Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-25
NMILLENS CONFESSION
AND WILL Be ADMITTED IN EVIDENCE.



The confession of Jesse +. McM'l,cn
is o. the par, h. took in the killing ~
John Esau r, the senate saloon lasi
July. as made ln the presence ~ a NUM-
bcr ~ persons In the ofiloe ~ the chicf
of police the day following the murder
viii 81 H. the jury a. n part ~ the
states testimony Judge Norrcll dccid-
ing this morning that the same was
voluntary on the part n the defendant
The whole Of yesterday and a portion
" Thursday was devoted 20 the intro
ducton NJ testimony and arguments
bearing ON the question AZ a. the nd-
instability II the evidence. the defense
tuntfndIng that promises were made
McNfuion 10 the offrct that II would he
made light Tot him n he would confess
when court adjourned last evening"
Judge Nurreit. took the question under
ndvisement and this morning. ruled. nH
before stated. that McMillcn made nj
confession voluntarily.
o. a. ikuieirh was then called ~ we
state The witness rerltcd the or
reltlnr of McMnien. his confession
etc.
Detective Sheets was next examined
10 Identified % morphine huttle giNeh
him by McMilien. The latter mcanureo
uut la tho chiefs ufilCt the same
amount M he va supposed 30 have put
lnto isv1n'r ha'f The bottle. Ne,
Nuisn told Witness. was fun when ne
tnnk ont the dose Tor EEnn When VII.
nsss saw ID about nne-third ~ It's com
tents wuH gone. When arrested dc'
Mllion denied that Egan or PHELPS mao
been In the saloon the SATURDAY night
breeding the murder. II was not un
ti a.. ,,.,s e,,n frnutsd with Mitchell that
John Tslingpr testified that he wnn
captain M police during July 1897.
was present during the two converse
lions had between McMillcn ana the
p1ilrs officers. The defendant was
asked II Eqan and gkowca had been NJ
Tho senate snlnon the night preceding
the murder and the defeff ants reply
was that Shelves had been there dur
Ing the early part ~ thr evening, hut
that Ernn had not been In the place az
an. The next day. witness said. ~
was present during another cunverAi-
ton had with McMllicn. Mitchell was
In the room and reminded McMillcn
that h.. Rob Sleeves and EFan were m
the saloon on the Saturday night and
the defendant admitted, Tor the nrst
time. that Mitchelrs statement was
true. n was thee - 'ndant made %
confession. going ~ far aH 90 show
how much morphine h. put into Egan's
beer and his object In ~ doing. which
was robbery.
Crors-cxnmlned by Mr.. whittemorc.
Witness did not remember whether the
confession was made before or after the
officers had accompanied McMillen
to the saloon. Muiyey and oicndln-
ming were present when the morphine
was measured nut. Witness know
nothing ~ the putting Newspaper
containing an account 81 the murder In
McAlillrn'H cell. neither ala h. know
~ Mr.. strnup calling Co zee the de-
fondnnt II was quite possible that
Instructions had been given that no
one should ~, McMilicn. but he was
not aware ~ such mn order.
r. ~. Mitchell was next called. tie
fiid b. was a rtlirnd man by trnd"
/ Was In tho senate saloon about
! O'Clock Saturday niEht the 10Th " July
| ~ drank two glaaHes ~ lrur. The
| nrst part ~ tho evening h. stood up
/ against the bar and afterwards went
| into @ card room In the west part N
/ tho huutH. HIS rttHun for going In
| there was because h. WIS taken sick
I with cramps In tho stomach iie came
out shortly Afterwards aud told the bur
tender. Osborn. h. was sick tls then
/ went into another NON on tho south.
| ana twu men cnme In. WIN mhs after
] NariiH learned were Eurlu aud Phelps.
/ McMIi.n brought IN the drinks.
/ pagan drank hrer and Phelps whisky.
/ They Ind two ur three rounds while
/ witness wnH IN the ruum, EFan ap.
prnr-d 90 have bsrn drinking but knew
/ Wha. hn was dosing Affrr Ewau had
taken the last drink, which was about
nftrUn minutes AFTER the men came into
the runm, h. talked inrlhrrcutly ana
couldn't connect HE sentences. Tho last
witness saw ~ EFan h. was lying with
hls head and arms Ou beer table
breathing very heavy. Ito did not fr-
member Phelps leaving tho ruom. Ie
/ could have gone out without witness
seeing him. WltuHaH then LETT the
saloon. when ho passed J1slin a Parks
u was quarter ~ three, sunday MORN
Ing. A. b. went oN % the saloon
iaelrs md McMnlsn were standing ~
/ the bar talking. witness further said
! h. thought he raw another man behind
screen. Court then took n rccefs.
non SKEwES on THE STAND.
on the rrtunycning of court this ~.
tornoon Mitchell was cruHH-uNanlned at
Humc length by Mr. whlttCmorc.
! Robert SkrwvH was then called. lie
testified that he was IN the senate ~
loon u number pf times on Saturday
night July 10Th. 1897 Saw Phelps
ihcr'. Did not remember seeing any.
one else with him, NlW Phelps ana
McMlllrn talking together Also raw
McMIllen take drinks into wine rlom.
Witness thought both drinks was beer.
but was not SURF, Witness was IN and
uut ~ the saloon an night between 2
ana o o'clock sunday morning hr saw
Phelps trying 20 rouse EEnn IN the
wine room, Ito asked witness 60 HELM
him get him out. SkcwsH said he and
Phelps took hold 10 Egau hy IN, arm,
| aud took him out Go tho alley way
whore they left him witness though.
the man was drunk Ills breathing
was heavy. The witness was undpt
cruss-cNamlnution when the News re-