The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-31
WOMEN FELICITATE JUDGE.
Fair Listeners at Shupe Trial Com
mend Court For Shielding Wo-
man Accused of Murder.

Montpelier. Ida. July 29.-The Caddie
Shupe murder case. which has been on
OF this county. came to a close this aft
erDOOn, when the attorneys finished their
arguments and the judge delivered his
instructions to the jury.
The week has been a most trying Que
TO the court, jury, lawyers and the de
PENDANT. The heat was another element
that added 10 the discontinue of the
people who were in attendance The court
room was packed from the beginning TO
the end of the trial more than half Of
the audience being ladies.
The defendants detail of how Arthur
Douglas came TO his death, was given in
loud clear voice, which at times rose
TO q high pitch she narrated how she
demanded Of him on the night of the Kill
ing. 10 know II he intended TO desert
her and take up with another woman
For three hours she held the rapt at
tentiOn of the twelve jurors who were to
decide whether she had committed muir
der or not. Neither her own attorney
nor the prosecutor interrupted her re-
cital and she was given the liberty Of
saying what she pleased and much as
she pleased She took advantage OF this
to recite many things that had been shut
out of the evidence Of others On cross
examination. she stuck to the story with
out material deviation 1t was the same
she had given before the coroner IN
quest, and which has been published in
fun in The Herald. When the prosecutor
asked if il was not a fact that she had
shot Arthur Douglas during a quarrel
she shrieked her answer back that she
had nor nor was she even out of humOr
that night. She repeatedly protested her
innocence. and when the examination was
finished there were many moist eyes IN
the court room
Another incident occurred just as the
taking of testimony was being brought
to a close on Friday night. Two or three
men had been subpoenaed to contradict
the defense's evidence that Mrs Shupe
had led an upright and moral life be-
fore she had met Douglas They were eK-
pected to give personal experience that
she was immoral. One of these witnesses
was called. but before he began TESTIFY
ing the county attorney asked that the
ladies be asked to leave the court room
The court suggested that they do as the
county attorney had requested. but the
ladies demurred, and at that time there
were perhaps over fifty Of them present,
including some of the most highly re-
county. Two or three argued the matter
with Judge Bulge. insisting that If they
must so the men ought TO be made 70 get
out too. But the judge was InslStent-
After the ladies had been gotten out
Prosecutor Jesse Bulge asked the wit
nesses what was the general reputation
of the defendant He replied that to the
outside world it was all right Then he
was asked if he had carnal knowledge
of the defendant. TO which question Cen
eral Bagley promptly objected, ana the
objection was sustained The judges de-
ciSiOn was greeted with handclapS by the
men present When the ladies found out
the Judge and congratulated him on his
stand in unfolding the objection. While
the remarks they made about the wit
ness were about as uncOmpnmentary as
a woman can possibly think of The whole
affair was about as unusual as anything
that ever happened. in the courts of the
state. A more indignant lot OF women
folks than can be found in this county
was never known in any section OF the
The attorneys for both sides made their
noon the case went to the jury, who are
now celebrating on II.