Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-27
Dr. Mayo, First Witness, Extracts
Bullet. In Full View Of Court.
lNWATS0N'S SPINAL COLUMN
District Attorney Elcbnor Outlines
Case and Taking Of Testimony Be
gins Tragedy Being Hetold.

The jury in the clyde Ellison case
has been secured and the taking Of tes-
tlmony was commenced this afternoon.
The twelfth juror was secured this
morning In the person OF Albert Il.
Poulton. The jury as finally accepted
is composed Of the following men:
Charles y. Rand, George f. Palmer,
Joseph NJ. Holt George b, Freeze,
Lindsay Brady, George II. Dansie, John
a. Silver. George ". Bills, Charles c.
Miller, John H. Cox, George w. Web
ster and Albert Il. Poulton,
1wenty-ume On, o. ,Ao IS jurors on
the special yenire returnable this morn
ing were present In court today. OF this
number. IA passed their statutory ex-
animation, the others being excused by
the court for yaeious reasons. Ben
iamm Fullmer and George 5. Bell were
challenged for cause by the defense.
william H. Harrison was excused on
account of his hearing being defective,
John III Sampson was excused upon the
seventh peremptory challenge by the
defense and George Harper was eX-
cuaed upon the defendants eighth pre-
remptory challenge. Albert Il, P0ul-
ton. the sixth man called TO the jury
box this morning, passed for cause by
both the defense and state and was
analiy accepted as the twelfth juror
and was sworn in. The court then took
q recess until ? o'clock. at which time
the opening statement for the state was
made and the taking Of the testimony
commenced
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
AT the opening Of court this afternoon
Dist Atty. Eichnor gave a brief state.
mont OF the facts connected with the
case as the evidence on behalf Of the
state win show lie said that defendant
became acquainted with Mr. Watson
about a year before the shooting
through a business transaction wherein
the latter loaned Ellison some money.
Shortly after that time Mr., Wats0ns
wife went east on Visit and he wanted
Ellison and his wife to take charge Of
his house during her absence. Ellison
and his wife did take charge OF the
house, but Mrs Ellison found that she
could not stand the work as Il WIS too
hard for her. She accordingly told Mr..
Watson that they would have to give up
the house.
On the day OF the shooting. Ellison
went 20 Watson's undertaking estab-
lishment and inquired for MI Watson,
who was out Mr. Murphy told him that
Mr. Watson had gone 10 get shave
ana would return In a few minutes. Eli
IisOn took a seat and conversed with
Murphy In a very rational manner on
business matters. In few minutes Mr.
Watson returned and just after he came
through the screen door Ellison pulled
his revolver and fired without saying
word Mr.. Watson fell to the floor and
Ellison handed his revolver TO Mr..
Murphy saying that he was through
with IL or did not have any further use
for IL.
Mr. Murphy started 10 take hold Of
Ellison who told him that he needn't
hold him as he would not run away.
Mr., Watson was removed TO the hOspl-
tai where he died a few days later
DIR. MAYO FIRST WITNESS.
DR.. Mayo was the first witness called
10 the stand. lie described the wound
which caused Mr. Watsons death. lie
exhibited the section OF the dead man s
spinal column, which he extracted and
which has been preserved IN alcohol. Re
showed where the bullet entered and
took the cord apart and removed the
bullet VA fun View OF the jury and spec
tators in the courtroom