The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-02

any message at all, and that 1t was
his intention to go on the witness
stand and testify when the proper time
came for him TO do so. He intimated
that Mrs. Hinckley was an unreliable
person and stated that what really &C.
CURED was that Mrs Hinckiey came
to him and told him that there had
been talk in the corridors about the
girl being under IS years of age and it
had been said If anybody testified to
hvaing criminal intercourse with her
they would get into trouble. She also
said Graham was a friend of hers and
that if she thought he was likely to get
into trouble she would go and warn
him.
Judge Cherry said he would not TOD
crate any intimidation of witnesses and
would punish any one who attempted
it,
Mr.. Hutchinson requested to be al
lowed to take the witness stand as
soon as possible so as to thoroughly
clear himself of the inputation cast
upon him Judge Cherry seemed sat
isfied with the explanation of Mr..
Hutchinson and the incident dropped
by Mr.. Zane. ON behalf of his client,
entering an exception to the proceed
ings in the matter, on the ground that
Il would prejudice her case in the MIND
Of the public at least.
j. V. LONGS TESTIMONY.
". Long said he was newspaper
man; ran the Castle Valley News at
Price, Carbon county, at one time;
knew Miss Wray since the winter of
1894: was at Beck's Hot Springs with
Miss Wray on the first or second sun
day in December, 1895. witness was
stopping at the springs at the time,
assisting Mr.. Gilroy. a man named
Mcleod was also there; Mcleod was
also a newspaper man. Miss Wray
and her little brother came to the
springs in the afternoon Of that day,
about o'clock. Witness sent the httie
boy home on the car along in the. after
noon. Witness saw Mrs. Kilpack there
in the evening. When she came VII
ness and Miss Wray we're in the sweat
room and Gilroy came to the window
and told them that Miss Wray's mother
was there. witness took his clothes
and went into another room and
dressed as quickly as possible. Mrs,
Kilpaek and Miss Wray started off
home soon after. They walked because
the last train had gone.
Witness said in November, 1895, he
went to Bunce's lodging house on First
South street with Miss Wray; went
about O'Clock in the evening and
stayed with her till about Il o'clock
he was in the room alone with her
Cross examined by Mr.. Zane:
You say you are a newspaper man?
Yes; that is my business"
What particular branch Of the news
paper business odd you do?'
Il solicited subscriptions for the
Tooeie Transcript and took local
items"
''When?"
In 1894
what did you do after 1s94?"
Game to Salt Lake and did no work
| for a good while; then I went to stay
at the hot springs"
Were you employed there?"
No; only kept Mr.. Gflroy company
No; he had no right to-"
IF Gilroy said he discharged you, il
was not true?"
he did not discharge me"
/ Witness then said he went to KayS-
! vile to start a paper there and after
! wards he ran the Castle Valley News
Since then he had done very little.
I Are you married man,"
"Yes."
Where does your wife liver"
She doesn't stay anywhere at pres
ent; she Is staying with her mother.
Have you any children?"
Yes; two"
You ara married man and you
wife has the two ciildren?"
NO; my wife has no children"
Were YOU married before tden?"
YES"
And divorced? ''
Yes"
Did your wife get the dtvorce2"
yes"
ION that night you we're in the swea
room at the hct springs with Mis-,
Wray, Giiroy told you when her mcthe
cameo"
yes"
Did ne go into the sweat room?"
Nc, he knocked en- the widow an
tcGa n:'a"
Yea were in tire sweat room VIZ
Miss Wray. ben ul-,5ces1ed and ma.
been width her in the balh?"
Yes
Did ysu have orirlte.oi intsrcos1-z
with ler?"
Yes"
IRE files in the divorce suit OF Lon
vs.. Lcng We're NIT in evlisjace an
showed tA9t Mrs. Long Obtained tn
divorce on TIE grounds Of dahttua
drunkenness in the year 1893.
Witness said, he didn't answer tn
complaint but let it SO by default, ia
files, however. showed That ne had pu
in an answer by his attorneys.
NOT A NEWSPAPER MAN.
Mr.. zane pushed the witness hard a
to his claims to being q. newspaper gna
ana he haen said ne vas a druggist b
profession and mad been employed /
drug stores in Provo. Logan and Sa
Lake City. He said he had q half inter
est in a drug store in Jnis city in III
early part of 1893.
: WITNESS prior TO taking Miss Wra
10 the lodging house had met her
great many times and had frequeutl
, taken her hOme. During the year Is!
, witness sa4I he had criminal connect
with her very frequently. she worke
i'm a restaurant ON First South stree
, and witness took hsr home nearly ever
night.
l Ex-sHERIFF WEBER.
Jccn L. Weber, ex-s{aeriF eff SUNNI
, counIy. testified that ne kzaw III
1 Kearns, Mr.. Keith. and the members
thelr fam9!es, also knew Mlss Liz
Judge and Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson. c
May l, 1896, the train from Park CT
To Salt Lake left the Park about
o'clock in the afternoon, witness ret
IN the baggage car next to the engiIa
, MIR. kearuS got into the same cornpar
. n1erlt as witness, did not kaoW
KeaGuS was in that Commandment a
D the way. Arrived at Salt Lake M
{ ke5th and some others got into ca
! rage with Mr.. Kearns and drove in
: town Witness rode up en- the car
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