The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-10
BEERS KNOWN
AS DR.. LOPEZ
Hospital Matron Tells of TeIe-
phone CaII-Dr. Joyce Ex-
plains Cause of Death.

Material points in the evidence intro
duced by the state in the Beers murder
trial yesterday were brought out with
more effect than when introduced at the
preliminary hearing. Accordingly the
testimony was more damaging to the
defendants. Especially is this true with
regard to the testimony of Miss Maud
Edwards, matron at the Ogden General
hospital. Miss Edwards said that Dr.
Beers told her that there were two
against him in the fight in which he
was beaten uD. D. G Dalton, the cab
driver who took Beers TO the hospital tes-
uIled that Lawrence, in re(y to his
Juries said:
That's what fellow gets for monkey
ing with another mans wife
Falr progress was made with the case
Yesterday. At the outset the arguments
or counsel on the admissibility of evil
dence and other points of law prevented
much Roadway from being made Imme-
diateiy after the noon recess the pro
ceedings We're interrupted for about
twenty minutes on account of Miss Ed
wards, one of the witnesses, not being
on hand. The court ordered that bench
warrant be issued for her. He instructed
the sheriff that Miss Edwards was to be
brought into court at once. The district
attorney attempted to apologize for the
Howell who said that he did not propose
20 have the court wait for any one. BY
her non-appearance Miss Edwards broke
the line of the case as pursued by the
utes DIR. r. s. Joyce was put
on the stand instead. 1t was ten minutes
later before Miss Edwards came into
court. When she was finally called to
the stand the district attorney apOlOgized.
stating that the witness had been led to
believe she would not be wanted until
lot
apparently subsidized, as he did not rep
rimand the witness for her hardness
Large Crowd Is Present.
The largest crowd that has as yet been
In attendance was in the court room du-
ring the afternoon session. There were
more women il the gathering than at
any other times during the present trial.
in addition to the other relatives who
have surrounded Walker since the trial
began was the prisoners aged mother
Frank Beers. father of the deceased doc
tor, repeatedly placed his hands over his
eyes when witnesses described the condi-
tion of his son at the time and after
he was taken to the hospital for treat
ment. Mrs. Retta Beers. widow of the
man alleged TO have been murdered, was
in the court room out a short time yes
terday afternoon. She did not make mani
fest any signs of being affected by fthe
horrible details OF the crime She Occu-
pied seat alongside her father-in-law.
Several new witnesses were Tung into
the case by the prosecution during the
day. None Of these. however. appeared
10 give testimony of a material nature.
One of the nurses at the hospital who
prepared Beers for the operation: the
physician who aided DR.. Joyce in the
operation and the undertaken who re-
moved from the hospital and embalmed
the body completed the new list The
latter added a little interest TO the pro-
ceedings on account of a couple of tits
he had with counsel for the defense on
his cross examination.
Beers Was Known as Lopez.
When Miss Edwards was on the stand
she told on direct examination of con-
Versation that occurred between herself
and DIR. Beers shortly after he arrived
at the hospital. She attempted to tell
what this conversation was. but counsel
for the state stopped her. When she was
finally tured over for cross examination,
in order to prove that Beers was also
known as Lopez and to fulfill a promise
made by counsel for the prisoner when
the examination of jurors was on, Attor-
ney Hutchinson asked the witness to re-
peat part of the conversation. She told
of his asking her to telephone to the
Colonial rooming house and tell DR.. Daily
that Lopez wanted him. This let the
bars down for the state and on redirect
Mr., Halverson to tell all of the CONVEX
sation, thus bringing out the statement:
There were two against me-"
Upon cOnvenins court for the forenoon
session Judge Howell announced the
death of Deputy Sheriff r. R. Shaw and
said that some fitting arrangements
should be made at that time to enable
the court and its officers 10 attend the
funeral Continuing. the court said:
while I am not prepared at this time
10 deliver a eulOgy on his life, yet I do
want to say that there was never any
officer of the court more faithful in the
performance Of his duties than he. II
there are no objections court will convene
at $50 tomorrow morning and adjourn for
the noon recess at 1870. The afternoon
session will begin at $3.50 and adjourn
ment will be taken at $50 a
The examination Of witnesses was Thea
resumed.
In order to complete the cross-examina-
tion of Lawrence Herdti. which was IN
finished when court adjourned on SatuI-
day he was again called to the stand
Considerable attention was paid BY coun-
sci for both sides to paint spots that