The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-03

session ever since you received it until
this case came up on preliminary ex-
animation"
Yes, 1 kept it with my other pa
pers."
Were you in Salt Lake City on May
1. 1882"
Yes
Did you stop at the Cullen hotel?''
Objected TO and objection sustained
Did you see Eula Wray at the Cullen
on that day, and did you en- that day
or night occupy a room with Eula
/ Wray, and did you give her any money
than?"
Objected to and objection sustained.
When did you see Eula Wray
AGAIN.
Objected to and objection sustained.
Mr.. Zane then commenced to make
a statement of what he intended to
prove by the cross examination of
Kearns, but Mr.. Van Colt objected and
the objection was sustained.
Did YOU offer TO furnish Hobbs 4
house at Park City and give him SO a
day if he would marry Eula Wray, and
did you offer 10 send him and Eula to
Colorado. and did you furnish Eula
Wray $40 to buy a ticket?'
Objected TO and objection sustained.
You never thought of taking any
commenced the suit for seduction
against .rOu?'
Il thought about it,
Put you kept the letter nearly year
before you did anything?"
Il kept il until Mrs. Kilpack (Eula
Wray's mother) made a. demand on me
for $500, with the threat that I would
be killed if 1 didn't furnish it"
did YOU show the letter TO YOUR
10 he r1af
Yes. three or four days before
Detective Raleigh took the stand to say
that he was not sure whether he had
shown the letters to Mrs. KilDack on
the night of Hobbs arrest or on the fol-
lowing day. He, however, thought it
was on the following day.
DEFENSE'S OPENING STATEMENT.
This closed the case for the prosecu-
ton and Attorney w. r. Hutchinson
made his opening statement 10 the jury,
claiming that the defense would prove
that the relations between Hobbs and
Eula Wray. who met at church gather
ings. were pure and entirely correct;
that Miss Wray met Kearns at Park
City and afterwards came with him to
the Cullen hotel in this city, where Mr..
Kearns accomplished her ruin Then,
when the girls condition became ap-
out of the way, and wanted Hobbs TO
marry her, offered to furnish Hobbs
employment and money If he would
marry her, and bought tickets for them
to go to Ouray. Col. and after they had
gone cut of the state Kearns refused to
pay any more money to take care or ms
child, although he had agreed to do so.
We viii show, said Mr.. hutchinson,
that Kearns paid several sums Of
10 .r,-ax al nd
That he agreed to pay the expenses OF
her sickness, sS5, and that was the
money Hobbs asked Kearns for. and 1t
was honestly owing him, he having adj
va~ced it to Miss Wray When she was
sick.
MRS. KILPACK TESTIFIES.
Mrs. Kilpack, mother of Miss Wray.
testifving in reply TO Mr. Hutchinson,
said Eula Wray was her Oldest child
by former husband She had resided
II years in Wasatch county before
coming to Salt Lake. Eula was ~ years
of age and lived with witness when
not working out After Hobbs was ar
rested on the same day Detective
Raleigh came to witness house.
Did he tell you they had arrested
Hobbs and got the letters they
wanted?"
Yes"
Further questions put 10 Inns WITNESS
were objected to and the objections
sustained and the witness excused.
WHAT MISS WRAY COULD PROVE.
Attorney Zane then made an offer to
prove by Eula Wray that she was once
acquainted with Hobbs and there had
been some talk of their marrying. out
she went to Park City and met Kearns,
who accomplished her ruin; that she
asked Hobbs afterwards to take her to
Colorado: that Kearns agreed TO pay
expenses. Hobbs advanced $75 and
Eula gave Hobbs an order on Kearns
for that amount.
HOBBS DENIES WRITING THE
LETTER. ssr.f
VIII Hobbs. the defendant, then took
the stand. He said he was native
OF Georgia. He was shown the letter