The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-16

The point In the cross-e1amination of
Seldom was that he admitted having
sworn falsely at the coroner'5 inquest
held on the body OF Hamilton. He ca
planned this by stating that he did SO
because he felt for his sister-in-laW.
Mrs. Hamilton. and averTed that he
Was telling the truth now. This state
of affairs, of course, broke the force OF
Lis testimony which was of character
very damaging TO the defendant
Mrs. Seddons' direct testimony was
fully as damaging to Mrs. Hamilton as
Seddon's had been. How she viii tig-
ure oA INSTRUMENTATION VIII be seen
today. One sister testifyins against an
other. as Mrs Seldom did against Lou
Hamilton, is an infrequent occurrence
and Mrs, Seldom didn't spare her SIS
ter or appear TO have any desire to
do so.
seldom CROSS EXAMINED.
Thomas P. Seldom took the stand for
further INSTRUMENTATION by Judge
Powers. He was again questioned
about Mrs. Hamilton STOPPING over the
body OF John Hamilton and appearing
TO place the pistol beside the body,
without anything new being elected
Witness said he gave evidence before
Coroner Sommer and afterwards before
Justice Neenger at the preliminary
hearing. After testifying before the
coroner he was arrested for completely
in the crime and made a statement in
the county Jail of all he knew about the
shooting to Offtcers Eslinger, Burt and
Roberts After that he was released
and again testified at the preliminary
hearing The statements he made at
the preliminary hearing were correct
and at that time he told an he knew
abput the matter. He admitted he did
he M,S
Hamilton standing on the walk leading
to the street Just after the shooting. In
that respect his testimony given at
this trial on Thursday differed from
what he gave at the preliminary hear
ing.
you didn't testify before Justice
Wenger that Hrs. Hamilton walked
towards the house and then turned and
stopped over it and appeared to place
something beside it?' asked Judge
Powers.
No. I think not
You added that when you testified
yesterday"
Eyes. and It is true"
Did you tell that to Burt. Roberts
and Esltnger when you made the state
nent 20 them ?"
u told Roberts. but 1 don't think Es-
linger was there just at that time"
WIN you swear YOU didn't tell Es
5 finger that?''
He may have been there, but 1 don't
think he was"
Does your memory fail you some
times2"
Sometimes it does"
''Did you testify before Justice Wen
ger that Mrs. Hamilton had said that
her husband must be put out of the
road?"
yea"
will you swear you dido"
L think L did: if l didn't it was an
omission
"You added TO your testimony when
you were examined at the preliminary
hearing and you again added to it yes
terday. Can you go on every time you
are examined adding 10 the eliminating
testimony against this woman?'
I recollected things yesterday which
didn't come TO my mind before"
There IS not = word in your testi-
mony before Justice Wenger abou'
Mrs Hamilton placing something be
side it Don't you know that2"
Il can explain why I didn't say any
thing about ii before Justice Wenger.'
You told the officers just enough Il
set you free?"
yes"
And You were released after max
ing your statement?
Yes"
DIDN'T KNOW THE PENALTY.
Did YOU know the penalty for fails,
swearing is Imprisonment in the stat
prison"
would it have made any dinerenc,
in your testimony before Justice Wen
ger If you had known"
No"
"You testified before Justice Wenge
that 1t was late 10 the afternoon whel
Mrs. Hamilton said to YOU that ne
husband must be nut out of the way
and yesterday you said it was in TIL
morning. How DO you explain that?
y made a mistake in my TESTIMONY
before Wenger and yesterday
You also said before Wenger tina
i. was at noon that Mrs. Hamilton toll
YOU they would not sell cartridges to
woman and yesterday you said it wa
ate in the afternoon, How do Yol
account for that?"
Il testified to the best of my recol
lection.
THE last one seems better"
Did you not come TO the conclusion
that your last statement would b
more damaging 70 Mrs. Hamilton. an
odd YOU not give 1t for that reason?
No
Witness was shown the article in tn
salt Lake Herald Of April. II, 1887. re
ferring TO the trouble between Hamil
.ou and his wife and the relations G
1be latter with Pavey, and Hamilton
intention TO sue for divorce, and h
said it was after reading that articl
that Mrs Hamilton said her husban
1nDst be put out of the road. Judg
Powers offered The Herald containin
the article in evidence, and it was ad
mitted.
that was "a dirty article?"
No"
And that the s. of q b. who woul
mt that in the paper about his VIII
ought to be killed.
NO, 1 did not.
"You did not get indignant, but jus
told Mrs, Hamilton to keep cool an
that You would talk TO John?"
Yes
.Djd you tell Mrs Hamilton that 70
thoughf her husband had caused II
article to be put in the paper?"
No
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr.
Hamilton said her husband must /
nut out of the way, the fact that sh
bought cartridges and that she fa
said she could say all she had TO SO
To her husband in ten minutes, 70
left the husband and wife alone tc
gether. quietly went to bed and wer
fast asleep"
yes