The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-06

TO fight him so he could be arrested,
in order that you could get a chance to
go through him and get those letters
you speak Of from him? Isn't that a
fact?"
Although il was evident that Sheets
was annoyed by the manner of the ex-
animation, he answered: We did not, =
as quietly as if he had been accepting
an invitation to dinner.
We'll" continued Zane do you
know of any one paying any money to
any one in this case?"
Il do not
You are sure of that?"
Sure
Not at any timer"
mo, SIR
Nor at any place."
mo. sir
Nor TO anybody"
NO. sir"
And ON this you are quite positive?
Yes, sir
That's ALL" said Mr.. Zane, and
Sheets was excused.
MRS. KILPACK.
Mrs. KiIpack was called and her tes-
timony was of a lurid nature. She
averred that Kearns had never came
to her and offered her money, but she
had gone to him. She said KearnS had
said he was willing to help her daugh-
ter ell he could, but he wanted Hobbs
sent to prison for ten years. although
just for what witness could not def
nitely state. At one time when she
was in Park City Kearns gave her So.
He was very anxious" said the wit
ness. that l should give uD a letter
had and said he would not use 1t
against the girl and further told me
he would get her the best lawyer in
the city if she got in any trouble
The witness declared she recently
had a conversation with Kearns at the
knutsford and it was there he wanted
her to give up the letter and made the
statement he wanted Hobbs sent to
Jail for trying to get money from him.
He told her he would do all he could
for her daughter and as witness was
going away said to her it was a had
affair and he was in need of pity; said
God knows I am to be pitied and she,
poor thing. needs to be pitied too.
This portion of witness testimony
was all to the effect that Kearns and
her daughters relations had been i'm
proper, but by dint of questioning, the
attorney for the state demonstrated
she was aware of the efforts that were
being made to get some money from
Kearns by Hobbs and that the CONVEX
sations alluded to were chiefly on that
topic Although declining to give any
direct testimony against ner alleged
her statements in the main
were of 2. nature calculated TO imDli-
cate him and counsel for the defend
ant did not ATTEMPT to shake her very
much in his cross examination. fvhich
was chiefly in the nature of verifying
statements.
EXPERT TESTIMONY
The state then had some expert tes-
timony taken in the matter of the let
ters from Hobbs to Kearns. Judge !
Elias a. Smith. testified as to his abil-
ty to determine handwriting and !
stated that a comparison of letters |
found on the person of the defendant |
and those sent to Kearns would war
rant the conclusion that they were |
written by one and the same person.
F. w Little. another expert on writ
ne, testified in a similar vein.
Mr.. Zane argued that the letters
ought not be introduced in evidence;
hat they were inadmissible, irrele-
ant Incompetent and inmaterial. but
he court admitted them and they were
made a part of the evidence.
Having introduced the letters the at
orney for the state announced he
would rest his case whereupon Mr.
Zane moved for dismissal on the
that the evidence was INSULT
lent to warrant the court holding de-
endant for trial. This matter was ar
rued by counsel for some time and
.verruled and Hobbs was held in the
UNI of $500, in default of which he was
aiken to the county jail