Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-13
SQUALLS IN
HUBBARD CASE.
Prosecutor EIchnor and Judge
Powers Continue to Clash.
LITTLE HELEN GOOD WITNESS
Court Took Adjournment ON Repor
Of Death Of President Mckinley
Resumed This Afternoon.

In the Hubbard trial little Helen
Knox was again put on the witness
stand this morning. Judge Powers ana
Prosecutor Eichnor had another pas
sage at arms over the offering of tes-
timony by the defense Of portions Of
the transcript OF testimony taken at
the preliminary hearing. After each
norton of the testimony had been read
by Judge Powers from the transcript
he said II offer that in evidence
Mr.. Eichnor replied after several such
offerings had been made that he did
not care whether or no Judge Powers
offered the whole transcript In evil
dence.
II except to that speech on the part
Of Mr.. Eichnor as being improper, un-
lawyerlike and not proper method Of
trying a criminal case" said the Judge
The object Of referring to the former
testimony was to impeach Helen Knoxs
testimony, In that she had at the pre-
llminary hearing testified that she had
first met Hubbard on the Saturday be-
fore Easter Sunday, whereas she now
sticks TO It that she made the ac'
quaintance Of the defendant on Friday
Another little squat was precipitated
when Judge Powers asked Helen II her
mother had commenced civil action
against Mr.. Hubbard and had en-
ployed Judge McMaster as counsel.
The prosecuting attorney was on his
feet in q moment and entered vigor-
Gus protest 70 the introduction Of eve
deDce bearing on suit for damages.
The court, however, oyerruled Mr.,
Eichnor's objection.
Judge Powers took up most OF the
forenoon In reading questions from the
transcript and asking the witness II
she had not 30 testified. Helen made a
capital witness and always answered
promptly the questions OF counsel
Eyes, sir" or mo, SIR as the case
might demand. She II bright, pretty
little girl, and quite degnifled and self
possessed for her years. Her real
name Is Williams, her mother having
been married twice.
The court oyerruled Mr.. Eichnors
objection 70 Judge Powers asking
Helen II Mrs. Church had,not come to
her mather and asked her II she would
come and sow for her, and whether
or not conversation had taken place
between them with regard TO Helen
and Matte Thompson.
Another passage at arms arose from
Judge Powers asking Helen II her
mother had not asked her to go to
Hubbard's room and get some plates
as she wanted TO take some pictures.
The child replied no, and counsel then
got her to say that Ella Jensen had
asked her to hurry back from Hub
bard's room. Mr.. Eichnor argued that
this was implying that the child had
gone to the Realty block which she had
already denied. The court overruled
Mr.. Eichnor's objection,
At this point-1i:55 oclock--Judge
Powers said he had just received in-
formation from Clerk of Court James
Of the death OF the President OF the
United states and asked that out of
respect for his memory court be adj
journed TIL 2 o'clock. Were II not for
the Inconvenience 10 the jurors who
would have to be locked up he would
ask for an adjournment for the day.
The court immediately adjourned.
The report OF the death OF the Presl-
dent came through Chief Justice MI
ner who communicated II 10 Chairman
Anderson, OF the county hoard,
The same program, with Helen Knox
on the stand. was continued during the
early part Of the afternoon, counsel on
either side objecting TO remarks OF
counsel on the other. Judge Powers
was stu examining the witness when
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