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

the bank examiner came about s
O. o'clock"
What time did you leave the bank
About 9 o'clock. went home ON the
9 o clock car"
Had you been told of the shooting
of Stoutt?'
Yes, Glen Miller told me-
Witness then told about Chief Pratt
boarding the car and telling him he
wanted to talk to him and arresting
him. Witness had some bundles which
he wanted to leave at his house, but
the chief would not let him. He also
wanted to see George Sutherland, but
the chief refused to allow him, and
witness walked with Pratt to the po-
lice station. The chief asked witness
to tell him about witness troubles with
Stout. Witness told MIN he had no
trouble with Stout; that any difficulty
there was was over the affairs of the
bank. Pratt wanted the keys of the
bank, but witness would not give them.
He offered to give the keys to Glen Mil
Ter, and Miller, who had been sent for,
took the keys and went to the bank
with an officer. Mr.. Chapman, Mr.. Van
Colt, Mr.. Wightman, DR.. Pinkerton and
others came in to the police station.
Wightman said to witness that he had
better tell the chief all about it; that
Hedges shot Stout, and that if witness
didn't tell him he (Wightman) would
He said Stout had dome up Hedges
for a large amount of money, and he
was the man that shot Stout Wit
ness told Wightman that he would not
make any charge against Hedges, but
that he (Wightman) might do as he
pleased. The police wanted Hedges,
and as none Of them seemed to know
where Lambert court was, where
Hedges resided, witness made a dia-
gram of the locality for them. Witness
did not call Stout an old perjurer and
a s. of a. b. Mr. Wightman made use
of some such expression, and there was
a good deal of talk about Stout among
those present.
Did Dr. Pinkerton take any hand
in it?'
What did he say'?"
Objected to and objection overruied
Witness then said that pinkerton
said: THAT boy (meaning witness)
never shot Stout"
Did you join in much in the CONVEX
sation?''
mo: very little"
did Pratt say anything to you by
way OF accusation?"
Yes: he asked me if I shot Stout,
and I told him did not. He then said
if he produced a witness who saw me
do it, what would l say then? To that
witness replied that there was no such
man, and then Pratt said that he ac-
cused me of it. He kept repeating it,
and told him if he went on repeating
it he might convince himself that 1
did it, but he would never convince me
that l did it,
Pratt wanted you held?''
7 ta1l l.; g =, 4oy1 1.o,1 T
would furnish it, and he said he didn't
want bail. l asked him to send for the
county attorney, Mr.. Van Colt, and he
did so. Mr.. Van Colt told Pratt that
he would be responsible for me, and
that I might go. Pratt objected to my
going"
You heard Joe stoutt's testimony
the night of the shooting; were you
there?"
No; I was not"
Mrs. Miller testified that she saw a
man around Stoutt'S house one night. !
Wore you that MANI"
No
Witness denied that he had put any
perfume on his clothing that night. but
said his wife frequently put perfume
on his handkerchief.
He called on Wightman at Ford's ho-
tel only once, that was in the evening,
with his wife. Was not in the habit of
locking up his desk at the bank in the
daytime and going off with the bank
examiner
FITZMORRIS TELEPHONED.
This closed the direct examination of
Mr.. Jones, and before the cross-eXami-
nation of that witness, Police Officer
Fitzmorris was put on the stand. He
said that he telephoned to the police |
station about Stoutt's being shot from
Smiths drug store. Word was brought
to. witness by Joe Stout, at about $3.50
o'clock.
oss-examined. witness said young !
Stout came running to him in the
street to tell him of his fathers being
shot He was out of breath and excit-
ed, and witness stepped into the drug
store and telephoned the word to the
police station.
JONES CROSS
The cross-examination of Mr.. Jones |
was then begun. In reply to Mr.. Put |
nam he said when he went to the -four |
ing mill as assistant bookkeeper he did |
other work, sacking -four and the like. |
He left Stoutt's bank in Ohio voluntar- |
lily, and there was no unpleasantness
with Mr.. Vinton, Stoutt's partner. They !
held the place open for him for three |
He said the Utah National |
bank was organized in 1890. Witness !
salary till 1893 was $4,000 a year; after |
that it was reduced to $500. Witness |
took ten shares of stock in the bank !
when it was organized. Stout gave as