Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-28

AmdaNits aud Testimony Of witnesses
Heard At wednssday's Hearing.

Deponcnt lIlnckyou said on croas.ox.
animation that he dld not think that
the man who ran from the officer had
my buhdlv IN his hands or arms. " he
did deponcnt did not SEQ II.
The court admitted the deposition OF
John Book Into evidence over the OBJ.
lection Of the defense. The deponont
arrived IN town on the freight train ON
midnight OF June 2Gth. Saw the de-
iendhnt az Clear Creek ON the morn
lns OF June soth. Defendant came on
the same train as dcponcnt believed he
got on the train at Thistle. ilelleyrd
Ionnors had n grip IN his hand. %
puncnt rode In Hat car loaded with
rock. Got on the train IN Provo an
me north side. Saw Connora on The
depot platform. believed he had a grin
" his right hand. Connorr told Hook
that he was not going 10 stay In Provo
but 20 on TO the Lake" Left Con.
hpfn standing near tho train about avc
or hlN cars east uf the engine. and went
east on the train. mot sudiock nnd
itlockyou' talked with them awhile and
then went west TO the old street cars
awhile IN the street car. deponcnt vent
over % the depot as train came In
irum the west Had not boon there long
before he wna arrested and taken up Ii
lail' Coming into the town Connora
m ms5s on the car Just ahead OF doponent
To him as dcponont left him and vent
east He did not hear "a shot fired hui
henid tho bell ringing. on cfoss-exntn-
nation witness stated that Fmnk Nor.
flh also came down on tho same train
AZ Opponent Saw Norris also az Clonr
nv, St'th ~ ahd again at sprngvillc. This
The aiiidnvits Of Attorney King and
Deputy sheriff Williams, setting forth
Mnht Engineer James Cannon. IN.
missing witness, would TESTIFY TO II
present, was presented In evidence by
the prosecution and objected 10 by the
detenae. The ntidnvitH were allowed 10
De presented before the Jury over IN,
objection u the defense.
Tho KING affidavit was read, which
stated that James Cannon II prpsent
would TESTIFY TO the following facts:
That on the night OF the killing OF
william Strong Cannon WAS stationed
at the Rio Grande westorn depot about
twenty-five feet from the place defond.
ant II believed TO have got on the train.
was on switch engine about twenty
hNe feet northwest from the place
where man with red whlakers Fot
through the train. Saw man with led
beard go w 70 "a man standing on tho
north side OF tho train. The Two then
went In northwoltcrly direction, up j
street, and about i've minutes later
cannon heard shot fired In tho dircc-
ton which the two men took
The affidavit Of Deputy sheriff Thorn
ls j. Wlillams was thon introduced and
set forth what the missing witness.
Cannon. told him, The affidavit corrob-
GRATED the King affidavit
Mfs. winnie Matthew'S, on June gIth
was occupying a northeast room In the |
Johnson house, across the road west |
from the scene OF the shooting. All
windows IN witness room were opened. |
lNNIn mFfNH fHllIIWIHhN
witness heard several loud rrdans and |
then shot was fred Immediateiy |
after witness heard a man running past |
The house on the north side. About nve |
minutes after the shooting witness |
looked out OF the east window ana saw |
a Dody ly'ng across the street and
man was bending over the body. A |
little later several other persons came |
up TO where the body was
Chas. Hilton was head brakeman on |
he freight train which came into Provo |
about midnight on June 25th; was ON |
he engine when he arrived In Provo;
got on on the south Side and went east
along the train. attached to tho train
we're four hat cars loaded with rock.
on tho second rock car witness saw a
nan, who had q grip or telescope, about
ljXA Inches In size ana about 0 Inches
ieep Witness ordered the man on the
train. He got on tho car ON the north
.ldo; the man had black SLOUGH hat on.
that the man whom he ordered
m was COnnors
After ordering the man from the train
Witness noticed four men on the nouth
tide of the train, one was running east |
mother was walking rapidly after the
ieeing man, and two were standing
I'm, The man running went around
he train, The man walking was an
nicer and passed through tho train.
two box cars, behind the rock
arh Witness then crossed over 10 the