The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-01
CROss-EXAMINATIoN.

from behind the billboard 1 could rec
ognize their. features. The distance
was about twenty feet"
CRoss-EXAMINATIoN.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Brown.
AT what hour was the wind The
highest that night?"
1T was high at O'Clock, and by II or
y o'clock it was not SO strong"
The later you made those expert
ments at the billboard it would be the
better for seeing them
Yes
"At what time did you make the ex-
periments?"
About 1 o'clock that night, and an
other time it was in the evening"
How long had you been waiting for
! Jones before you arrested him?'
Fifteen or twenty minutes. We went
to his house first, and when he WASH I
there we waited for the street car. 1
didn't know Jones, but the motorman
on the car pointed him OUT
Did you find any weapons ON him %
No"
He asked if you had a warrant for
him?"
Yes Immediately he got off the car"
What did you reply?"
Il didn't tell him whether I had a
warrant or not. 1 told him 1 wanted to
/ talk to him, and for him to come along
with me- and took hold of him by
/ the arm and SO persuaded him TO come
with me-"
What did you talk about on the way
up?''
Mostly about the shooting of Stout %
Did you tell him you had seen
Stoutt?''
Yes, I told him had seen him and
/ had a conversation with him.
WAS he searched at the police sta
tion?"
He was searched on the sidewalk af-
ter he came off the car. 1 didn't search
him, however"
Did he ask you at the police station
If you had a. warrant for his arrest ?"
Il think he did,
He asked you to send for Chapman,
the president of the bank?"
Yes. but it wasn't done for several
hours. 1 persuaded him to wait awhile
you sent for Glen Miller?'
Yes
You wanted to get into the bank?''
And you asked him for the keys, so
that you could go and search the
bank?"
q did"
You wouldn't take Jones along with
you, but claimed the privilege OF
searching the bank alone?"
Il claimed the officers had right to
search the bank?"
Why didn't you want to take
Jones?''
I'VE are not in the habit of taking
persons accused of crime around on ex-
petitions of that kind. We agreed that
Glen Miller would go with Officer Gil
lespie. They did go and brought back
d revolver"
what kind of perfume was on
Jones handkerchief and gloyes?"
Il don't know, l am not an expert
in perfumes"
Did DR.. Pinkerton have any bust
ness of his own at the police station?"
He came in pursuance of a little
agreement we had made at Mr.
Stoutt's.'
You wanted him there to accuse
Jones?"
Il did"
Did he accuse Jones?"
He reiterated what l said in regard
to what Stout had said"
Did Pinkerton say in the presence
of Jones that this boy, referring to
Jones. never shot Stoutt?"
Il didn't hear him if he did"
'Will you say he didn't say SOP"
"No, but I will say he did not say so
in my hearing"
MIR waldemar Van Colt, the county
attorney, came to the police station?"
Yes"
Did he tell you to release Jones?"
He did
you didn't want to do SOP
No, l wanted to hold him."
You wanted to lock him up while
you went to his house and examined
anybody you might find there?'
BELIEVED JONES GUILTY.
Eyes, L wanted to find what evidence
I could, believed from Jones' demean-
or and Stoutts statement that he had
shot Stout"
when you accused him of it, and
after he had denied it, you said, well,
if we have a person who saw you do
it, what then?"
Yes
What did he say them"
He persisted that he hadn't done it
and he had a peculiar look in his face,
he didn't look me direct. He turned
pale and his jaws were set"
What is the correct way for an in
nocent man to look when you falsely
accuse him?"
Objected to and objection sustained.
Mr.. Brown explained that he had