The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-11
MRS. BEERS FA|NTS AFTER
TELLING DOCTORS GUILT
Her Sensational Testimony at Walker Murder
Hearing Proves Too Much for
Woman's Nerves.
Evidence to Show Justification for Killing Offered by Defense
to Secure Walkers Release on Bail.

, nerve failed him. When the testimony
showed conclusively the intimacy of
his wife and the late DIR. Beers the
muscles of his face twitched. He set
his teeth hard and struggled 10 keep
his emotion in check. Great tears
welled up and he buried his face in his
hands and for the moment gave way To
his sObs. His sister. Susie Walker. en-
deavOred to comfort him, and after a
while, with visible effort. he sat up
in his seat again, and although his face
showed the signs of suffering. he did
not break down again.
Letters From Beers.
The defense attempted to introduce
the correspondence between Mrs. Walk
er and Dr. Beers. including two letters
from Or. Beers to Mrs. Walker, but it
was not formally received i'm trial.
Three of the letters We're to Beers from
Mrs. Walker, the contents OF which
have already been made public The
two from DIR. Beers We're written from
Ogden. one on the day before the
tragedy and the other two days before
that
One letter sent by DR.. Beers TO Mrs.
Walker began My only darling. Jo-
sie," and the other MY dearest Josie"
The endings We're less poetic, the sig
natures being Your lover. Stiuk9r."
In the first letter Beers expressed re-
greet that he had not seen her before
she had left for Los Angeles. He said
that as soon as he could arrange mat
tiers he would be with her. The other
letter appeared to have been a reply 10
one Of hers. in which she asked him
to come to her. He said that he could
not go at once. Although he WIS will
ing to make any sacrifice to be with
her, yet there were some matters which
he had to arrange before he went
there. Both letters were filled with en-
dearing terms.
These letters were introduced for
comparison with the hotel register
which DR.. Beers had signed. The writ
ing. according to an expert who was
| sworn .@was Identical in each instance.
Decide to Call Mrs. Beers.
After considerable evidence tending 20
show the relations between DIR. Beers
and Mrs. Walker was introduced. the
court said that il would not receive any
more such evidence until it was shown
that Walker had knowledge of such
conduct. The defense then put the
! proposition to the attorneys for the
prosecution that they could choose
whether or not they wanted to receive
the evidence as it was offered or per-
nit Mrs. Beers to be called TO connect
up the preliminary testimony. A con-
| sultation of the attorneys ensued, and
Judge Maginnis, who had been refused
permission to assist in the case by the
county attorney, was called into con-
sultatiOn to assist In the present pre-
dicament in which the county attorney
and district attorney found themselves.
The result of a long conference was
that Mrs. Beers took the stand and
gave her testimony until she was on
| the verge of collapse. The reluctant
story Of the infidelity of DR.. Beers as
wrung from the reluctant lips of the
widow follows:
Mrs. Beers Discusses Scandal With
Walker.
Q.-Where were you on Sept. l6?
A.-On the 18th day of September, 1907,
/ was in Salt Lake City, stopping with
/ friend, Mrs. J. P. White From her res
idence l telephOned to Mr.. Walker about
/ the little trouble that had existed be-
tween the Walker family and the Beers
family.
! asked Mr. Walker if he had
| heard anything from Ogden. He says;
| Mrs. Beers. have heard that your hus-
| band and my wife were telephOning to
one another continuously" | says: 1T
/ cannot be true" He says: 1T is true;
there is a conversation that was heard
in which the doctor said: I have made
800 this week for your and my future
happiness 1 said; MY God. Mr.
You remember what l told you once to
tell your husband" l says: Yes, but I
think it would be better if you should
/ go there and tell him yourself"
! Before that I had seen Mr.. Walker at
i his store. ] simply wanted to see Mr..
| Walker to see if it was the truth that
was going round. That was all l wanted
| with Mr.. Walker
! Q.-Was that after the trouble over in
the hotel: after Mrs. Walker had been
/ up to Ogden City. and had been in your
/ husbands office: after she had been at
the Healy hotel; after she had been at
! the other hotel on the 9Th, and after
she and the doctor had been one night
at the Hermitage?
| Ayes. sir.
| Q.-And YOU knew all those facts?
! Al didn't know them until the teie-
phone message came from Salt Lake.
Both Were Heartbroken.
| Odd you and Mr.. Walker talk over
A-No sir That was too delicate
subject for either of us to discuss it, We
were too heartbroken over it to think
of it.
Mrs. Walker Had Confessed.
Mr. Walker asked me if we ever had
any intention of going to Los Angeles.
| said: Yes. sir, we intended 10 go later
on with a medicine company" and |
asked him if Mrs. Walker was going to
stay long. He said; -Four or five
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