The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-08

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Tor stealing hay, and We were hustling
Tor money to get him out until about 5
clock, then We came TO Layton"
WI here did you get the gun?'
got 1t from sheep camp out 6his
side OF Ogden.
When did YOU get it?''
got it the day before we came out
to Layton
Haworth's Admissions.
The examination was continued and
witness related several converse tons that
ne had with the defendant prior to March
80. when statements tendize TO show guilt
were made Each statement went into
the record over the objection OF the de-
feaSe.
Witness said con Jan 9, defendant sent
Tor him and during q conversation said TO
witness: II would like to take five years
In the peniteutiaTy and call IL square"
On Feb 5. defendant said: ''I guess
/ II get II proper. Well, [ deserve it
Again on Feb. y witness went alone
to the jail and defendant said to him: If
you VIII bring my wife here for two days
III tell you something
Witness then testified to what he could
remember Of a conversation that fol-
lowed the reading of the written state
nient to the prisoner and his affirmation
o. II, Mr.. Ellison, witness and the de-
lsndant being present. Witness asked
Haworth how an entrance TO the store
was effected, and the prisoner replied that
bar OF iron was used, following that ad-
mission with a statement that the iron
was then thrown down IN a well Mr..
EIison then asked; Did you get in the
back door, and the reply was: We got
In the back way"
Further examination of the witness
went over to be used in rebuttal.
Mr.. Weber had the witness under cross
examination Tor an hour before adjourn
ment, and the entire testimony was gone
over IL detail An effort was made to
bring out from the witness a statement
that Haworth was mentally Imstrung and
that his confessions were a result of
physical and mental distress, but every
question of that nature was objected to
by Mr.. Allison and the objections were
sustained, on the grounds that il was not
proper ss-exanination-
Wanted to Plead Guilty.
Another conversation between the sher-
in and defendant was related by the wit
ness under crOSs-examinatiOn. Ii TOOK
place on Jan s. when HawOrth said; Il
want 10 plead guilty" Under advice OF
witness, defendant concluded to consider
the matter over night and the next morn
ing defendant was still IN the same mind
At the preliminary examination that day
hOweVet his attorney entered plea OF
A conversation that occurred after DR.
Thorn had examined defendant was re-
Jared in which HawOrth said: Sheriff.
/ have missed a chance to act crazy ano
get out of this
Sheriff Not a Hypnotist.
The belief of the attorneys for the de
Tense that the confession waS obtained
while the prisoner was under hypnotic
influence WIS shown by line OF Ques-
tioning commenced by Attorney " ebei
just before adjournment Sheriff Abbott
tsnled being "A hypnOSist, and said ne
was not believer in such a power haC
no knowledge that 4 person might un-
knowingly exert hypnotic influence over
another. An objection OF the prosecution
was sustained shutting off further queS
tioninC along this line. Sir. Abbott was
still under cTOss-eXaminatiOn when cOur
adjourned at $40 until tomorrow