The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
JURORS ACQU|T CASHIER JONES
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reason for Stout to have made an at
tempt on his own life and his sec. 00C
life insurance was at least assurance
that his family would not suffer by his
death.
Jones' life and character are sufficient
] answers to the charge He is sur
| rounded, said Mr.. Brown, by a band OF
| conSpiratorS, but his good character
stands out from among them all, broad
enough and distinct enough to clear
| him from the most skillful web of sus-
picions.
Counsel, in conclusion, called upon the
| jury to do their duty as American citi-
zens and If they did so they would not
be five minutes in their room until they
returned verdict of not guilty.
PUTNAM CLOSES.
Mr.. Putnam. on behalf of the state, in
closing the case, said that Jones was
not to be acquitted because he was
represented by brilliant counsel, that
he was surrounded in the court room
by ladies in silks and satins, and by
bank presidents. Before the law he
was no better than the poorest citizen.
and was entitled to no more considera-
ton.
Counsel then went on to argue that
Jones owed everything he had to the
him from a position where by hard
manual labor he earned small salary,
and placed him in the position of
bank cashier with salary of $4,000
year. Jones was ungrateful, and ugly
and vindictive, and would not even do
the poor service to his benefactor of
supervising the work of one of Stoutt's
sons. 1t came to point that either
Jones or Stout had to leave the bank
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situation, and Jones, rather than leave,
worked on the bank examiner and first
drew his attention to the Hedges note.
The bank examiner didn't know any
thing about the Hedges note. When
Jones called his attention to it he asked
Jones what was the matter with the
note. Jones laid the train and lit the
fuse Which got Stout out of the bank.
The bank examiner was easy to work
in that way. He is the man who said,
in the presence of Joseph Baumgarten,
that the first time he laid eyes on
Stout he knew he was an old s. of a
b and thief. Stout controlled the
bank, and the only way for Jones 10
keep his position was to get Stout out
of the bank. Counsel said that Jones
had never denied that he had lain in
wait for Stout. Mr.. Putnam, in dis
cussing the shooting, contended that
Jones struck Stout on the right breast,
which swayed him round, and then shot
him in the left side, a perfectly natural
condition, and one which the nature of
the wound bore out. What Jones did,
said counsel was to run down the va
cant lot and into the alley below Suth-
erland's, then hide behind a tree anS
wait for an opportunity to run out and
across the street, and that was the
time the little girls saw him. Counsel
argued that 1t was not Cleveland Sims,
the boy who went to seek his COW, that
the little girls saw running. Sims ran
in another direction; the girls didn't
see him: if they had, they would have
recognized him, for they were acquaint-
ed with him. The girls saw a man
running, not a boy.
Counsel further contended that Jones
and his wife left the Walker House to
go home on the night of the shooting a
little earlier than they said they did
Counsel ridiculed the idea that Stout, |
Pratt, the police officers and the prose- !
cution were in a conspiracy to convict |
an innocent man. The jury knew that |
it was not true. Mr.. Brown had no |
right to make such a statement, but 1T |
is his way" said Mr.. Putnam
krautS testimony was unimDeached. !;
Kraut told the truth. 1t was easy for |
counsel to make the insinuation that |
kraut's testimony was purchased, but !
1t was a wrong insinuation. and was |
not to be believed. Stoutt's testimony.
counsel held, was supported by that |
OF the other witnesses, and if it were |
true that Stoutt's reputation for truth
and veracity is bad, that people would
not believe him under oath, why did
not Mr.. Brown put witnesses on the
stand to prove that such is the case.
when he had every opportunity to do
SO?
William NJ. Brown, counsel said. was
a perfectly honest witness, whose repu-
tation was just as good as a. B. Jones.
he had no interest in the case and 1t |
was a poor argument of opposing coun-
sci when he said that Brown was not
to be believed because he didn't rush to
the police and all around telling people
mat ne had seen Jones on the night
Of the shooting.
Gentlemen of the jury, if any of
you We're in trouble, your wife and
your mother would come forward and
-esufy to whatever was necessary 10
get you clear. 1t is so with Jones' wife
and mother. 1t is a tribute they paw
% the man they love, and You must
weigh their testimony and take it at Its
rue value" said Mr.. Putnam.
Counsel then paid some attention TO
he suicide theory, saying that If was
unreasonable to suppose that Stout hit
himself on the right breast with a club
md then shot himself on the left side
With his left hand. The wound was
UGH that it couldn't have been inflicted
With the left hand without a good deal
I practice, and counsel further argued j
hat Stout gave no evidence of a, de- !
anged mind, and had no object in
self-slaughter. The crime s
$ that of an assassin, the basest
-nown, and Mr.. Putnam closed by call {
ng on the jury to do their duty con- {
to both the defendant and l
he state.
Judge Norrell then delivered the usual l
harge. and at 4:10 the jury retired to
onsider their verdict
The prosecution requested the court
0 give the jury specific instructions on S
lherent points, which his honor re-
used. Among the special requests were
he following:
When the evidence shows a compli- I,
ated state of facts and the evidence :
n the part OF the prosecution is contra :
lctory, 1t is the duty of the prosecu-
ION to adopt and point out to the Jury )
ne theory upon which the state relies '
lr conviction, and what part of the :
estimony is claimed to be true and =
hat false, and when this theory is I
dopted by the prosecution. the i,1rv
re to consider that theory and that !
e Frightening Prospect. =
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