Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-25
OGDEN.
preliminary Hearing of Mrs. Laura Cert
.,,o A pefeuse Another Peeu lar Case

10 morbid curiosity and the hope OF
hearing something Sensational and sa-
iaclous. q molly crowd gathered IN JUS
tice urrcdcns court room this morning
-, "a o'clock n. M. the hour set for the
r,elIminary examination of Miss Laura
,,eeftson on the charge OF assault Misa
attend to murder ~. ~. t1aner. lne
rmurt was called to order promptly.
Miss oeertson waiveds the reading Of
inc information and pleaded not guilty.
The examination 81 witnesses was ,hen
proceeded with. The following named
witnesses for the prosecution had testi-
md when the court had adjourned for
dinner. Mrs. Croker. MIR. Fisher.
wife of the plaintiff. ~. N. Fisher, the
plaintiff. David Maructts. tho flrst per
son who entered Fishers Office after
the shooting. hen Whitaker. Assistant
county attorney. the janitor of the
building and Deputy sheriff Joe nelnap.
H. n. Fisher told practically the same
story "a when he was Interviewed on
sunday. but he did not adhere 10 his
former statement that two shots We're
nrcd. lie denies that he hid ever prom
iscd TO marry the plaintln' Miss ueert-
son.
Mrs. Crocker, the lady at whose house
the pialntiff boards. testified that Miss
geertron had called upon her saturday
before the shooting and told her that
Fisher should never live with any 9th.
or MNIIluU NUNN UfINflls hNMA NUN NNNNl
Mil him first. that SHE called again ON
sunday morning while the family were
ut brcakfart. stating that she had heard
that Fisher aud his wife were going
east together that day ana sne wanted
to see him. that he should never live
with any other woman. that she would
XII him and then kill herself.
David MarHettn Of Salt Lake. who "
IN the employ ~ u. g. ~. L.. tcatined
that At the time % the shooting he
heard scunllng In Fishers rooms and
went up 10 ascertain the cause. He
heard two shots nred. lie mot Miss
GcertHon at the door u vacant room
adjoining Fishes Office. lie asked
what was the matter. and. she told him
to go In. She Was yery much excited
and hyrtericnh lie entered the room
aud me, Fisher approaching him with
helped undrcr- Fisher aud aided the
doctor when he came In. lie took the
pistol from him ana afterwards turned
% over 60 the county attorney. lie ties.
tlhcd that the condition Of the pistol
was the same as given In the News,
fcrort ~ the affair. lie contradlctcd
Fisher IN this regard.
Mrs. Fisher, wife OF the plaintiff. tea-
tlned that about year and half
ago Miss Oecrtson had told her that
Fisher should never live with amy other
woman than hcrrelf-the defendant
would do something desperate.
The testimony OF Mr.. Whlttaksr and
the Janitnr were corroborativc OF that
given by Mr.. MarEettn.
Deputy sheriff iclnap testified az to
the condition ~ the pistol. which was
NJ has been stated.
when the court con,sn at o'clock
y. M. the prosecution called one more
witness and then rested. The defense
then opened their case by calling Ia
tho stand cal. u. Hayes. g. L.. pulvcr
and W. l.. Watts. when this rcport
closed Mt J o'clock. Aiiss Ocertson was
on the stand. She denied every charge
and declared that IN. shots wcrc fired
by Fisher. ~ she had stated In the
Interview had with her Sunday even
Ing.
The hearing In the Fisher cieartson
shooting ease came To u sudden close
shortly after 4 o'clock. and the defend
ant was held under bonds TO await the
action N the district court.
DEFENSE or MISS GEERTsoN.
The ogden standard gives space 20
the following letter Ia the defense OF a
young woman:
Please permit me space In your
paper 10 say a word o. two In regard
10 the Fisher Gecrtron affair. No one.
perhaps. knows as much u the begin.
ming ~ the affair a. myself. outside Of
the parties Immediately concerned.
very much dlsapproycd Of the afrair In
~ start. aud did all l could 10 break
on the relations. and being unaucccas-
ful u caused gulf between myself
and Miss oeertfon that may never be
brdfsd.
What prompts me 20 write these few
words IL the allegation OF AIR. Fisher
concerning her, saying she bounded
him TO death. I positively know that
while she was living a, my place that
h. bounded her to death" coming
often 20 zee her NJ my home until !
closed my doorr against him unlsnH he
bring his wife along with him tflsher
dare not deny thlFl. after which he
would come 10 the gate and call her.
felt the dagtafdy coward would
turn on her a. be has done nnd i'isd
10 have Miss tccftron see u IN the
same liEht. but she thought she knew
the man better than I. and had every
confidence IN him,
I DO not want any publicity In regard
10 the affalr. but feel that Justice de-
manda the above explanation. am.
Mus. O. dEERTsoN MARRIOTT.
Logan, rtah. May %, 1893
The straightforward story Of the
cousin 81 the young woman who has
already suffered much anguish for
whatever folly she may have INDUCED
IN, imprcsseH one with It's truthfulncHs
the man In the ease, We have no r~in-
pathy for the tempter. but We have a
rfeat deal ~ contempt for him when
he seeks a defense by pleading that
tho attentions ~ the woman were 20
persistent as 10 be Irresistible. n man
kind has become 80 weakened 90 tho
ooquetry aud rcductivcnels of wo-
mankind, then women should wear the
trousers and the male gender be nc-
surely encAked In petticoatH. chemiseH
and winding skirts
ANOTHER PECULIAR CASE.
A rumor was current today that n
young unmarried woman named Rose
Nye. an adopted daughter 81 T., H.
Nye. had attempted 10 commit suicide.
The News" representative was unable
10 trace the rufn0r 90 any responsible
source. while relatives " the glrl en-
tered a most emphatic denial Of the
story. They said she was very sick.
that she had been removed from tile
Tanner block 10 the European hotol
and would be- taken 20 a hospital at
Rait Lake tonight. The latest rumor
IL that u II not a case Of attempted
suicide. but OF something as bad or