Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27


mother that she did not think 30. shs
thought he might want TO get Beuiet's
money, but did not say 90. Told
Mr.. Sheets that Rice said he would
like TO have BeulleT's money and he
would not be stingy with II.
Rice was at her house between 3
minutes to s and past on Thursday
night. ana just stayed few minutes.
Didn't state to the officers Ffiiay
morning that Rice did not come TO her
house Thursday night She further
stated that her husband said he did
not think no was there. Her cousin
Randolph Groo was there and was
eating supper when Rice came. He
came in and brought waist and acted
perfectly natural. Witness had been
at Rice's house sewing ON this waist,
while Rice was In Jail awaiting trial,
probably two months ago, and the waist
had remained there until Rice brought
IL up on Thursday night. Her husband
had been al home oil that day and for
week past. They had supper about
$3.50 on the date in question. She
thought II strange that Rice should 20
clear to Murray to find where Boutler
lived Just TO get an umbrella
fixed, when there was 30 mauy
in that buBiness IN the city.
She was not told to say that hor hue
band wac at home at eight O'Clock
that night.
Mr. Alvin Mitchell was then called.
He was at home all day yhursday.
John Rice came to bis house about
ten minutes to eight O'Clock. Did not
look at the clock until alter going cut
Of the house, and he was cut about
illteen minutes, and when he came
back Rice was gone; 1t was then
twenty miButea after eight. He
looked at the clock because he thought
II was bed time, and that was why he
remembered the time. His wlfe's
c usin was eating supper when Rice
came. Their usunl supper time was o
or $3.50 and Rice came about half an
hour alter they ate supper. He went |
cut to tut some horses in the barn. II
wss Just getting dusk and he thought |
his wiis lightel the lamp after RICE
came in.
Rice had parcel, which he thought |
was the bAby's apron, which his wife |
had loaned 10 MTs. Rice. When he |
went out to the barn he seen Mr. |
Living atone and Mr.. Williams, vino /
ntd just come from Klmas.
Nilliams came TO the door and 1
asked witness to come out and put up |
the hortes. Rice was then In the |
house but did not speak TO Williams. |
II was dark In the barn. Mr.. Living |
stone helped unharness the tenn.
Thought ne could have seen the clock
II he hau been close after returning
with light.
Dldn't you state to Officer Raleigh
that Rice had not been there tho night
before? He said no did, but bein g
awakened out OF bis sleep, he was
bothered, and changed his answer.
An adjournment was then taken TIL
2;l6.
1t was O'Clock before the taking OF
testimony was resumed, the delay be-
ing caused by the absence OF Attorney
Ray Van Colt, who conducts tbs Ia
vtstigation. The room was crowded
with spectators.
Mr.. Mitchell had testified that
Mitchell ana Livingstone came to
his heuHe In n homemade sleigh drawn
by two horses and were leading q
third. Mr.. Van Colt asked that he be
recalled. He stated that he did not
know why Messrs. Williams and Liv.
ingstone came in tho sleigh on ihurs-
day night, but they spoke OF pasaing
the penitentinry on the way.
Thomas n. Mulh0llan1 was then
sworn and testified that about $3.50
Thursday night he saw home made
sleigh at the the corner Of North Tenn
pie and Filth Wet street, then going
west; did not know how many were in
the sleigh. a horse was being led as
well as the two horses attached to the
sleigh. They were dark colored horses.
Mrs. Harriet Beutler eaid she was
the wife OF Fred Beutler, and did not
wish to testify today, hut wanted to
walt until the regular sitting OF court.
The Justice stated that IL she refused
to ieatify It must be- on the ground OF
discriminating herself, she then
answered the questions put to her and
was on the stand at presa time.