Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-24
NMILLENS CONFESSION
CLAIMS PROMISES WE'RE MADE 10 HIM..


The defense In the McMiilen murder
case o. making o. decided onort 10 pre-.
vent the defendants alleged conf ssaion.
made 100 che presence OF ~ r.. Mulvey,
james Glcn1uning and Samuel Paul,
gDlng a. the Jury. II 10 claimed by
MoMllIon'a uttpmrys that O. abatement
was cxactod ftom their client under the
promise that they would de- what they
could for him and make his sentence
as Hight aa possible.
Testimony pro and con has been I'M
itoducod today and arguments are In
progress ut press timc.
The jury was excused from the box
yesterday afternoon and have been en-
Toying Themselves Ia marching ana
counter. In nud around tn
Joint huildlnr pending the COURTS d'-
Nf,cr tho "Ncws" rouort closed yer
trrdny Judge Nurraii Ovcrulfd the mo-
lion IN counsel Cor defendant requiring
that the stHlp UiHct which one 90 the
two counts 10 desired 90 90 ~ tfiM on.
County surveyor e. 3. Wilkes ihen
Identified pllis and made cNp|lnhtlpn7
NJ the promises whore the murder oc-
CURED
Ex.Poiicoman George u. Raielgh tca-
tined that hu examined the promises
lu and around thl Senate Hnluuh on
East Temple street and the plans ns
shown by Air. wilkes. were, TO tho best
~ HE Judgment correct
10. A. Taylor, MISUNDERSTANDING on w
Senate saloon block. iold N his ma
Ing the body % John Egln In an
niirywny IN the rear Of the saloon. iie
found "a small bottle alongside the body
and placed 10 on o. fence.
William Wiokcl couoboratcd the last
witness. -,
Putnam. corrob1rai,d the previous Two
witnoasea In regard to the finding oi
the dead body " Egan. Witness know
Eaan and recognized the body
James Hognoy testified that the de-
ceased had BOARDED nc his house Tot
about "a month before his death. VIII
moss last rnw him alive on The morn.
ing ~ his death. Eghn NJ times drank
Esrt Flood testified 90 the fact that
tfan was In the habit " wearing
gold watch ana chain. Ernn was q
pretty good man. but sometimes drank
loo much witness had known him
since isst
Mr raleigh was then recalled ana
vas asked about the confession maue
by Mcmillan NJ the police hcodquar'
In order 10 determine whether or not
this WAS voluntary on the part 81 Mc.
Niliion. Attorney Hhea requested that
the Jury be- excused while u Was de-
trrmlned Tho court granted the &C.,
quest and the jury nlrd out % the court
room In charge ~ nnillr GulbranHen.
McAiillrn wna then put on the stand
and told ~ hi arrest and the efforts
uf chief Paul. Mr. Mulvcy and others
30 work a confession out ~ him. on
the morning succeeding the tragedy, h.
was taken into the chiefs office, whore
h. ruw NJ. w. Mulvey. Mayor ultndln'
ming. chief Paul. T. ". Mitchell and =
number ~ policemen. ~ he entered
The room. Mitchell pointed his nnger
M him and uld' There's the one
that ana n" Mltch,u then left ana
he talked with Mulvey and chief
Paul each ~ whom promised tn assist
him II h. would confess. Mulyoy
snid; Jesse. YOU must know what
VIVA rolng ON their. and you had better
ten ~ an about a." Muivey also said
I'VE VIII DO ~ We can Tor you" ana
that he Understood that h. was Go he
permitted 90 turn states evidence ana
escape with lees punishment Chirf
Paul. h. said told him that he could
40 nothing Tor him a. nm officer. but
would 90 no h. could FOR him person
ally n b. would confess.
After being assured that he would he
protected uH agreed upnn MCMlllcn
said h. made % statement, and agreed
10 repeat % NJ the corpncr'a Inquest
CROSS. EXAMINED Ivy MIR. VAN
COTr.
This morning McMnlcn was cross
examined hy County Attorney Van
Colt Ito said Mitchell, pointing hls
Nu.a.a az NNU. IA. ttHmN Al NIN HaursN
him. iip was not afraid % Mitchell
phyficliiy but thought he was impll-
Gated Do the crime and was trying tn
weave bonds around him ana put him
in bud position. Didn't remember
whether Mulygy and Girudlnulng were
In the chiefs Office when d. entered.
Thoy might have come IN afterwards.
10 asked Mulvsy " confession from
him wouldn't be- the same MS turning
states evidence. and Mulvey replied
that b. didn't know but what II would.
Chief Paul, however, said no couldn't
mako any promises hut would do all
he could Tor him. No one told him
20 be careful what he said as II might
be- used against HIM lie was posi-
tive ~ that
Councilman 81. y. Mulvcy sald he
had conversation with McMlllcn nt
tho chief ~ police office on tho 18th
OF HNlh ANNh NNIN NNAN NANN INAH
waite room md told him he was sorry
for The affair and that being IN the
house he ought 10 know something
about a. Mr.. Mulyoy advised him 10
make 90 clean breast ~ n 20 the chief
OF police. nc the same tlmo saying II
would 900 easter with him. McMlllcn
hoHltntHi o. while ana then started g.
toll thr whole thing. Ito invited tho
chief iu when Paul asked N hr would
repeat II ln the presence of Phelps and
skrwrH nul h. said he would Paul
told MDAIlllrn Co Boz careful ~ what he
said me- he could not offcr him any IN
duccmrntl. Mr. Aulvoy further nnid
that h. promised MrMlllpn 10 use his
influence with the county attorney
Attorney -. y, Strnup testified that
no went 90 the old city hall early
Monday morning, July 18th, 90 con-
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