Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-14
In the Court Room After
Verdict Was Read.
'EScED ON MONDAY.
Only Took one faiiot-CIos,us
Incidents Of the Noted
Trial.

. not take ,hc jury In the dyna.
isc many minutes 10 and the de-
Z John Y. Saith. alias McDon-
uilty VI assault with intent 20
dge o. W. Powers.
case was submitted a few pI-.
ftor II o'clock this morning. and
OF thirty minutes q verde, was
"A.
Informal ballot only WIS taken.
was unanimous Tor conviction.
9 the Jury was out. Smith chat.
ith Assistant County Attorney
g. stcnographcr Pike. Clerk Raw
and che reporters OF the daiiy
He seemed quite cheerful and
ted the statement he had mIis
witness stand that all the Wit
who testified against him were /,
OF liars He was quite socIa-
tn Attorney ountcr and called
Did man" lie thought he rec
In the prosecutor an individual
as present at his TRIAL ghlfteen
ago In ogden. Cunter assuri
that he was no 1.-THE man and
ter Jocularly remarked. II gllc.s
other u these eases og mistaken
~" Gunter laughed. az dli tho
and said he guessed IL was Thcn
related certain Incidents VI the
nd cndeavoted 10 show how soma
witncssca prcvaricatcd. Every
nd again he would exclaim, his
scd on Guutef, You see how the
ted" Cunter was evidently In
cd for an argument. ~ he ac-
d BY a nod Of the head 10 all
said.
n the balm raped Tor order.
had smi.S on his face a yard,
when the Jurors had taken their
his countenance wore d changed
slon. While the proceedings. In
Al 90 the iihnE and reading Of .
were going on. he cat with
- fixed on The Jury box This
nat Smith gives one II known IN
md scientific circles as the 'hyp-
itarc. He has not been known
notlzc anyone. hut Il II a fact that
ic a number u pcOlye. ESPECIALLY
tutrres and Jurors. feel very un-
table dutlng the tf.M vhsnsvsf
&c met thelir.
b never once took his cs.< of
v box ana actei like one who nal
= slightest Interest IN what waa
IN. When The clerk said guilty.
heaved a deep SIGH and turned
: pale. but he continued 10 stare.
not until sheriff Howclls had
4 him On the back and told him
me along" did the prisoner 10
his eyes from where they had
ransiixed for fully ten minutes.
the officer touched him. he start
hed wildly around. lett his seat
~ soon out Of the building, walk
wards IN. county jail, On tho
, the jail he seemed all broke up.
cmo1 nnxioua 60 know what his
go would be. II N believed judge
Will give the defendant the fun
Y OF the law. which 10 twenty
n the state prison.
,auMENTs OF COUNSEL.
the News" report closed yes
Assistant County Attorney Ray
'ott had begun his argument TO
~. He reviewed me case thor
and said the evidence against
PENDANT was overwhelming.
Van Colt was followed BY MI.
rvelt. for the defense. He cau-
the Jury not to place too much
q on clrcumstanclnl evidence.
lined the defendant was the vie.
"a plot concoctcd and planned
fmics Of Smith.
Truman closed for the defense.
lng TO Judge Powers direct testl-
Mi. Truman said the fact that
.dge deliberately shook the box
receiying IL from the express de-
man, when he knew II was an
Al machine, showed that he dlu
zee much confidence In the lntui-
nat came over HIN. Mt. Truman
dod by asking the jury to aequi'
PENDANT
/ then adjourned until 10 o'clock
iornlng.
MR.. PUTNAM CLOSES.
morning Mr.. Putnam concluded
guments for the State. He sai
fepdnnt was guilty % the crime
ault with intent 10 KIN. II HAD
o proved beyond any question ..
Mir. Putnam further stated that
was possessed o. a depfavei
rs may be Judged from the TACT
he had already served toms Y,
onmont In the utah ana inAh'
ntinrlts. .,.
h WAS also characterized W Tue
attorney as an utterly reehvtf'
nd desperate man, but withh M
sand clever. as was evidenced ~
instruction o. the Internal ma
ring 10 smiths testimony Mr:
~ said IL had been contradiclti
tdgvs Powers and Holapp' pr.
shoriTa Crookaton and belnap'
rhomus nrl Chief Pratt and otn-
The defendant, MI. Putnam
a. had pcrJurcd himself, on every
ant point IN the case. and was
thy NJ belief .,.,.,,
Putnam then proceeded 70 reVlew
tails n the crime charged, anu
he plot theory rested solely On
testimony. AZ.
YOU ncqult this defendant, Mr.
m said. "you stamp the sia'es
SEES us perJurors. IMAM
inclusion Mr. Putnam said SOCIETY
10 bs protected from sueh msh
nm. Ills crime, the prosecute,
IA a most desplcable one. Ihs,ss
II ons man lu d million VINO eoulh
,eble ~ committing such an acl,
40 Jurors owed It to ihelnselNe.
AZ pubilr 10 ind the defendhn,
- that he could be plaeea
he could do no further ha'""
JURY INSTRUCTED,
Nerrell then instructed the
and at II o'clock they were tAkss..
r room hy nalllf Nayl9r ~
was reported TO Judge Norrssn
iev had agreed on a verdict W
aseonds they illed into the court
,ok their seats In the jary ppA;;
Norrcli enqulred II they nv
mon n verdict Foreman alra.
answered and said We nave,
,ner was handed Clerk ltawhn,S..
howed i. TO Judge Norrssl ta'