Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-05
STATE RESTS
IN BROWSE CASE.
Prosecution Brings It's TestlmoD,
to an End,
DEFENSE NOW UNDER WAY
witnesses Testify a, TO Gun, a..
wrapping Paper and Registry Of
King a. Uartel

on the opening OF the Prowss nr.,..
trial this morning there was s,.,
sized audience 80 attendance MIN
eyinces an increased Interest in the a..
Of Che two accused men who A.. ~
trial Tor their lives. The men them
selves sim maintain their usual calm
denean0r. '''''
Detective Sheets was the frs, vitrss,
called lie said be had examined ,ho
back yard OF the Reilly saloon. ana tho,
thare was a high board fence there WIN
Wire screen reaching to the building
He was here shown the piece o, Man.
ping paper that IS purported to have
been wrapped around the vallse and
other articles which have been produced
in the trial He testified that he found
Che paper 10 the wash stand drawer n,
tue room ar the Walker House In the
cross examination by Mr Wanlass he
y, ',Htl t' the finding Of the guns In
the back yard of the saloon.
Meyers, the clerk IN the clothing store
az ~ east Second South, was recalled
ana on being shown the piece Of wrap.
ping paper said be WAS almost sure that
the name ct. VI. Martel" was not on the
paper when he sold the yaliss and hand.
kerchlefs. but could not be positive.
thiet Hilton was called and Identified
the shells as the ones taken out VI The
guns. saying that there were two shells
which had been fired on. Was not with
Sheets when he found the guns as he
ana not find the guns. The guns were
found Oy a young man who works Tor
NE kentucky liquor company
ar Wanless asked that the exhibits
be stricken from the evidence, then
withdrew the objection ana Sheets was
recalled and testified that he could NOT
say n the guns had been moved from
behind the barrels where he had first
seen them Mr.. Wanless then renewed
The objection and moved that the ex-
mott De STRICKEN from the record
His honor reserved his judgment upon
this point.
NJ. A. Dudlet, the proprietor u the
Walker House, was called and testified
% The finding Of the wrapping paper in
the washstand drawer IN room Ga
Frank Caldwell was sworn and said
that he was the clerk q the Walker
House. and that the defendant King
registered at the hotel and registered as
"Martel."
Nh Putnam then offered the wrap
ping paper found IN evidence. This was
objected 20 by counsel for the defense
upon the ground that the Identity ot
the paper had not been fully made,
The objection was oyerruled and the
paper accepted as evidence. Mt Dud-
let was recalled and said that re and
not Mr.. Caldwell saw King sign the
Walker house hotel register as Mar
tell"
Police officer John Hempel testified
10 measuring the defendant King at the
county Jail and found him 10 be 5 feet
pa inches high.
William Pitman the employe Of the
Kentucky Liquor store. was called and
swore TO the finding Of the guns lie
said he discovered the guns behind
the barrel as stated by officer Sheets.
He had removed them from the place
when he found them and then tele-
phoned the police. Had the guns In the
store when the officers came In and
went out and placed them behind the
barrel where he had found them.
Or j. L, Glesy was called and idenu.
fed the clothing which was on Colonel
PrOwse when he was shot
Mr.. Pitman was recalled and testified
that he had occasion 20 60 into he
back yard on Monday before the shoot
ing and remove a barrel near the one
where the guns were found and the
guns were not there az that time.
Here the case for the state rested.
Mr.. Wanless asked that he be al
lowed 10 examine two or three VII
uessps before making his opening state
ment and was granted the privilege
by the court
NJ. II. Deskey. the East Temple street
ci3thier was called. He testlied 70
using the same class Of paper as the
sample produced IN his store.
Mr. Dudlet, Of the Walker house, tes-
titled 90 never having seen the defend
ant King In any other suit OF clothes
than the one he was wearing IN court
Clerk Caldwell. Of the Walker mousse
was called and corroborated the stale
mcnt Of the last witness.
The jury having made the request 70
visit the sheep Ranch gambling house
and the other places mentioned IN the
evidence the request was granted. Inc
inspection OF the premises was ordered
after which the court took a recess 70
1880 p. m.
~ the recovering q The criminal
court in the Pr5wse murder case TINS
afternoon the Judge. fury and counsel
for the prosecution and the defense 70,
gethcr with the two accused men, wen,
over % the sheep Ranch gambling
house and the Headquarters saloon:
After their return the court adjourned
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