Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
He TELLS A STRAIGHT STORY.
Says He Arose to Protect Rudolph OF.
sen and Was Himself Threatened
BY the Chinaman.
SHOT TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE,
Tells Of Previous Quarrels in Which
The Dead Man Vowed lie Would
Kill Olsen.

James II. Wade, who is on trial In the
criminal division of the district court
for the murder OF Lee Quen You, "A
Chinese cook at the Alta-Quincy mine
at Alta on Dec. 10. 1903 was on the
witness stand this morning and detailed
the killing of the Chinaman. He was
on the stand over an hour and about a
half an hour of that time was consumed
In his cross-eXamination. At the con-
cluslon Of his examination the defense
rested its case and court then adjourn
ed undl o'clock at which time the
closing arguments win be made. II is
very probable that the case will be
submitted to the jury before o'clock,
the regular adjourning hour of the
court,
The witnesses examined on behalf OF
the state In addition to Mr.. Brighton
yesterday afternoon are DR.. A. c. Rob-
irson Of Sandy Deputy Sheriff William
Davis, who arrested Wade, and Deputy
Sheriff Andrew Smith, who assisted In
bringing the prisoner to the county
jail The state then rested It's case and
Rudolph Olsen and Hans Wonder We're
then examined by the defense. They
bNAu eplu VI tlf trouble DtlWetn OlttD
and the Chnaman which was the al
legged cause of the shooting.
When court opened this morning
Hans Wonder was called to the stand
for cross examination by the attorneys
for the state. His cross-examination
lasted about 80 minutes. j, c. Wells
was next called by the defense He tes-
tilted that he saw the Chnaman chase
Olsen with a butcher-knif in October
last, at which time he was employed at
the Alta-Quincy mine,
WADE ON THE STAND.
At 1850 o'clock James H. Wade, the
defendant I'm the case was called to
the witness stand In his own behalf.
In answer TO questions put by Atty.
Gustln he gave his age, birth place and
history Of his life up to the time of
the shooting on Dec 10, 1903. He said
that he went to work mt the Alta
quincy mine, whore the shooting
occurred In August, 1903 and worked
there up to o'clock the morning OF
Dec, 10, After eating his breakfast on
that morning he said that he went to
bed having been wording on the night
shift, but was awakened between / and
2 o'clock by loud talking I'm the house.
He got up and dressed and went into
the sitting room and found Rudolph
Olsen and Mr.. Goliath. The latter went
out shortly afterwards and then the
Chnaman appeared at the door lead
ing into the dining room and said to
Olsen that he would kill him The
Chlnaman then went back into the din
ing room and closed the door.
CHINAMAN THREATENED HIM.
The defendant said that he then went
back to his bunk and started to go TO
bed but soon heard another commo-
ton and heard Olsen yell. He said
he thought that the Chinaman was
carrying out his threat and was kill
ing the boy lie picked up his gun
and started into the dining room,
thinking that he could save the boy.
When the Chnaman saw him he raised
the butcher knife and said. Wade.
kill you" The defendant said he
thought the Chnaman would"plug'him
with the knife, so he shot him TO save
his own life.
MADE PREVIOUS THREATS.
on oross-examiuauon by Atty.
Critchlow Wade said that he had seen
the Chinaman get after the boy Olsen,
on previous occasion In November.
when the former threatened to kill the
latter Hc had not heard Of the China
man having trouble with any of the
other men at the mine. Wade illus
trated with his gun, for the benefit OF
the attorney for the state, the manner
IN which he pulled the weapon up and
fred the fatal shot
ARGUMENTS THIS AFTERNOON.
The cross examination OF defendant
was severe but it did not vary his di-
rect examination in the least, He was
excused from the stand at IL O'clock
and Atty. Gustn then announced that
the defense rested It's case. A recess
was then taken until this afternoon,
when the final arguments Will be made.