The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-07
TRIAL Of BERBROOE
NEARS ITS CONCLUSION

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the boy back with an answer. should
say that it was about ten minutes. l
opened the door when 1 heard the
knock"
You heard the statement that Mr..
Rogers made here to the jury?"
Yes sir"
And you say he did not rush right
in?"
+ mo, sir; opened the door"
When did you explain this case to
Rogers"
Il do not know just when it was;
think before the preliminary examina-
ton
Did Miss stromberg get up out of
her chair before anything happend, be-
fore he struck at you?"
mo, sir
Did you go back to your seat?"
Yes. sir"
"Then Morris came up to you and
struck at your
Benbrook Leaves the Room.
Yes, sir. He did not succeed in hit
ting me, however, for / lodged the
blow; it is not true that he struck me
in the face at that time. He struck at
me twice. Miss Stromberg jumped up
between us, and he struck her once. l
do not remember of her telling me to
leave the room. ] do not remember OF
her speaking to me at all, but l did
leave the room"
AT that time was there more than
one expression made by Morris?''
mot that I remember"
There was not enough noise to at
tract the attention Of anyone dining
in room No 22'
4 do not think there was enough
noise
After you went out in the hall,
what did you dor
Il started towards the head of the
stairs; l vas starting TO go down
stairs, but met Keene and Daily in the
hall at the head of the stairs. They
came rushing up the stairs, and keene
said: Where is Morris, and what is he
doing?'"
You had not made any noise to at
tract their attention had you?"
4 do not know; 1 do not think there
was any noise made"
Were they eXcited?"
They appeared to be excited; yes
sir
what had excited them; you had
not made any nOise?'
Il do not know"
"Keene spoke first; he said: What
is the matter, Johnnie? Where is Nor
ris and what is he doing" Then said:
What is he matter with the fellorr? Is
he crazy? He rushed at ne like mad
bull. I do not want any trouble. want
protection in your house. Get a police
man: if he comes out here he will beat
me to death Keene said to Daily: Go
and get my gun I had not asked for
any gun"
''Keene told DAILY to go and get his
gun? What did Keene want with a
gum"
I did not know"
DAILY Brings the Gun
'Daly brought the gun to you with
napkin around it?"
mo, sir; it did not have a napkin
around it,"
when Daily came up with the gun,
I was in room 1. Keene had taken me
there"
Did DAILY give the gun to your"
Yes, sir. I took the gun
What did you take the gun for. You
had not ordered it. Why did not Keene
take it; he ordered it, did he not?"
When 1 took the gun / did not stop
to think anything about ii, never
thought about using it."
What did DAILY say to your
Il do not remember that he said any
thing"
When DAILY left what did you do?"
II closed the door and looked for a
kew. but did not find any"
After Keene took you into room l,
what did he do?"
He stopped and talked with me a
moment. He said he would go into
room 3. where Morris was, and would
try and quiet him, I did not see him
90 into room 8. did not hear him talk
ing to Morris. When Daily came up
Keene had gone into room g. After
DAILY gave me the gun put it into my
pocket / had made no objections to
going into the room. ! only told Keene
to get an officer and not to leave me
in the room
Had Chance TO Leave.
"Why d,d you not go out with Keene
and Daly If you were afraid?''
10 not lruOtV I was eNpited and