Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-06
DIR" DONALDSON'S
TESTIMONIALS
Endorsed by American" City
Councilman. SaIoonkeepers,
Police and Gamblers.
EVIDENCE IS NOW CONCLUDED
Mark T., Brnffct the Only Witness
Called by District Attorney Loot
bourow Inv Rcbuttal,

The evidence in the Donaldson case
yesterday afternoon late and the argu
ments were begun. Atty. Gen. Breeder
opening for the state He had not
quite concluded when the court adj
journed for the day All Of the Wit
nesses IN the afternoon testified as to
Donaldson's character being good
among the men with whom he assoc
cated. Councilman NJ. h. Mulvey was
the most prominent witness on The
stand IN the afternoon. He testified
that he had known Donaldson for a
number Of years and that his character
and reputation as to honesty and
square dealing was good He declared
that the defendant and Chief Sheets
were not ON good terms because the
chief would not allow Donaldson to
open a club room. Donaldson also
asked the witness, who is a member of
the police committee of the council, If
he thought he could run club and the
witness advised him that he could not.
He further stated that Donaldson de-
clnred that other gambling joints were
being operated and witness said that II
Donaldson could find any such places
he would see that they were closed up.
MULVEY's DENIAL.
Mi. Mulvey denied that Donaldson
was employed by him to run down
gambling Joints thus contradicting the
statement made by Donaldson on the
stand in regard to that matter
g.. e. Anderson, proprietor OF the
roomng house where Donaldson lived
for I'VE years, denied that he had given
the keys 10 Donaldsons room to Par
rent ar to any one else on the day after
the robbery.
QUITE AN ARRAY.
Nj. j. Casey, proprietor of the Turf
Exchange. Charles Bates, one of the
proprietors of the Log Cabin saloon,
Charles Reilly. proprietor Of the Elks'
Liquor company, Sergeant Ed Janney
and Officer William Hilton OF the po-
lice department, John GIL, q gambler
from Glenwood Springs. Colo. and
Harry Finch proprietor of Fipch's cafe,
ali testified chat DOnaldson's reputation
was good among his associates.
Atty. King closed his evidence by IN
Producing the testimony of the two
the preliminary hearing and pointing
out the discrep ancy between II and the
testimony given by them on the pres
ent trial
BRAFFET IN REBUTTAL.
Mark p. Braffet was the only witness
called by Dist. Atty. Loofbourow in re-
buttal He testified that Mrs Youne.
proprietTess of the Antler rooming
house, had accurately described Dom
adson when she gave him a descrip-
tiOn OF the man who rented the room
from her When first shown picture
of Donaldson she said that he was not
the man but later witness declared that
she did identify il as the man.
At the conclusion of his testimony
the state rested and Judge Armstrong
announced that he would give each side
one hour and quarter TO make the
closing arguments to the jury. Atty
Gen Breeder opened for the state. He
declared that he would not insult the
jurors by asking them to believe Par
rents testimony unless 1t was corrob-
grated by other evidence and that he
would not convict yellow dog" on
that mans testimony alone. Mai.
Breeder had not quite concluded when
court adjourned for the day.