Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-21
THE LAST JUROR is SECURED.
Story Of the Cruel Killing Of Conductor
And Molormau Now Being Re.
told to the Court
DETAILS ALL GONE INTO AGAIN
Crime Was One OF the Worst That Ever
Shocked the Communily-The
Witnesses Today.

The rohearing OF the case Of the state
Of Utah against James NJ Shockley was
resumed this morning IN the Third Dis
trict court before Judge George Arm
strong. Shockley stands accused, and
once found guilty Of murder in The frst
degree and was sentenced to death, he
making the choice Of being shot.
Through technical ground he secured
n rehearnR by order N the Supreme
court 10 which am appeal was made by
his attorneys, Wilson and Smith,
After having entered the exhibits on
tered az the trial I'm April Of last
year and the Identification Of the trans
script Of the evidence heretofore pro-
duced The examination Of witnesses
was commenced
FIRST WITNESS.
Mr. Hurd, the first man on the scene
Of the tragedy was the nrst
witness called this morning. His
testimony was practically repe-
ttion ~ that given IN the
formal trial He testified that on the
night Of the tragedy he and his wife
had Just returned home and that with
IN q few minutes Of their return they
heard a noise like q shot At first they
did not think 81 shot but within 10 or
10 seconds they heard two more in
quick succession. At this point Mr..
Hurd left the house and running out
saw a. street car standing still on the
corner Of Thirteenth Fast and Second
South streets. In one end a man was
sitting on entering the door OF the
car he observed MotOrman Gleason ly-
ing face down on the door with his head
directly Ia the north He was appar-
emily dead. He then observed the man
I'm the end Of the car on the seat. II
was Conductor Brighton. He was in
great agony and would not or could not
talk. He observed that his oyercoat
was on fire on the LEFT side about the
middle of the trunk Mrs. Hurd at
tempted to follow her husband into tho
car and 10 restrain her from doing so
and seeing the tragic sight he then left
the car, but later rc-entered IL.
After cross examination by Mr.. Smith,
IN which nothing new was adduced, Mr..
Hurd was excused.
MISS EARDLEY TEsTIF1Es.
Miss F,ardley. who was employed in
q home near the scene Of the tragedy.
was next called. She testified 10 hav-
ing ridden home on the car operated
by Motorman Gleason and Conductor
Brighton, leaving the intersection Of
Main and First South at 1880 on tha
night OF the murder. After leaving the
car I'm front OF her home she went into
the house and three or four minutes
thereafter she heard some shots. Mr..
Smith did not cross examine this Wit
ness.
MOTORMAN's STORY
George McAulster. a motorman em-
ployed by the street railway company.
was the next witness. He was on car
No. rs. which left the town at 1905 on
the night OF the murder He testified
that 8t 10 o'clock the ear operated oy
the men who were killed, No r., should
have been in town. but was not. When
No rs reached Thirteenth East and
Second South they found car e idle on
the track with the lights on. He des-
cribed the scene just as given I'm The
testimony OF Mr.. Hurd, lie was pres
ent and assisted IN the removal OF the
bodies
CONDUCTOR CORROBORATTs,
stephen Reid conductor. who made
tho trip with Nh McAllisJer was call
oil. HIS testimony was IN confederation
OF that previously given Tn addition he
was one OF those Who helped 20 get Nr.
Brighton 20 the BecKS.ead home, and %
also assist In placing him IN the patrol
when he was removed 20 the hospital.