Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-27

had always had always been of a
| friendly character.
GERS EMPLOYER TEsTIFIEs.
Charles Cushing said he was u bar
Der and kept shop at Sandy Gier
was working for him at the time he
was shot The last time witness saw
| him alive was about SEQ on the morn
ing OF the shooting. He was then read
ing the morning paper. Gier died that
| evening while en- route 10 St Marks
hospital Mt salt Lake. Deceased talked
| to witness about his relatives and was
I DESTROYS of having him write to them.
Gier knew he couldn't live: he SO told
| witness and further said that he would
like 10 see the son of Q gun that
| Postmaster Wilson was recalled by
the prosecution and Identified the de-
positions of Gier taken by witness as
justice of the peace; shortly after the
| shooting When witness first saw
| Gier he was lying on the floor OF the
barber. suffering intense agony.
THE DEAD MANS DISPOSITIONS.
Attorney Putnam then read Gier's
| dispositions to the jury. They are as
| follows.
MY name Is Joshua A. Ger, aged
a years. Was not acquainted with
| Lewis. did not know his name. / was
| j never had any trouble with him;
did not see him till / heard the first
| shot He stood in the door and shot
| four or five times. | said. You
wouldn't murder man, will your !
came to Sandy to look for employment.
My wife was murdered on the 25th of
December. 1889. do not know who
killed her. but ] suspected n party.
was engaged in raising stock. She Ind
her neck broke ON the road by Gler's
Oh, rta t.,,. !.
and | followed after her. | saw the
man that shot me the other day driv-
ing team. | never had any connec-
tion with him, that Is my recollection.
] know the man and can pick him
out, but do not know his name. I am
Is the man who shot me-"
DIR. ROBERTSON TESTIFIEs.
Dr. A. G. Robertson OF Sandy testi-
fed that he was called to see Gler about
10 o'clock. He was then In n state OF
collapse. An examination showed that
he was shot in the right arm and
drought the stomach. from the eff
fects OF which he died.
b. C. WARDS STORY.
d. C. Ward was then placed on the
witness stand and stated that he met
Lewis about Z o'clock on the morning of
the shooting. He afterwards heard
two shots and saw Lewis coming out of
the barber shop. Witness made for him,
but seeing that he had n pistol he
drew back. Lewis muttered something
which witness did not understand. He
next saw him at the county Jail and In
talk with witness and c. ID. Rogers,
Lewis said: well. I'm responsible for
my actions"
on being cross examined witness said
that Lewis acted like a man ashamed
of what he had done and he would OBJ
ject to Lewis returning to Sandy, as
he was afraid he would again take to
drinking. Lewis was n perfect gentle
man when sober
At this juncture court adjourned I'M
til o'clock this afternoon.
PROSECUTION RESTS.
| on the re-assembling of court this
afternoon MIR. Putnam announced that
the prosecution would rest. Mr.. Brown
| then made the opening statement for
| the defense. He said that the shoot
ing was admitted but that 1t would be
shown that the defendant. at the time,
was not responsible for his actions.
| Samuel C. Rudd was the first wit
ness called for the defense. Said he
was formerly neighbor of Lewis's.
Had known the defendant to run up the
hills of Sandy, under the impression
that some one was after him. Lewis
! had told witness that certain classes"
were down on him. Witness saw him
come out of the barber shop after the
shooting. His actions were those of a
crazy man.
G. w. Jenkins said he had known the
defendant for eighteen or twenty years.
His reputation for peace and quietness
was good. About three or four DAVIS
prior to the shooting witness was talk
ing with a friend when Lewis came
along and walking up to witness
Lewis said shut up" or I'll run you
in"
John Hardcastle said that Lewis
came to his house the morning of the
shooting and said. John. there n
fellow down there going to kill me-"
Soon afterwards witness heard the
shooting. Lewis appeared kind of
wild"
Emil Hartvicksen said: Lewis had
asked him to protect him, as he was in
great fear of his life.
The witness was testlfyng when the
"News" report closed.
The case will reach the jury this
evening.