Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-26

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on cr0HH-cNanination and asked him "
Dc recognized the man WIN FfuHped
| him BY the arm on the stairway OF the
cafe and he said he did not
Albert q. Morris was brought In and
Hume failed 10 recognize him as one
" the parties who was up there ON that
night, aid not know Doolnn and did not
know u he was there at that time. Wit
ness was positive that he did not pass
Doolan In the hallway nor did Doolan
pass witness.
Answering Mr.. Van Colt. Hume said
that someone might have passed him.
but he was SURE he did not see him.
ALBERT MORRIS IN THE BOX.
lodge Powers here addressed the
/ court saying;
II move. your honor. that the prose-
cution be- compelled 20 place upoon tho
stand Mr. A. G. Morris. go that the de-
Tense may have an opportunity 20 cross
question him."
1--WE have no objection" answered
| Mr., Brown for the prosecution. and Al
bert C.. Morris was therefore the next
witness IN the box, Just after his eN-
animation was begun Judge Dickson
came In and Morris stepped out OF tho
box, while the testimony OF Mr.. Dick
son was taken.
JUDGE DICKSON CALLED.
Judge Dickson testified that at tho
time OF the shooting he was Just about
to enter Merchants cafe. He heard
what he took to BE- two shots. They
were not what he would call muiiied,
but somewhat dcndened. After hearing
the two reports witness did not 10 In
10 the cafe, but started upstairs. At
the head Of tho stairs he saw two
young women come out OF the room to
the north. one OF them uttered an eX-
clamation. Witness then described
what he heard and saw IN the room,
where the shooting occurred, There
We're four or i've other persons pres
ent. but witness did not recognize any
one outside Of Detective Sheets. Heard
"A man say II don't know anything
about H." or II don't know how II
happened" lie then heard someone
say, You're "A dam liar. you know all
about H." The same voice that said II
don't know anything about H. alao ex-
claimed, 1T II not my gun, | had no
gum" Witness believed that II was one
Of tho officers who said, you know all
about IT," only heard two shots. There
was no one with witness
Under cross-examinatlon witness said
he had not been up there before that
evening ana had never been there be-
fore In his life.
ALBERT c. MORRIS,
Albert G. Morris was then called 10
the stand, and In answer to Judge
Powers said he was cousin 10 the de-
ceased Burton G.. Morris. Was 20 years
old. Knew Benbrouko by sight only
II was In the Merchants cafe the
night OF tho shooting ana had been
there possibly two hours before the
tragedy occurred
please tell what you saw In the
room whore the shooting took placer
said Judge Powers,
Mr.. Morris then spoke In substance,
as follows
As ! entered the room behcld the
served that he was having an oncoun-
ter with another man, I rushed To his
side and observed that he had hold OF
his antagonists wrists ana that hts
antagonist held a gun In his hand. 1
Immediately made reach for the gun
ana the holder of the weapon drawed
his hands. which ut that time were
raised about the height of his shoulder,
with audiences and force to about Ills
waist Al That Instant my cousin fen,
over the mans loft with his head rest
Ing on ,he edge OF the sofa. his limbs
lying out separating me from his an
tugonist who Immediately turned fol-
lowing his Victim 90 the floor, fell
astrlde OF him and beat him twice over
the head. This was done very quickly.
] leaped again 90 the mans back in
time 10 catch the weapon as " came up
FOR the third time. At that Instant an
officer entered the room and grnaped
my hand aH well M the hand % Benz
brook and the revolver. which was
pulled through my hand. / then leaned
down over my dying cousin, hearing