The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-09

the defendant. who went by the name
of Mcdonald. performed odd jobs
around the Diamond nire in company
with witness. One day. toward the lat
ter part of August, Peck said he saw
Smith sharpening pocket knife in the
mine shop. Continuing witness stated
that about that date he saw Smith take
of machine oil from the tool chest in
the shop. Some time later. at the re-
quest of Smith, witness gave him a
spool of white thread. Peck. when
shown the wrapping that was around
the Internal machines when expressed
identified the threads in the piece of
cloth as being similar to that loaned
to defendant. The young man said that
during sthe same week Smith asked
him for pair of small hinges.
Got Powder Box Lid.
About the same time witness stated
that Smith carried away two lids of
fifty-pound powder boxes from the vi
cinity of the mine. That same week
candle box was missing from the
store. Witness identified the pieces of
wood used in the construction of the
Internal machines as being portions of
candle and powder boxes similar to
those used at the mine. Continuing his
story Peck said that Smith came to the
butcher paper under his arm and a box
or paricr matches in his pocket, while
the butt of one revolver and the bar
rel of another We're sticking out of
Smiths inside pocket. In answer to
question as to how he came TO see the
guns, witness stated that Smiths coat
flew open as he stopped down and took
two sticks of giant powder and hand
full of cotton waste out OF the powder
house.
Did defendant get anything else
from you at any other time?''
Yes"
What was it?"
Some ten feet of plumb line
j call your attention to this piece
of cord" said Attorney Putnam, lis it
like the Irvine you gave him?'
Yes, il looks the same only il is a
little cleaner"
Did Smith say anything to you in
explanation of his being around the
mine 50 much?''
He said that this here makes the
fourth or fifth or sixth time | have
worked here and if l get in any scrape
down town | can prove where L was"
When was this2"
Il think it was Wednesday"
Peck went on TO relate the visit of
the accused man to his cabin. when he
was in bed and asleep on the Sunday
night OF the publication of the crime in
the papers.
II awoke by someone calling oh,
Johnny through tn open NiI..ow. L
recognized Smiths voice. He said he
was in trouble and that people up in
SAT- Lake were dotgIns him, and tha,
lie knew could keep 4 secret, eve;, g
was Il stranger. He. said there was
piece in the Salt Lake Herald today.
told hin, I didn't think he was tha
man who did t. as l had read the ar
ticle.-
What did he ny2"
He said ii. was he who did it. but
he could beat the SIS of BIS if Biddle-
comb and 1 would swear that he was
working
What did you say?''
Il told him l would swear as he want
ed me to-"
Il was afraid to say no. as he might
kill me-
WAS he armed?"
Yes. he had six-shooter in his hand
on the window sill"
What else did he say?"
Ee said he was going to Salt Lake
TO give himself up afterwards he said
he might come back next night
What did you say?'
Il told him / would rustic up the
news for him: he then shook hancs and
disappeared"
Did he come back?"
No"
The next day, witness said he went.
in company with some newspaper men,
TO the Pacific mine; later he went again
10 the same place. where they picked
up the articles testified to by Biddle-
comb. The same articles. on being