Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-20

what YOU knew ABOUT the Nast
the affair"
OTHER WITNESSES.
Mrs Cody. "a saieswoman Mt tn
New york Tea and coffee company
knew Mrs Seldom She called on her
on the 30th OF April Witness tolG
her that she knew " woman who couid
tell something Of the shooting and ad-
ylsed her 10 tell her sister. Had not
seen Mrs. Seddon since.
ID. J.. Levy said he was night 1ailer
nj the county Jail last April He never
told Mrs Seldom that her sister didn't
want to see her in fact he didn't know
anything about II.
j. II. Raleigh, day iailor at the coun
ty jail. said he knew Mrs, Seldom. Had
never told her that her sister didn't
want TO see her.
MRS. HAMILTON TEsTIFIES.
Mrs. Lou Hamilton was then sworn.
She said she would be % years old
next birthday. Was born In England
and came to America when she was
eight years Old. Mrs Seldom was
eleven years her senior. Her sister
Florence was six years older.
Had lived at home before she was
married. She first met John II. Hamll-
ton in this city 1--WE years ago. (Iere
the defendant became very much af-
fccted and It was with the greatest
difficulty that she proceeded with the
leSIllUpnHtl RlNtI HNT luEt WIN
Hamilton, they went to housekeeping.
state whether or not you We're hap
py during the first part of your mar
ried life?
ayes. sir, we were"
The defendant was then asked to tell
the Jury what occurred between her
and her husband on the night OF March
the 3rd.
He returned that night about 70
o'clock. l opened the door for him
l,..s In 4 tool
coat and went into the dining room,
when came back he asked me TO sit
by him. when he said, Lou. | heard
at lodge tonight that you have been
seen flirting and going with another
man" He asked II 1t was true. | said
It was not. He then got up and went
to bed, and l did not see him until the
following morning, when l went to his
room and told him his breakfast was
ready. He ate his breakfast and left
the house without saying word. He
came home TO lunch ut noon, but never
said word to me. He returned nome
that night at o'clock. l told him his
sumner was ready. He ate II. but never
said u word. About o'clock he asked
me II IL was true and / told him 1t
wasn't. He asked me who 1t was that
tapped me on the shoulder He said
he would go and find out II | had been
flirting with other men; he went oui
and came home at midnight and said
he was satisfied and kissed me good
night.
/ remained that night in the kitchen
The next morning just as he had got
TO the door to 20 out, | went up To
him and put my arms around his neck
and asked him If he wouldn't treat me
different, as his treatment of me was
breaking my heart. He said he
couldn't until ! owned up to the truth.
ON the 9TH of March he told me that
his sister Mary had told him at the
laundry that / had accepted present
last Christmas from Mr.. PaVey. lie
took the present and said he would go
and see Payey. ! then put on my hat
and cane and went to the Tenth Ward
Lumber company and called up Mr..
Pavey. I told him that some one was
coming down to see him and to be
sure and say no to all he asked. My
husband came back between half past
two and three o'clock. | met him on
the outside. He came up to me and
said, Lou, come in, / want to talk
with you" I went in with him, think
ing It was ri over. He sat down on n
chair and ,tnelt by him. He said he
had been down to see the man and he
had owned up that he and I had been
intimate He then told me that II l
would own up to the truth that no one
should know and that we would live
together just the same asked him
If he would keep his word, and he
said he would He told me he wouldn't
tell a soul I asked him not to tell my
mother. ! told him IL he ever did /
could never live to bear the scandal
and disgrace. l then told him It was
true, when my husband said, "'rhat IL
oil that | want" He then jumped Off
the chair and took me by the hair OF
the head and threw me to the floor
and left the house.
In about half an hour afterwards his
sister Mary came to the house and
asked for her mother. Mr.. Hamilton
soon came in and asked me to sit
down by his side, which I did. He
said we would have to come to some
arrangement that afternoon. He asked
me to state before his sister what I
had told him. / asked him II he had
broken his word already. and he said
yes, that he couldn't keep il. that his
mother and sister knew about it al
ready. | told him If he had told his
mother and sister. that ! should keep
my word and do away with myself.
then went into the bedroom intending
To take the pistol. Mr.. Hamilton took
hold Of my arm. His sister Mary told
me not to make matters worse Mr.
Hamilton said that II | would do as he
wanted me. matters would come out
all right. He wanted me TO go home
10 my mother. l begged him not TO tell
my mother.
HE then went away. His sister re-
manned and said she would do all she
could for me"
Mrs. Hamilton then related her visit
10 her husband at his mothers house.
lie was sick Ia bed This was on the
fifth of March.
II wiped his forehead" the defend
ant continued. and asked him to talk
10 me. when his sister Mary came I'm
and told me to come into another room
us her brother was in need OF rest"
did you leave him?" asked Judge
Powers.
NO, sir. stayed with him." was
the reply
Court here took recess.
THIS AFTERNOON
Mr. Bolswtcher was recalled by the
defense on the reassemblinE Of court
this afternoon and was asked II II. l..
Fowler was the man he saw on the
night Of the shooting and the answer
Of the witness was II was not
Mrs Hamilton was recalled and in
answer to Judge Powers said that on
the 9Th OF March her husband wanted
her TO write what she had told him
previously, she told him she couldn't
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