The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-20

/ credit. No procedure Of law can in
/ wade that province. We have shown
{ the character Of the accused. And it
I is sometimes amusing to see how a
/ lawyer, no matter what the facts are,
/ VIII try to use them against the de-
! PENDANT Mr.. Van Colt tried TO use
/ the unblemished reputation of the de-
PENDANT against him. Had Mills a bad
reputation he would have used that
/ against him
He said as the defendant possessed
/ a good character he should have known
/ better. Reflect upon some friend of
yours. a man Of quiet. peaceful dispo-
Sition and suppose you should learn
he was charged with murder, what
7 would you say? First: I don't believe
I it.. and second. if he did it there was
good Justification. Chief Of Police
Hilton saw that there was a good
cause for this killing. Captain Mills
I is honest and upright and that kind of
a man in the twinkling Of an eye is
not transferred into criminal.
Happy Family Relations.
His family relation was one Of peace
and happiness. He may not have al
ways been in a good financial condi-
ton, but he was always honorable. He
chose an honorable profession and was
triOtism he went to the war. He con-
tracted typhoid fever. No matter what
the prosecution will say, he was sick
in body and mind. You know it. He
wasn't in physical or mental health.
He was a changed man. I take it that
he had the promise of a position from
O'Melveney, but the order for his ply
steal examination was rescinded.
when at Cheyenne ne wrote the
/ ~
been produced in evidence. 1t has a
spirit Of disappointment; it is not the
letter OF a bad man: it contained no
. threats. lie had difficulty in pursuing
his work there, as has been shown. He
had the chance for a position at the
/ Nevada university. a good position. He
comes here. meets his wife on the
street with the children and finds her
depressed. The next day, according to
arrangements previously made. she
went 70 Pocatello to visit friends
THAT evening. in the rooms at The
Halls. he found the memorable note
addressed MY Dear Husband: When
you receive this I viii be dead. Think
of il! Imagine the shock to one of his
nature-tO one who had always lived
peacefully with his wife and family.
Leave out his iil-health. Suppose that
he was a healthy. strong man, can you
understand the shock that such a dis
c0veTy would cause? He IS astonished,
amazed; he wonders.
NO doubt il this time he has re-
called mis- whole life-what is it that
can make her do such a thing2 The
idea suggests itself TO him-nothing
but her inffdelity He goes to her to
learn and he asks her, and she admits
that her infidelity is the cause. They
spend sleepless nigh. but she will
not tell the name Of her Ssducer"
Mr.. Straup spoke at length-in fact
for almost two and a half hours-cov-
ering the case very fully, on several
occasions he had arguments with Mr.
Van Colt. who was sitting close by.
When court reconvened after the
noon recess. for Mr. Straup had con-
sumed the whole morning in present
ing his side Of the case. there was a
buzz and a whisper of many voices
The strangers who had come to hear
judge Powers because Of his fame as
an orator looked about inquisitively
and eyed the defendant and others
whom they thought were connected
with the trial Many of the women
inquired for Mrs. Mills, suDposing she
was in the court room, and they were
disappointed not to see the woman who
has caused all this trouble.
Judge Powers Begins.
Judge Powers. who, seeing the large
audience. and knowing that it had come
expecting a mighty effort from him
was somewhat nervous at the com
nencement Of his argument but he
soon settled down to fun and complete
command Of the situation, and talked
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