Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-01

! lnc 1901 OF the DeQ, lie tnen saw III
and he turned and started 10 leave tn
room. raised up and he said, I com
10 wake YOU up. | don't know wha
| said 10 him. lie then left the room
ACCUSED THEM BOTH.
81 got up and dressed myself and
! told my wife that | was going to leayi
the house. [ told her what | had seei
and accused her Of being intimate Will
| Mr.. Watson ! then left the horse anc
| started 10 work could not work SO
| went TO see my mother and told hen
all. J then went TO see Mr. Watson
! and found him with his head buried
! IN his hands 1 said, Mir Watson you
know what | have seen and ] have
cume to see you about II have a
notion to take you out on the street and
give you u good licking. He said
Clyde, keep Il quiet and everything
will be all right. then told him he
would have to go with Inc to see my
mother and tell her all. He said h.
would go.
we then went up there and ac-
cused him Of all"
We'll what did you accuse him OFF,
Il accused him Of being In bed with
ny NlAff VI iAlllilE ilil iltl HtliltN anu
OF committing adultery"
This statement was made very rapid
~ and with much more emphasis than
the witness had displayed at any time
d1ring his examination.
WATSON ADMITTED GUILT.
what did MIR Watson say?"
lie said, 4 don't deny IT,"
who was present there"
my mother
What did you do them"
81 told him that he must never
under any consideration speak to
MAUD again. He promised that he
would not"
When did YOU leave Mr.. Watson's
house,
y think II was that night"
When did you see Mr., Watson
Ggain?'
Next day"
"Where2"
He came to my mothers and rang
the bell and then started to run down
The steps and down the street. called
to him and he stopped We then went
back and rang the bell and we went I'm.
MY mother and stepfathcr soon came
IN. ! said 10 Mr.. Watson now / want
yon TO confess this matter before Mr..
Payne, He said, | don't deny IL.
'Nhot did you Aay then9'
II said. now want you TO go with
mo up TO Mr., and Mrs Samrson's and
tell them the same things He first
refused TO go, Then l finally told him
to ccme on and 60 with me He re-
fused and | told him that | would get
an officer and make him go, | Went
cut but did not find an officer and when
] returned he was gone"
What did you DO them"
II don't remember what / did or
v here | went"
DO YOU remember what day Il was
that YOU had this talk"
II think It was Sunday"
DO you remember being back at
ldr, Jetferys house,"
Yes. ] remember being back there. |
but don't know when II was"
DO you remember that your wife |
was with you there2"
yes, sir"
Did you have any conversation With |
here"
QuARRELED WITH MAUD.
Eyes, sir threatened to leave her
ne said, Clyde, II YOU leave me over
ms | Wiil turn out to be a prostitute
'he asked me TO forgive her and pro-
iilscd that she would never do so
gain"
DO YOU remember her leaving the
DOM or how she came TO leave?"
mo, sir"
DO you remember putting her trunk
'uts'
mo sir, I don't remember that"
What was your condition during this
ime?"
Il was very nervous, could not
leep"
Was anyone staying with you them"
Yes SIR a friend was staying with
ne al night"
DAY OF THE SHOOTING.
How did you come to 20 down 70
ir Watson's on the day Of the shoot
lg?"
IAN I remember Is that I met Mr.
conan lie said Clyde | want you to
o with me to see Mr.. Watson. re-
lied that / did not want TO go. that
dld not want to see him. He said
hat my mother wanted me TO 20. so
went"
What occurred there?"
II walked In and he told me that he
'anted TO see me. We went back into
ne chapel and he said that reports OF
iis trouble had reached his ears, and
nat one Of US had 10 leave town. that
e could not go and that | could leave
etter than he could. told him that |
ould not leave without Maud. He
lid that she would not go with me.
asked him how he knew and he said
rat he had seen her at McCornlck's
'rner and had tried TO get her 10 leave |
'wn with me lie then said that he
'uld not talk to her there so he asked
ar TO get In his buggy and they drove
round in north Salt Lake.
wATsoNs THREAT.
II said to him. Didn't you promise
e that you would never see nv wife
;aln. He said, Dam you. you are benz ,
! running me. II you keep on you will
I this matter IN the papers and ruin
y character but remember one thing
~ are poor and II | DO say II myself
viii fght you TO q finish, so 20 ahead !
" can 'ust go 10 ---- and win toxic
'ur wife and take care Of her and my !
lie tool
MEMORY FAILS.
What did you do then?n
Il don't know what did"
did you remember shooting Mr..
atson?" I,
mo sir didn't remember that at \
l." =
Judge Powers then took the defend ,
Il in hand for cross-eXaminatlon. 4
Were you angry when you shot Wat. :
ny
Il don't know" n
Were you in a PASSION" /,
Il don't remember"
what did you shoot him for?r :,