The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-21

rssnects. although it may have been she
dsdr-'t see matters as they did,
She said she firshssaw her husband last
evening through the window when Z he
In the front room.t He spoke TO her
brother-in-law first and Mrs. Seldom was
not present. This staffment didn't agree
with that lady s tale. Mrs Hamilton said
were talking about. They were in con-
versation for a half or three-quarters of
an hour She didn't see Mrs. Seldom in
the yard at all. After the two men left
the front yard Hamilton came in and
got drink On the point of Hamilton
getting a drink all seem TO agree.
Then he came in where witness was
She knew he was coming for he had been
down that afternoon and told her he was
coming. She didn't ask him what his
errand was, and said nothing about it :.
Here was another evidence that none
of the family are tn eleast bit inquisitive.
A moment later she said-her husband
told her in the afternoon that he wanted
her TO meet him yesterday afternoon
at o'clock on Main street at the corner
of McCornicks. HE told me that would
find out then what he wanted. / didn' [
ask him why 1 should meet him.
Didn't you know queried Van Colt
Yes, she answered, after some heSita-
ton. He wanted me to plead for di-
vorce on the grounds of desertion and
nor-suDoort; otherwise he said it would
take a year.
sister's?''
1T will be two weeks Friday
How long have you and your husband
lived apart2'
About seven weeks"
There has been considerable trouble
between you?"
Yes. trouble"
You have cuarreled?"
Have you lived at your sisters all this
mo. not all of the time"
when he came in the room, what did
he say?"
Tell il ALL" said Justice Sommers.
well. he came in and sat down on d
chair beside me and put his arms around
my neck and asked me how l was Then
he asked me what | knew, ana toid
him nothing. He then asked me what we
should talk about and | told him i did
not know. and he said: Let's talk about
the weather. and l remarked that was as
good a subject as anything, we then SAT
there about five minutes and talked about
the divorce He asked me whether l
would ask for one on the grounds OF
desertion and non-support or whether L
would wait a year.
At this point the attorneys for the
witness took occasion to criticise the
method of conducting the examination,
and tiff ensued in which neither side
scored any great amount of credit to
themselves The justice checked the flow
of eIoquence on both sides.
s'Then he asked me-" said Mrs. Hamil-
ton 'ff l would go with him and see
his attorney. and see If the grounds OF
desertion and non-supDort would go IN
court and also remarked that there We're
hopes of us drawing together again.
How long was he there2' asked Van
Colt as the witness halted in her state
Il should say it was 10 or Is minutes af-
ter when he left. When we got in the
hall ne kissed me and asked me If /
would see him tomorrow, that IS, TO-DAY;
| told him yes. Then we went outside and
as he stood on the steps he pulled paper
of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one.
lady across the street was playing the
piano and singing and he made some re-
marks on that. Then he asked me II |
would get him a scarf pin of his which |
had and I told him yes | got it, and as
I handed it to him he hit me on the
mouth and cut my lip against my teeth
was angry at once but he said il was
and I forgave him / excused him.
How did he hit you-with his open
hand or with his tist2''
Il suppose it was with his fist
Did It hurt?'
'.Then did he leave your
No He stood on the step and smoked
a part of his cigarette"
1t was here that the witness indicated
by action that Hamilton was smoking
that same cigarette when she last saw
He then turned around on the step and
SAID Goodbye. Lou, and turned to go
..The last time | saw him was when
turned to close the door He was in the
center of the board walk which leads to
the gate. l was shutting the door when
I heard the report of the pistol The door
was about half closed and the report
deafened me in my right ear. ] walked in
through the doorway TO the dining room-