The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-12
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE.

by Mr.. Brown on the day he was killed.
He noticed defendant get up from his
chair and walk back of the clerks desk
and put his hat on and then walk a step
or two to the north towards the weapons
which were lying there. Didn't remember
seeing any one stand behind him, and
then the witness was cross-examined by
X. H Jones for the defense.
The same ground was mostly gone over
ana the same facts repeated by the wit
ness, with some questions as TO the eye
sight of the witness being defective when
distances are concerned, but witness
maintained that his eyesight was good.
Mr.. Belnap was interrogated as to the
movements of the highwaymen and OF
officers in pursuit. also the manner of the
killing of Mr.. Brown and the bandit. and
as TO whether Mr.. Belnap saw Morgan
shoot Mr.. Brown. He maintained the
same story as told in direct examination
as to what he saw and what he did
Inc cTosS-eXamination of Mr.. Belnap
was in progress when the court adjourned
Tor noon On the reaSsembling of the
court, at clock, the cross -eXamina ton
was continued and brought out but little
information of Importance further than
had been given before by the witness
Mr.. Belnap testified that there was only
about second of time elapsed between
the time Brown and the highwayman fell.
The defendant, Morgan, stood about SIX
feet distant from the other man, who was
killed.
He told of being held up. He said that
on the way home he met two men. They
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me to put up my hands. l told them
would not. One of them took my milk,
and one put his hands over my shoulder,
and the other walked behind me. and took
me off from the road and l told them
there was q wire fence there. They told
me to keep my mouth smut Ihey SAID
they knew where they were. They took
me about seventy-tve yards and told me
to kneel down. They held my hands be-
hind me. and took everything l had, in
Guiding my shoes and stockings. l told
They said | would learn to keep my
mouth shut after this. They they drank
my milk and then stood and laughed at
me. The little one put on my SHOES and
stockings He said they fit him quite
tight. They then stood behind me and
put my hat over my face. Before they
left me they told me that if l made a yell
after they left me that they would come
back and kill me.
Witness then identified the watch and
purse and money taken from him. Inc
latter consisted of one silver dollar-piece.
one 50-cent piece, one 2S-cent ana TWO ~
cent pieces; also a silverware case, con-
tanning samples of silverware. knives,
forks and spoons. He also identlhed a
was asked to stand up that witness might
see the shoes taken from him. Defend
ant stood up and showed the shoes he
had on, which belonged to and were iden-
titled by witness.
After the men left him. Hanson lay
there till the men got back to the wire
fence: then he got up and followed them
down as far as Cheneys and Frank che
ney cut the cords that bound his hands.
Then he went up town and found Deputy
Frank Thompson and stated to MIN all
the facts of the hold-up.
Sheriff Layne of Weber county was next
called by the prosecuting attorney, b. IL
Jones, and being sworn, stated that he
was sheriff of Weber county. which ONCE
he had held since Jan. l. 1899; lived in
Ogden; was acquainted with William A
Brown. On the Goth of April, at 3 O'Clock
d. M. he was called up by telephone and
asked to come up to the Hot Springs to
assist Sheriff Carbon in the capture or
some outlaws; called up Deputy Sheriff
Belnap and Deputy Baily. They procured
conveyances and started for the Hot
Springs Some of them went by way of
North Ogden and tine others went the
other way. When he reached the Hot
Springs. Sheriff Carbon told him there
had been holdup on the south side of
Brigham City and they were after the
robbers He told him of the coming of
the men towards the Springs. and the
running fight he and Deputy Thompson
had with them.
Sheriff Layne then related the same
facts in relation to the movements OF the
men and the officers as were related by
Sheriffs Carbon and Belnap when on the
stand