Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-07

Gentlemen, unless you heed the add
monition of the court and proceed with
the arguments without interruption and
without lndulging In personalities. the
! court will have 10 punish YOU said
Judge Morse The court overruled Mr.,
| Trumans objection to the reading Of
the supreme court opinion and Mr.,
Elchnor proceeded.
AS TO PRIVATE COUNSEL.
"There was something said here about
private counsel for the prosecution. !
know Of a case In Pluto county where
Judge King appeared as private counsel
and assisted In the prosecution, and
Judge Powers appeared for the defense,
Judge King read from a speech made
by Judge Powers In the Irvine case. ]
expect he has carried that paper with
him for a long time; expect he has
slept with II under his pillow and has
awakened at night and pulled II from
under his pillow and said, let's have
some more of Powers l have heard
Judge King make but one pollti-
cal speech and | don't know whether
he used part of Judge Powers political
speeches or not
BOUQUET FOR POWERS.
81 don't blame him, though, for Judge
Powers certainly has the power to
sweep a jury of Its feet with his elo-
Quence. Judge Powers has acquitted
more men In this state that should have
been hanged than any other attorney,
am not critlClsng him for that. He
just has that way and such eloquence
that you just can't help but think that
be is telling the truth"
This remark brought forth a general
burst Of laughter from all present In
the courtroom. Judge Powers joined In
the merriment which was caused at
his expense.
LACKED COURAGE.
Continuing Mr.. Eichnor said; why
didn't they bring this man Woman in
to court. He was a friend Of the de-
PENDANT was with him constantly and
knew his condition when he went down
to see Watson that day at noon. Talk
about courage. they hadn't the courage
to bring that witness in They hadn't
the courage to allow Mrs. Ellison 10 20
on the stand They have abused that
l',il woman, who. by her very pres
thce hers IN li.g courtroom. while she
IS D{ing abused, displayed more cour-
age than Mr.. Truman, Judge King or
myself possessi They have the cour-
age OF hyena, who digs and digs and
digs until he digs up the bones OF the
dead and then devours them.
CHARGE AGAINST MRS. ELLISON.
why, gentlemen. show me case
where man charged with murder for
killing the seducer Of his wife, and his
wife, II guilty, has not come to his
rescued II she was guilty she would
come forward and try 20 right the
wrong which she has done and would
testify in her husbands behalf. DO you
believe that this little woman is guilty
OF adultery Gentlemen / will tell you
one thing which | want you to remem-
Der II you don't remember anything
else. J say and | say II IN all earnest
ness, that when man uniustly charges
his wife with adultery she won't for
give HIM When he brands her at the
stake OF public opinion as harlot she
won't forgive him Talk about insan-
ity Talk about Justification A man
who would unjustly charge his wife
VIII adultery ought TO be hangedl
MRS PAYNEs CHRISTIANITY.
The defendant said that his mother
was a good Christian woman. There
may be Christians and Christians, but
let me show you what kind of a woman
Mrs. Payne Is, She testified that she
didn't know that her son and his wife
had separated, when they were separ-
ated for six months Two witnesses tes-
titled that defendant told them about
intending 10 get a divorce from his
wife. Can II be possible that this Chris
tan mother didn't know about her sons
troubles and about him being separ-
ated from his wife? Why, gentlemen,
she just simply withheld the truth from
you,
WATsON'S WEALTH.
They said something here about Mr..
Watson being rich man. VIII |
Just tell you gentlemen that he was
not. You don't consider a man
rich who leaves nothing but his life |
insurance, ask you TO investigate
that matter when YOU get off this jury |
and see whether or not he was rich. |
Now let us go 10 the Watson house.
Mr. Watson made this proposition to
the defendant He said you can have
the lower part OF the house for $50 a /
month OF you can board me in eX- |
change FOR the rent There Is an option
al proposition which he made to the /
defendant The defendant didn't nave
10 board Watson. Well they went to
Wats0n's house 10 live and the first /
hing that made defendant suspicious
vas the conversation between Watson
ana Mrs. Ellison in the dining room
hen they called each other endearing
names. She said C. Watson. Sweet
heart, ! am awfully sick. There Ellie
son and his wife were preparing 10 go
70 a party; he was dressing and had
ilready telephoned TO Mr.. Watson 10
AXE his dinner out. and yet he says
hat Watson came home and Mrs Eli
ION was telling him in endearing terms
hat she was awfully sick. Think OF
such rot as that, gentlemen. II Is GER
ainly most improbable.
WHAT ELLISON SAID.
THE next thing he said was, that he
anne home late one night ana couldn't
,et in. that light was burning In
he upper han and he saw Watson run
~ from his wife's bedroom Do you
'elieve such a story as that? DO you
'elieve that II Watson and Mrs. Eli
on committed adultery there that night
hat they would have left the light
turning? Most certainly not, A
hokespeare has said. Light and lust
re deadly enemies That Is human
Iature ami when Il comes 10 human
allure Shakespeare Is right there al
he head. Talk about an improbable
tory. this Is the worst
The next thing We have Is that Eli
on oversight himself one morning and
'hen he awoke he saw Watson come
nto the room and put his foot ON the
ed Watson then saw the defendant
nd turned and left the room. What
ia attendant do7 He lust alnplY Lid |