Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-30
THE EDISON TRIAL.
Story Of the Shooting Of Miss OIL
and MCCaba.
WHAT THE PROSECUTION ALICE.
W. l.. hcCabe aud Mrs. OFT Give
1h-ir Evidence Before the Jury
Today.
Special to the NEWS.

OGDEN, Utah, March 3o.-Hali an
hour before the opening of the Second
district court this morning, the body
OF the court room was throngod with
| spectators assembled to hear the evil
dence In the trial OF VIII Edison,
charged with the attempted murder of
Miss Lily OFT. BY 10 O'Clock standing
room was at premium, and many
| spectators were TUNED away. Many
ladies' prominent In social circles were
present.
Miss OFT occupied q seat inside the
brother. Edison sat demurely beside
| his attorney, his father and mother
occupying seats Immediately behind
him.
County Attorney Peery made the
| opening statement for the prosecution.
About ten days before the shooting.
he said, McCabe and Miss OFT met
Edison at the end OF the street
car line. EIson pushed gun
into MeCabe's face, and called upon
/ w nuSShpu
complied, and then he searched him.
He made the same request OF Miss
| OF, and she refused. "You had
better,' he said, Tor I'll bore you full"
Edson stated he had something to
say to Miss OFT bu, could not say 1t
there, as the houses were too near and
ahe spoke too loud. Eventually Miss
OFT and McCabs walked down the
| Riverdaie road, at the point of
Euson's revolver. When they had
pToceeded down the road some dis.
lance. some one approached and
scared Edscn, and he asked them to
stop and step out OF the road. McCabe
did 60, but Miss OFT refused. He said
he would kill her, and she said she
was ready to die. Mr.. Humphries
passed them, and Edison sail, "Why
did you not stop him?" "Becsuse
am not coward" replied Miss OF
They then retraced their steps, Edson
compelling MoCabe TO take an oath
that he would not divulge what
had taken place that night. Miss
OF refused to be bound. Co
ing home that night, Edson
met McCaoe BY appointment,
| kuiHk INV DtChubb Mleh
OFT will never have the satisfaction of
going with any one. for l will kill her
yet." Edeon also said: "You tive are
Two OF the - foolharuiest fools 1 ever
met. went out there determined to
kill the both OF you, aud you bluffsd
me out OF IT," A month prior to the
shooting, Mrs. OFT overheard q con.
versstion between her daughter and
Edson at the family residence. Edison
said, "Lily, 1 want to mske up"
Miss OFT said, "No, I'll never make
NJ; you have such u hateful DISPOSE
tioA. lll never make up, III die
fret" "rhen," replied Edson,
"You'll die"
County Attorney Peery continues:
On the night OF the shooting McCabe
aud Miss OFT met Edison on the street
car track near Thirty-fifth street. He
stepped out from behind "a trolley pole
and said, IAN to have that inter.
view tomorrow night, Lliy?" "No,"
she replied; 81 positively refuse TO
speak to you again." GAN right"
said Edison, anu he opened fire.
Three times he shot at Miss OtI,
and three times at McCsbe. Another
shot was fireu, but evidently It missed.
"Don't shoot again." ssid Lily, when
he had fired twice, but again he fret,
and she implored him: "Don't shoot
again, am dying nowp Bending
over her, Edison said: "My God,
Lily, III hang for this" Footsteps
were heard spproschil &, ana Miss
OFT said, ats papa coming" "rben,
by God, I'll kill him, tolv' said Ed
son. Miss OF implored him not to
iniure her father, and he granted the
request. "What can l do Tor your"
ho next said. "Stop the street car"
said Miss or, the car approaching at
the time. He did 30, aud Miss OF
was taken into the car and brought TO
town, while Il lson surrendered to the
police. Shortly after the shooting
began, McCabv set oil In quest OF
assistance.
w. L.. McCabe was the first witness
called. His testimony was simply
federation Of the foregoing. On cross.
examination he admitted that he had
made one or two mistakes with refer
snce TO datst; that he had only
spoken to his attorneys few
days sgo about Edison saying to him
he was going 10 Kill bliss OFT.
Mrs. OF, mother OF Lily OF,
testified ~ Uyernesring the conversa-
ton in which Edison proposed 10 her
daughter to make 1t up. On being
croas-exsmined 10y Msginnis, she said
this conversation took place about the
LIST Of September, when her daughter
tirst denied EIson the right to call at
the house. On two occasions subse-
quent to that Edson called at the house
and sat on the versnda with Miss OFT,
where no renewed his proposals for \
settlement OF their difierepo es, but
she again refused. Edson had been
keeping company with her daughter
for three years. During that time he
had been away good deal. She did
not know the cause OF the disagree
ment between them. Al this junetuTe
the court adjourned for luncheon.
Upon resumlng this afternoon, Miss
Lily OF took the stand. She gave
her testimony in q firm voice, and
with great dramatic action. Shs
seemed to be- considerably agitated
and showed strong hatred Toward
the defendant. Her description of the
shooting was q confederation OF the
statement made by the prosecuting
attorney. She stated that there were
still two bullets in her body, and that
no human being could conceive what
she suffered. The decentralization
was IN ptogress at press time.