Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-08
WlFE'S VIEW OF THE VERDICT.
Mrs Ellison Says It Is Simply Preposerous To berate Man
Like That-Will Sue For Divorce and Be Quit Of
Him Forever-Cyde Gets His Oun

My opinion of the verdict hardly
know how TO express myself How a
jury could find Clyde Ellison not guilty
cannot see in the face Of the evidence
produced at the trial. II is simply pre-
posterous. l would not have liked to
have had him sentenced to be hanged,
richly as he deserved It. but he most
assuredly ought to have been sentenced
to imprisonment for life Talk about
Justice" and then words failed Mrs.
Ellison, who has been so prominently
before the public during the past two
weeks.
The interview took place al the
dainty residence Of Il. w. Sampson, 81
Second street, who Is the father OF Mrs.
Ellison, II was some time before the
reporter could persuade those who re-
ceved him that be was not an ennis
sary of the man who was found not
guilty OF murder In the first degree last
evening by jury Of his peers. When
II developed that he wanted TO obtain
Mrs. Elison's side Of the story that
lady made her appearance and In COM
pany With her mother and grandmother,
an elderly English lady named Mrs.
Leonard, she told her story of alleged
wrongs.
You know" ventured Mrs Leonard.
In a Yorkshire dialect we
have never been used to Oh this court
notoriety and IL goes hard with us. Oh.
II is awful and | do not believe that |
shall ever get over it. Those are all
lies that they are saying about our lit
Tie girl and can prove them" she
added with vehemence.
Eventually Mrs. Ellison was Induced
to tell her story. you can saw" she
said as she set her lips. that will
never return 10 Clyde Ellison under
any circumstances. On the contrary.
my attorney, Mr. Eichnor. Is taking
steps TO file suit for divorce against him
and the papers win probably be filed
this afternoon. He tried to ruin my
character but he has not succeeded.
despite the verdict. Clyde Ellison has
no evidence to substantiate his allega-
lions, and his story was built on n
foundation OF sand. Oh. why" she said
as she twisted her handkerchief. did
they not let me go on the witness stand
and tell them the truth There was
nothing to Il but a simple out and out
case Of backmai"
MRS LEONARD BREAKS IN.
At this point Mrs. Leonard broke IN
with the assertion that II she
had been allowed TO go on the
stand she would have told them
the truth and would have proved allbis
for her granddaughter in every case
when II was alleged that she was with
the dead undertaken
Continuing Mrs. Ellison went on 10
say. What kind Of person would
be TO return TO villain like that?
clyde Ellison wanted me to get him
money so that We could 20 TO his
brother In California. He pleaded with
me to go to Watson and get $3.50 and
said that ] could get II for the asking
but anyhow Watson would lend il M |
me. ] told him what thought OF such |
thing and then put on my things |
and came right home to my mother |
and said ! was all right. and that he |
mad nothing against me, but he wanted |
money with which 10 leave the state"
TRUE, SAYS MRS. SAMPSON.
That's right" lnterjeoted Mrs.
Sampson, ut is true every word of Il. +
If thought my daughter was guilty |