The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-30
Mrs. Hutchinson On Trial For House.
breaking.
INSANITY THE DEFENSE
DEFENDANT SHOWS SIGNS OF
VERY POOR HEALTH.
Joe Walker Sentenced to Eighteen
Months In the Penitentiary-Jury
In the Schaach Case Could Not
Agree-some Heavy Judgments
Against John Beck-Court Notes.

In the criminal branch of the Third
district court the trial of Mrs. F. e.
Hutchinson, charged with housebreak-
ing. began yesterday, and at the time
Of adjournment seven of the eight
jurors had been accepted.
The information alleges that the de-
PENDANT broke into the residence of w.
D. Mathis at 55 East Fourth South
street on Oct. 10 last, and did take
therefrom the following articles: One
silk waist, valued at $40; one silk
waist, valued at $3.50; one silk skirt,
valued at S25; one pair gloves, valued
at 50; one gold necklace, valued at $50;
the property of Mrs. Mathis; also one
silk waist, valued at SIS; one ladies'
coat, valued at $45; one watch, valued
at SIS, the property Of Miss Laura Ma
this.
The state was represented by Assist
ant County Attorney Putnam, who was
assisted by his chief, Mr.. Van Colt,
while the rights of the defense were
looked after by e. B. Critchlow and
Grant H. Smith.
Mrs. Hutchinson was present, but in
q, very bad condition, apparently. She
looked i'll and weak, and several times
had to be led from the court room,
fainting once or twice during the course
of the afternoon. Her wants We're at
tended to by Deputy Sheriff Ferguson,
who sat near her and took particular
care she needed nothing.
1t was evident from the examination
made of the talesmen that the defense
will be that the prisoner is not re-
sponSible for her actions. This state
ment was corroborated by Mr. Smith,
who told a Herald man she was men
tally unsound Asked if the defense of
kleptomania would be offered he said
no, because the term was not broad
enough in its scope. "She is mentally
unsound, and far from being a crimi-
nal,' said Judge Smith, for she has
none of the thoughts, actions or incli-
nations of thief. She comes from a
good family, is refined and educated"
Mrs. Hutchinson was informed the
night before she would be brought into
court yesterday, and it affected her
nerves. She was fatigued, so she told
the deputy, and had not slept any all
night.
The panel of jurors was soon ex-
hausted. E. e. Rich was excused by
the state, as were ]. E. Oglesby, Henry
Walters, Phil Margetts and William
Everett. William P. Davis and John
Cartwright were challenged by the de-
Tense peremptorily. Rock Savage,
George Spiers and Samuel Cody We're
challenged for cause.
1t was evident from the answers
made by Mr.. Margetts he would have
done his best to give the accused a fair
trial, but he admitted having a sym
pathy for q, woman which he would not
have entertained for man, and so he
stepped down. Each talesman was in
terrogated as to his knowledge of in
sanity and whether he would consider
it a good defense.
, At the time of adjourning court the
following jurors had been selected:
samuel Perry, Samuel Bateman, w. H.
Leverich, John r. Bennion, e. G. Bag
ley, Joseph w. Maynes, W. J. Yard A
special venire returnable at $50 this
morning. was ordered for the following
names drawn out of the box: B. F.
Stewart, Thomas ]. Curtis, William E.
Smedley, William Mcmillan, Charles
Crismon and Golden H. Culver.
At the conclusion of this the court
adjourned until $3.50 this morning.