Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
Defendants Wife Testi6es 10 the
Stout Shooting Case.
HUSBANDS WHEREABOUTS.
stated That Jone. Let Home Few
INMATES Amer seven on the EVEN
Ing ef December OH.

IL 10 just one week ago today since
the prosecution In the Stout shooting
case commenced putting IN its tcsti-
mony.There were ffteen witnesses In all
examined ON behalf OF the state aud
Il was confidently expected nj the out
Get that within ten days n conclusion
would be reached and the guilt or in
nocencc Of the accused. a. u. Jones.
determined by the jury. Bat the end IL
no, yet In sight. and the indications are
that the trial will run Into part OF next
week before being finally submitted.
Tho defense. II IL said. has twice as
many witnesses Us the prosecution.
Then II IL thought that the cxamlna-
ton OF the defendant win consume at
least two whole days. Then the prose-
cution will likely call more witnesses In
rebuttai. all OF which will take more or
less time.
The defense made good Roadway to-
day In the examination OF its witnesses.
II IL not definitely known when the de-
PENDANT viii be called 10 testify. but the
probabilities are II Will be some time to-
morrow.
BAYS JONES WAS COOL.
When tho News" report closed yes.
tcrday afternoon George sutherland
was being examined BY Nc. Brown.
Under cross-examination nothing nddi.
tionaI was brought out. The next Wit
ness called by the defense was y. Al.
Friedman.
u. M. Friedman said he kept dry
goods store. i<s East Temple street.
and knew Jones we'll. Saw him on tho
night Of the shooting a little after
o'clock. lie came into witness store
and bought som. goods. shirt and a
suit OF underwear. lie was cool and
natural In his manner. Witness amelt
neither powder nor eau de cologne on
Mr.. Jones when he was In the store.
JoSEs MOTHER TEgrIFiEs.
Mrs. Mary Il. Jones. mother OF the
defendant. tsntlfcd that she lived with
her son In this city. lie was born ON
August %. 1861. witness was married
10 the defendants father on November
u. 1850. In Ohio. and In prof OF hcl
statement she exhibited her marriage
certificate. The object OF this was TO
refute the statement OF MIR. Stout that
Jones was an Legitimate child. The
family record. as kept In the family
liible. was also put In evidence an fur
Their proof Of the facts stated.
On the evening of December 9th, the
Witness was at her sons house. coo
south Fart Temple street. at the cor.
ncr OF Sixth South street. Her son and
VIE came home together for dinner.
witness saw them come In. met them
In the hall They went ~ stairs and
snt IN room up there. w.iilc witness
renamed In the dining room. Witness
heard her sons footsteps overhead AZ
shc sat IN the dining room. she heard
MIN 60 10 the bath room, ana soon az
yer th.y both came down and had sup.
per- lie did not leave the horne after
he hrst came In until after, supper
ne could not have gone oat without
witness knowing II.
homer '' '"''
Fifteen or sixteen minutes after a.
car passed lust about the time they
..he anu inhy nnd gentleman rot on
house" 80.
bandf"
He was n stock buycr.'
IT has been charged hero that he
wm drahkafd. What have you TO say
,, ME ss drank A. some. but was very plea
1T II said that you had 10 take I'm
true," - '""'
NO. Il II not"
Witness further said that Rtoutt'a
sisters and witness family were ON
friendly terms ana exchanged presents.
fcrs supported you. IL that trueY.'
asked MIR. Brown.
mo u IL not"
croas-esamined by Mr.. Putnam. Mrs.
Jones said her husband WINS not nm
hahltual drunkard.
Mt. Jones aud Mrs. Jones usually Ind
ninncr about $50 o'clock. Witness knew
That hr. and Mrs. Jones went uprtnirn
when TREY came In that night because
she heard them 40 up; did not see them
10 up. shr also heard both OF their
Footsteps above whom she was sitting
~ the dining room. They came down
together, he Just Immediately preceding
Der. Witness had dinner with them.
How long We're they IN the house be.
fore they sat down To dinncr?''
About nneen minutes"
DID you know he was going up town
ngnin that EVENING""
Yes I heard him speak Of H."
~ ms point court adjourned until
THIS morning.
When court opened up this morning
mother 20 the stand again and exam
med her briefly as 10 the time her
BON entered the employ OF MIR. Stout
ana how he came TO work for him.
DETECTIVE SHEETS REcALLEp.
Detective sheets was then recalled
BY the defense In anawer to Mr..
Brown witness said no was acquainted
with William lglohcart. manager 90
the salt Lake Herald, Could not 70,
snll having met Mir. Iglchcart the morn.
ING after the shooting. Witness would
not say that he did not meet him ON
the day referred ". as they frequently
met on the street ear.
MT. Brown-Did you, In the course OF
a conversation with Mr. Iglehcart nay
this, III would be impossible for
Stout TO identity anybody who shot
him from where he said he stood"
sheets--l did not.
BY Mr.. Putnam-'Iglehcart asked me
u ] thought Jones was guilty and i
taid i didn't know. Nothing was said
about Stout not being able TO Identify
anybody"
DEFENDANTS WIFE TEsrIFIEs.
Mrs. 4. n. Jones. wife of the defen.
liant was next called, and WAS exam.
med by Judge Henderson. Remem-
o@red the 9TH OF December and some OF
the incidents OF the day. Witness went
~ town that day shortly before 9
Deloek. Called on Mrs. seabolt al the
Walker. Her husband came for her In
ne eneving, They walked home to-
rether. In company with Mr.. Suther
lnnd. Usually had their supper about
1850. Mr, Sutherland Joined them lust
~ they wore crossing the street from
NE chft House corner. Witness and
nor husband entered their house by
The front uanp AIafhar I.,.. 49,. IL,