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

DETECTIVE SHEETS.
Detective Sheets, examined by MT.
Varian, testified that he arrested VIII
liam a. Hobbs in April last on a charge
OF blackmail and found some letters on
his person. The letter Wera those writ
ten to Kearns, asking for money, and
which were introduced in evidence at
the trial of the matchmaking case
against Hobbs. Witness had an inter
view with Mrs. Hobbs ON April 20 of
this year.
Did you tell her You We're represent
ing Mr.. kearn5 and that you wanted
some letters she had to show that
Hobbs and her daughter we're mar
ried?''
Il did not"
did you tell her that Mr.. Kearns
was a wealthy man and could bring
the lowest men in town TO testify
against her daughter"'
NO"
Detective Raleigh was with your"
Did he make any such statements
70 Mrs. Kilpack in your presence as in
dicated by the last two questions?"
mo"
Did you or Raleigh say to Mrs. Kill
pack that if the complaint in this case
was filed it would ruin her family?"
Il did not and neither did Raleigh .
Did you or Raleigh tell her that if
she gave up the letters Mr.. Kearns had
promised that they would not be used
against her daughter?"
No, sir
Did she say that Hobbs had told her
10 go to Park City and get $500 from
Kearns and that if she didn't get it
he would kill her?"
Yes"
Did she say that Kearns had given
her 50 out of charity and to keep her
from starY5ng?'
Yes
Did she say the girl had no money
to buy milk for the baby and had i no
stockings for either it or herself?'
Yes"
Did you ask Hobbs for leave to open
the letters found on his persona"
Yes, and Hobbs said that Raleigh
might open them and he did so then p
Cross examined by Mr.. zane.
Did you not testify in the police
court that Hobbs objected to Raleigh
! opening the letters?"
NO"
Did you not state that Raleigh
| opened them the next day."
Il don't know; think not"
ALLEGED INTIMIDATION.
Mrs. Lena Hinckley testified that Mr.
Hutchinson, one of the attorneys for
the plaintiff. had requested her to so tc
| Charley Graham and tell him that he
had better not testify to his criminal
! intercourse with Eula Wray. because
F., it WAS a felony to have such connection
with a girl under IS and that by testi-
flying he would lay himself liable to be
! sent to the penitentiary.
When and where did that take
placer
IN the haii of this building on Mon.
I day"
Did you convey that message tc
1 Mr.. Graham
The question was objected to and
! the objection sustained.
! Cross examined by Mr.. Hutchinson.
Did you ask me about going home
/ saying You did not want to stay any
] longer?"
| Yes
Did I ask you if YOU had talked
with the girl and her mother about the
girls age?"
No"
Didn't you tell me that there hat
1 been some talk in the hall about the
! girl being under IS years of age and
that if anybody testified against he,
/ they would get into troubIe?"
Il didn't say anything about he
age"
Did you tell me that Mr.. Graham
I was friend Of yours?''
Eyes"
And that if there was going to b,
any trouble you would go and tel
| him? %
NO"
Mr.. HUTCHINSON EXPLAINS.
Mrs. Hinckiey was then excused an,
the matter, the serious point of whicl
was the allegation Of Mrs. Hinckle,
that an attornteY for the plaintiff hat
attempted to prevent q witness 70
the defendant testifying by intimidat
ing him, was passed for the time, bu
when court adjourned Judge Cherr,
| asked the attorneys to remain and re
quested Mr.. Hutchinson to state tn
facts in regard 60 the incident.
Mr.. Hutchinson said there was n,
truth whatever in the statement mad
by Mrs Hinckley; that he had neve
sent any such message to Graham o