The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-11
ogden, Tuesday, Dec. 10.

day, Dec. 10.
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tanned anything about Walkers wife or
DIR. Beers
Captain o. H Hassing. a photographer
testified to having gone to the Rlehey
mOrgue on Sept. % and OF photograpnlng
the body pointed out to him as being
that of the deceased. Witness then Iden-
titled several photographs and the same
tanned for the time being the objections
OF the defense TO the Introduction or the
photographs on the ground that Prev
Gus witnesses had testified that the ERECT
of injecting the embalming fluid into the
arteries was to bring out in more pro
nounced way the injuries on the boqy
The court, however, reserved the r1ght TO
change his ruling and asked that counsel
for both sides submit authorities TO sup
port their arguments.
Dr. A. p. Hibbs osteopath and MEMBER
Of the state medical examining board, tod
of having known DR.. Beers for two years;
He described his as a man from . 10 80
years of age. who stood about five feet ten
inches and weighed from 160 TO l65 pounds.
He stated that his physical condition was
what witness regarded as exceptionally
good and said that Beers had the appear
ance of being exceptionally strong pnysic-
ally.
On cross-examination witness stated
that he examined DR.. Beers for defect
of the eyes and said that he made a ply
steal examination of his neck and Shout
ders. I'm this connection. and insisted that
his physical condition was good.
Frank Beers said he was the father of
Dr. Beers and that he lived at Kearney,
Neb.. where he was engaged in the mer-
camille business. He said his son was
past q years of age and that lie had
last seen him alive about two years ago
He said that he was 8 feet inches IN
height and would have weighed 155 or
100 pounds, At this stage of the exam
| nation defense objected and was sus-
tanned.
Widow of DR.. Beers Testifies.
Mrs. Tillie R. Beers. widow OF the de-
ceased doctor, testified that her husband
died Friday. Sept. 80. 1907, at the Ogden
General hospital. She said that he had
been injured about $50 o'clock in the
forenoon and il was 4:50 o'clock in the
afternoon when she got to see hiTu she
saw the body after death. once in Ogden
and again at kearney, Neb., where it
was taken for burial. As soon as the
state concluded the examination the wiz
ness left the stand and walked hurriedly
from the room. Attorney Hutchinson, for
the defense, announced that lie did not
have an opportunity to cross-eXamlne, and
Mrs. Beers was called back into court
by the bailiff. Counsel for the prisoner
conferred a few moments, after which
Attorney Hutchinson announced that the
examination of the state had beea 50 linn
tied that he desired to have the witness
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pOena was ordered issued.
call Bertha Hull" said the district at
I tOrney. and trim little girl of is arose
from a seat on the opposite side of the
room and after taking the witness ath
took her place in the witness chair. II
was in a clear and distinct voice that
she testified and not once duriDS the long
ordeal did she falter or hesitate.
Miss Huh said that she was 10 years
old and lived with her parents at Wa
busl1a, New. and that prior to living there
thew had resided in Ogden. During their
/ residence in this city they occupied apart
mentS directly over the store of the Flee
Z trio Supply Fixture company. She
said that they lived there on Sept. is. the
date of the tragedy, and that shortly aft
erward they moved from Ogden. She
testified that on the morning of Sci 1.
! Is. she and her mother wee doing the
family washing in the room directly over
the small room of the Electric Supply &
Fixture company. as well as over por-
tiOn of the general salesroom of the same
concern. She told of there being glass
broken from the door leading fl ON tire
apartments to the rooms below and of
a piece OF canvas being nailed over 1t,
and described in a general way ire To-
cation of the Hull apartments.
The Story of the Tragedy.
Il looked at the clock, said the wit
ness. ''and il was ten minutes past Q.
! This was few minutes before my at
tentiOn was first attracted by sounds OF
scuffling in the rooms below. First
heard scuffling and then sounds as ii
some one was running, then some one
/ the big room at the rear and some one
! shouted oh" and oh, DON'T
! Then they stopped and talked.
couldn't hear the questions asked, but
/ heard some one answer No, / never.
I They talked for few minutes and then
started running again, and l heard some
/ one say oh, DON'T OH Then they
stopped and then they ran again.
couldn't understand the questions, but ]
heard No, I never again. Then some
one said on. for Gods sake, Walker,
/ don't kill me,' Then some one ran jus:
a little. and they talked again, and he
/ said Once | only heard that word
! spoken once. They started to run again,
/ and he said oh, DON'T Don't kill me-,
/ heard some one. fall. / could hear Some
/ one hitting him and every time that he
: fell l could hear a sound as If some one
was hitting him. knocking him down. He
/ then sat him down on something and said
! Damn you, sit there nowr There was
some more talking then.
4 was not listening all the time.
was back and forth to the window al
the front to see If ! could see police
man. Mother was with me part of the
time. l remember attracting Mr.. Shaw s
attention, and he ran over toward the
Crystal saloon. / went back and / heard
some one say I've got you now, and
Pm going to kill you right this minute!
He hit him again and he fell down and
was still. i thought sure ne was Killed
He screamed Oh" then L swear before
God I didn't He said this several times.
1 heard the sounds as if some one was
falling seven or eight times. When he
cried OH it sounded as if some one was
in awful agony.
After it was all over went to the
back room and looked over the railing
of the stairs and saw Walker in front
of the glass combing his hair
Did you say anything to him. asked
the district attorney.
Yes" replied the witness; Il said:
Aren't you ashamed for fighting so?'
Continuing her testimony in reply to
counsel for the state the witness said;
Tried to Interfere.
''While the fighting was going on some
one tried to interfere and ! heard some
one saying: Attend you your own bust
ness or / might kill you / heard awful
bad names called. / heard the water
running and heard hopping. They mopped
after he left. but 1 am not sure they
were hopping before he left ] saw the
cab come to the rear. Some one got off
the cab and raped on the door and
called Ed Mr.. Lawrence opened the
door. Then the man that got off the cab.
Herdti, / believe, went downstairs with
! Lawrence and they got the man that got
1 the beating. Lawrence was on one side
and Herdu on the other. He was partly