Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-24
First Day Of Investigation Proved
Unsatisfactory 10 Both
Sides.
EMPLOYEES ARE RELUCTANT.
They show An Evident Desire 10 con-
ccal Facts from the Jury by
Evading Questions

ogden, Sept. 2i.-Af'er % lively morn
/ ing's testimony IN the Inquest over the
remains of Dr. Earl s Beers. vostcr-
day afternoon the case settled down
[ t1 e searching effort to introduce .,-
pert testimony as to the kind Of a wound
/ inflicted on the dead doctor. and the
means used 20 innlct 10.
Detective Fender brought into court a
monkey wrench found in the room
which walker might have used. Dr. s.
). Condor testified as "a medical ex-
pert that he thought some instrument
otner than the human FIST has caused
+ ne fatal wound ON the head OF Dl
Beers, while his attending physician
VINO saw the wound before the Ua-
TENTS death thought 20 was probably
a blow from Walkers fist that dil 90.
one feature OF the afternoon was
the rcttceuCC with which five employees
OF the Electric Supply q Fixture COM
pany testified. Their attempt was so
evident 90 keep all information against
walker from the Jury. that finally one
was excused from testifyiug with a
sharp remuustrance.
DIR. A. $. Condor. who was the first
witness called. was examined as "a
medical expert He had examined the
body after death, and declared that he
had found IL covered with a multitude Of
bruises. an incisinn over the right eye.
another below the brow Of the right
eve. evidently caused by some sharp
instrument, the right ear crushed, the
skull back Of the ear fractured. nu-
merous bruises on the top Of the head,
nut no crushing Of the scalp both eyes
blackened. and other bruises. nearly
an Of which could have been caused
by the fist.
CRY FOR HELP"
Geo Guunip. a clerk at the fixture
store, was recalled He testified that
about i've minutes after Walker, Law
rece and Beers entered the back room
screams were heard. and they continued
for about 20 minutes with scufhing
going on during the same time
Did you hear any particular calls
or words was asked by Dist Atty.
Halvorsen.
Yes. IL seems 10 me ! heard a voice
cry out For Gods sake. Walker don't .
kill me-" 7 saw Lawrence come out .
several times 20 see n anyone was I
looking. 1 locked the front door as T.
directed by Lawrence and keus lt I
locked. except when letting Miss Stone, /
the stenographer out. When Walker .
came out or the room there was blood .
on his shirt.
Roy Gledhnl, another supply company
employc testified that ne was I'm the
front otiice during the fight He heard
screams and cries. but nothing DEFINITE.
RELUCTANT WITNESS.
Lawrence Herdi was the witness who
was excused for appearing 10 keep
back information. He admitted after
persistent questioning that he was all
over the Office during the fight Hr
admitted that il was he who went for
a cab and assisted Dr. Beers out OF the
place, When he stated that Beers
didn't look badly beaten up 10 him, Mrs.
Beers, who had sat silently through the
hearing, cried out: MY God, this is
awful"
Dist Atty. Halverson bit his lip. and
said with much sarcasm: 81 don't think
I want TO ask this witness any more
questions"
PHONE FROM MRS. WALKER.
Mrs. Katie Gasberg testified that
Walker and Lawrence came TO the
rooms Of DIT. Beers In the Colonial.
and searched them while the doctor
was out. She Is the pruprietress OF
the place, and stated that she had told
them TO get out after binding them
going through the bureau drawers.
Walker started TO tell her she testi-
fed, who he was and what he wanted I
with Or. Beers. Then he suddenly
seemed to have another idea about II,
and changed the subject Of CONVERSE
ton Mrs. Walker had called up ON
long distance on Monday. but Fer Don
answered the phone and told her he
was out. a week previously Mrs.
Walker had visited Dr. Beers at his
private apartments in the Colonial.
CALLED FOR POLICEMAN.
Albert Power. city sanitary inspector.
testified that as no was passing tho
building woman living upstairs
called TO him TO get policeman, as
someOna was being murdered down
stairs. The persons inside the door
merely laughed at him when he tried
to enter. Later with officer Walter
Marlin he entered the place but BY this
time Beers had been taken away. cap
tain Brown can tell you what has taker
place" said Lawrence, giving the OFF,
Ger his card.
sTENOGRAPHEB LEFT.
Miss Edith stone, stenographer al the
Electric company testified that she left /
the office as soon as she surmised that /
there was going 20 be trouble, Chief |
of Police Browning, Capt Brown, De 4
tecuyc Pender and officer Chambers 1
AN testified 20 their Investigations OF 4
the case. and their arrest Of Walker /
and Lawrence.
The inquest was continued at /
O'Clock until 10 o'clock this morning.