The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-11
BATES TRIAL.
Defense Concludes its Side and the
End is Near.
Especial Corresp0ndence.)

Especial Correspondence.)
Provo, Dec 10.-The trial of George
Bates was taken up again this mornig,
with the defendant on the witness stand.
District Attorney King continued with
the cross examination, which was not
concluded until y o'clock Mr.. Bates
proved to be a very careful. level headed
witness. The long and searching cross
examination did not materially change
the evidence given on direct examination.
Albert Nordquist was recalled on cross
examination. for the purpose, as stated
by Attorney WhitecottOn, of laying
f0UHda ton for Impeachment He was
asked if on the morning after the homi-
eide he told Mr.. O1in Bates and others
that Bates picked up the pole with which
he killed NordQUist in the corral where
the trouble occurred He answered,
NO The same question was asked Mr..
Anderson, to which he replied that he DID
not remember that he did Both Of these
witnesses testified for the state that
Bates went 20 pile OF poles outside the
corral to get the pole
The testimony of John Iindberg, given
at the first trial. was substantially as
follows:
Lindberg was employed by Bates in
1885. and that on the day of the homi-
eide he had TO go TO NOrdquistS place,
where he saw Bates and Nordquist
drinking toddy in the iatter's house They
drank six or seven times and witness
took a drink with them. Witness said he
afterward went to the cOrrals and saw
NOrdQUlSt and Bates 60 TO the COTIaiS
arm in arm in most friendly way saw
them again in the corral where the milk
ing was going on. Saw Mr.. Bates milking
a cow The COW kicked the milk over and
Nordauist asked Bates why he had spilled
the milk, to which Bates replied that he
IL over. At this NOTdquiSt approached
Bates and asked him why he called MIN
(Nordquist) the name applied to the COW.
Bates replied that he did not where
upon Nordquist struck at Bates, and a
scufffe ensued. Bates threw NOTGqutSt
down and then Nordquist threw Kim Wit
them but that Mr.. Anderson interfered,
telling witness to let them go, which ne
did. Saw NOTdqUist strike Mr. Bates IN
! the face during the scuffe- Al the Iouflh
fall NoTdquist jumped up and came after
witness with a club; got pretty close TO
witness. but got away from MIN by pass
ing out through the yards, ana went
home. As witness passed out OF the cor
rails he heard some one say, He mas
killed him. Witness did not see the IA
tai blow struck He did not return to
the premises that night.
Frank Lineback was next called by the
( defense. He testified that he was ac-
/ quainted with Nordquist the deceased
and Bates, the defendant. said that Nofd-
uuist was a large. vigorous man; larger,
perhaps, than Bates Witness stated
that i'm company with Robert Evans,
! Grin Bates. Charles Anderson and Albert
Bates he was in the corral where the
homicide was committed, the next Gay
{ after the killing, and that upon that oc-
casiOn Mr.. Anderson and ALBERT Bates
7 said that Bates got the club with Wnlcn
/ ne killed Nordquist in the corral where
/ the fatal blow was struck. Witness also
/ stated that day he saw a number of other
clubs in the corral, and that he also saw
the irnpriuts of a pole in the snow that
! compared in size with the club used oy
Bates.
Z Orin Bates. the defendants brother
! stated that he was at the Nord1uist place
/ the day after the homicide, and that ne
/ heard Charles Anderson and Albert Nord-
0uist. in the presence of the coroner S
! Jury. say that Bates picked up the pole
/ with which &c killed NOrdqu1st in the
/ corral near where the scuftie occurred
J Witness also said that he saw the ifl,
/ print OF a pole which in size was ABOUT
/ the size of the pole used by Bates, anc
( that there were a number Of other CLUBS
/ in the corral of about the same size as
/ the one used 10 kill NOrdquist.
/ Robert Evans. brOther-in-law OF Bates
! testified to about the same facts.
/ This finished the testimony IOr the &c
( Tense. The prosecution viii probaoiy one
/ some testimony in reDuttal, AFTER "htci
/ the case will be argued.