The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-25
REFUSES TO EXoNERATE HIM.

REFUSES TO ExoNERATE HIM.
Mrs. Hamilton Appealed to by Her
Brother-in-Law.
Seldom held a long conversation at
the jail last evening with Mrs. Ham
ilton. He was accompanied by a
friend and the trio were in the cell
together for more than an hour.
Lou" said Seldom. Il have come
down to see you and ask you to do me
a favor. You can make q statement
which viii clear me of all connection
with this affair. OF course the charge
against me has been dismissed. but 1
do not want TO let ii rest at that. You
can say something which will set all
doubts at rest VIII you do it? Your
sister would like to have YOU do SO
and YOUR other friends would also;
they do not want any blame or susDi-
cion 70 rest upon me, for YOU of all
persons on earth know that I had
nothing to do with it,
Mrs. Hamilton sat still for a few
moments and then replied: Il cannot
do it. 1 have been instructed by my
attorney to say nothing in connection
with this case unless he advises me
and therefore cannot make any state
ment''
Then she added: why did your
wife not come with you; 1 expected
her"
Seldom replied: she will be down
this evening"
No she will not" was the answer.
the Jail is closed to visitors at
o'clock and she will not come this
evening"
II did not know that" said Seldom.
but she can come in the morning"
You do not know what 1 am suf-
fering' said Mrs. Hamilton. THE
newspapers are all against me and say
harsh and cruel things about me. They
say l have no feeling in this matter;
that l did not love Johnnie and an
Indifferent to my situation; that l do
not care about, him. / tell you that
while 1 do not show my feeling TO the
outside that I'LL feel bad-hurt;
I cannot bear to think of what has
happened and am more affected than
they would have me believe"
The friend then made a suggestion.
Mrs. Hamilton, why do you not send
for the county attorney and to him
make a complete statement of all that
happened on that evening. I have |
reason to believe that he is very kindly
to favor you in this matter if
he can do so. But he can not if vor
persist in the course you are taking"
Il cannot make a statement to him 1
without the consent of my attorney" /
she answered. He told me not 70
make any statements without his con-
sent"
We'll, l am advising you as your
friend in this matter" answered the
nan. Il presume your attorney would
advise against this action. He has
nothing to lose and all to gain in this
natter. Anything which will be done
p Of n in 6a
east, while you are the one who will
suffer. If l were you. l should send
or him and make clear and concise
statement of what happened that even
ng and have done with it. L believe it
would be to your advantage"
Again she replied that she could not
10 so without the consent of her at
orney and once more did she revert to
he fact that she was UNDERGOING a
errible mental strain as the result of
Ter confinement and the terrible accu-
alton she was laboring under.
You understand" said the friend.
that your examination on Monday
nd the trial which will follow it viii
isclose matters which will affect you
nd YOU alone?'
What do YOU mean?"
Il mean that the causes which led up
D this shooting Will all come out. You ,
ill be shown up as never before. Your ,
asst life viii be unfolded as an oDen ,
COX and you will hear matters against
GU which l believe statement on ,,
our part Will render unnecessary and
he result will, in my judgment, be bet ,
ar for Vou."
Il suppose" she answered, you are :
eferring to the Pavey matter?" ,,
Il am. You know he has been held !
S a witness?" :
No This was said in a tone !
vincing great surprise.
We'll. it is a fact. He has been held
nd compelled to give bonds and will
g present al the examination and the
'ial He will certainly have TO tes (
fy." I
Again Mrs. Hamilton was silent, but v
fter time she raised her head and +
hid: Il can do nothing without the f
onsent of my attorney" +
Now that you have declined to say a
nything in connection with the mat g
II of making a statement" said the
AN, Il will tell you something for
BUR benefit. You know there are the
les and theories about the manner of
lie killing?"
Yes: the newspapers have had T
enty of them"
well, the theory of the killing as it s
as done is this. 1t is the right one. t
ou and your husband were having S
me words on the front steps dDOuL Il
lie confession you made and you asked k
m for ii and he refused TO give it to o
III. You then said something very t
tier and he lost his temper and Il
ruck you. Then you pulled that pis- t.
! and shot him dead on the first shot, Ii
I'd after you saw him on the grass IN s.
ont of you. like a hysterical woman p
Ould do in such an event you kept p
yht on shooting and one of the shots L
III aimed at him. The bullet went W
gh and lodged in the fence, as he OF
y there on the ground. That's the Il
ay II was done" Of
During this recital Mrs. Hamilton sat W
tn her head bow ed down and did not Ell
ok at the speaker. When he had a.
ished she raised her eyes and re- ST
arked in that slow. deliberate man
T of hers: II suppose you think you ca
e going to pump something out of bl
:, but 1 shall make no statements in
cept to my attorney
This completed the interview, save m
len Seldom said to her: well, Lou,
wish you would say something to
,e me from any suspicion in the af
r."
70 which she replied: Il will say Lii
thing except with the consent of my
-ornev.'
RS. HAMIITON,S STATEMENT. Sc