Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04

hal ar appointment with Mr.. Wight
| men at the bank. Was positive that
Mr.. Jones entered the house with her
| and that he remained 70 supper. He
| could not have left the house without
| witness knowledge.
| Under cfoes examination Mrs. Jones
| snid that u was nvc minutes after !
when Mr. Jones got up from the sur
| pef table. she remembered the hour be-
/ cause Mr.. Jones had said he was IN
hurry. Mr.. Jones ieft the houec ~
| eoon ne dinne- WIS over. Witness look
ed ~ the cock when she aud her hus
i.pnd came Into the house. IL was then
cI6. The clock was on the mantle
looked Mt the tlmepiece again when she.
her husband and Mother Jones at
down 10 dinner II was then $50. Wit
ness looked at the clock again when
Mr.. Jdnos got ready 20 go and she OBJ
served u was exactly i've minucs past
rsven. Thor clock was usually right
With the town clock.
Mrs. Bcft Seabolt testified that she
roomed AZ the Walker House on ms
,lny OF the shooting Mrs Jones took
lunch and spent the afternoon With her.
Mr.. Jones called fof his wife IN the
evening. 10th took their departure
from the Walker at exactly I'VE min
utrs past siN. Mr.. Jones said committing
about having 10 work at the bank that
night aud wanted witness TO 40 along
with Ms JONES.
TESTIMONY OF SERVANT GIRL.
Lam Jones. n domestic servant. testi.
fed that she had lived with the Ioncacs
since November. 1895. Remembered the
day ~ the shooiing. Mrs. Jorer lcft
homo that day shortly after o'clock.
Roth Aif. and Mrs. Jones returned a
few minutes after six. The reason Wit
ness knew Il had Just gone Nix wna be-
cause the elk o'clock street car passed
the house a. Mr. and Mrs. Jones en-
tered. Witness was cooking dinner
when they came In. She had u ready
and on the table inslde Of fifteen min
utos after the couples arrival. Mt.
Jones could not have passed out Of the
back doar without witness seeing him.
shc was positive AFR. Jones did not pass
out. Supper usually laAted half an
hour.
In answer to Mr.. Putnam witness
said Mr.. Jones came to the kitchen aud
asked her " dinner was ready. rms
was when witness was about to brink
the dinner into the dining room.
Waiter Dayton. testified thst he was
employed nr prescription clerk ~
Drii.hl A Frcnken's. Recalled the night
OF the 9TH Of December Did not hear
the shooting. hut heard ~ II. pr
Pinkcrton that evening telephoned the
Mr. stoutt'a Sons called for the pre-
scriptlon at e;ss. Witness was certain
" the time.
ucorE. Mueller. proprietor OF the
Royal bakery. testified that he cam"
up from Murray ON the same car 49,
Mr.. Stout on the evening of Decem-
b.r sth. The car was late IN starting.
Witness boarded the ear on state be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh South
STREETS. Witness saw Air. Stout gct OF
the car.
Under REORGANIZATION witncs,
said he knew the car was late. but
couldn't say how much.
DIDN'T THINK IT WAS JONES.
Roscoe Eardley was sworn and tosti-
fed that he was walking down on the
east slide Of East Temple street. shortly
nfter six o'clock on the evening OF
poce.iber eth. when at Fifth South he
heard a shot. but saw no one. DID not
see anyone running NJ that time. but
when he got n little further down the
street he saw good sized man. or boy.
ON the run.
''Do you think that good sized man,
or boy was Joncs7" enquircd Mr.
brown.
mo. don't think Il was" replied the
witness.
Continuing witness said he only heard
fled" lie heard no screaming.
crora-eSamined by Mr.. Ray Van colt.
witness said he was employed ut the
bottling works on state street lic Loft
there at $40 ana reached his house. gu
south East Temple street, q block be-
low Stouttn at exactly 1925. II was
sos by the clock at witness home. but
II was thirty minutes fast lie was near
the bill board when he heard the shot.
and ON tho same side ~ the street.
HE WALKED BACKWARDS.
In which direction were you going
when the shot was nred9' Inquired
Mr.. Van Colt
u was walking backwards" replied
Walking baelSwards1" said Mr.. Van
Cott. with surprise. What made YOU
walk that whyf'
"weil. I had been taking dancing
lessons continued young Eardlsy,
and I stopped 10 practice one of tho
steps" uauahterJ
Had you been TO dance that
evening"
mo, but was going to one at tho
college"
Walter showaker said he resided at
c2a south. East Temple street. and
worked In the auditors office ~ the ltio
Grandc Western. Passed Firm south
and East Temple shortly after .
o'clock on the night of December 9Th.
Remembered hearing one shot M he
passed.
Under croas-cxamlnatlon witness rnld
he wnE at the north corner OF Firth
South and Fast Temple streets, when
the shot was fired.
Cleveland X. Sims testified that he
was fourteen years ola aud resided
with his parents at % east Firth
south. Was In the vacant lot near
ucorge Sutherlnnd'a house. when he
heard q shot, Had gone 10 the lot 20
Get their COW out. Saw three little
Hiris running south. Also saw George
Powell.
The witness waA crOsa-eNamined by
sir Putnam and said he heard the
shot az he WIS coming out % the back
~ his house. Here court took recess.
When court reeonvencd young Sims
was further cross examined by Mr.,
putnam and said he did not remem-
Der whether he wore an overcoat when
he went out for the COW.
William Gnyior said he resided near
IAborty Park ana was employed ~
unllncher'H trunk factory. was ON the
west side ~ Fifth South shortly after
xix o'clock on the night OF December
OH aud heard shot, Saw Mr., Stout
In the middle OF tho road going towards
his house,
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