 O'Clock
the same morning"
what conversation did they have
then?"
He told her TO make up her mind
20 GO home to her mothers. but she
said she had no home to go to- he
then told her she could so TO Mrs
tSeddon's and / think she said she
M&Sd go there. and John said ne
mid go down and see her father"
Witness said that later in the day
Lou and the witness talked about the
Iroubie and witness asked her why
she had done such thing and she
said she didn't know and aeain talked
about Payey sending her presents.
John came again. He directed Lou S
notice to a calendar and asked her 70
point out the last time She had been
with Payey and she pointed to Feb. II.
He asked her when the time before
and she said about Christmas. He asked
her how much she got for it and she