The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-16

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/ he went farther in reply, his words and
! sentences We're jerked out with little
regard Tor the accent or emphasis that
/ most persons would have given them.
/ When he was asked a question bear
I ing on the relations of his wife and
( O'MelveEey, or with himself, anything
which leo 10 indeIicate subjects he
would hesitate, look at the floor for
seconds at a time, and then answer
simply yes or no. During these periods
the whole court room, filled to over
Rowing and suffOca uiOn with hundreds
OF persons and foul-smelling air, would
await almost breathlessly for his re-
ply. Half of the time it was SO low as
TO be indistinct, even TO his attorneys.
Often the jurors had to lean forward
TO catch his replies. Those persons di-
I rectiy interested in the trial, Mr.. HUpf
his fatheT-in-law; Rev. Jacob Mills and
his wife, br0ther-in-law and sister Mrs
/ q Meiveney and Mr. Wallace. the nlu-
tual friend Of the aStranged couple,
strained their necks to catch what was
said.
Whether Captain Mills is cold
blOOded murderer or not, he wasnt
through fearful ordeal. for he is
sensitive man. At times he almost
broke down When he identified the
signed confession OF Mrs. Mills, tears
came to his eyes. He would hold him
self with all the force at IS command
and seemingly bite his lips to control
/ his feelings. The muscles of his jaws
would expand and contract, showing
his feelings. But his face being COW
cred with full beard and mOustache,
hid the palmer expression Of his feel
ings. When he told how he first found
something wrong in the actions of his
wife as he had come from Cheyenne,
and in her rooms at the Halls had
found an unfinished letter which snid
that when he received it she would be
dead, he looked appealingly at his
/ counsel who drew these things out a.
/ word at a lime.
Mrs. o'Melveney's Demeanor.
But there was a most curious and
! remarkable change in Mrs. O'Melveney
as she listened to these statements,
pathetic and tragic. When Mills told
Of this letter she looked at him with a
sneering and cynical smile about her
mouth Whether or not she en- wed
the evident agony Of the witness or fsH
that he was not telling the truth is IN
known Again when the question cf
MIS- Mills previous virtue came up
whenever the defendant, as several
times occurred. made reference 90 Mrs
Mills statement that she had never
been intimate with anyone except
/ O'Melveney, she smiled.
Il asked her" said the defendant, If
she was not going TO tell me the name
Of the man who had ruined her: she
answered No And Mrs. O'Melveuey
seemed to enjoy IL Even all through
Mills description of what had been
said at the hospital meeting, every
word Of which, if true blasted O'Mel-
Veney s name for fidelity TO his family
his widow seemed little concerned. At
the beginning Of this trial Mrs O'AIel-
yeney booked so stricken that il was
doubtful if she could stand the strain.
But she listens to the most terrible part
Of il with more ease than she watched
the examination of jurors. When Mills
described the story Of his wife as TO
the first intimacy with O'Melveney at
th5ir residence. she COlOred slightly
and talked earnestly to Attorney Van
Colt
Mills gave practically the same ac-
count that Judge Powers had. He
couldn't remember whether he had fired
one shot or a dozen.
He said something sighting about
my wife; that she was not worthy Of
me, said MlIls.
Then what?" asked Judge Powers.
/ "That must have been when I killed
him"
How many shots did you hre?"
81 don't know"
Don't you remember anything about
I the shC0tng2"
Mo-
What is the first thins you remeg-
Der AFTER the shCCting?"
Telling Charley Jenkinson that had
I killed O'Melveney and he didn't believe
me, said the defendant calmly.
The agreement of separation between
Mills and his wife was introduced ard
identified by DR.. Wallace. The torn
letter of Mrs. Mills was identified by
the defendant. The Rev D. Douglas
/ Wallace superintendent and manager
of ST. Marks hospital, was the first
witness.
1t is yet doubtful if Mrs Mills will
be pvt on the witness stand. judge
Powers said that ne does not want 80
humiliate her.
During the examination of Mills he
+ asked the defendant To tell who Mrs.
Mills said at the hospital had ruined
her. County Attorney Putnam object
+ ed. Judge Powers saida If Mills could
not tell it he would be forced TO have
+ Mrs. Mills testify.
I'VE don't want to humiliate this wo-