Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-18
THE HAMILTON MURDER
Examination Of Mrs. Emily Seldom Is Con-
cIuded Today.
SEVERAL OTHER WITNESSES TESTIFY.
Application for "A writ OF Prohibition
Damage Suit Against salt Lake City
Other Court Matters.


the recalling of Mrs. Emily Seldom.
The court room was crowded to the
doors and 1t was with the greatest
| difficulty that the court ballm was at
all times able to maintain order.
Among today's audience was a large
number of ladies', for whom num-
Der OF seats had been specially re-
served within the enclosure by Ballir
Levy.
The ordeal Mrs. Seldom has passed
through since her examination. began
last Friday showed plainly on her to-
day, for her appearance told more
plainly than words could possibly
tell, that she was IA sick woman. The
witness has impressed everyone favor
| ably. She has not attempted to con-
| teal anything when questioned and
has also admitted to not having held
strictly to the truth at the coroner's
| inquest and. with tears in her eyes.
sad II was because she wanted to
screen her sister. She has broken down
each time she has come off the stand
ana without question her position.
IN the trial now on, has been a most
| trying one, equalled only perhaps to
for her life.
After the News" report closed
saturday Mrs. Seldom further testified
| that since she and her husband made
their statement to the police officers
she had not done anything to aid her
sister, Witness also admitted that she
had told an untruth at the coroner's
inquest and never changed her story
until after her husband was arrested
The officers, witness said never told
her mat her testimony would release
her husband. Judge Powers then read
from the transcript of the evidence
given by Mrs. Seldom at the coroner's
| inquest and the witness admitted that
much Of It was false.
MRS. SEDDON'S FURTHER TEsTI-
MONY.
Mrs. Emily Seldom was again re-
called by the defense this morning
| and further cross-eXamined by Judge
Powers. Counsel read from the trans
cript OF the evidence given by witness
at the coroners inquest. Questions
and answers We're read to the witness
and she was asked If they were true.
when she would answer yes some
times and at others no. Continuing
Judge Powers said:
You have admitted to testlfylng to
thirty-two falsehoods before the coro-
ner's jury and | suppose It was be-
cause Of your deep affection for her."
yes"
Nas u lne rove you bore for your
sister or the disgrace you thought 1t
would bring upon your family that
| caused you to testify to these thirty
TWO distinct and separate falsehoods?"
Il didn't think of any disgrace to my
family"
When you talked with your sister
about the cartridges did you not say
Lou, think of the disgrace 1t will
bring upon me and the family?'"
And you did not think OF the family
when you testified before the coroner?"
Witness, in answer to Judge Powers.
said that she had not talked to any
one about the case save her husband
and the county attorney. Witness did
not hear more than two shots
In answer TO Attorney Van Colt wit
ness said when she heard the shots
she was awake and had not gone to
sleep She saw the gun In the parlor
on the Thursday before the shooting.
She did not see It afterwards. II
might have been in the bureau drawer.
in the bedroom. and she not know N
IL the gun had been in the parlor on
thursday Friday and Saturday she
would have seen It. When Lou came
home after she had been out for the
cartridges. witness looked at her and
she had her pocket book in her Ian,
She did not know whether defendant
had cartridges with her then, or moi.
After witness had talked with Mrs
Cody she went and saw her sister at
the county jail relative to what was
said and the reply Mrs, Hamilton made
was she did not want any more witt
nesses.
why haven't you spoken to your
tom"
Il was told that she didn't wish to
see me- and said that was all
Have you met your sister Florence
mo. sir"
Have either one sent for your"
objected to. objection sustained.
ny Judge Powers-"Who told you
you?'
THE man in charge OF the tan."
And you thought that was suf-
Yes
What was the condition OF your
sister when you told her OF the witness
referred to by Mrs Cody?"
she was sick in bed"
Didn't she say she was so sick that
she didn't think she needed any witt
ness2'
yes
when you heard your sister talk
about the cartridges didn't it alarm
your"
Yes, but / didn't know what she
going 20 do with them"
Did you think she was going to kill
herselr?"
mo"
Were you afraid she was going to
lSlll her huaband?'
what did you think she wanted
with the cattrdges?"
- didn't know what she wanted with
them"
isn't It Il fact that you got the idea
she wanted to kill herself?"
mo"
W. NJ. Risley was then called Had
known Mrs, Hamilton FOR five or six
years. lie met her on Monday after
noon April 18th. ON South West
Temple street going east. II was about
1920 pm.
In answer to Judge Powers witness
said he was absolutely certain he saw
her on the day and hour named.
James II. Haslam said he had known
Mrs. Hamilton for fifteen years. Re
membered the day John H. Hamilton
was killed. He met Mrs, Hamilton that
day near the Emporium clock corner
going east, Witness said he should
judge It was about o'clock. 1t couldn't
have been any other day or any other
time. he iId not remember how she
wus dressed.
Miss Minnie Goss said she lived one
door east Of the Seldom residence. She
remembered the night Of the shooting.