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

| ccutlon. Identified the cartridges, ful-
mina'ins Gaps. giant powder, etc. found
10 tho box after II had been opened al
crcss examined by Mr.. Truman.
How do You know II was giant pow
oh. from the powder"
Have you ever handled giant pow
dcrg'
=. .Y I, q n,tle:; can tell IT when I
.Dh you explode any OF thar
'1icw did you md the sticks OF giant
powder In the box sent to Judge Pow
| crAf"
They were in an upright position;
Was there any particular danger
unless 4 was opened by some onc7"
Well. that II pretty hard TO say.
sometimes giant powder goes on by
Just looking at It,"
You didn't think there was any Inn
TO open the box: ala you7'
Yes. to a certain extent"
Hut you opened the box"
u know l did. but u was after II
had been soaked IN water"
''Dld You Try any Of the cartridges on
mo. sir"
Then you don't know whether they
VIII explode or not?'
mo SIR"
DO you know what giant powder Is
generally used fort"
Yes; usually by miners"
Then there's nothing strange In find
ing giant powder and Illuminating caps
about miner u
mo sir"
POLICE OFFICER JANNEY.
Police officer L. N. Janney testified
that he had been engaged In mining
four years before he went ON the force.
Accompanied Sheets to Judge PowerB'
office on the morning OF August 20.
witness gave description OF the box
ana told what was done with II at the
police station. After the box had been
thoroughly soaked witness bored q hole
through one OF the eAis. and after
wards Whitfield the cover, which lmmc-
diatcly new open. Had the contents OF
the box exploded Il would have
wrecked at least a portion OF the Eagle
block. ana numerous persons would
have undoubtedly been killed. The re-
yoiycr found In the box addressed To
Warden Dow Possessed almost hair
trigger. and would have exploded very
cross-cxaminod by Mr. Truman; Had
known Smith since the fall OF 1858. Was
Kunri nt the penitentiary the time
Smith was serving sentnce. Smith
at one time was placed In solitary con-
nncment Confinement OF that kind
meant being placed In cell all by ones
self. Smith was ordered confined In
the year 1856. Witness did not remem-
Der the month. II might have been
March. The duration Of Smiths soil.
tary confinement was four months.
BUILDINGS NOT INCLUDED.
J. Il. Gallagher. OF the scott-strevel
Hardware company said he had had a
number OF years experience In handling
giant and other powders. Witness was
shown sample u the powder taken
from the box sent Judge Powers. and
turc. - 800 7a'
What effect would the explosion
have had ON tho bulldingf' asked Mr..
Putnam.
Sir. Truman-wc object; we are no,
charged with assaultlng or attempting
To NIL n building. tl.aughtcrb
The court sustained the objection.
DID NOT THREATEN POWERS.
Joseph Blddlecome was recalled by
| Mr.. Putnam. Remembered a CONVEX
sation he had with Smith on the even
Ing OF August 23rd. II was at Browns
lodging house. Diamond. Witness
came down from his room up stairs To
| tell a man something. Met Smith who
asked him u Lou Jacobs was up In his
room. Told him he didn't know such
"A man. Smith said he wanted jacobs
! to address an envelope for him to IA
friend. who he didn't want to rccog-
nize handwriting. Later In the even
| ing he asked smith II he had seen
Jacobs and Smith said he had. THAT .
al" said Mr. Putnam.
when You did give out that you
| knew thls3" enqulrod Mr. Truman.
THE night II happened"
You have already testified In this
eascT'
Yes"
You didn't tell all you knew then.
ch?"
y wasn't asked to tell all | knew
who have you been talking with
since you testified last weekg''
Lots OF people"
About this case?"
| mo, sir"
who knew that YOU had not tosti-
fncts?"
~ don't know. unless is was Gus
Henrlod.'
Did Henriod known"
Yes"
"How did he come to know
| 81 told him about II Saturday follow
ing Smiths arrest"
"who spoke to you regarding what
| you are now testifylng TOT"
THE county attorney"
did you go To the county Attorney
mo; he sent for me-"
You wouldn't have remembered II
had not Mr.. Putnam refreshed your
/ memory"
u don't know"
You are not very good friends with
Smith, are your
mo, sir"
Would like to see him sent up,
/ NNolllnft Nf