The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
OGDEN. SUNDAY, DEC. s.


that either he had heard or some one
nag !!s9 tod hlm that some person cried out:
MY GOD, Walker. don't kill me!'
Inc witness further testified that Law
renee came into the store room after the
encounter and instructed Herdti, another
eIhploye, to get a hack. To many other
questions put to him by the district at
tofhey the witness said that he did not
remember. He testified, however, that
ne went into the rear room about 10
CLOCK, some time after the trouble was
over, and saw blood in several places
on the floor, on the lumber that vas
stored IN the room we'll ds N the
WaIlS. He said there were also blood
marks close to the spot of fresh paint
Oh the IloOr OF the room. Gunnip stated
tnal ne saw a pocket knife, finger nail
file, watch and pair of glasses on the
IloOr; he did not know whether the
Watch was broken or not. After qnes-
tlohlng the witness regarding fresh paint
Oh 1901 box which stood in the room
Where the encounter occurred ne was
turned over to the attorneys for the de-
tense Tor crOsS-eXaminatiOn. To the
most OF the questions put to him by
Attorney Hutchinson Gunnfp stated that
ne dld not know or did not remember.
ana that his recollection was poor Is to
what was said and done He waS<un
certain as 10 the language used. as well
as to the exact time of the incident
brought out on direct examination Coun-
sci for defense asked him if Mr.. Howell
mad been in the store either IN the fore
noon or afternoon
On redirect examination Gun aip stated
that Beers came in about o'clock ana
that the fight started about three min
utes later; that at one time when Law
renee appeared at the door leading INTO
the store from the work room he APP
peared to be excited
On re-crOSS-eXamnatiOn Mr.. Hutchin-
son tried hard to confuse the witness with
regard to the first instructions given by
Lawrence to him with regard to keep
ing closed the door in case trouble oe
CURED. but the witness stuck to the story
as told to counsel for the state Gun
nip Identified the watch found on the
floor after the encounter and was then
excused.
Stenographer on Stand.
Miss Edith Stone. stenographer. was
the next witness for the state. Her tes-
timOny largely corroborated the testimony
given by the previous witness. She stated
that il was she who answered the tele-
phone call and said that Mr.. Lawrence
was inquired for. When she heard the
scuffling in the rearsro sae put On her
hat and left the place. As she was GO
ing out through the street door she heard
Lawrence direct Gunnip to close 1t. On
cross-examination Miss Stone said that
she was not certain about the exact
words used by Lawrence. but said that
they were in effect as expressed by her
self and the previous witness Before
she left the stand juror inquired wheCh-
er the door had to be unlocked before
she COulQ leave the place. dIu SnS dH-
swered in the affirmative.
Walter Bdchman, a wireman for the
same company was then called. He was
in the work room when the trouble start
ed and was attracted by the scuffling.
Shortly afterward he went front TO the
salesroom. He saw Lawrence, Beers and
Walker in the room where the tragedy
occurred. He saw blood on Beers face,
on the right side. Beers and Walker
were standing face to face six or eight
feet apart. Some time after ne reached
the store room he heard some one cry
OH or "Ouchr He heard this re-
peated several times. He said that this
cry sounded as if it came from man
who was being hit or hurt.
The rest of his testimony largely cor
roboTated that of the other witnesses.
On cross-eXamination he said that the
distance from where Walker, Beers and
Lawrence were at the time the scuffe
started was about forty feet from where
he was working. He said he heard numb
ling but no distinct words
Lawrence Herdti. another employee, was
the last witness of the day. His testi-
mOny was largely the same as that of
the witnesses who preceded him. He tes-
titled that the tool chest in question had
been painted on the day before the trag-
edy occurred and again shortly after he
arrived at the store the next morning.
He said he obeyed the instructions of
Lawrence and went to the Allen Trans
fer company and secured a cab, which
was taken to the rear. of the store. He
called to Lawrence and then aided the
latter in taking Beers to the cab. In
describing Beers condition at that time
he said that Beers appeared to be droWsy
and hung his head; that his mouth was
bleeding and that there was blood on
his nose. He said that the face of the
injured man was dark and that when
Lawrence commanded Beers to get up the
latter replied Il can't"
On cross-examinatiOn Herdti said that
Beers had a towel in his hand when he
saw him and he did not hear him say
anything either to Lawrence or the driver |
Of the cab.
At this point adjournment was taken. |