Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-22
THE CLOSING SCENES
Day Devoted 10 Arguments in the Hamilton
Murder Trial.
SCATHING ARRANGEMENT OF WITNESSES,



Tho trial Of Mrs. Lou Hamilton for
the killing Of her husband Is nearly
ended. Her guilt or innocence, before
the law, will soon be nassed unon Inv
| the twelve men chosen ia try tn. casa
Tbo Who'll a. .a,a..,, - -
""o'e VI '''i'' session mas
peen devoted to arguments and the
attention given the attorneys. on
either side nv tho ,,ost co,o,,,,s, 80
-. -, '"'e N'i'oo"i sc VI
p'"pie assembled SHOWS the wonderful
amount of interest that is being taken
in the case.
| ,t,...,,. .,.
e"uS speculation IS flre as TO the
outcome the consensus of opinion be-
/ ing that the jury will disagree.
The nrp,,rports Of NJ. puma, ,,..-,
-, N''' '''' VI h'' u''"ah were
i"' liD'e anu deliberate covering
az 1t did nearly every point OF the
| testimony given Mt the long md +edi-
| Gus trial
NJ, ,1o,-r.r,.. -.
nus speech was u MASTER
ly effort, his eloquencc moving many
| to tears. His denunciation OF Charlie
/ pn,,o,, mot ,,,t,t, -, ,,..,,,..,
/ :, van Su1i popu'ai approF-
a. '',a' o"ee Vi twice came near vent
'"S '''e' ,r, -. nppiuuso'
| ihSIlMONf ALL IN.
After the News" closed yesterday
| Mrs. Calder was further exarnined and
said mat sbo aar, NJ uas',,.1 80 II.
! -. vi iiel'il'"ii Ut ms
nome ON the Thursday night before the
! shooting.
Miss May Hamilton was called and
said her brother was home the whole
| of the Thursday evening.
| d. s. Spencer testified that the Union
Pacific ticket office was. last ApriI To-
| Gated on East Temple. The ticket Of
/ flee at the depot was usually opened
| about half an hour before the depart
ure of trains Spencer's testimony was
for the purpose of disproving the state
| ments of Mrs. Laura Wright, the al
| legeG eye witness to the shooting, who
! said that she had been to the depot
| to see II particular friend of hers off
to Nebraska at Il certain hour on the
night of April 18th.
II. S. Fowler, Miss Florence
| Matthews, James 4. Lovett and John
| II, Ramsey were called and testified
| that they were all near the Seldom
! residence the night of the shooting
| but saw no woman cross the street
| as testified to by Mrs Wright Roth
| sides then rested and court adjourned
until this morning when arguments to
| the jury began.
MIR. PUTNAM OPENS
! A. o.qn .t,. ,-i.,- -.
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1ae,'irs 20 ~, iite ~ y ne commenced oy
I'M ~ 1iitiie VI ,lutu
,ho -, ~ - ny ~. VI iIuiuer' ne salu' Us
- ' it a''oSi IG recognized py the
rnstoroS IA a. h AZ aehen can never ps
tSo' s,,iri+ tl iis 70 uust ana
~ @Tb pi'i r,' $40 TUu mno gave II, A..
,,,rdsr t,ns no,,,, u1 Wnether the
| . $3.50, niS cOHlinltteu rs Wrapt up IN
,,ns IN sIo,,e -. W ~ nrs. iaIhlllon
! i'.iio,- ~ - q, VI nei nuspanu' IL you
| @ " tt.Ht hiis l,dlllItoil IS EulltlesS
! IIInr,,ii,Ir 49, oehefe trat Johh "a;
/ lie ',,ifa W, Ite nouse 10 XIII
~ - - HaNI heL testimony as
| 10 ~ ,tJrG - 80 ~ Husuahu uown
ala Oh aa,. ", 49, 49, I'll III NO! one Woru
80, u ~ ,t Guy asaihst MN; She salu ne
| 80 iio,lns, seH i,i uiiu hltu' possessed
~ o., re tu'. ~, sI,1t ~ 20 NUKE
o,'t5 nun ~ ui up, Isnt cltlzSh' me
49, an "'T ,,s, sTSs ~ shVW Ihat theg
| dsr,ore,,.ot 80, am ~ 1ho
49, ~, ~, IN me thlrG OF
si,',, i9 sIsa hvIile una Ilnus ms ldoi
s ,, Ia, nus nome wrecked ana
| ms LUCK ntlore MN lie mas
S"tu '"S, ms VIE hus uSeh untrue
~, 10 NM M's iiainIItoii salG that on
~. i,, ,,i Tins Il stuttintnt eiHpouyihB
t tbn S ssJ,on 20 nun, mat ne took her by
eme ground a.. hamilton,s sister, Mary.
ti.'E , al the house halt an hour later,
KY KY ~ uthPlailt vas mace 10 her and
ms 'tH'nisht Oh heI on the 4th' 9th,
| ny. MI ptH u murCh uoes not Dear out
t t,n, "i se ho' ui cruslty. Mrs. Ham
I'm I'm Shtu snI Mts ulrhlu mat there
Nou'u pt trouple between her husband
aiu tanSy, ane cpu!u nave prevented
uuS HVHu.s' uui Mput uiu sIe 40 She
Ment 70 tnG telephohe ana tod her
pait5er ~ SIN TO say no 70 an that was
IShtu; IuEey acknowledged MS sin TO
.iSilL.toh put there was no trouble.
AZ tnIYuEh the 'eFflnie orueal that he
weIt tntouGn, me evidence shows that
ne dlu hot attack her he still remein-
ueItu tmdt ne was gentleman and she
| Wus Wohhn' re dlssuaded her from
hhIuB ner ne ana tolu her that every
lllnE, Would come out alright IL she
"0u!i pursue the proper course.
Ihe loNS OF Mrs Hamilton for her
huSpahd Nlr' putnam characterized as
! silaIn' peSbust she hAd proved by her
uctS tnut sue htu peeh RAISE 10 him,
M, futnah theh reviewed the testl-
mohy OF the witness kelly who told
the deIehIaht or the tu!k that was
common upout hef. Mrs, Hamilton did
| MOI uehy saying mat shc would put
stop TO the tax by killing him, IL
she hung the next minute
MIS-; taunton dld not deny this"
re SAID out claimed she didn't mean
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] the threats NJ tho defendant ,,,uda H.,