Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-13
Witnesses Tell Jury Stories Of 10.
,cidents Connected With Street
Car Shooting
SIX EXAMINED THIS MORNING.
District Attorney Bcnnr y Smith
Makes His Maiden Address to
Jury in That Capacity,

district court before Judge Morse this
morning, District Attorney Benner y.
Smith taking up the case where It was
lcft Off by the deceased district attor-
ney Dennis c. Eichnor. The opening
statement for the state was made and
six witnesses were examined at this
mornings session Of court by the dis.
trict attorney
ShOckley, looking as neat and az calm
as usual, occupied a chair beside his
attorneys, Smith & Wilson, both Of
whom were present IN court today. The
court room was only partially illled with
spectators, among whom were number
Of women Bishop Brighton, the
brother Of one Of the murdered men,
was present in court and occupied
seat beside District Attorney Smith
OPENING STATEMENT.
In his opening statement to the jury,
the new district attorney mentioned tho
sad death Of Mr.. Elchnor and deplored
the loss of such an able, conscientious
and hard-wOrkIng public official. He
said that he was but lily prepared TO
proceed with the trial today, but that
he undertook TO do so in order TO pre-
vent any further delay and thereby re-
lleve the jurors from their unpleasant
duty as soon as possible. He quoted
the law In regard to murder in the first
degree and stated that any killing per-
petrated In an attempt TO commit rob-
berry or any other felony is recognized
by the law as murder In the first de-
gree and IL punishable by death. He
said that the state would probably COM
plete It's TESTIMONY I'm one day. Contin.
uing with his statement he said:
I'VE will claim in this case that tho
defendant Il guilty Of murder In the
first degree and Is not entitled to u
recommendation of mercy. The facts
will show that on the night of Jan. g.
1904, the two murdered men, Amnsa
Gleason and Thomas Brighton, left
East Temple street on car No. II at
about 1880 o'clock, and made what
proved TO be their final trip to the end
Of the line at Thirteenth East street.
Arriving at the end Of the line, they
were sitting IN the car waiting for time
10 start back to the city. The
only passenger on the car,
young lady, LETT the car before II
reached the end Shortly afterwards
she heard several shots fired In Che al
recton of the cur. a young man named
Beckstead also heard the shots. Mr.
Hurd, who lived near the end of the
car line, heard the shots and went TO
the car. lie found Gleason I'm about the
middle Of the car dead. and Brighton
IN the south end Of the car mortally
wounded,
SHOCKLEY's MOVEMENTS.
1--WE will show that defendant at
about II o'clock that night boarded a
car at Second South and East Temple
streets and rode TO Tenth East street
where he alighted and walked up the
hill TO Thirteenth East street, the end
OF the First South street line, where he
waited uHtil car a arrived. Defend
ant had A5-caliber revolver and wore
a black hat while on the car After he
got of the car he exchanged his black
hat for a Hight campaign hat which he
had concealed about his person. When
car No. a arrived. we win show that
defendant entered the came and at
tempted to rob the street car men. They
resisted and he shot them down In cold
blood
COMPLETE CONFESSION.
"IIe was arrested the next day by the
police and was that evening taken out
to the state prison, He was closely
questioned by the authorities and on the
Sunday following the murder he sent
for chief of Police Lynch and dictated
to him a full and complete confession
OF the crime, These are about The
facts, gentlemen Of the jury. as they
viii appear In the evidence introd iced
by the state and upon which we will
ask YOU 10 return a verdict Of guilty of
murder I'm the first degree"
Upon motion OF Attorney III. A. Smith,
for the defense, Judge Morse made an
order excluding all Of the witnesses for
state from the court room except while
they are on the witness stand As the
defendant Is the only witness for the
defense. such an order was not made
with reference to the witnesses for the
defense.
ATTY, HuRD CALLED,
The first witness called by the state
was Attorney Joseph II, hurd, Before
his testimony commenced District Al
torney Smith produced two photographs
Of car No. I, at the end OF the line
whore the murder occurred. Tney Werc
later introduced In evidence MI Hurd
testified that he lives within % rods Of
where the killing occurred and that the
photographs were a good likeness Of the
surroundings at the end Of the line. lie
was well acquainted with Mr., Gleason
aud rode out on his car on the night Of
the killing about II o'clock, lie said
that shortly before H. o'clock he heard
three shots IN rather quick succession.
lie looked cut of the window ana saw
the car standing there and saw q man
huddled up IN one corner, lie thought
there was something wrong ana went
down 20 the car Witness saw Mr.
Brighton sitting IN the southwest cor
ner Of the car on the seat and saw
Mr.. Gleason lying ON his face IN the
middle OF the car, Brighton was badly
wounded but recognized the witness,
His clothes were smoking and witness
saw that he had been shot Mr. Hurd
said that he then stepped OUT Of the
car and saw Mr. Beckstold, aud asked
him 10 summon medical assistance and
90 for his father, by this dine the
streetcar men on the car which left
East Temple street at ~ o'clock had
arrived and they helped witness take
Brighton 10 Mr.. BecksteGd's home.
Upon cross.examlnation by Attorney
Wilson, Mr., Hurd said that he did not
see revolver on the floor near Mr.
Brighton, lie Identified ShOrkley's light
hat which was found outside the car
MISS ANNA HURLlNG,
The next witness was Miss Anna
Hurting, who rode out on car Il with
the two murdered men on what proved
10 be their Last trip She was employed
AT the residence Of Frank u. stephens
on the night Of the murder and got on
the car at the end OF the line and went
TO MT stephens home, arriving there
about II o'clock, Just MS she was
lctklng the door she heard three shots
fired. She went up stairs and told Mrs.
stephens about them,
BLUE PRINTS INTRODUCED.
John Dudor an engineer in tho EN-.