The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-31
MISS OFT ON
THE STAND
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" aHe ne was SHOOTING at McCaE9
turned around. He shot. but missed
I Il said: oh, don't shoot He shoe
and the ball went into my left hin1
l staggered. but did not fall.
= said: oh, don't shoot again. bur
ne shot. The ball struck me in. the
breast and 1 fell
He waited a few seconds and then
shot again over her body in the direc-
ton of McCabe.
Edison said to her two or three times:
My God, I'll hang for this"
he seemed to be away for a little
time. She was lying on the ground
When the last shot was fired. Edison
came close, and put the gun close to
ner breast She thought she was to
uie and clinched her teeth and turned
shghtly- This turning saved her life
as the movement kept the ball from
her heart. 0'ii
She heard some one coming and
tnought 1t was her father. So did Ed-
son, who said he was ready for him
one begged him not TO kill her father.
ier sufferings were something terri
Die- When they picked her IN. If
seemed as though they left half Of her
on the ground.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Maginnis. she
said she had not had much experience
Win guns Denied that she had given
gun to a Mr. Shilling on the street
car rev mornings ago. If she did
sne did not remember it She was try
ing TO get rid of Edison for long time.
nau asked MIN time and again to go
away quietly and leave her alone as
they could not agree. She had cor
responded with him steadily. and while
ne was away. Thew were never en-
gagged He had mentioned the matter
Vi marriage to her once. but she had
repiled that she would not marry him
II ne were lined iI side and out with
soid- In letter once he had asked her
II ne might claim her as a reward if he
should go away and win a fortune. she
might nave said yes" in a Joking
way. But Edison could not but have
known she was joking When face to
race with him she talked differently to
what she did when she wrote. Her let
ters 10 him might be termed affection
ate.
THE MOTORMAN.
j. w. Bailey, the motorman of the
street car, was the next witness. He
told clear, concise story of coming
upon the scene of the shooting. of
stopping the car when Edison called to
nm his story conceded with that OF
MISS OFT. and he had a clear account of
WhaS transpired on the car coming into
Town. Edison had given his gun up af-
ter some reluctance. He wanted to I'M
load 1t. He insisted on taking the gun
from MIN Just as it was. After getting
MISS OFT into Ashs drug store. he
mad talked more with Edison, who said
with an oath: IF 1 have TO go to iaiI
want to CO.
Bailey had walked over to the station
with him and turned him, with the gun.
over TO officer Meisner. On the way over
Edison had said once that he did not
know why he did the deed, but later
said, Il saw that other
with her, and 7 could not stand it,
Cross-examined by Mr.. Peyton, he
1enIed enphatically that Edison had
said he did not know what he was do
ng when he did the rash act
Doctors Gordon and Dixon testified
% being called to attend Miss OFT
They described the nature of the
wounds. They were three in number,
)ne flesh would in the breast The
'ther two wounds were serious one be-
ng in the breast, just over the heart,
he other in the left hip. Both these
bullets We're still in the body. DR..
Dixon related that a bullet had been
ound in the bed, but he thought it had
dropped from some of the girls
clothing. which had been held over --.e
BED, and which the girl wore at the
ime of the shooting.
THE DEFENSE BEGINS.
After the state rested. the defense
ook about half an hour TO arrange its
License. 1t soon became apparent that
insanity was the defense to be proven
possible.
Courtney Minty was the first witness.
lie lived near the scene of the shoot
nS and was reading when it occurred.
lie heard five shots. He went to the
ront door and saw someone up near 4,
he street car pole. He went up Ed
on said there was no one hurt. and ,
e went back. Later he saw the car
top and went back Saw Bailey lift
liSS OFT onto the car
Mr.. Graham was in the neighbOrhOod
hen the shooting occurred. Was
bout block away. There were two
bots, then an interval, then three
lore. All five of the shots were fired
little up from horizontally. He could
ae the flashes. He came up and
card Edison say something to Bailey
bout giving himself up. Heard him
lake no threats. The car got to the
Gene a little before he did. Witness
anne UP on a wheel
The defense offered the affidavit of
lin McCabe, taken before Justice
ernes at the time when McCabe was
p to testify when Edison was charged q
18th threatening to kill ]. w Ott The
Oint was that McCabe's signed de-
0sition stated positively that the hold
p incident had occurred on Sept %.
he said he did not know.
Robert Lancaster testified to EdsOn's
eneral good character. w F. Smith
i'd George B. McCabe did likewise.
The prosecution made no effort to
'mbat this testimony. and when AL
ed Brown was called and it was dis
'vered that he was absent, the prose-
Ition agreed to admit it.
Alex Brewer and Daniel Drake said
dson's reputation had been good.
The defense tried to prove by Mr..
It'll Thomas, in addition to the good
of the accused. that Edison
Id made another engagement for
at night, but the evidence was ruled
It.
Kuchler knew Edison and
ID, since the shooting. recalled that
had been morose and different from
S usual manner. Edison had about
rec weeks before the shooting
ought him pistol to take care of for
little while. saying that he brought
up to get some cartridges for it.
James Purdy testified to the general
cd character of Edison and to the
ct that the boy, his nephew. had
en- moody and restless before the
ne of the shooting. Seth Thomas
so testified to the same effect
William ]. Price cOrrobOrated this,
did Samuel Doxey. The latter went
TO detail and gave instances Of Ed
MS queer and sullen conduct Ed
rs eyes appeared somewhat blood
OF week or two before the occur
nee of the shooting. He observed
is condition on three separate times.
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