Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-02

when he returned home from meeting
ana they had supposed II was his Old
trouble coming upon him.
John Lou Haddock, the l0-year-old
son Of Mr. Haddock, was the next Wit
ness. He COrroborated the testimony
given concerning the quarrel. but stat
ed further that George and his brother
Charlie had some trouble over n stove
and got 10 fighting and that his sister,
Mrs. Porter got between them and re-
ceived blow that was intended for
some one else. "lIe never killed Pa"
volunteered the witness with a knowing
shake Of the head. The boy further
stated that he Was told to run for his
uncle, Roland Williams, which he did,
but when he returned the fight was
over.
DAUGHTER CORROBoRATEs
Mary Haddock. the l4-year.old
daughter Of deceased, was the next wit.
ness. Her testimony was substantially
the same as that given by the others,
save for the fact that she stated that
her papa fell on his elbow and was
picked up by Charles Porter When her
Pa came over he struck George ter
rife blow aud George to defend him
self grabbed him and they scufhed and
fell to the floor" After the fight George
and Rose drove away The witness
also testified to the nature Of the trou-
BILE with which her father was frequent
~ afflicted.
OTHER WITNESSES
The other witnesses during the morn.
Ing session were Mrs Sarah Carnck,
Robert NJ Iladdock, Jacob Carrck and
Charles Porter whose stories were sub
stantlally AS those given. Haddock
and Carrck stated that Porter was
somewhat under the influence Of LIQUOR
that he had had enough To put him In
fighting mood, II also developed that
after the first scufle Porter wanted to
make up but his lathcr.in~law spurned
the Offer and struck him a second time.
The iVestigation was conducted by
| County Attorney Westeryelt and be-
fore Jurors David Is. Jeremy. J s.
| Stevens and G.. IT, cutting At 1880
an adjournment was taken an
! o'clock this afternoon.
SKULL WAS FRACTURED
An autopsy was held last night on the
! body " Benjamin V. liad9Ock and its
result was extremely favorable 10 the
son-in law, George T., Porter. who Is IN
Jail, charged with responsibility for the
old mans death. County Physician
Mayo and his assistant DR.. 1dell, col
Quoted the autopsy They found
slight fracture Of the skull behind the
left ear and an abrasion on the left
arm at the elbow These were the only
signs ~ violence The heart and other
internal organs We're IN normal con-
dltlOn.
THE CAUSE OF DEATH
II was undoubtedly the fracture of
the skull that caused death and II was
owing to the unusual thinncss Of the
skull that fracture Of its character
could result so seriously In the opin.
ion of the physicians, the fracture could
have been caused by very slight blow.
or even by mere pressure on the head.
This Evidence win be- Of value to Por.
ter. The coroner and county attorney
attended the post mortem
PORTER IS PERSISTENT.
Porter Is still IN prison. He talks as
though he had nothing to conceal and It
would be difficult TO believe that the
young man had any intention of even
seriously injuring his fathcr-in'law IN
the tussle, lie says he Is sure that
Haddocks head did not strike any
thing ~ he went down, and he Is at a
loss TO account for the fracture OF the
skull