The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-27

FRED r. PAUL0Sketched by Her
aid Artist.
he was in a cheerful frame of mind
to combat the idea that he committed
suicide" was the reply.
The court overruled the objection
and the witness replied:
He was in good spirits. Before thai
he had been feeling bad to think thai
he and his wife would have to separ-
ate bu. Re was not respondent. He
was cheerful to think that he could get
divorce from her"
When did you see him last?'
"On Monday evening at about
o'clock
Where was he going?"
He said he was going to Seddon's
to see her and get his things"
This last statement concluded the ex-
animation in chief.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
If counsel fer the defendant thought
to better the matter any by a cross-ex-
animation, he failed in his object, as
his interrogations merely brought out
more evidence, in addition to that clio
tied ty the direct questions, and
clinched the statements Of the witness
She did not alter her statements made
on direct examination, but materially
strengthened them.
Miss Hamilton" said McGurrin,
have YOU stated all the conversation
which was had with Mrs. Lou Hamil-
ton at the time indicator"
Il think ! have; / cannot remember
it all. word for word.
Have :you stated as-much as You
can remember"
I don't know: believe 1 have"
Iof+ 1,n
was his case would have been the bet
ter for it, but he didn't. BY series of
questions he refreshed the memory of
the witness until she gave several ad-
ditional facts, as will be seen.
When did YOU first hear of the
trouble between your brother and his
wife,"
He told me at the laundry on March
4. 1t was in the afternoon. He told
mother in the forenoon. Sister mother
and 1 talked it over that evening"
What did he tell you when he met
you in the afternoon"
He said Lou had told him every
thing. He said she had told him in the
first place she had been absent binding
a book for Judge Goodwin or some
thing, and he had seen Judge Goodwin
and there was nothing in it,"
PAVEy'S SILK STOCKINGS.
The witness related. in reply to ques-
lions, that Mrs. Hamilton told her on
Christmas she received a very nice
present from some one. She declared
it was lovely and she found it on the
steps when she came home, but she
fad torn the paper off in such a hurry
she did not see where il came from. She
lost the paper which was wrapped
around it, and guessed she must have
burned it.
Counsel led the witness back to the
conversation with her brother at the
laundry Counsel seemed determined
to get all the information he could, and
he did. Witness declared her brother
had told her he had apprehended his
wife lying to him and didn't think he
could trust her any more. The question
of the presents came up and witness
suggested perhaps some one was send
ing them in order to create a jealousy
between them.
THAT CONFESSION.
Counsel for the defense appeared
anxious to get some more information
concerning the signing of the confess
sion. and what led up to it, the CONVEX
sation attending it. etc, and again was
he more than satisfied.
He told her to come and sit on a
chair beside him. said the witness,
and they would talk it over. She went
down on her knees to- him and begged
him to give her one more chance. Then
she began crying. He told her to stop
crying and talk to him. She said she
couldn't live without him. He informed
her they must part and told her, in ad-
dition to what 1 have told YOU, that
she could have everything in the house
she owned, but he wanted the presents
from his folks
WAS there anything else happened ?"
said McCfurrin. as the witness stopped.
Yes. She said she could soon settle
it all. l told her not to try to make
matters anv worse than they were.
thought she meant suicide. and as
knew they had a gun in the house
nodded to my brother. and he under
stood me. I wanted him to go in the
next room and get the gun. He did,
and when he came back nodded to me
and told me it was al right. He after
wards told me he had unloaded the gun
and locked il in the drawer. He told
me this while she was out after a drink
or something, and when she came back
he said she had better go TO her father.
He said he would go down and see
him. and he did. After he was gone
/ told her not to do anything worse
than VIC done"
Mr.. McGurrin didn't seem satisfied
with the witness explanation. He
wanted TO know some more. So in re-
Spouse to some more questions Miss
Hamilton said: He told her he could
not live with her after she had been
with another NAV, and also said had
anyone else told HIM but her he would
not have believed it. She told him she
was very sorry and If he would forgive
her she would never again leave the
house unless he was with her.
He came back at 10 o'clock with
her father and sister and then my
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