The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-01

and Gillespie and William kraut The
chiefs testimony, which was corrobo-
rated by the detectives, was in the
main the same as he gave at the pre-
station it was found, according to state
made by Jones when he was arrested
and TO statements made by Stout an
hour or two after he was shot. The
only new point developed was that
when Jones was taken to the police
station it was found according to state
ments, that the sleeves and pockets of
his overcoat and his gloves were high
~ perfumed, and the officers hold the
theory that the perfume was used to
obliterate the smell of powder con-
tracted from his recently discharged
revolver.
DR.. Pinkerton will probably be the
next witness for the prosecution and
as to the description Of Stoutt's
wounds and to statements made by
Stout regarding the shooting.
Court adjoorned at o'clock yester-
day and further hearing of the case
went over until Monday morning at 10
O'Clock.
Nellie McFall, recalled yesterday
morning, in reply to Mr.. Putnam, said
, that when the man who came out Of
the vacant lot ran past her she scream
ed. Rosa Moench testified similarly.
Neither of them heard any shots fired.
Florence Donohue, recalled, in reply to
ID Senator Brown, said she did not hear
any shots on the night that Stout was
shot.
KRAUT HEARD THE SHOTS.
William Kraut, in answer to Mr..
Ray Van Colt, said he lived at 221
South First West street. Was on Sixth
South street between State and Main
a little after o'clock on the evening
OF Nov. 9. When about midway of the
block he heard a shot fired and after
going about fifty feet further he heard
another shot. Witness walked on to
Main street and at the corner heard
some girls scream and saw a man run
ming across Main street in a south
westerly direction. Witness crossed
the street also. The man wore a dark
overcoat reaching to about his knees
and a small stiff hat and had smooth
face. He was a short, stout man. He
quickly disappeared at the corner of
Sixth South in the darkness and wit
ness did not know where he went.
Witness looked around, then walked
north on Main street to Third South,
then west to West Temple and north
20 the postoffice. When he got inside
the postoffiee it was ten minutes to
by the clock in the postoffice.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Brown the
witness said he was a bricklayer by
trade, had been nightwatchman for a
short time, but was relieved from that
position by Chief Pratt. He had at one
time done some detective work. The
first person he told about hearing the
two shots was Mr.. Conklin, Banker
Stoutt's hired man. Witness said that
after mailing his letter he went into
the Eagle saloon and the Central sa-
loon and had a few drinks of beer and
went home about 10 o'clock. 1t was
about o'clock when he first went to
a saloon on that night and it was not
true that he had been drinking in sa-
looms that evening from TO 10 o'clock.
Witness did not know the man whom
he saw running. Knew a man named
Clovis; talked with him about this case
in a saloon near Market street. Did
not tell Clovis that if he could get a
few dollars he would get out of town
and would not appear to give testi-
mony; did not tell Clovis or anyone
else 10 go and see Mr.. Brown and tell
him that he (KrauD was going TO tes-
tify at the trial that the man he saw
running away was Jones, but that if
Brown would give him few dollars
he would get out of town. Did not
tell Beman Cannon that he was going
10 testify that the man was Jones.
On redirect examination Kraut said
he talked with Boman Cannon about
the case, but when he was proceeding
to give the conversation it was objected
to by Mr.. Brown, and the objection was
sustained
]. 81. Stout, recalled, said Jones had
two or three overcoats, all of them
dark; he generally wore a stiff hat
By Judge Henderson-These coats
and hats are such as are very COM
monty worn, and there is nothing De-
culiar about them?
Yes"
CHIEF OR POLICE PRATT.
Chief Of Police Pratt, replying to Mr..
Putnam, said he was called 10 investi-
gate the shooting about Z o'clock On
the night on which it occurred. Went to
Stoutt's house and saw Stout and DR..
Pinkerton there. Saw Stoutt's wound
a small hole on the left side, a bullet
wound: the clothing was powder-burnt.
Witness was shown a pistol which he
said was the one he got at Stoutt's
house on that night. II was 2S-cali-
Der, and then had two empty shells
and one loaded shell. When witness got
it at Stoutt's that night it smelt Of
powder, showing that it had been re-
Gently discharged.
Did you arrest the defendant that
night?"
Yes; Detective Gillespie got on the
it on the front end, near Jones house
Jones was on the car. Witness spoke |
to Jones and told him he wanted TO
talk to him. Jones put his hand to his
hip pocket, as if TO pull a revolver. Wit |
ness took him off the car and told him !
he wanted to talk with him. and that
re wanted him to walk up to the police |
station. Jones said: / know what you
want me for He had a parcel, and
asked me to let him stop at his house
and leave the parcel. but / refused We
walked uD the street and when We
came opposite George Sutherland's he
wanted TO go in and consult with Mr !
Sutherland, his attorney. but insisted
on his going with me. He then wanted
to go to the bank, but j wouldn't Jet
him He asked if 1 had a warrant for
his arrest, and told him had not"
You took him to the police station?" |
Yes; on the way he talked about the |
shooting OF Stout
Did he make any statement at the |
police tsdon, and if so, in the pres |
ence Of whCm?"
Yes: he made a statement in the
presence of Sheets, Gillespie and my |
self"
What did he say?"
He said that ne left the bank at 5:45
that evening TO go home, walked down |
Main street and met his wife at the !
Walker house. Walked home with her
and took dinner, then walked back to |
town alone by way of the east side of |
Main street to Friedman's store; reach |
ed the store about o'clock, or maybe |
a little after, because the store was |
just closing when he reached it, He |
met nobody on the way up, he said. He |
left the store, he said, and went across |
the street to the bank