Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-25

waiter DnlyD NJ there at any time,
did not soc kccne up there at any time.
stated that he had talked with "a police
officer about the shooting AFFAIR, also
to MIR. Putnam.
"Did you tell MIR. Putnam or Mr.
Van Colt about the girls you saw IN
the hallway
Witness did not know the gentlemen.
but his attention was called 70 both NJ
them sitting In the court nom and he
was then able 10 answer,
Eyes. sir. I told Mt. Putnam"
Upon redirect examination Hume
said that after the shooting Bonbrnok
was taken away by Ofhcer Sheets and
another officer
Here court took recess Of nve min
utcs.
Judge Powers. upon rc-cross.ex.
animation. asked Hume II he saw any
other boy up the stairs. and he an.
swcrcd that he ala not.
Another rp-dir, q question was asked
by MI Van Colt as 10 what nenbrook
said when witness first saw him. and
Hume stated that Benbro0k said Its
not my gun. I didn't shoot it.' Ana
when further questioned by the officer
the prisoner said. II don't know" and
repeated the answer several times. TO
which the officer remarked. NO. you
don't know anything
OFFICER CHASE.
Police Omccr Chase was next called
and the defense attempted TO bar his
testimony because Of the ollcrr having
given an Interview To "a Newspaper man
last night after having been instructed
by the court TO talk to no one with
reference to the case.
The court allowed the witness TO tea-
tlfy aud would hereafter consider an
objection to the admission " the tca-
tlmuny
when you first went up stairs. whom
did YOU seeg" asked Mr. Van Colt,
Il saw Burton g. Morris, Benbrook
and Albert G.. Norris
When he reached there testified the
officer Benbrook was ON his knees and
over Burt Morris who was lying on
the floor; Albert Morris grabbed the
gun lu Benhrook'H hand and drew u
over hia right Houlder;. 1 grabbed
Hcnbrook by the wrist mud also caught
hold ct the gun and wrenchcd u out
of his hand l asked Benbrook u that
was his gun and Benbrook said II was
not ! examined the body u Burt Nor
fis and found no weapon upon hin per-
son: Albert Morris had no gun, After
fenrching the clothing ! turned the body
over and found the bullet hole; saw
the messenger boy. Hume. and told him
TO gu Tor a doctor. Found a bullet hole
In the wall and Il looked as " the
.
lower point than the height of the hole
Ia the wall from the fogr,
officer chase here Identified the
pistol which he took from Brubrook
/ aud said that when he examined u he
| found that the chambers contained i've
/ shells three Of which had been sXplod-
/ ga and two had not. one ct the latter,
| however. had the came impression To-
/ the cap us had the three which hud
/ been exploded. looking aH lf Il had been
! snapped.
! "Mr chase 40 the nrrt time you saw
] the revolver 20 examine o. aH 10 the
! number OF shots which had been fired,
! DID you make any remark In the pres
| ence OF the defendant
u don't think he was there At that
time" r~.i s
CROSS EXAMINATION.
"Dld you notice Mr Benbrooks
facc9" asked Judge Powers.
! "Yca. SIR came the reply.
Ne had g cut on his lip didn't hef'
And blood was running down hi
chn9'
Eyes. SIR"
WAS thu cut done with sharp In
! Htrumcnt ar WHAT
"Dld you notice any powder marks on
his wrist"
Yes. sir"
ION which hnnd9"
~ don't remember"
did you notice powder marks any,
where clsc-thc side Of hls head ul
NO. sir. / ala not notice"
Did you notice his collar tornT'
Yes. sir"
the stairway when you got there?'
Yes, sir
who was lt7"
TO my best judgment 1t was Albert
| q. Morris"
What did he say?'
He said. Come ON. Here they are
"Dld you See any girls in the hall
way?'
mo, SIR"
How long before sheets ana Edding
ton cameG'
"rhey came in while was question
Were there any shots fred after 20,
entered the room2"
mo, sir"
Amy after you began to ascend tn,
stairs7"
Had there been any you would hav,
heard them"
| Yes, sir"
Did you see boy in the rOoH
No sir; don't know him"
The only boy you remember seelni
was HumeY
Yes, sir"
Did you see anyone In the room aftel
Sheets had taken Benbrook out7"
NO, sir"
Did you see a man In the pantry
mo cir. / didn't look
Did you search Albert c. Morrli
for gum
| NO, SIR
gum
mo. SIR"
THE boy Hume was very much exolt
ed. wasn't hep
Yes, sir; he was quite ratified"
Did you give an interview yesterday
to the Tribune
Yes, sir. / did"
That was after you had been sworr
ana Instructed by the court and not Il
converse with anyone about the case p
Yes, sir. but did not understand
the Instructions that way. 1 supposed
the Instructions meant We were not Il
converse among ourselves"
How ala you come 10 talk with tn,
reporter them"
'Well l thought the witnesses wer,
told NOT 10 post each other"
"Thun you didn't think the Salt LAX,
Tribune could post anybody"
No answer
did Albert Norris say In your pre-
sence ana In the presence OF Benbrool
that he could say damagng thing