Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-02
The Ellison
Murdex Case
Defense Concludes lis Testimony and Court Adyouus Till
:fonday Monng Prosecution Casts Bomb Shell al
The Defense by ctlovmg 10 Strike out c4HMs Testimony
Ofhe c11cS7Iamaras and Other Witnesses

this morning with the exception OF Df
Stewart, an expert witness, who was
not present In court when called today.
The defendant was under cross-exam-
nation until about II o'clock, and he
was followed on the witness stand BY
Mrs. Payne. who was asked few ques-
lions by Attorney Truman. Their tes-
timony was all that was taken today.
A bomb-shell was exploded by the
state Just after the defense rested it's
ease. Judge Powers moved the court
10 strike out all the testimony Of Mrs.
| Mcnamara, Johnnie Mcnamara, Mrs.
| Murray and Mrs Proctor In relation TO
Watsons visit to Beck's Hot Springs
with Mrs. Ellison on the day after elec-
| tion. Judge Powers argued that the
| testimony OF those witnesses Is not con-
| nected with the case at all. because II
was not shown that defendant, prior 10
the time Of the shooting, knew anything
about the Hot Springs AFFAIR and hence
that could not have had anything TO
do with his insanity or with his Justl-
iication for the act.
The defense strongly resisted the mo-
ton to strike out the testimony.
Judge King and Mr. Truman both ar
gued that the testimony was material
because il corr0borated the testimony
Of several witnesses In regard TO Mr..
Watson's confession Of Illicit relations
with Mrs. Ellison. They also argued
that any testimony which proved that
the deceased did dehle the wife Of de-
PENDANT vas certainly material In this
case, Judge Morse announced that he
would render his decision on the mo-
tion Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The usual crowd Of spectators was
present at the trial this morning, Mrs.
Watson. Mrs Ellison and Mrs. Payne
were present and occupied their usual
seats. The defendant seemed to be In
better condition today than yesterday.
lie appeared stronger and answered the
questions put 10 him In a clear and dis
tinct voice.
DEFENDANT ON THE STAND.
When court was opened this morning |
Clyde Ellison was called 10 the stand |
and was further cr0ss-examned by |
Judge Powers He said that an ar |
rangement was made between him and |
Mr. Watson whereby the latter was 10 |
exchange for the rental OF the house.
CHARLES NJ Dupont and wife lived IN
the house at the time you went there. |
did they not?" I
81 cont know who ii was Somebody
lived up stairs"
Isn't this the gentleman who lived
there indicating Mr.. Dupont, who
arose at the request Of Dist. Atty. Eich-
nor.
81 don't know; don't think l ever
saw the man who stayed there but
about once"
Wasn't the bedroom Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dupont just above yours and about six
feet across the hall from Mr., Watson's
bed room"
81 don't know where their bed room
was"
Were those people there during the
wo weeks you and your wife were
here?"
Eyes. sir"
"Thon Mr. Watson did not take your
wife into a house where he would be
Ilone with her?'
NO sir"
Now did you look through the vim
low or the door that night when you
aw Watson coming from your wife's q
edfoom" 4
81 looked through both" !
Don't you know that from the doors \
nd from the window you couldn't look \
p the stairs az all and couldn't see q "
IAN up there" 4
A SUGGESTION h
Take the jury up there and let them q
'ok through the door" n
win you answer my question. we .,
Jay accommodate you later on that a,
after" !,
Yes, sir. you can" was the reply, :,
Didn't YOU, about two months before =,
le shooting have n conversation with q,
c. ponrose, a Deseret News reporter. -,
I'd tell him that you were going TO get M
divorce from your wife, "a
II don't remember that | did
ouldn't be positive though whether NJ
q or not" "a,
DO you remember one night OF your II
lie coming home about 9 o'clock and al
ding the door locked and she could
get In. and then knocking for about
minutes before you let her in?'
Yes, sir a.,
ANOTHER WOMAN. CT
Didn't your wife accuse you Of hay .el
Z n woman In the IuOm2' ~
Yes. sir" aV
And didn't you tell her that II she sa
lnted you TO you could give her the ~
me OF the woman" IN
No, sir / did not" s's
Didn't you give her the name OF a
ing lady friend Of hers in Butte7" cal
Yes, sir." so
Do you remember one time while exc
lr wife was away. representing 20 wa
young lady that you were an I'M len
FRIED man2'
No sir, never did" was the en-
attic reply.
Didn't you borrow s25 from herg Jul
Yes, sir. ed
Didn't she request the payment u ties
money and say that you represent tht
yourself to b. an unmarried man.? ihe
No. sir che did not Joi
Where did you and your wife live nj
en- you separated the first time7" ina
think 10 was l6I West Third eNi
lthg' Is
How lone were you In Colorado?" Zen
About a year Yea
Did you send her any money while pri'
were there9" ter
wa9n't married 20 her then?" tes
Wen you were there after YOU were can
-ried weren't you" uoi
Yes. sir. about two months" eau
DID YOU sond her any money al ali con
ing THAI iime?' ale
so. sir, l.diint"
When you went up 10 see Mr. sump. ~
and had that talk with him. dii b
Ssy anything about Mr.. Watson oh
~ 2n,S
IS. rr. I hd" Inc
A CLAM EsTINE WEDDING. ing
'ou mauild your wife without her
'nts content and without their
Wedge. didn't you7" Ju
es, sir. don't believe they knew