Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-05
SPICY DAY IN
DONALDSON TRIAL
Hlabitues Of Judge Armstrong;
Court entertained by Several
Stellar Witness Artists.
MRS. YOUNG THE REAL STAR.
"Dr. Jim" Had Real Anxiety 10 Re-
turn to salt Lake to Free Good
Name FROM Gambling Charge.

Spice and entertainment were pro-
vided for those who journeyed down 10
| Judge Arrnstrong's court this morning.
The bill is the Donaldson trial, and
some of the stars We're the defendant,
himself. Mrs. Sallie +. Young. and G,
w. Scott.
Mrs Young was the real star, she
stamped her feet; tossed her head and
snapped her fingers to give vent TO
her moods and whims. The court and
| all its attaches had difficulty in keep
Ing her calm. and lumber of times
| her being fined for contempt seemed
| imminent.
Or, T. n. Harrison was on the stand
when a recess was called at noon until
| . O'Clock
| The state again placed Or" James
| VI. Donaldson under cross-examlnation
| this morning. This Is the hrst time
| during all hearings resulting from the
| McWhirter robbery that Is now being
| tried for robbery and grand larceny has
| been on the witness stand.
| In answer to questions from DIST.
| Atty. Loofhourow, Donaldson said he
was told that the McWhirters were
back in town by several parties but not
| by either OF the O'Briens.
| A Frank Wilson had been one OF the
parties who told him. He also said
| the only account he had In any bank
| at the time Of the robbery was cash
| erS certificate for $50 or s95, the de-
| PENDANT witness was not sure which.
| A picture OF himself and pictures of
| the two OErien's We're identified by
| Donaldson. In Identifying the OBrien
| photogra phs he said in each case: To
| the best OF my knowledge this Is Jack
or Larry o'Brien," as the case might be.
DONALDSON ADMITTED.
| Donaldson admitted that tho first
| mention made OF policeman WAS made
| by himself; he explained that as there
were two McWhirters he thought one
OF them should go for an officer. While
asserting that he did not know what
| John O'Brien had taken out of the grip
| but was positive that IL was not re-
| volver.
HIS WAS WHINING HAND.
The witness this morning said the
| only thing said about the card hands
on tho table was the announcement,
that his cards were the winning hand
He was positive that no one said, ~ oil
(meaning Donaldson) win the $4,000
| "Jaunty Jim asserted that he be-
lieved his sister did not know he was
following gambling as profession.
| He qualified this statement later by
| saying she had known he worked in a
| gambling house three years ago.
| What did you refer to when you eau
toned those at your sisters house not
10 talk about the game you had played
with McWhirters? mean, when you
said, Cut out any talk about that
| kind of work?''
What did you mean by that kind
o. work9'
81 meant gambing."
Nothing else?"
Most certainly mott"
MEMORY RATHER POOR.
Isn't your memory rathar poor re-
| garding the details of things which
happened on that day?''
Owing TO various troubles, my mem
ory is poor. | may say one thing ane
| in ten minutes you can catch me-
| An objection to several questions b.
| the state regarding the doctors" hab'
its was sustained. The state asked Il
certain habits were not responsible for
this 'forgetfulness. This was not an
swered-
"Jaunty Jim then explained that he
registered In Hot Springs and Denver
OF a letter received by him at this time
We're introduced as an exhibit TO go intC
the records.
WAS ANXIOUS TO COME BACK.
The witness, on redirect examination
explained how he heard while In Hot
springs that an officer from salt Lake
was after him. ~ dressed and went ou'
to hunt for him. met Mr.. Sharpe
and asked him why he hadn't tele-
graphed TO me so ] could 10 back e
Salt Lake and not put the state to al
the expense created by his coming
after me- / understood that | was
wanted for gambling and insisted thai
It could be nothing else. DEPUTY
sheriff Sharp said he thought MOI
either"
HE WON TT souARE.
The doctor said he won the 81, 900
sauarely or he would not have touched
IL. He denied that ''phoney roll' wa
produced during the game by th'
O'Brlen's IN his presence but that Renu'
inc currency wns shown
All questions OF the defense pertain
ing to the return OF the $1,000 were OBJ
iected 10 by the state and the objec-
lions were sustained in several In
stances. Donaldson was finally per
mitted 10 tell his reason for returning
the 81 900 to McWhirters. 'lt was &c
avoid being arrested for gambling.
was the answer IN brief.
NEVER SAW MRS. PETERSON.
The witness denied fatty that h
had over secn Mrs. Peterson or hal
ever seen her I'm har roomingh ouse
Mrs. Peterson testified few days AZ
that she saw Donaldson IN tn
o'Brlen's room with them and tn
Painted KID" Donaldson said he d.
call az Mrs. Iery's house explnininl
that he did 80 to learn II an ''Alf
Keys was rO1ming there. While thr
he met "Jack' O'Bricn.
Were you ever engaged In E1mhl
ing with Mr.. Mulvey2' asked AZ
torney King changing his tack sud
denly.
"Dld YOU have any business ar
rangement or partnership with him?
mo, sir
Donaldson then repeated the stor
OF how he was told "a spot" CRATER
and hidden gambling joints and repor
10 Mr. Mulyey Donaldson said h
received no pay for this work.
~ understood the O'Brlens ma
opened a gambling house ana toll
MuIyey so but he did not think so. II
told me TO md out, however" volun
teered the witness,
District Attorney Loofbourow aske
Donaldson why he didn't come hac
from Hot Springs II was under treat
mant" was the answer,
why then were you so relieve
when the officers appeared ?"
ffNNhen 1 learned thai charger NeI