Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
BEERS TREACHERY REVEALED
Broke Up Family of His Friend
And AudaCiousIy Defed
WrOnged Husband.
Walker Efforts to Free wife from
The Spell Of the Be
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Ogden Dec. 12.-Fred Walker. do.
PENDANT in a trial on a charge OF muir.
der created profound impression this
morning when he detailed the CONVEX
sauon between himself and DR.. Beers
on The day Of the fatal fight Walker
Says De pleaded with Dr. Beers to
leave his tWulzerp wife alone. but
Beers sncercd and snapped his fingers.
Walker then asked if there had beon
any improper relations and Beers am
swercd snecringly "Wcu rather; more
than once"
Then ] do not know what happened
after that said tho witness IN a
Straightforward manner. lost control
OF myself ] know" The quietuoss II
the courtroom was intense. Walker is
now under denomination.
ogden, Dec. a. Frad C. Walker
the accused murderer Of Dr
Earl $ Beers on sent rs, for the first
time since his arrest, opened his lips
20 speak 10 the public. Of the anau
yesterday afternoon. and for upwards
az three hours he sat ia the witness
chair detailing the Circumstances which
led up 70 the assault on Beers Mr.
Walker told the sad story in cloaI
tone OF voice and unhesitatngly. he.
fore a crowd that taxed the court
room 20 its l|pacity
He commenced his testimony hI
stating that he was born in San Jose,
Cal, In 1877, but for over 10 years
Dc had lived - S21t Lake City when
10 years Of age his father died his
aged mother. two brothers and a sis.
| ter are SIN alive lie testified that
| after finishing the eighth grade al
| school he was employed as bellboy az
| the Tcmpleton hotel He was Iate1
! employed as bellboy at the Knutsford
/ hotel
! He LEFT the Knutsford ~ go 10 the
salt LAX Electric supply company.
owned by Mr. Nic0l He had been
there ever since. working up from ap-
prentice TO general manager. He was
married eight years ago last Novem-
Der. His wife's name was Josie Ebson,
and she was ~ years old when he mar
ried her He knew her for seven years
before marriage. He has one daughter.
They continued 20 keep house until
tho summer Of 1907. Then they took up
residence at the Lenox hotel
MEETING THE BEERS.
While roomlnw al the Lenox ne met
DR. Beers and his wife. He met them
about the MIDDLE Of August His wife
introduced him TO Mrs. Beers and her
husband Social relations existed be-
tween the two families for "a time. He
spent his time with his family not
with men socially. They went to re-
sorts and thcaters.
His wife Wallsr said. had suf-
fered from epilepsy for years. About
the middle OF August his wife was
"a e1sa
treated by DR. Beers. The treatment
began about week after they met
Beers. In converse lion with Dr. Beers
the latter said 10 Walker that he would
treat her and thought he could effect
cure. Tho fee was so. He paid Dr.
Beers that amount
TROUBLE BEGINS.
on the 7th o. September Beers and
his wife went 20 Ogden. lie allowed
his wife 10 go 10 see Mrs Beers and
also get further treatment Sometime
after he telephoued 70 get Mrs. Walker
al the Broom hotel, Mrs. Beers said
they would live there. He dld not find
her. Tie telephoned Lawrence. mana
ger OF the ogden branch or his firm,
TO find Mrs. Beers and tell Mrs. Walker
20 come home, as her mother was very
When he teleuhoned. Lawrence said
Mrs. Walker was not living with Mrs.
Beers. Then Mrs Beers called him by
phone and said. Walker, DO you know
where your wife is?" I said. mo. I
thought she was with YOU" Then
Mrs Beers said. Your wife was az
the Hermitage yesterday" This was
Monday Sept O.
Mrs Beers called him again that day
ana told him hts wife was 40 the Her
mitage Sunday; eskod him 10 find
out 40 Beers was On salt Lake Sunday,
a N... ha fharr hint "A
did not ind out Either Mrs. Beers or
Lawrence told him his wife was az tho
Heely hotel.
Ho received a telephone message
from his wife. TIE told her that her
mother was very go and to come home.
and she promised to return on the
% slch train. Fills wife returned on the
/ Monday evening
That night DIS wife began 10 cry
and sob and hc thought she had an at
tack OF her trouble. I took her in my
arms ana said "IUsIc tell me what
your troubles ara" aud she said. "I
lowe another man." She became hys-
trrgal when ehe claimed down he
ASKED hcr who ~ Wus. and she said
cdr Beers" She told him that during
the treatments Beers had told her that
De- loved her ana CHAT sho was hls ailn-
lty. Two llfe chat should live together,
hc Flld. Beers. .he saii seemed 20
exercise au influence over her. His
wife wont into tne han and went 20
Mrs bananuc's room She would not
como back.
He saId 60 hts wife. Josie. this As no
true love this mun has Tor you She
said She hld started 40 Ect "a divorce
ana Or she could mot SOC it in salt Lake
She would gUf 40 iu ogden. llo lola her
t0 hmk 0f fho lItuo sim and not 20
tuke tHo stop lir t0ll her they had
boon together since they were chil-
CrUn tl lot nothing como between Thorn,
an thr boy ai tha store respected hers
Hr ihru fut Cor MT Nlchol Aichol
s1lI walker sou come with nae and
Neu take "a walk and youll feel bet
ter"
Walker thon told of telephoning 20
MIS-. Naele ourrohorauug the testi-
mony eiYen by that witness yesterday.
ITO returned 90 hiH room with Mr.
Nlchol and the latter remained about
an hour When he retuped bis vile