Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-12
STATES EVIDENCE
NEARLY ALL IN.
Defense in Smith Case Will Soon
be Given a Chance.
EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
WIN the state Attempt 60 Connect
BIddIccome with tbs
Crimef

The trial OF John Y. Smith. the al
legged dynamlter. continues TO drag It's
weary length along In the criminal
branch Of the Third district court, and
the end IL not yet In sight. County
Attorney Putnam said this afternoon
that the prosecution expected to rest
it, case In chief tomorrow morning.
Then the defense will have Its innings.
and as number OF witnesses have
| been aubpocnaed In Smiths behalf, II
would be extremely hard to hazard an
opinion a. 60 when the case win b.
submitted TO the jury. II IL Understood
that the defendant IL anxious 10 know
his fate before Christmas day. and II
has been suggested that the attorneys
In the case govern themselves accord
ingly.
There were no sensational develop
mcnts brought out today. The witness
Biddlccomc was subjected to n rather
severe REORGANIZATION by counsel
for the defense. It certainly appeared
from tho line Of questioning pursued
a. though Mr.. Truman believed tho
witness had a hand In the making Of
the machine. when Blddlecome was
excused from the stand he was told he
would be wanted later on
EXPRESS AGENT DUGGAN.
When the News" report closed yes
tcrday. Il. J. Duggan. the Rio Grandc
Western express agent at Eurcka. had
taken the stand In answer to Mr.. Put
nam. witness said that on August 20.
he received two packages for trans
mission 10 Salt Lake by the Wells
Fargo Bxprcss company. Witness was
shown the labels put on both boxes for
Identification. lie Identified the labels
and his marks on them.
Mr.. Putnam-worc the two boxcs re-
ccivcd from the same person3
Witnosa-They were.
DuEgan then described tho boxes gen.
orally. giving their weight and approx
innate dimensions.
what was done with tho boxes7"
II delivered them ON the train going
to salt Lake on the following morning
at $40 and due 10 arrive at Salt Lake
at a;b5."
did the person who left the boxes
ask you any qucstlonsi'
W. Nt " i'AN w w
forwarded were ever opened there. and
l told him they We're not"
what was the appearance OF the
man who left the boxes"
Medium height. heavy set. with
mustache and wearing dark brown
suit"
Are You able to say whether or not
the defendant " tho mani"
NO, l could not say"
Croas-cxamlned by Mr.. Truman.
what name did the man give who
left the boxeH?''
Butler"
ne raid the frelght'"
How long was he In the ofiee7"
Just as long as II took me to take In
the boxes and write ~ receipt for the
money"
win you swear that this defendan,
| IL the mani"
NO. l couldn't do that"
a. G. French, agent for the Wells
Fargo Express company In this city.
said the box was received In Salt Lake
/ and delivered TO Judge Powers. II was
afterwards turned over to Detective
Sheets and Police ofilcer Janney
JUDGE POWERS RECALLED.
O. W. Powers was recalled by Mr.
Putnam and said that on August 20.
| about II O'Clock a. M. a messenger
came In 90 his office with a package.
Witness receipted for II.
what did you do with tt7" asked
Mr.. Putnam.
Judge Powers-I took knife and
carefully cut the thrcads with which
the label was sewed Go the cloth COW
orlng and held the envelope up to tho
| HIGHT, but saw mo letter In II. took
the box up and heard something rattle
| like dry sand. I observed n screw In
the bottom OF the box and took u knife
TO take out the screw. but fortunately.
didn't. | laid the box down without
trying 10 open It. then observed
| removed and touched with match and
the powedr went on with flash.
sent to the police office and the box
was turned over to officers Sheets and
Janney,
The witness then proceeded 90 give a
minute description OF what the box con-
taincd. and tho general arrangements OF
tho contents. lie said a terrific eN-
ploslon would have occurred had the
box been opened In the ordinary way.
HAD a PREsENTEMENT.
Judge Powers was cross-cxamlned by
Attorney Truman and said he handled
and lifted the box with care. as he sus-
peCtcd II was sent a fool TO cnsnnre.
lie thought OF sending for the police.
but he didn't want TO make fool Of
himself. for perhaps IL would turn out
to be samples OF ore from his mine.
Anyway he could not reason himself
out of the impression that the box con-
tanned an Internal machine.
did you see any OF the contents OF