The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-26

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Objection sustained.
! q. Did you hear Albert c. Morri.
there state that he could say something
that would be very damaging agains
Burt if he chose to, in the presence o.
Benbrook? A. No, sir, l did not.
Officer Eddington Testifies.
officer Eddington called for the prose
cution and examined by Mr.. Van Colt
@. What did you see there in tbs
| room? A I saw the body of Burton c
Morris on the floor: saw Benbrook and
Albert c. Morris and Officer Chase.
Q. In what position was the body o.
Albert C. Morris? A. Lying on hi:
stomach and side of his face; his fee
towards the lounge.
Q. Were there any other persons In
the room at that time? A. l did moi
see any.
Q. Did you remain in the room aftel
Benbrook was taken away? A. Yes sir
about five minutes.
Q. Did you see any other gun thar
the one which you have spoken of, ia
ken from Benbrook by Chase? A. Nc
sir.
Cross-examination by Judge Powers:
Q. Did you hear any shots? A. Yes
sir.
Q. Where were you when you heard
the first? A. I was at the corner OF
Second South and Main streets.
| Q. You must have followed right
closely upon officer Chase? A. Yes sir
Q. How many shots did you hear? A
1 heard two shots and then coming up
stairs L heard another.
Q. You heard four shots, didn't you:
A / don't know that 1 heard four.
Q. When you got in the room, the
only persons there were Benbrook, Burt
Morris and Albert Morris and Officer
Chase? A. Yes sir.
Q. You didn't pass any one coming
in? A. 1 think not.
@. You followed Chase? A. Yes sir.
| Q. Were right close to him at the
! head of the stairs? A. Yes sir.
Q. You had overtaken him going up?
A. Yes sir.
Q. So that there could not have any
body gone between you and Chase
without your knowing it? A. No sir.
@. Could it not have been POSSIBLE
that anybody else was in the room? A
| 1t might have been possible.
! Q. Did you see the boy Hume come
! in? A. Yes. sir.
Q. About how long had you been in?
A. A minute or two minutes.
| Q. You hadn't seen the boy in there
! before? A. No. sir.
Chief of Police Hilton was the first
witness of the afternoon. He identified
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| the gun found in Benbrook's hand. He
identified the hat with a hole in the
brim, which had been brought to the
/ police station on the night of the shoot
/ ing, and said that Benbrook, when
| looking at it. remarked: II had a mar
row escape" Benbrook claimed the
| hat.
Sergeant Burbridge, who made an ex-
animation of the room, described it as
hoc oil
He identified the gun found on Ben
brook.
Leda Stromberg Called
Leda Stromberg examined by ex-Sen-
ator Brown:
@. During the last few months of his
life how frequently did you see Burt
Morris? A. Nearly every night.
Q. Did you ever know of his being
armed? A. No, sir.
Q. Never carried a revolver that you
know of? A. No, sir.
Q. On the night he is said to have
died, do you remember that occasion?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Where was it that you saw him ?
a. At the Merchants Cafe; it was in
that room (pointing to No. -.
Q. At what time of the evening was
it? A 1 don't know exactly-about 7
o'clock.
Q. Was there any one in the room
with you when you saw him? A. Yes,
sir; Mr.. Benbrook.
c Before you saw Mr.. Morris. did
you hear any one knock? a. Yes, L
think he knocked.
O. After Mr. Morris came in what did
lie co. and was there any conversation
between him and Mr.. Benbrook? A.
Yes, sir. he struck Mr.. Benbrook
Q. What was said? A. Mr.. Norris
called him a $ of b.
Q. What did Benbrook say? A.
didn't hear him say anything.
Q. What next happened. A. Ben
brook went out.
Q. Did you see him go out? A. No,
sir.
Q. Did you have any conversation
with Mr.. Morris? A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long a one? A. About five
minutes.
Q. Did any one interrupt you? A.
Yes. sir. Mr.. Keene.
. Q. Did you see Mr.. Benbrook out in
the hall? a. 1 did not look out into
Q. Did Keene and Morris talk to-
gether? A. Yes, sir
@. Which one of you three went out
first? a. Mr.. Keene.
@. Did you and Morris have further
talk? a. Yes. sir
q Dld Aeene smut the door? A. L
think not.
Q. The door was left open. and any
body in the hall could have heard your
conversation in the room? a. Yes, sir
Q. Did YOU see. any weapon on Mr.
Morris? A. No, sir.
@. After Steve Keene went out, how
long were YOU with Morris? a. About
minute more.
Q. After Keene had been gone min
ute. what TRANSFERRED? a. Mr.. Morris
up, and said: Here's the towards
hat"
Q. Hadn't Mr.. Benbrook worn his hat
out? y. He could not have done so;
it was still there.
Q. What did Morris do with it? A. He
picked it up.
Q. How; which hand? \. Left hand.
O. What did he say about it; did he
say anything? \. Yes sir
Q. What was it? A. This is the cow
ards hat.
Q. What did he do. if ANYTHING?
A. Went out into the hall.
Threatened to Kill.
@. What did he say. if anything?
A. He said: Il will kill the -
Q. Said I will kill him. not fix him?
A. He said: Il will kill him.
@. Did he have any weapon in his
right hand? A. No, sir.
Q. Did you go to the door? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. What did you see? A. saw Mr.
Benbrook raise his hand like this lin
dicating defensive position).