The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-19

Au0A VI lCA uusDdlIN1, JOIAll IL 1AeAAt7
ilton, was resumed yesterday morning
before judge NoIreII and the jury. Mrs.
Emily Seldom, sister Of the defendant,
resumed the witness stand for further
cross-e0amination She was followed
by W. NJ. Risley, James H. Haslam,
Miss Minnie Goss, Miss Annie Whit
beck, c. j. Erickson, Will G. Young,
Thomas Seldom, recalled; Miss Mary
Hamilton, recalled; Il, L. Fowler, John
II. Ramsey, Deputy Sheriff A. J. Burt,
Detectives Raleigh and Sheets. Ser
geant Burbidge, Justice SoTnGaer and
Officer John G. Armstrong
At O'Clock the jurors we're excused
until 10 o'clock this morning, and the
remaining hour before adjourning time
was occupied in arguments by counsel
as 30 the admissibili9y in evidence OF
the testimony given by Mrs. Hamilton
at the coroner's inquest A transcript
OF the testimony was offered by the
prosecution and was objected TO by
Judge Powers, mainly on the ground
that Mrs. Hamilton had not been
warned before she testified that her
evidence would be used against her
when her trial came on. Here the SEN
sation Of the day Unexpectedly &C.
CURED. Mrs. Hamilton was placed in
the witness box for a few minutes TO
prove that she had not been informed
of the use which might be made of her
testimony SUCH denoument was not
expected, and as many of the specta-
tors had left when the jury retired. the
court room was not nearly SO crowded
as it previously had been Those who
We're there, however, were rewarded
by a look al her face as she raised the
thick black veil which heretofore con-
cealed her features
MRS. Seldom AGAIN.
Mrs. Emily Seldom. further cross-ex-
amined by Judge Powers, made many
admissions OF having testified falsely
before the coroner. These instances Of
false swearing number So. and witness
said she did SO for the purpose Of saw
ing her sister, Lou, the defendant, and
also to prevent the family from being
disgraced. She. however. was moved
to give false evidence more from love
for her sister than anything else
Have you talked With any one but
your husband about your testimony? ?"
I talked very little about it to any
one else There was something said to
the officers and to the county attor-
ney.'
You swore your husband was in the
dining room when the shots were
hred?"
q only heard two shots fred and
he was then there. If any more were
fired l don't know whether he was
there or not them
Redirect examination by Mr.. Van
Colt
Were you awake or asleep when the
first two shots were fred2''
Awake"
Did you see the gun in the parlor on
the Thursday before the shooting?"
Yes
Did you see the gun after that?'
"No. but it might have been in the
bureau drawer without my seeing :"
You spoke OF seeing Lou with your
husband in the han. Was that the first
or second time she came in after the
shootiug2"
THE first time"
"On the Monday following the shoot
ing you told Judge Powers You had a
talk uith your sister at the Jail. Is that
correct?''
mo. it wasn't on the Monday follow
ing. It was later, after the preliminary
hearing"
Why haven't you spoken to your sis
ter since you went to the jail to see
her soon after the preliminary hear
ing?"
I was told when [ went over there
that she did not wish to see me, and I
said that was al right
BY Judge Powers:
who told you she didn't wish to
see your
And that was sufficient for you?"
Yes"
Did you know that she vas very
sick"
I was told So"
Don't you know that she was so
sick that she expected to die and said
she wouldn't need any Witnesses"
Yes. ! heard So"
You were at the preliminary hear
ing before Justice NWenger?'
Eyes"
And you made no effort to see
fer2"
The Janer hadn't told you then that
she didn't want to see your
mo, he hadn't"
You had made your statement to the
officers by that time and didn't want
- see her. Isn't that the fact2"
Il had made my statement, but il
isn't true that ! didn't want to see
her"
When Lou said she was going to
buy some cartridges We're you afraid
she was coins 10 kill herself?"
We're We you afraid she was going te
Kill her husband?"
'No."
What were you afraid of. them"
We'll. l didn't know what she was
going to DO with the cartridges
Old you think from what she said
that she MAS going to kill her hus-
band2"
mo"
Did YOU think she intended to Kill
herself?"
No"
why did you follow her out Of the
house if you didn't think she had de-
signs on her Hfe?"
Just because l wanted TO. and I was
afraid she was going TO have q faint
ing spell again.
"Why did YOU ask her ii she had
taken anything if you didn't think she
had suicide in her mind?"
Il don't know"
SEEN GOING TO BUY CARTRIDGES
Mrs. Seldom was then excused anG
w. NJ. Risley called. In answer to Mr.
Van Colt witness said he had knowr
Mrs Hamilton by sight for five or sis
years, and for the last year and &
half had a speaking acquaintance witt
her. Met her on South West Temple
street about 1920 p. m. on April 10. 1897
the day of the shooting. She was go.
ing east. Witness bowed 10 her as h,
passed.
CrUss-examined by Judge Powers.
IF Mrs. Hamilton was at Seldom.
house at dinner at 100 on April 49, Won
could not have seen her at the time yoI
State2"
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