Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-09

r,,pIn Frederick j. Mllls' the slayer
I, $50 Engineer o'Mclyency. was ior-
y y. t.4 this morning by Justice
.,t, appcar before the Third as
4 !, soar, 10 anrwcr TO tho crime OK
Mr. In the nrat degree' In the
Z atm, he must await the verdict OF
sry % Bis peers behind the iron bar,
prison celli for bail was denied
IN. defense introduced no testimony
r,.i-i on tho evidence introduced
4 h. STATE. In all ten witneaaca teaii-
thrsc % whom heard Mills coollY
4 10 mat b. had Killed oMclveney na
4 Ia he had threatened he would.
~ major portion Of the testimony
along the lines OF that already pub
- some portions. however. crpcc-
IN The cross examination Of W. H.
tuar. OMclyeney's private secretary,
"a that Of chief OF Police Hilton, give
nomra VI certain revelations 10 be
urr when Che trial of the accused
IN i heH. 10 IN affirmed ON good
nthlfIty that when % Melvcnsy'a body
r. ssarrhed that letters were tatu
Non M pockets which Will throw COM
Il isfshls light on the tragedy ana also
n plldlio one nr two other well.khown
nen Ia The lamentablo affair. IN, let
a. ID q said were written Ia fo-
nais hand. and also We're mailed at out
No towns. are from different women
Al n nlthal contain some decidedly Inn
h rant data % which Christian narnea
- freely used. IN some mysterious
fsh'on lt came ip the ears ~ M
DO u pole, that such letters we're ~
f'Fiencs and a subsequent lnycatlEn-
D. confirmed the rumor. Chief Hilton
a lit a demand upon Mr.. Ctitser for the
me and they were turned over to the
ics until the secretary last Friday
fltalntd uu order from Justice SOM
b. requesting the return " the mis-
fyes 90 he SECRETARY. Just what these
tiers contain 90 their entirety are kept
close fecUt but there IL no doubt that
W WIN BE- prime factor In the trial
u Captain Mills,
SCENE ~ COURT ROOM.
~ 70 O'Clock the principal witnesses,
fsNspaper men and half "a dozen spec
tior bad conrrugated In Judge Som
ftra courtroom ln the Eagle block
waiting the advent OF the deputy shor-
and the accused u was 1870 be-
~ NILS made his appearance, closely
lowed BY hls attorney Judge Powers,
aAfn al together the accused man
1sei decidedly better than be- ala dur
~ 'he twenty-five hours he spent al
llee headquarters subsequent 10 his
ma sv,s 49,. t.,t..t.t.. ..y, a.
me color lu hia checks. After taking
curaory glance around tho rtuny uttlr
l'a Nils SAT down in chair at the
afihelsi corner ~ the room and critic
4 ~ examined the plat " the i5i0m.
A'ff.h The shooting occurred, that
4ls from The top NJ the bookcase op-
~ w iustcvs table. Deputy Shor-
AeDuu had hardly taken his seat
sNle me- prisoner when Attorney Gun
~ requested that e. 81 wilkes, A. j.
AA humn, w. T.. Critzer. y. W. Bron-
R,sfl9n, : e. McCunc. \. w. Eccles, g.
H Jenklnson, Dr. Anderson, \. ID.
u, y, Anh ana Oiiicer Lincoln be sworn.
4a,l accordingly were put under oath
'''l 'hs Proceedings opened.
MEASURED THE ROOMS.
County Surveyor e. s. Wilkes was the
w Wines called. After being sworn
7, h'a'ed that h. had drawn 40 a plat
ipylns / and 80 In the Oregon Short
~, building. Tie then proceeded 10 on
'nio aeial regarding the approx.
~. distance ua Indicated on the map
'a w y hg had prepared and was hang
|eh lhe top 0f bookcase In the
NV ROOM hla examination was very
VAELVENEY's sALuTATIoN.
A. J. Van Kuan. who oecupled room
- " the Oregon Short Line building.
!, 'l'h called. He stated that close
w. p m on tho afternoon Of the
G'1,s,'g ne was sitting talking 10
ne '''y yi. IN the lattcr'a private Of
C,i,,.. while Dc was sitting there Mir.
AZ, ~ game in. shortly afterwards
al 1iila came In. Crltzcr had gone
Al -. ii' 'pokc 10 Mills and said: How
rii,.t aof Mile returned tho com.
sk1,,i. wv The witness returned.
ON , na the door behind him, To his
d tHgl' Allla entered from room
M. s ~ soon AZ he got back 20 his OF
M s nu rAt down, he heard u noise
JUL ,hne one tapping with a hammer.
r.t. t',N some one called him, and he
liz 80, VI - INTO o'Melvency'a office,
NJ , osl,ll NE chief engineer sittlng An
~ nlir With three wounds In hia
osl.L AZ hccuue. an cmploye Of ths
NM. v'nllprrd the room al he Same
NJ ellh witness The two men liftod
fgrt..a l man ~ on the table. M
ON hl,9uged revolver wing ON an.
'"'' 'a0le In the room.
THE THREE TAPS"
NJ ~ Judge Powers; Witness said ,hn,
w.. Aps ho heard from MA roar
oe5n., w. rapid succession. He mad boeu
e,,- .aitn .',l with Mr. Mills since hs
dld "a ,',e from Honolulu. although n,
Cr,,.g,' know know him very we'll Messrs
ibe ~ ufehneman and McCune wee IA
ths e rr 'llge when he ieft Alila In
su,- 'Y ,en Win uMelyency In an.
VIM . question by Attorney Guntcl
si,tiSs slated that oMeivoney wa'
- SAID HELLO. FRED"
rS ~, =. crltsor chief clerk To chlef an.
Nilh,,s ufsgon Short Line TOOK m,
A'Ahd' lie was In room IS when