Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-27

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ton notwithstsnd ding the fact that tue
witness knew nothing Of the COURTS
ruling to exclude Witnesses. Author.
tiles were cited anu alter time tue
court reversed Its ruling and allowed
Mr.. Hsslsm TO be recalled.
MET MRS, HAMILTON ALSO.
The witness testified that he met
Mrs. Hamilton at the Emporium cor.
ner First South aud East Temple
streets on Monday, week ago, about
2 O'Clock In the Afternoon; she was
going east at the time; witness hau
known the defen dant for ten or nitesn
years.
SAW HIM AT EIGHT AND SEVEN.
ID. q. Calder, a neighbor OF the
Hamiltons, testified as at tho coronsf's
inquest, that he saw and spoke TO
Hamilton at his own gate about
eight O'Clock in the evening on the
Thursday previous to the killing. Mrs.
d. q. Calder, wIie of the previous
witness, testified to seeing Mr.. Hamil.
ton In front OF his house at O'Clock
that evening.
ANGRY VOICES, SHOTS AND ORGANS.
James II. Lovett, au old Iron founder
rssidisg nj No. A north, Seventh
West street, proved an important wit.
ness for the prosecution. He testified
that on the Monday night OF the
tragedy he stood at the northeast
corner Of First West and First South
street waidng for the $50 car going
west; about three minutes before II
was due he heard angry voices-the
voices of man and q woman-com-
ing from the direction OF the Seldom
residence; then he heard shot and
the voices grew higher; them came n
second shot and q terrible groan-"A
groan that has been ringing In my
ears ever sinoe-a ringing that is still
there" exclaimed the old man earn
estly. Then came the third shot and
the grooming ceased. Alter that there
were three more shots.
Crose-examined-Sa the flashes OF
the shots; they were all In the yard oil
the bsdu0n residences; crossing the
street to the scene OF tho shooting he
saw q coatless man running east on
tho sidewalk toward Frat West; the
only lady he saw was one who nell
the lamp as the people gathered at
was very positive In his statements
and by means OF q large drawing
furnished by the defense and displsy Oh
on the wall. indicated where he stood
with reference to the shooting, and the
location Of the various adjacent build.
ings.
ONE ACCOUNTING CRY.
Miss Minnie Goss who lives pext
to the Beddons with her parents said
she was In the family kitchen when
tho shooeing occurred. She heard
"one cry-the most agonizing kind OF q
cry-ss though some one were being
torn to pieces" There was lapse
between the first and second shots,
then four and then one. Witness was
considerably excited at the time.
A GIRLS IDEA OF DISTANCE.
Miss Mana Wbitbeck, a pretty
school girl, bright rs the flowers on
her Easter hat, was next called. She
lived with her family near the 6ed-
uons. To Prosecutor Van Colt Ishe
had stated The distance as being about
ten feet. That was last evening. To
Lee sure she was right In her conclu.
Bions sue this morning, on the way to
court, ''stepped it," And found that 1t
wac "twenty rode" This frank ad-
mission caused u cripple OF merriment
20 run over the audience. Asked as to
now many steps che had taken sht
gave her pretty head Q knowing toss
anu said, "5ixty.three ordinary steps
which figured out to be-
about twenty reds" An instan.
famous mental calculation on the pa ri
OF Mr.. Van Colt convinced him that
the young witness must be mistaken
as to tue length OF her steps and he
INTERCEPTED fner no more as to dis.
lance. But Mana heard the shooting
distinctly. The fiTst two shots were
somewhat mu I'll ed. Alter the second
shot came Piercing scream. The re-
mainder OF witness testimony was the
same as given at the coroner'a 1 quiry.
SAW A LADY GO IN THE HOUSE.
John Ii. Raassy, the young man
employed ut Burns's barber shop re.
iterated his story OF hearing 4 woman.
angry voice as he passed on the way
home. After ihe shooting he saw O
woman 60 up the steps OF the Seddon
residence and into the house.
SAW woMAN-HEARD ORGANS.
Herbert l.. Fowler was opposite the
Seldom residence at the time OF the
shooting In company with Miss Flor.
enoe Mathews; heard = pitiiul cry
during the shooting and heard moans
from the lawn inside the Seldom
fence; saw the flashes OF the three last
shots and also saw woman go Into
the house Immediately after the shoot
ing. II was too dark TO Identity her.
The cross.sxamination Of the wit.
nesses was generally . plain Federation
Of statements given on direct examin.
alton. Al 1880 the court took rsces,
until p. m.
Seldom TELLS IT ALL.