Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-15
seldom ON TIE STAND.
Is Severely Cross-Examired by Counsel for
the Defense,
SAYS hrs, HAMILTON MADE THREATS


]
! Interest in the Hamilton murder
] trial continues undated Tho attend
| ance today v.,, ,,...,, L., -. -.
| az ,..,,..7.. 49,, '"'5ei .'i'i '''it
wa sN9'eiNay' me whole or today's sea-
| SION was devoted to a cross-examlna-
| tion of Thomas T. Seddnn. bv Judge
/ Powers Tho r.t,,.,.,, - -,
-, '"s9 SP"he III such
~" 'VHe Oh voice that fully one half
! the time he could scarcely be heard
| Judge Norreu and Attorrav Var cot
,,,,,-,+.,i,, ~,
| al, 90 ven 'he WITNESS 10
""iN d lNuc LOUDER when he would
1 raise his voice for moment and then
! his answers Nyould np,in boco,,, In
oudI,,i,
-,
"euuoh destined yesterday that when
he first looked out OF the door after
the Shooting he snv, Nfrs tJa,,iitor nv,
tho t,,rd ,,.,,,. - -.
VAIN ooi'ilns to"ufuS 'hd
mousse ana mat when she got up the
steps she turned around and went back
and stooped over the bndv In answer
T., r,,,1,.., t,,..,,. -. -, -
O"et9 'Ou"S ne sun "heh ne
Nrst saw her she was walking towards
the door; that he was undressed and
that his rnodsstv cn,se, hin, :, close
Inc door which ~ Jn,e ard trn,no-
dIateIv 1v,rt harlr =, bis teIi,,o,,, ~,
dress,d ''''N ~ ''i9 JUN anu
liz was then aslad how ba
coIid s.,, Ntrs iI,r,,i,S',H III - 81 ~
the hos, IL he ,In.ad ~. -, vi
ncssi gI,s,,,a, ~, H. ~, 49,, IL
- ,Is,, 49,, - =, 80 ~, ~ ig. @
evnuinntiHn 10 ia 80, -. ttnt ~,
rad tastiusd 20 a,T.,.S,bt, - ~ -
niara dnrin,, Stenda,, ,,5d MT SSorGos,
piSht ~ Hnril IStt tJ, 'iap mUi 10
tbst ba ~ H. tA'a ~. 81 "a,
ma tii%' ,,v t tast,a.d re was askgu WY ne
70, ~ ',iiu =" .ii,s anu ei'e VIII
Nh ,,,tt,,"s .a'+t p,is ,..-,u,.,. -,
an, "',lgsS tee.iiieu yes'eruHy on
H a, eNsli iiIti thu' II was ptlght
-, S.ai nsne hisIt, anu III niisWeI
~, ~. quay ne Iaiiiieeeu
oi.ar ne oru NO hnGW wnesher II Wus
dark, and finally admitted it was a
dark night. He also testified that it
was Mrs. Hamilton that showed him
the Herald, near the barn on Monday
morning, but upon cross examination
he admitted that 1t was his wife who
showed him the paper.
On his direct examination he testified
that 1t was during the conversation
concerning the newspaper that Mrs.
Hamilton said this man must be put
out Of the road" Today, on cross
examination, he said that this was an
other addition 70 any testimony that
he had given before. He admitted
that neither at the coroner's inquest
nor the preliminary hearing had he
ever sworn TO these matters
When court opened this morning.
Attorney Van Colt Informed Judge
Norrell that Juryman Evans desired to
attend the funeral OF his brotherwhich
occurred this afternoon. Counsel for
the defense not Offering any objection,
the juror was allowed TO attend the
services, accompanied by deputy
sherln.
After the News report closed yes
terday afternoon County Surveyor
Wilkes explained to the jury the
methods he had pursued in making the
plats. The object of putting them in
evidence was to prove that the shoot
ing must have been done on or near.
the steps OF the Seldom residence.
eEnDON TESTIFIEs
Ihoihes SeuGoi, me prother,lh-
"a" VI MIs' halllllt1n' az MhVss place
me Tragedy occurred. testlhed thar on
I -, udy q Tue shootlhs ui.u Ut MIS-.
nalliitoh > request ne Went 10 Johh
h2lnlltoh thothet plaSS 10 get re-
NolNer when MIS- haihiltoh sara she
Mahteu 20 return 70 her huspahu' me
gun lprUuuceu) louhu near the pouy
OF lldulhtoii' was the one ne hhu
brought ana gave 10 -hrs' Hamilton.
MlthIss also relu'SG CONVERSATION
tld' ne nau win Mrs. nuihlItVh on
the day oil the shooting. she TOOK eN-
L. =
IN one OF the daily paper which SAID
that prominent society man ana
HhrIIeu woman nau peeh CrlHihllly
intimate MTs' hainlltoh sara IL re-
ierrSu 70 her anu fuVtg ana blamed
hef huspun lot the puohcatlon, WIZ
ness sald mat detehdaht MADE threats
aEAhst her nuspahu' put that ne iid-
Nlseu heF 10 ne COOL AZ the same time
teillns her ne woud nave a tallL with
Johh anu lN matters up Mrs HanllI-
ton answer was. on II Is no use
talkihg 10 MN, mel ten you one thlng
ana we another witness further
stated that on me Jay Oh the shooting
Mls hahllltoh wanted MN 10 get some
cartridges ana on ms refusing to get
them sne sald she would get them her-
sen. Later IN the uuy she tod witness
nut she coulu nor purchhse the cart
them TO a woman. Mrs. Hamilton also
Of getting n divorce ana saId he ynuia
never live To- get one. Witness thsn
$3.50