Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-12
TESTIMONY ALL IN.


brigham city. May is.--At this morn
ing'a session Of the court here the case
Of James Morgan charged with tho
murder Of Captain Brown Of Ogden
was continued. before Judge Hart.
The nrst witness waa Deputy sheriff
Frank Thompson. who was recalled
and crons-cxamined az TO the testimony
given ON the stand yesterday and as
10 different conversations he had had
4 with the prisoner both ON the way TO
nrlgham city after the killing and
capture near willard and Ia the coun-
" which were principally along the
line as to why the bandits did not
surrender, The reason for this lmpor-
tnnt omission was. said the prisoner TO
the witness. that they observed
glump OF brush ahead Of thom when be-
ing pursued by the posse Ia which thcy
believed they could defend thcinaclyen.
n they wcrV but able to reach IT, tut
the officers bore down - hard upon tho
| fuEitivcn that a nght and tragedy fol-
lowed.
| a. expert witnesses To- show the effects
that would follow certain. kinds OF pln-
tul or gun shot wounds Ia the human
holy. Hheriff Carbon was also called
| under re-croaH-examinntion after which
she testimony Was closed and Judge
| Hart announced that the prosecution
and defense could each have one hour
| and half In which 20 make arsu.
| mcntH. Attorney u. II. Jones oi,cnei
| fof the prosecution and addressed the
jury FOR thirty minutes after when
n Attorney u. ~. Jones spoke for three.
quarters ~ an hour when the court
\ took recess until : o'clock y m.
\ THE TESTIMONY.
Il Sheriff Carbon was closely intcrro.
4 gated yesterday as Indicated Ia last
evenings News"
. After the conclusion Of his cxamlna-
4 tion ueo. Packard OF ogden took the
# stand and testified that he was nc.
Il quainted with W. 4. lirown. who was
shot. nnd that after the day Of tho
H shooting h. tried 90 wash the blood out
n 81 deceased clothing. lie KaNc a
"a description OF the wound on Mr,
ms and body ~ William A. brown.
"A Deputy sheriff Joseph iielnap next
took the stand and related the clrcum.
sinurra ~ his departure with sheriff
/. i.ayno from ogden 20 so 20 Hot
I springs 20 aid In the capture OF the
q and a Winchester witness said that II
was arranged between Captain brown,
N Sheriff fayne and himself 60 20 10 Hot
N Springs together. He told how the ON
IN refa divided Into three parties and took
II SEPARATE routH and how Shcriffa i.nyne
and CARBON. capt. Iirown and himself
VI followed some tracks that had been
discovered, which eventually led thom
o. where the outlaws We're, who ran ~
toon AZ they saw the officers. He said
they yelled at the despcfadoca 90 stop,
but they would not do 10 and Kept on
running. sheriff Delnnp then graph
lcally described the shooting OF CAPT,
brown, and said that when tho nfing
began he saw the defendant fire the
second shot at Brown and saw the cap
4 tain fall forward. Witness was sure
that the defendant was the man who
shot iiruwn, After consulting dia-
n tfam o. tho country whore the shooting
II took place, Mr.. lielnap Identified the
place. lie said that when they were
Hiding from Willard the defendant sat
vi between him and Thompson, ana the
latter asked Morgan n he was the man
who told the officer 10 10 back. Thomp-
IN ron asked Morgan about the hold.up'
Morgan remarked In the course OF their
Il conversation that II was not tho nrHt
Tine he had been IN u tight place, Do
|U fendant told the officers. said AIR Bel.
nap that they Intended TO hold-up tho
III hfai man they came across. and Mr.
Hanson was the man. and then told Of
" manner OF the hoid-up, George
alorran Ia the name defendant gave "a
EST NC uineerH. and he said he was from
nt'latcd In lodging Morgan In jan, when
theY went 20 supper. Witness went IA
ogden, saw the body OF Capt. Brown
nnd Identified the coat and vest worn
" Mr, Brown the day he was killed.
alr lielnap was then oroas-eNnmined
~ Attorney II. IL. Jones for the de-
fonHe
The same points were gone over and
ftpoated by the witness. with some
Questions az 10 the cye-sight OF the
witness being defective when distances
are concerned. but witness maintained
lhai hls eycaight was good. Mr. Bel
nap was Intercepted as To the move
nonts of the highwaymen and Of OIL
~ IN pursuit. also the manner of tht
hllng OF Mr.. Brown and the bandit
ahd az 10 whether Mr., Iielnap saw Nor.
IAN shoot Sir. brown. lie maintained
NJ same story aH told In direct exam
nation as TO what he saw and what h.
Mr.. nclnap testified that there was
.lly about a second OF time elapsed be-
went the time Brown ana the high
Nayman fell. The defendant, Morgan
t!opi about six feet distant from tho
ouer man. who was killed.
hanson WAS the next witness, He told
l being held up, lie said that on thu
way home he met two men. They pul
gun IN my fuce, he said, and told me
20 out up my hands. | told them
would not. One OF them took my milk
ahl one put his hands over ms
honlder, and the other walked behinc
NE and took me on from the road. and