The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-22
Afternoon Session.

At the afternoon session considerable
! testimony was taken in relation to prov
/ ing that Hamilton was not the kind OF
man who would commit suicide. Eddie
Wilson, an engineer at the Troy laun-
dry, where the deceased was employed
affirmed that he didn't believe he was
that kind of man. In addition to this,
Wilson said that the dead man was not
! left handed. but right handed. He was
with him on Monday in the office Of w.
{. Hall. and from there they went to the
Seldom home. Mrs. Seldom came out first
and after five minutes, Mrs. Hamilton APP
peared. The two talked together in the
doorway. When Hamilton entered the
wagon he told witness he had made an
arrangement with her to get back his
pistol and ring. The ring was diamond
ring. This testimony agrees with that of
Mrs. Hamilton later on, as concerns the
time of the visit.
SAW MRS. HAMILTON.
Horace f. Fowler created a profound
impression by stating that after the shots
were fired. he saw Mrs. Hamilton stand
ing on the steps of the house. If this is
a fact. then she has not told the truth
in relation to the affair. Fowler said
he was on the way east on First South
with a friend when he heard three shots.
Then there were two more, and finally
came from the direction of the walk
which runs from the house to the gate.
When he reached there he saw woman
standing in the open doorway. The light
in the rear was such that he could not
be mistaken She walked slowly into the
house. He heard the nan on the, ground
sigh or moan, and knowing that some
thing had happened ran up the street TO
get a telephone. He was absent for a
little time, and when he returned the
patrol wagon was on the ground and
crowd present. The woman had on what
he believed to be a dark dress, and she
was standing on the steps when he first
saw her.
This piece of Information had visible
effect upon the spectators and the jury.
HEARD HER TALKING.
1t was clinched by the testimony of
John H. Ramsey, who says he was on
the way home from work in the barber
shop at No u West First South and as
he passed the Seldom home he heard some
talking which sounded like a woman
speaking in a loud and angry key. After
going down a few rods further he heard
the first shot and started to come back.
= ne.e were IOur or nVe shots fired in all
and one of them sounded
AS THOUGH IT WAS sMOTHERED.
This bit of testimony aided the the
DRY which had been advanced to the eff
feet that Mrs. Hamilton killed her hus- /
band.
William d. Folsom. a co-worker with
Hamilton. said the deceased was a right /
saw him was about or 6 o clock on Mon |
lay, at which time Hamilton told him |
ne was going to the house 10 see his |
wife and try TO get back the pistol and /
ing. He told witness his wife had |
threatened to kill him several times, and
lad told him within the last week that
she would, and then she knew what she
.ould do with herself.
Several other witnesses testified to the
act of Hamiltons being a right handed
nan, and as to his genial character and
rood disposition.
MRS. HAMILTON AGAIN.
Then Mrs Hamilton was again recalled
nd denied the story that she had come
10 town and bought cartridges. She
verred that she neither visited Cunning
on's nor Browning's. and denied every
hing in that connection in toto.
Juror Ball then took the woman in
and.
you say that on that night you do
ot know how your husband met his
eath?"
NO
And you didn't go out to see what
rs the matter?'
No"
although you say this shot deafened
GU. you never went out TO see what was
&c trouble?'
No
''T.,at seems very strange to me- re-
iari-ed Ball. half to himself.
u was told not TO 60, said the wit .
ess.
And after living with this man for !
NO years; allowing him to fondle and ;
lress You, you did not. as his wife. take .
lterest enough in him to go out and
ae what was the matter? Hadn't he in
i'm 10 you?"
It was here that McGurrin interposed | /