Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-27
SNOWDEN GUILTY
OF ADULTERY,
Ricbfeld Dentist Convicted by Idry
This Afternoon,
SENTENCED ON THURSDAY,
The Defense offered No Testimony,
but Expected am Ae.
quittah

The jury in the snowden adultery
case, after forty minutes elaboration,
came into court this afternoon with a
verdict Of guilty as charged in the in
formation. The defendant viii be SEN
fenced Thursday morning. The maxi
mum penalty prescribed by law is three
years in the State prison and fine OF
81, 900.
The whole Of the morning was de-
voted to the taking Of testimony in be-
half Of the State and the afternoon
was reserved for argument
The defense, strange to say, offered
no testimony
Arguments were through by 2:30 this
afternoon, when the jury was charged
by Judge Norrcll, his honor occupying
about ten minutes time
Forty minutes later a verdict OF
guilty was returned
Mrs Schuler testified that some gen.
tleman about the LIST Of October. 1880
rented a room from her In the Mldgley
She could not identify the defendant,
out remembered the man who rented
the room had a smooth face. Witness
could neither identify Miss Keller
Mrs Cody testified that last october
she saw a woman IN a room with Dr..
snowden in the Midgley block. The wo-
man. upon witness entrance into the
room covered the upper part Of her
face with her hands
CHANGES HER MIND.
When court opened this morning Mrs
Cody was further questioned by Mr.
Van Cot Speaking Of Dr.. snowden
she said she was introduced TO a man
ana her impression was that he was
an elderly person. His hair appeared
white Was surprised TO see DR.. Snow
den az the preliminary hearing With
dark hair.
At the preliminary hearing the Wit
ness positively identified Miss Keller as
the person she saw In the room.
A LOVING BROTHER.
Mrs. +. A. Chlds testified that she
lived In Lehi, where she Kept a board
ing house. Knew DR.. Snowden. Met
him on Thursday, October 8, 1893 De-
PENDANT came 20 witness place IN the
evening Of that day and said he would
ike 70 make arrangements for his sis
,er IS board AZ her place. Tie next
day the defendant engaged two upstairs
rooms for one week paying witness S.
therefor. in advance.
Dr. snowden introduced Miss Keller
10 witness, saying; Mrs Childs, this
Is my sister, Mrs. Keller" II being
Conference week, witness came TO Salt
Lake on the Friday and did not see
Did the defendant and Miss Keeler
sit together in the parlor the Thursday
evening"? asked Mr., Putnam.
Yes. sir"
Did you notice anything between
them
Il did"
What was it?"
Il noticed Dr. snowden and Miss
Keller We're very affectionate toward
each other"
Did you say anything to them?"
II did"
What did you say?"
II said 70 DR.. Snowden. You are the
kindesl brother to a sister ever
What reply did the defendant
maker
He smiled and said, this IS the only
sister I've got and then he patted
Miss Keller on the back"
Did he tell YOU anything else about
his sister at that timer
Yes. he told me that she had mar
ried a drinkard. and was suffering from
nervous prostratlon In consequence, and
that he was trying to comfort and con-
sole her.
what made you make the remark
that you thought he was a kind broth
err"
well, ! thought It funny for BROTH
er 70 want his sister around him all the
time: II was unusual and / thought as
the saying Is, he was extra and loving
uncommon"
The witness was briefly cross-ex,
amined by Judge Potter. but nothing
new was brought out.
SAT IN THE HAMMOCK.
Mrs. Eva Seabrlght, daughter Of the
last witness told Of Miss Keeler's and
the defendants actions after witness
mother had gone 10 salt Lake
on Friday they spent most Of the
time In the parlor In the evening they
went on to the porch and sat In the
hammock The doctor had hold OF Miss
Keelers hand and gave other manifes-
tations OF affection. After supper he
said TO Miss Keller. 'LIttle sister I am
going out to get smoke. don't you
want to go out for a walk with me2'
The witness said they went out togeth-
en-
Mrs seahright was questioned by Mr.
Van Colt with respect TO the condition
Of the rooms occupied by the defendant
and Miss Keller The witness was un-
able 10 answer the question, and said
Miss Keeler attended 10 the cleaning OF
the rooms making Of the beds etc.
LEHI IN UTAH COUNTY