Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-29
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Defense In Ellison Case Introduces DISPOSITIONS OF Relatives as
10 The Sanity Of Certam Members Of The Ellison ana
PAYNE FAMILIES Some Haze Been in ASyams IN loca
and Observation-Disclosures Clash

llsons In this city for a number OK
years and that he had known the de-
fendant for about ~ years lie sad
that clyde in his youth was a DELI
cate child and was subject 20 severe
headaches and troubles with his head.
He said that Clydes reputation and
character We're good.
on examination by Judge Pow
ers, he stated that he knew clyde had
headaches by merely looking at him
without being told.
NOT A MIND READER
"Are you mind reader?" ne was
asked by Judge Powers.
mo. sir
Can you tell by merely looking at
me whether or not | have any ailment
Of the head?'
mo, sir. cannot" replied the Wit
ness
could you tell by looking at any
other persons whether or not they had
the headache"
NO sir
"Then you had this occult power In
connection with only the defendant
~ don't claim 10 have any power
Gould you tell by looking at de-
PENDANT now whether he had the head
ache"
mo, sir"
"Then this power must have left
your
Il didn't have any power"
did he ever tell you that he had
the headacheP"f
"He might have"
'You said while ago that no one
told you. now. Mr.. Hansen, as a min
lister Of the gospel, do you say that no
one told you that defendant had these
headaches"
We'll clyde might have told me,
knew he was sick by seeing HIN lying
around home"
That's all, said Judge Powers, The
witness was excused.
ELLIsON'S HEALTH POOR,
Robert II. Irvine, a former employer
of clyde Elllson's. while he was work.
ing for the Oregon Short Line, testified
that CLYDE came to work several times
with his head bandaged up, and that
he was pale and seemed TO be In DELI
cate health.
Robert Johnson, a fellow cmploye OF
defendant, on the Short Line, also tes-
titled that clyde often came To work
complaining of headaches and would
sometimes have TO quit work and 81
home He said that the boy appeared
70 be absent-minded.
Mrs. Susan Keith, an employe OF Nc
Short Line. stated that she SAW de-
PENDANT every day while he Was ~
work for the company. She said he ire
cuently came to work looking very pole
and with dark circles under his eyes'
ana complaining Of headaches
on REORGANIZATION she was asked
n she considered the defendant IN
sane.
mo | don't know that you would
call Il insane, he wasn't right wise
NOT WISE ON REAL ESTATE,
what subject wasn't he right wise
on" asked Judge Powers.
ION real estate" was the reply.
THAT Is a common failing among
sroat many people in Salt Lake that
thcy are not right wise on real estate,
/ isn't t?'
This question brought forth burst
/ Of laughter from the spectators and all
| In the court room. The witness re-
Piled that she did not know about that
matter
The next witness was Thomas w
/ Tarrop. who also worked with the de-
PENDANT on the Short Line His testi-
nony was similar 20 that OF the Two
preceding witnesses.
ELLISON ACTED WILDLY
Joseph Jenery proprietor Of the
fooming house in the Galena block, tes-
t!aed that Ellison ANA hls wife roomed
IL His place last summer for about
| three weeks They LETT and Went to
! take charge OF Mr. Watson's home.
clyde returned to the rooming house
on oct last The next day he was
very sick and acted wildly rolling
! about on the bed Witness stated that
he teephoned 70 Mrs. Payne and had
| her come 10 see clyde. At this point
| the court took recess until this after
noon
THIS AFTERNOON.
At the opening Of court this afternoon
| Mr.. Jeffrey again took the stand for d.
| rect examination. He stated that he
| saw Ellison two days after the day he
was so sick and that he appeared pale
and very nervous He had a wild look
in his eyes and kept moving around
the room swapping his fingers and say
ing that he must go, Witness saw de-
! PENDANT two days before the shooting
al his room IN the Galena block and.
/ judging from his appearance he was OF
| the opinion that Clyde was OF unsound
mind on that date. The witness was
put through a rigid cross-examination
at the hands Of Judge Powers.
Mrs. Joseph Jeffrey was the next Wit
ness called 10 the stand.