Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-27
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ny.
UNION PACIFIC RY.
Provo.
TRIAL on ooSNoRs ron nunorl
Testimony OF Charles Dsmoisy, city Mar
sh.i knlnht, aud Others.

Testimony Of Charlie. Dsmoisy, city Mar.
shzl knisht, aud Others.
Special per Deserct Telegraph:
Provo, Utah County. Sept 26.-
CharlcnDcmOiscy was the frat witness
after tho opening address OF the nttor.
ncya THIS morning lie Identified tho
map display Of the depot grounds. etc,
"a the one made by him and explained
the same describing the different
marks The map was admitted In
evidence.
Joseph Strong, brother Of the dc.
ceased, was next called. but did not
testify, as the defense admitted all
which Mr. Strong was to testify 10 AS
TO his personal description. etc.
Marshal knisht. city marshal OF Pro-
No. testified that he was marshal on
June "a, 1899. on that date William
strong, the deceased officer, was a
special policeman, appointed by witness
on June 20, 1893, Last time witness saw
deceased was nt the depot between 10
and II o'clock on the night OF June goth.
lie was then ON duty az special police
man.
James Hansen. next witness. was
nlghtWatchmnn at n. c. NJ l. building
on June goth, saw deceased nt Y o'clock
on the morning " the shooting. was
talking to deceased when a freight train
came Into the Il. @. w station. MIR.
strong lott witness and went to tho
train THIS was about midnight. did
not see him after that.
Court took recess until o'clock
Before adjournment the defense OBJ
Jectcd TO the presence IN the courtroom.
while witnesses wcru tcstifyiuu al
Sherin storra and Deputy sherln VIII
Hams. Objection oyerrulcd.
Provo, Sept. 2G-At the afternoon
session w -. Hopkins was placed ON
effect that he was In the employ ~ tho
X q, w, railway, and while al work on
the night of June "a he saw Strong al
ne depot. This was about ten minutes
after " o'clock.
J. u; Brady said he came Into Provo
from sprlngvllle about ~ O'clock on th-
hlght OF June "a In charge OF freight
train.
At this point the Jury was withdrawn
pending argument as TO stcnograuher'g
certificates being affixed To deposltlons
or absent witnesses TO be Introduced aa
evidence The dupoaltlona were intro
duced, but were objected 20 by defense
on the grounds OF lncOmpetency. The
court ordered certineation to be made
Sheriff Storrs testified that Thomas
Suddook, John Blockyou and Joseph
Book were bound over TO appear al
witnesses In this case, but could not
furnish proper surety, but demanded
Special per Deseret Telegraph.
Provo. Utah CO.. Sept 27.-The dopo.
rltlun OF Joseph Blockiow, partner OF
Thomas Suddock, was next introduced
and read and placed In evidence The
dcponent In the main part c0rroborated
the testimony given In the deposition
of Suddook. Deponont was at the de-
pot on June eth, when the freight
train came In at midnight. Was on
tho south side OF the train, Was about
the center Of the train when he cav
two men coming towards him; they
paescd Suddock and depOnent within m
feet Of them, one man had a big red
beard. did not see features OF the other.
After they had passed the man broke
away from the man with tho beard
ana ran past around the cnboose: tho
man with the beard turned aud ran east
short way ana then cut through the
train between two cars. Deponent went