Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03

state would not be bound by the tesu.
mony OF the witness, but tne eVut'
would order her to be put on the stahu'
There was great stir IN me auul-
ence as Miss Stromberg came IN from
the county attorneys office, ana "hen
she took the stand every neck was
craned and every eye fastened upon
her. 80.
she was modestly attired In black
and wore light jacket. AS she heId up
her hand TO be sworn, II was seen thal
she was very nervous, and her answers
were given In a very low tone.
At Senator Browns request, the VIII
ness removed her veil. -,
do you know John II. Benbrookv
asked the senator.
II do" was the low response
Were you with him In room 3, at the
Merchants cafe on July l1?'
YES"
Ibid you write this note to Burton c,
Morris at that timer
HER NOTE TO MORRIS.
The witness Identified this note:
Burt-Dont call for me tonight |
don't care to go to the show, you need
not call, won't be home. OF course
you viii be surprised but you can thlnk
any thing you like, | don't care,
Monday, Gas p. m. LEpA'
Continuing witness said. II did not
write this at the request OF Mr.. Ben
brook. He had asked me to 20 to din
ner with him and | said would have
10 write note first"
Had you an engagement with Mr..
Morris for the night?'
yes, we were going 10 the dog and
pony show, having made that en-
gagement earlier In the day"
did you go to the Merchants Cafe
alone?"
Yes; went alone some time after 8
o'clock"
was Mr.. Benbrook there then7'
mo; ] went TO room and he came
In afterwards.
How long did you remain there with
him."
Il cannot say. Mr.. Benbrook came
In. sat down and We had some CONVEX
sation. He said he was going TO Cali
fornia, and asked me to take dinner
with him. said not until had written
n note to Mr. Morris. II was handed to
the waiter but followed him into the
hall and took II from him. The first
note | wrote to Mr.. Morris was sent
The second one | destroyed"
THE WITNESS BREAKS DOWN.
AT this juncture, the witness, who
had shown signs OF Increasing nervous
ness as she went along, broke down
completely and wept for several mlis
utes. Counsel had placed a chair for
her In front OF the jury box. so that
the view Of the audience was obstruct-
ed
MRS. BENBROOK AFFECTED.
Mrs. Benbrook. for whom this was
trying ordeal, was deeply affected, and
tears were In her eyes, too.
When Miss stromberg had recovered
she said she wrote a second note 20
Morris. telling him that she was walt.
ing for him and asking why he didn't
come. She and Mr. Benbrook had a
mint julep and another was ordered. but
not drank In response to the first
note. Mr.. Morris came in.
Then he stepped In, struck Mr. Ben
brook, called him vile names and got
between them. | then told Benbrook
to leave the room. He did so and Mr.
dHhtl Ilt Mudl WAS uolTK
there. ] told him 10 sit down and
would explain told him that was
In the room and Mr. Benbrook came in,
Then he asked me n would 60 10 the
dog show and ] said yes. Mr.. Keene
came IN and talked with Mr.. Morris.
When he left, Burt went out and walked
to the end OF the hall, He came back,
and seeing Mr.. Benbrook's hat on the
rack. said This is the hat Of thae s.
OF a b.. When get through with him
he won't need any hat When Mr.,
Morris went out the second time,
went into the hall and saw Benbrook
standing In the room with pistol. as
Mr. Morris went In. They commenced
talking and | went back 10 the other
room and shut the door. When the shots
were fired-three In NUMBER stepped
through the window onto the roof OF an
adjoining building, got TO the ground
and afterwards tainted. When ] came
TO. ] heard some one say Morris had
been shot. went back into the restau-
rant. Then | went home. Albert Nor
RE took me home.
After Benbrook went out. Keene had
come up and talked to Morris. you had
talked to Morris and explained"
YES"
WAS Burton C. Morris armed that
nLsht2"
mot that know Of"
Had You known Morris long"
yes, four or five months, Intimately"
WAS II his custom to carry a pis-
tolf"
II don't know"
did you ever see him carry one?"
mo"
what was the contents Of that Sec
ond note 10 Norris
1T was asking him why he didn't
come, that ! was waiting for him"
did you state in II where he was to
conner"
"He knew where to come. was go
ing to meet him there
Mr.. Rogers-"But that note was
never sent?"
mo, SIR"
And he received no invitation OF
all from you that EVENING""
None"
How long had you been at room 3.
In the Merchants. before Mr.. Ben
brook came I'M"
about three minutes. He came In,
after knocking, placed HIS hat on the
rack and spoke TO me. He took q seat
opposite TO me, and said he was about
to leave for San Francisco. Two mint
iulers were ordered. didn't drink the