Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07
Defendant In Stout Case Denies
any Connection With Affair."
PUTNAM CRoss-ExAMINEs.
Accused Questioned Regarding an
Alleged Quarveii sseswesa ssin.
self and N. r. Weiis.


There Is very little more testimony
70 be Introduced In the Jones case. The
defendant was called TO the stand
shortly before o'clock yesterday. but
was not released until this afternoon.
Jones denied cmpha,icaliy any connec-
thor with the shooting Of Stout. adj
United some statements made BY
Stout with inference 70 what led up
to their es,rangcment and denied
others. The defendant also denied
that Stout had ever charRed hla
mother with unchhrtity. before her
marriage: denied that he was In
stoutt's yard the night Of the shoot
Ing. or that he was the man. seen by
Mrs. Eliza Miller prowling around
stoutt's place.
The prosecution attempted to bring
out today an alleged quarrel between
Jones and 81. ~ Wells. the tailor.
over a failure on the part Of the bank
70 credit him with an Item OF account.
during which Jones Il said 20 have
pulled q run and threatened 10 shoot
Wells n he dii not &c, out Of the bank.
TIE defendant admitted that there was
a misunderstanding between the bank
ara Wells. which caused the latter TO
withdraw his account. but denied hav.
log pulled the gun.
Jones further stated that on tho
nifht ~ the shooting. when he loft
hnins. be walked up town on the east
eiie Of East Temple. The prosecution.
u Il Understood. viii produce a Wit
ncsa, named W. W. fiforn, who will
swear that he met Mr.. Jones the same
evening cominr from the west aide OF
Ne crossing on Fifth South and East
Temple streets.
n u not thought that the case will
trnri the jury before Saturday
Afief the News report close yes.
tcrdry w. ". bradley 81 the law nfm
OF iienneti. fnfknesn, iIowai. Brndicy
= richards was called. Witness knew
Jones IN business way Tor years. Ills
4 man aud for pence and quiet was %
the best
Jamer chipman. president Of the
bank and State treasurer. knew Jones
for hve ~ six years. His reputation
ana character WAS Fcod, both ~ man
The dlfeetors Of the bank had the aues-
tlon ~ Mr.. ionca's position In the bank
undor consideration.
TO itf''
objected TO and objection sustained,
ON =. peyion. Hal brown and W. ~.
W. tranord. recalled. also testified that
MIR. JOnea'r reputation was very good.
SIR. brown asked each Of the witness.
90 on character N from Joncs'n rcputa-
tion ihcy would bciIeve him capable u
committing the crime with which he IL
CHARGED. and " they believe him guilty.
In each instance the questions were
objected TO and the objection WIS aus
tained.
JONES TAKES THE STAND.
A. n. Jones. the defendant. took the
HflnA EXAMINED lac "a.
tnid he nrHt became acquainted with
htoutt IN iss0. at Canal Dover In Ohio.
Witness went 20 school at New rhlla.
delphia. and whom n or 10 Year. Of age
graduated from the hish school. thsn
went 20 work as assistant bookkgepcr
months when Stout offered him posi-
tiun IN his bank aud witness, after
time. accepted u and remained there
I'VE Year., then went 10 Kansas city.
DID not leave Stout on account Of
disaEFeemcnt with Mr., Ninton. Htoutrs
partner. Sir. vlnton rave him letter
81 Recommendation when he left the
bank. lie remained IN Kansas city
and then went 20 Beaver at Mr. ~ utta
Invitation for the purpose 81 perhaps
orEanislng n bank. Remained the first
tins one month In Denver and rriurned
artln and that time remained nine
months ana then came 10 Salt Lake
With Nr. Stout and started the Utah
National bank. Mr.. Stout becoming
president and the witness cafhler.
In isp. Jones asked Stout for vaca-
'lon and thought II was all right, but
when he rot ready 10 leave Stout oh
jected and said n he went he latoutD
would Ert another cashier. Witness
demurred but dld not lake the vacA-
tion. In 1895 witness again asked for q
vacation and was allowed 10 so away
Tor two weeks. when Teller iIawley
left the bank and went Into the army.
Stout wanted TO put his son. Charley.
on the books and witness said promoi-
inr Charley over the heads Of the older
ard Stout said IL didn't matter a damn
whether they liked u or not. that all he
had and ali HIS wife had WA. IN the
hank and be would DO a. he liked.
Witness did tell Stout that Charley
had rcfurcd 10 DO romething for him d
while before that and he wasn't anx-
the lad.
FATHER NOT A,DRuNKARD.
''pld Stout at that time say TO you
that he would tell the directors that |
you were n baatardf'
mo, he aid not"
'rhat your father was drunhard
and dehaueher
"Ard that your mother had 10 take In |
NnfhinH Tor Twink ana thut htoutta
sisters kept your famllyf"
"No. he never said anything OF the
Kind TO me-"
ibid he taurt you with being has.
tara OF anything OF tina, hndy'
No, never"
"Did you look him In the face and
ray " you do tell the directors what |
you say. ! VIII shoot you as sure a.
your name IL stoutt?"
mo. never"
IBID you then or NJ any time threaten
10 MI him or threaten him In any
eNo. I ala not"
when ala Stout leave the hank AZ
ter bis resignation became eflcctive2"
"on october 18TH"
did YOU Zee him after that"
"Yea, he came 20 the bank nearly
every day for probably a month after"
''po you remember when the exnnin-
err. Mr.. whitman, came bnckf
Yes. II was about December 7th he
came 10 the bank"
WAS q message sent from the bank |
for Stout on December QthY"
Yes. Mr.. Opcnshiw went TO HIS |
house and brought word back that |
STOUT had gone 10 Durham"
Did you see Stout on December
NO, not at all"
"nld you sec the bank examiner that
''Yea he was nj the hank. and whom