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

King Judge Powers said that he would
tell the court In the presence Of Judge
King the object Of the question, which
he did The court then. In view Of the
statement Of Judge Powers, overruled
the objection.
The answer to the question was Not
that / know OF"
Were you insane when you shot Mr..
Il didn't remember doing It, / must
have been OF unsound mind"
do YOU remember seeing Mr. Yeo-
man In your room the week before the
shooting"
mo sir ] don't remember"
You remember seeing him the day
you shot Mr. Watson, don't you?"
Yes, sir"
you remember him asking you TO
go 10 see Mr. Watson, done your"
Yes, sir"
| why Is your memory so very dis
tinct In regard 70 matters that reflect
upon the character Of your wife and the
conduct Of the dead man and 80 lndls-
tinct on all other matters?"
Because that that matter was so
much on my mind. | worried q great
| deal over IT,
DO you remember Mr.. Woman
searching you and taking gun away
from you?"
ABOUT A GUN.
He did not search me nor take
gun away from me"
hAAlN FhuY a sob oil
upon the character Of your wife and
about which you were worrying 30
that you could remember II 80 dis
tlnctly?'
mo, sir"
"Mr Yeoman went down to Watson's
with you that day, didn't he?"
Yes sir"
And waited outside untll you came
out and then you told him what had
happened didn't your"
mo sir ] did not tell him"
When did YOU see Mr.. Yeoman last?"
Yesterday"
Didn't you see him today?'
mo, sir"
isn't IT fact that he is in the
courtroom noW?"
The witness gazed out over the court
room for a few seconds and then re-
piled that he did not see him. The
court then took a recess until this af-
ternoon.
THIS AFTERNOON.
Al the opening OF court this after
noon the cross examination Of defend
ant was proceeded with.
Did you ever see that gun before"
asked Judge Powers handing defend
ant the gun with which he shot Mr..
Watson.
II don't remember that | have II
seems though that | have a faint re-
collection OF having seen II IN my
grip"
you remembered It very clearly this
morning, didn't you?'
Il had a 'alnt recollection of H. yes, |
SIR
Where did you get that gum"
81 don't know"
DO YOU remember having a grip"
Eyes. sir"
rs that a faint recollection or are
you positive OF that?"
II remember that clearly"
When you saw the gun In your grip |
did you know how Il got there"
NO. sir wondered how II got there
and where ! got IT,"
why, you knew what you were
about all that week. didn't your"
NO, sir, ! don't think | did"
Did you do any writing that week?'
81 don't remember that ] did"
you would know your own hand
writing II you saw II, wouldn't You"
Yes sir"
HANDWRITING IN EVIDENCE.
is that your handwriting handing
him q note.
II wouldn't swear positively wheth-
en- II is or Is not. Some Of II looks
Ike my handwriting and some Of 1t
don't"
You bought ring from Mr. Wat
son once did you not?"
"Yes, sir"
You wrote him note didn't your"
Yes. sir"
81 win show you that note. Is that
your writing"
Yes. sir 1t looks like my signature"
we offer that in evidence your hon
n said Judge Powers Judge King
objected to admitting 1t in evidence on
he ground that IL is incompetent and
irrelevant, The objection was over
'uled and an exception was taken by
he defense.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
At the afternoon session Of the Eli
ION case Yesterday. Douglas Ferguson,
Harry Hanson A. j. Skidm0re and l..
VI. Hanson testified as TO the irrational
conduct OF the defendant which led
hem TO believe that he was insane
The latter two stated that they had
,noWn clyde ever since he Eas a boy
nd knew that he was subject to violent
headaches and was In poor health They
lso testified that his character was
,ood.
Sam w King testified that he roomed
n the Galena block at the time Ellison
oturned from Watson's house. He
ad often been disturbed by the de-
crying and moaning He said
hat Ellison would run up and down
he hal. waving his arms and talking
u an incoherent manner on cross
Xamination he admitted that he had
liXed up in shooting scrape over
roman In Mexico. He admitted that
e went to Mr. SIMPSONS house and
INSISTED on seeing Mrs. Ellison, but he
enied that he insisted upon her ac-
him 10 the jail TO see her
usband or that he urged her to cor
ohorate her husbands story.
h. H. Stanley the last witness called
pr the defense yesterday, testified as
D the good character and reputation OF
be- defendant As the remaining four 5
illnesses for the defense We're not
resent, and as the defendant was UNI "
BILE to 40 on the stand owing TO a u
iclent headache the court adjourned e
efore It's usual time.
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