Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-14
In the Court Room After
Verdict Was Read.
'ENCED ON MONDAY.
, Only Took one tfaiiot-CIos,ur
Incidents OF the Noted
TRIAL.

. not take ,hc jury In the dyna-
'sc many minutes 20 md the de-
4 John Y. Saith. alias McDon-
uilty Of assault with intent 20
dge O. W. Powers.
case was submitted a few min.
ficr II o'clock this morning, and
Of thirty minutes q verdict was
"A.
informal ballot only was taken,
was unanimous for conviction.
. the jury war out, Smith chat
iih Assistant County Attorney
:. stenographer Pike. Clerk Raw
and che reporters OF the dairy
lie seemed quite cheerful and
ted the statement he had mSis
witness stand that all the Wit
who testified against him were =
OF liars" lie was quite socia-
III Attorney cnntcr and called
Did man" lie though, he rec.
| In the prosecutor an individual
fas present at his trial thirteen
ago IN ogden. Ountcr assured
that he wac no 1.-THE man and
tcr Joculnrly remarked: Il guess
other uf these eases Of mistaken
~" Guntsr laughed. az DID tho
and said he guessed II was. Then
related certain incidents " tho
nd cndeayotcd TO show how soma
witnesses prcvaricatcd. Every
nd again h. would cxclalm. hls
tcd On Gunior. You zee how The
led" Cunter was cxldcntiy In
od for an argument. ~ he ac-
"a BY q nod OF the head TO all
rald.
u the balllT raped for order.
had n smile on bis face a yard,
when the jurors had taken their
his countenancc wore q changed
sion. While the proccedlngs. IT,
Al 10 the fiiinf and reading Of
]. were golns on. he eat With
~ nxcd ON the jury box The
tai Smith gives one Il known In
aud scientific circles aa the 'hyp-
starr. lie has not becn known
notize anyone. hut II II o fact that
30 a numl,er u pcore, especially
tner-ss and Jurors, feel very IN.
table during tho tt.al whensvef
20 met thelgr.
h never once took his cyts %
v box ana actei Ike one who had
slightest Interest In what was
IN. Whom the clerk said guilty,
heaved n deep slch and turned
pale, but he continued 10 starr.
not until Sheriff Howells had
4 him on the back and told him
mo along" did the prisoner no
his eyes from wher. they had
ransnxed for fully ten minutes.
the officer touched him. he start
led Wildly around. left his seat
~ soon out n the building. walk
wards the county jail on IN"
the lall he seemed all broke W.
emed anxious 10 know whit his
&c would be- II IL believed Judss
will give the defendant the fun
81 the law. which 10 twenty
n the state prison.
loUMENrs OF COUNSEL
n the News" report closed yes
Assistant County Attorney Ray
'ott had begun his argument TO
~. lie reviewed he case thor
and said the evidence against
PENDANT was overwhelming.
Van Colt was followed BY MI.
rvelt. for the defense. He eau
the Jury not 20 place too much
- an eirctinstanclal evidence.
lined the defendant was the we.
plot concoctcd and planned
emlcs Of Smith. 80,
Truman closed Tor the defense.
ing 10 Judge Powers direct tcsti-
Mi. Truman said the TACT that
idgc deliberately shook the poN
receiving IL from tho express ue-
man, when he knew u was AZ
al inaehinc. showed that he iih
lr. much confidence In the lntul.
,at came over him. Mr.. Truman
ded by asking the Jury to aeqn''
I then adjourned un,Il 10 o'clock
corning,
MIR. PUTNAM CLOSES.
morning Mr. Putnam concluded
aumonts for the State. He salh
PENDANT was guilty oi the eflni ~
ault with intent to XIV, ~ ha.
% proved beyond any question =.
Nr. Putnam further stated Una.
was possessed u a depraNei
ns may be Judged from the rae,
ne had already served terms uI
onmont In the Utah and ldaho
ntiurles, , H., o..
n MAS also Characterized " ths
,ottornev as an utterly reckless
nd desperate man, but witha W.. .
sand clever. as was evidenced ~
instruction OF the Internal ma
.rrIne 10 smiths testimony Mr,
IA sald IL had been eontradie,,tsi
,drss Powers and tlolapp' Ut.
sherlfia Crookaton ava ns'nsb'
Thomas ard Chief Pritt ana os
The defendant ny, Iu s,,as,,
"a, had pcrlured himself o. s,.'s
tnnt point IN the case ana wa
thy ~ belief ,,.,,
putnam then proceeded 70 IeNls',,
tails ~ the crime CHARGED, al'
h. plot theory rested soleiy on
yon ncGuit this defendant, Mr.
m said. ''you stamp the s''''
lses us perjurors." .,,
inclusion Mr. Putnam san sosae =,
Ia bs protected from suln KY, XVI.
MIN. Ills crime. the ptos..rrss So,
va a most desplcahle one. ln l',,S,
Il ono man In million who eou y,
tnbls Of committing such an NV ,'l.
Ne Jurors owed Il 70 ihe, 1.'as y,
he hubble to ind the deten i,ni.1
81 that ne could be plaee0
he could do no further harm
JURY INSTRUCTED
"a Norreli then Instructed th'
and al II o'clock they were .4Ns'
K, room by Dallii Nayior a
was reported to Judse H9'iT r,
bev mad agreed on a NeIplcc ~
s..eonds they iled Into ne e5 bo,,
,ok their seats In the jlry p ha,
Norrell enqnlrcd II mss ,i H.,
nnsn a verdict Foreman ~,
answered and said We nav,
aner was handed Clerk Va" "i n,n,
bowed il 10 Judge SosFs'i' ~