Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-26
THE WRITTEN CONFESSION.
Plain Admissions OF Guilt and Plea
for Forgiveness.
HAMILTON WOULDN'T KILL PAyEY
said He Didn's Want Any Mans Biosd
On His Hnnds-mrs. Hamilton
Would Have auicided-ssd
Tale OF n wrecked
Home.


Tho preliminary hearing in the case
Of Mrs. Lou Hamilton, charged with
the murder OF her husband began
before Justice Wenger at ten O'Clock
this forenoon. 1t will last several
days. That 10 the prospect now.
County Attorney VsnCott isin charge
OF the prosecution and Is assisted by
his brother Ray. The MessIs. Nc Gurrin
continue to look after the interests OF
Mrs. Hamilton. who sat with bowed
head and yelled face throughout the
proceedings Of the day. Miss Mary
Hamilton, sister OF the dead man, has
been OH 1.-The witness stand all day
and was under crOss.examina.
tion at press time. She told a
remarkable story of the deception
and wrong that had come into her
brothers. home; OF his SORROW and
trials. Miss Hamilton impressed
everyone with the apparent truthful.
ness Of all that she said. AT critical
times when she might havo framed =
reply to q question that would have
been in her brothers. favor, she would
hesitate aud so answer as not TO
work Injury to the accused. 1t was
an exhibition OF individual honest y
not often witnessed under such try.
Ing ordeal. A great crowd gathered
In front OF the police station to see Mrs.
4 Hamilton as she was conveyed to and
Y from the court loom. AT naons they
y were outwitted Iby the officers who
took Mr.. Hamilton away to the
county Jail in hack via the rear OF
the premises. When that fact was
whispered about q regular stampede
was made In that direction. But the
carriage was olosed aud the curiosity
Of comparatively few was gratif'ed.
Attorney McGurriu here requested
that all persons not directly Interested
ia the Gaze De ordered to withdraw
from the court roum, and Justice
wenger said: "With the consent OF
the prosecution all persons except re.
poItefs, Relatives and Witnesses will
Immediately vacRte the room." The
prosecution assented and amid muir.
murs Of discomfort the crowd fled
into the hallw ny, down The stairs and
into the street, where many OF them
s remained throughout the forenoon's
hearing.
At the request OF counsel for de.
Tense all witnesses were excluded from
the court room and instructed not to
discuss the merits or dement's OF the
case with each other.
THE SISTERS SAD STORY.
Miss Mary Hamilton, sister OF the
deceased, was the first witness for the
prosecution; had known Mrs. Lou
Hamilton for years - Intimately
for the past hve year,;
brother; they lived happily to-
Rether until eight weeks age; had
trouble with them on account OF Mrs.
Hamilton having confessed to wrong.
uoinp; lsst conversation she had with
Mrs. Lon Hamilton was ON March 9TH,
the day she and her brother separ.
ated; her brother was not present
when the conversation commenced;
when he came home he asked LIu to
come over and sit by him as ne de.
sired to tell her OF the arrange ments
he had made for their parting; she
said she could not endure the thoughts
of divorct; that they must not separ-
ate; but John replied that they must
do so, Tor time anyway; sac begged
him Tor one more chance, saying she
would have nowhere to go; he said
hhe could 20 to her mOtner's;
she replied she couldn't do
that, because they were not
on good terms; John then told her
she could 20 to her slster''; witness,
her brother aud his vile were the only
persons present when the oonversa.
mi H.
ton signed the paper admitting "She
had been with this maui" Mrs. Hamii-
4 Ion wrote The confession herself; also
gned 1t as previously testified 10;
N John asked her when che had been
\ with this manO tue last time and chi
said 1t was February IL; the time be-.
4 fore that sne said was two or thIee
4 Gays before Christmas, there vas much
talk about the separation and Lou per-
sisted in wanting to know II Jonn
& wanted the paper to get divorce; he
said he diu'nt kDo@-whst he wanted
was Tor her TO lead an honorable M -
II she W oult do that he might take hst
back, but II ehe didn't he wanted the
X papers go ss he could get divorce.
q Tue slip OF paper upon which the
\ confsssi0n OF criminality with w. T..
Pavey was written was here Offered as
evidence by Misrepresentation ana oblsc1-
ed to by tue defense. The court over
ruled the objection.
Continuing, witness said her broth or
asked LJu why she had bsen untrue
to him aud she replied sue did not
know; witness told her she must have
I loved "this man." she replied che did
4 no.; that ths uiun't care for him at ali
n tut sbst wheu she was u gifl-beiore
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