The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-06

W. A. Clovis testified that he had a
talk with Mr.. Kraut, witness for the
prosecution
Did he say that if he could get a
few dollars he would get out OF town p
asked Mr.. Brown.
HE did"
"Did he say he was going to swear
that the man he saw running away was
Jones?"
He said he was a witness in the
Jones case"
Cross-examined by Mr. Putnam, wit
ness said when he met Kraut, the latter
told him he had been to the city and
county building at the Jones prelimin-
airy hearing.
Are you sure he said he had been
to the city and county building?"
YES"
Did you not know that the prelinin-
airy hearing was at the old city hall?''
mo, didn't know where it was held .
But he said he came from the hear
ing at the city and county buildfng?"
He said he was at the hearing and
had come from the city and county
building. He may have been to the city
and county building for something
else"
When you said that Kraut told you
building at the Jones preliminary hear
ing. was that true or false?"
HE said he came from the city and
county building"
viii you answer my question:"
Il cannot answer it any other way
than 1 have
Witness said that when Kraut said
he would get out of town if he could
get a few dollars, witness told him
hot -, IL.
that he would go and see Mr. Brown
about it. Kraut said all right. Wit
ness had never seen Kraut since. Wit
ness went to Mr. Brown to try to get
a job to do some janitor work. and
then happened to speak about Kraut
Did not so purpoSely to tell Mr. Brown
about Kraut. and never asked him for
any more for Kraut.
CONTRADICTED SHEETS.
William Igleheart, manager of The
Herald, in reply to Mr. Brown, testi-
fed that he met Detective Sheets on
the First street car and talked with
him the morning after the shooting.
Did Sheets say to you then that it
would be impossible for Stout to iden-
tify anybody from where he said he
was? asked Mr.. Brown, referring to
the time of the shooting.
Yes, he said it would be absolutely
impossible to identify anybody from
where Stout said he was" replied the
witness.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Putnam, the
witness said the conversation took
place on the morning after the shoot.
ing. He could not be mistaken about
une day, nor the time Of day. 1t was
not in the afternoon.
George Y Wallace wa c direofor- in tba
Utah National bank for three or four
years; retired from the directorate last
summer. Has known Jones for nine
years. His general reputation as
peaceable, quiet citizen was good; his
general standing and reputation as a
man was high.
w. NJ. Bradley of the law firm of
Bennett Hardness, Howat, Bradley G.
Richards knew Jones in a business way
for years. His character, standing and
as a man and for peace and
quiet was of the best.
James Chapman, president of the bank
and state treasurer, knew Jones for five
or six years His reputation and char
acter was good, both as a man and as
a peaceful aQd quiet citizen. The di-
rectors of the bank had the question of
Mr.. Jones position in the bank under
What action did they take in regard
TO it?"
Objected to and objection sustained.
Gill S. Peyton, Hal Brown and w. II.
II. Spafford, recalled, also testified that
Mr.. Jones reputation was very good
Mr.. Brown asked each of the Wit
nesseS on character if from Jones rep
utatiou they would believe him capable
of committing the crime with which he
is charged, and if they believe him
guilty. In each instance the questions
were objected to and the objection was
sustained.
THE DEFENDANTS STORY.
A. B. Jones, the defendant. took the
stand. Examined by Mr.. Brown he
said he first became acquainted with
Stout in 1880 at Canal Dover in Ohio.
Witness went to school at New Phila-
delphia and when Is or 10 years of age
graduated from the high school, then
went to work as assistant bookkeeper
in a Touring mill. Was there four
months when Stout offered him a po-
sition in his bank and witness, after
time. accepted it and remained there
five years, then went to Kansas City,
did not leave Stout on account of
with Mr.. Vinton, Stoutt's
partner Mr.. Vinton gave him a letter
Of recommendation when he left the
bank He remained in Kansas City and
then went to Denver at Mr.. Stoutt's in
vitation for the purpose of perhaps or
ganizing a bank. Remained the first
time one month in Denver and returned
again and that time remained nine
months and then came TO Salt Lake