The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-05

to prove that Jones was at his nome
at the hour Stout was shot. The ae-
PENDANTS wife and their maid servant
corroborated the testimony of the de-
PENDANTS mother TO the effect that
Jones came home at 6:15 o'clock, and
did not leave until after o'clock. Quite
a number OF witnesses were examined
with more or less satisfactory resuAls'
regarding the exact time of the shoot-
ing. and others 10 show that the party
who was seen running away from the
neighborhood OF Fifth South street was
not Jones, but a boy named sims, VINO
was out chasing a COW, ana 10 snow
that only one shot was fired, ana not
lWo. as testified to by Mr.. Stout.
The defense viii probably rest TINS
afternoon, after which the prosecution
viii offer evidence in rebuttaI-
ELDER MRS. JONES RECALLED.
When court opened yesterday morn
ing Senator Brown recalled Mrs. Jones,
the defendants mother to Inc "ltnsSs
STAND. and ASKED her some unin.pert-
ant questions regarding the dare That
Jones nrst entered the employ OF STOUT
and the circumstances which led up 10
Jones leaving the Touring mill to go
into Stoutt's bank in Ohio.
Detective Sheets, recalled, was asked
by Mr.. Brown il he told Mr.. 1gieheart,
manager of The Herald, on the morn
ing after the shooting, that 1t would
be impossible for Stout to have recog-
nized who shot him il the shooting took
place where Stout said it did.
The witness said he did not.
In answer to Mr.. Putnam, the witness
said that Mr.. Igleheart asked him IL ne
thought Jones was guilty, TO which Wit
ness replied that he didn't know. Moth
ing was said about Stout not being
able to identify anybody.
DEFENDANTS WIFE.
Mrs. A. B. Jones, wife of the defend
ant examined by Judge Henderson,
said that she remembered the incidents
of the day of Dec. 8 very distinctly.
Was invited out to lunch on that day,
and when going home in the evening
met her husband at the Walker House.
Witness had telephoned for him to meet
her there, and he did so. 1t was
windy night They left the Walker
House at sos o'clock, and walked down
Main street together, on the west side
Mr.. George Sutherland Joined them;
they crossed the street and walked on
down on the east side of the street.
When they reached Mr. Sutherland S,
he went into his own house, and wit
ness and her husband went on LONE
They went into their house ana met her
husbands mother in the hall. They
remained in the hall a few moments,
and then witness and MIR. Jones went
upstairs and remained fifteen minutes.
II was 6:l5 O'Clock when they entered
the house; they remained upstairs NJ
teen minutes: came down at $50. Mr..
Jones Immediately preceding witness,
to the dining room- where they TOOK
supper with Mr.. Jones mother Supper
occupied half an hour. Mr.. Jones said
he had to hurry. as he had to meet MIR.
Wightman at the bank. and he went
out about Z O'Clock.
DID Mr.. Jones, after Mr.. Sutherland
left you, remain with you till you
reached your own house, and did he go
into the house with you?"
Yes.
'.Did he leave the house before sup
per?"
He did not
could he have left the house before
supper without your knowledge"
He could not
Cross examined by Mr.. Putnam, wit
ness said il was five minutes after 6
when she met her husband at the
Walker House; when they reached
home she found two letters from her
mother, and went upstairs with her
husband and read the letters to him.
Dinner was ready when they came
down stairs; the servant waited at
table.
Redirect examination:
Did you notice any perfume about
Mr. Jones clothes that evening""
mo. did not
ibid you sometimes put perfume on
his handkerchief"
Yes, very often
Mrs. Bert Siebold testified that she
lived at the Walker House. on the
night Of the shooting Mrs Jones was
nd he NT.,1 i-sAr. In
Jones called for his wife, and they left
TO go home at sos o'clock. Mr.. Jones
wanted witness to go and spend the
evening with Mrs. Jones. because he
said he was going out to the bank.
SAYS JONES WAS AT HOME.
Lena Jones lived with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones as domestic servant since Nc
Vernber. 1898; remembered the day on
which Mr.. Stout was shot Mrs Jones
was home at lunchtine, but went out IL
the afternoon. She came home With
Mr.. Jones Just after 6 o'clock in the
evening They didn't come on the car.
Witness did not see Mr.. Jones when
they came in, but she heard him talk
ing in the hall. Witness was in the
kitchen at the time. Did not know
whether Mr.. and Mrs. Jones went up
stairs CT not.
You got dinner ready?"
YES"
WHAT time was it ready?"
About $780,
"Who was at dinner?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones and Mother
Jones"
You went in the kitchen after they
came in until dinner was ready?"
Yes"
Did Mr.. Jones 80 out through the
kitchen by the back door while you
We're getting dinner@'
NO, he did not"
could he have done so without your
knowing ito"
He could not
Cross eXaIninaed by Mr.. Putnam, wit
ness said MIR. Jones came to the kitchen
door and asked if dinner was ready.
when she was about TO bring it in to the
dining room.
Walter Dayton was employed as pre-
scription clerk at Druehl & Franken's
drug store. DR.. Pinkerton, on the even
ing Of the shooting of Stout, tele-
phoned for a prescription. Witness re-
ceiyed the telephone message at SIS
p. m. One of Mr.. Stoutt's sons came
for the medicine at $3.50. Witness knew
it was SOS when the message came
because his time for going was $50.
The clock showed $50, but it was five
minutes fast.
CAR WAS A LITTLE LATE.
George Mueller came up from Muir
ray on the same car as Stout on the
evening of Dec. 9. The car was a lit
tie late. only a few minutes. 1t passed
witness house. where he boarded it.
on State street between Tenth and