Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-11

Short Line, was next sworn and testi'
fed
MY Office in the Short Line build
ing Is directly opposite the engineers
office On the AFTERNOON OF October s.
1893, | was In the Office of Chief En-
gineer OMelyeney. This was between
and 4 o'clock. Mr.. o. Melyeney was
seated in a chair at his desk, and /
sat by him, talking 10 him. We were
50 engaged when captain Mills entered
the room from the main office Of the
engineering department When he
came | exchanged salutations with him
and left the office.
Where was he when you went out?'
He walked on in towards the man
tel | passed on to my office. closing
the doors
What occurred after you reached
your Officer
Il heard three reports and a gen.
teman from Mr.. . Melyeneys office
came into my office and said Come
quick
How long had you been in your Of
flee when you heard the reports?'
About thirty seconds"
What took place between Mills and
o. Meyeney before you left themY'
Il did not hear Mills say anything,
but o'Melveney said Hello Fred, sit
down
what did you find on returning TO
OMelyeney's Officer"
Il found O'Melveney seated in his Of
fee chair, at his desk, apparently dead,
and saw the blood running from his
head. There was a revolver lying on
the table
On cross examination, Judge Powers
had the witness indicate on the map the
relative positions Of Mills, O'Melyeney
and himself.
on redirect, the witness stated 20 Mr..
Putnam that he saw NILS face and
eyes when the latter came into the Of
fee, but Judge Powers took any i'm
portance out OF this answer by showing
that II was merely a general look that
he gave the defendant, and paid no
more attention to the mans eyes than
to his feet
WHEN MILLS ENTERED.
Frank e. McCune testified that on
October last, he was employed as
clerk and stenographer in the general
office Of tie chief engineer OF the Ore
gon ShoE. Line, Capt. Mills entered the
Office between $3.50 and ,. m. and
walked directly through TO O'Mel-
veney's Office, speaking to Mr.. Kritzer
as he passed. Just after Mills went
into the private office, Van Kuran
came out.
what next attracted your atten-
tion?"
THE report Of three pistol shots"
what did you do?"
II ran to the door OF the private Of
fee"
What did you see there?"
Il saw Mills standing there, and no.
ticed a pistol lying on the table. Mr..
Kritzer went on in. A minute later l
went in and saw O'Melveney sitting in
his chair, apparently dead There We're
wounds In the right side OF his head.
Had You seen Mills prior TO thisY"
Eyes, several times. He was in the
Office q couple OF weeks before"
What was Mills appearance" asked
Mr. Putnam,
Objected TO by Judge Powers.
When q man goes into anothers Of
fce," replied Mr.. Putnam land shoots
man down, We have right TO find
out how he looks"
Judge Powers-Yes, you have the
right, but | want TO direct your atten-
ton and the attention of the court to
the fact that II you go into that subject
at this time | shall object to 1t later.
The Internationally, when / saw
Cap. Mills, he was rather pallid. and
think he was about the same at this
time.
At this point court took recess until
p. m.
This afternoon w. Z, Kritzer was the
first witness called by the prosecution
He testified that he was chief clerk TO
the chief engineer OF the oregon Short
Line, and served In that capacity under
Mr.. O'Melveney. Witness had known
Captain Mills for six or seven years.
The door between O'Melveney's private
Office and the general Office was y OF
an inch thick at its thinnest part. On
the afternoon OF October 3rd last, Mills
came to the Office and passed on
through into O'Melveney's office, ex-
changing greetings with the witness as
he passed. Directly after Mills went in,
Mr.. Van Kuran came out and passed
into the hall. In a minute or two, wit
ness heard the report Of three pistol
shots in OMelveney's office.
did you go in there Them?
II did"
who did you find in there?"
mills and 0'Melveney."
"What was Mills doing?"
walking across the room"
what did he have In his hand?"
"A revolver"
'NNhat did he do?"
Gle came on towards me and took
him 10y the arm, out through the hall,
into room 6. said, Fred, what have
you done He answered, I know what
have DONE"
did you go back TO 0'Melveney's
Office
Il did. found O'Melveney sitting
upright in the chair, apparently dead.
There were three wounds In the right
temple We laid him on the table. On
the table was pad calendar torn of
TO October Srd and the words, In o.
Melyeney's handwriting. Make up
Sept. voucher Near the table was
o'Melveney's pen. and on the table was
q revolver"
Have you recently walked from o.
Melveney's desk 10 Van Kuran's Office,
for the purpose Of ascertaining the
time Il would take?'
II did"
at what gait did you walk?"
Just ordinary"