Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-26
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and becKon her to come in.
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suggested that she go on q vieit to her
sister, Mrs. Carrie Bissett,in Chicago;
to this suggestion Mrs. Hamilton did
not reply; she continued to feel very
badly anu said II Johnnie wouldn't
have her, no one else ever coulJ-.he
would see to that.
Witness's brother was right.handed;
had two fingers OIL OF LETT hand, the
middle one at the second joint anu the
one next to the little finger ut the
FIRST joint; witness never talked with
Mrs. Hamilton alter March O.; cav
her but once after that and previous to
tie tragedy; that was when shs was
coming out of a neighbOr's house;
saw her brother on the day OF the
shOoting-morninY, afternoon and
night; he was SAD ON account OF his
trouble but glad on account OF going
to be free 60 soon, az he himself ex-
| pressed II.
The defense obiscted to this part OF
the testimony auu the prosecution In
sisted that II was relevant anu was
offered to show that Hamilton had no
Intention OF committing suicide. The
| court ruled that the testimony was
relevant.
STAYS BY HER STORY.
Cross.examined by Edward Nc.
Gurrin, Mrs. Hamilton's attorney,
witness said that her brother went to
| soe Mrs. Hamilton's father relative to
his daughter's misconduct; that was
the night before the separation; John
| and Lou visited fr' quently with
witness mothers family; the families
ibterchRpged visits about once q v eek;
| the last time Jonn mud Lou were III
Mra NJ N ~
| February 7, on the occasion OF the
| lsttef's birthday; the Family all met
| at the ;home OF witness sister TOR
| Christmas and New Years. dinner;
witness frequently met her brother
and his wife at parties, such as
the Caleuopiap society gave,
and parties al boml; at noon,
March q, John first told her Of
Louis infidelity; that was ct the
| laundry where they had both worked
for yeaTt; he had told his mother the
| same day at 8 O'Clock in the morning;
| told witness that Lou had confessed 10
| him and that abe hau b, Gu down 10 see
! Judge Goodwin about something; later
| In her testimony witness testified that
Lou had saiu something to J ohm about
| binding q book for Judge Good win
that 10 that the judge wanted her to;
Lou presumably had gone 10 see about
| this which may have accounted for
her absence from home on one coca.
| sion at least; witness told her brother
| sne believed someone was trying
to break up his happiness by senLing
| presents To his wife; a package had
come to Mrs. Hamilton ON Cnristm a.;
she told witness that abe found 1t on
the doorstep; that she didn't know
where II came from on account OF
having torn the name of and burne /
| II; Johnny replied that he didn't
think he could trust her any more; on
| the 9th of March when Johnny came
In and che was weeping he told her he
wouldn't, tell her what he INTENDED to
| do until she quit crying; she said she
couldn't live without him, and he
said she could go 10 her sister,; he got
pencil and piece OF paper anu asked
her to write her wrongdoing down;
Lou asked him II he was going to
| break up the home; he said he would
| lot her have all the things she wanted;
that he would not t0ucn any Of the
| presents given them by their respec-
| tive families; she said she would settle
| 1t ali; witness thought sne meant
| suicide and her brother went into the
other room to get his gun; on coming
| out she asked him II he had found 1t
and he pointed lffirmatively to his
| pocket; Lou was kneelipg at that tine
| weeping bitterly with her hands over
| her face; John went into another
room and unloadou aud locked up the
| revolver and came cut again
saying In a low tone 1t
was oil right now; that
she couldn't kill herseli; he went to
her father's and told him as he hau
told her that he Couldn't live with her
| alter what had occurred; during the
time the written confession was drawn
up, Lou pieaied earnestly for one more
chance; she wanted Johns forgive.
nes,; II she could get 1t she would do
any Thing; but John said he could
never take her back because, in adj.
ton to bar other wrong, she had lieu to
him, and then Ills wis went down Oh
her RneeB and asked Tor his forgiveness,
Tor one more chance.
On the Friday night before the
| separation, tLou's father AMI sister
came up to the htuse and John anu
witness went over to their M JtherI In
order that Lou could talk with her own
folks alone. Johnny talked the story
| Of his troubles over with his mother
and sister and during tue recital o them
tainted anu WAS pu, to ed;aiter awhile
his wife came over and passed
the night but nothing was said shout
what had been done; next morning
wituess accompa Lou home al her
bfother's request In order to prevent
| suicide; Johnny asked his vile why
she had slnned and she said she
didn't know; that her teducer had run
| alter her on oil occasions, before mar
rage and after; that he cent presents to
| the house aud mad followed her every
where; her husband asked her to
point to the calendar aud indicate
when last she sinned; she pointed TO
February the .17tn, and named
the price OF her shame for which she
had not yet received full payment.
| The hasba nj, humiliated and crushed
| beyond expression, asked her II she
hsu not received money enough from
| him md ems replied that she had, but
| begged pileously Tor forgiveness; in
securing the confession Mr.. Hamiiton
ssid, "Louey, am the one who has
been wrouged in this matter, 80 write
| n.p Witness saw her write and sign 1t
| and kept 1t in her possession, having
been gwen her by her brother; once he
| asked ior II 10 take to his wife; he
brought it back and gave 1t to her
again. On her husband leaving hom,
| ia. afternoon Of March 9th Mn.
Hamilton, the witness said, tainted.
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