The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13

divorce. She also said that she loved
the doctor and was not going to sacri-
fee her life for Walkers happiness.
Counsel laid considerable stress upon
Walkers asking whether Mrs. Walker
took the baby along with her when
she went to Ogden. and questioned her
closely regarding this point of her tes-
timOny. She denied that there had
been a separation between Walker and
his wife, and said that they lived at
the Lennox hotel all of the time. She
stated that Walker did not say any
thing about being suspicious of Mrs.
Walker being with Beers in Ogden.
Oscar L. Cox and j. c. Leary of Salt
Lake were then placed on the stand
as additional character witnesses in
behalf Of the defendant.
Trip to Ogden Canyon.
Mrs. Beatrice Nagle of Salt Lake
was then called to the stand. She said
that she knew the Walkers and that
they had been socially intimate. She
said she came to Ogden Sept. s and
was met by Mrs. Walker and her little
daughter upon arriving here. She said
that Mrs. Walker took her I'D to the
Hermitage. This is as far as counsel
for the prosecution allowed the wit
ness to testify along this line.
In answer to questions, Mrs. Maggie
said that Walker communicated with
her by telephone about 11:30 o'clock on
the evening of Sept. 9, and said that
Mrs. Walker had told him she (the
witness) had been with her W to the
Hermitage. and that Mrs. Walker told
him ''she loved the doctor, and the doc
tor loved you"
Il told him that 1 heard the doctor
tell Mrs. Walker he loved her, and she
said I love you
Mrs. Maggie was not ross-examined.
Later she was recalled to the stand
and an effort was made to have her
tell that Dr. Beers met them at the
train and accompanied them to the
Hermitage. where the party occupied
rooms 8 and 10. Also what took place
i'm room 9 on that occasion. The court
recognized the objections of counsel
in getting this matter before the jury
on statements of Mr.. Hutchinson, and
would not permit further questions
along this line.
Farley Draney. day clerk at the
Healy hotel: Lester Cranston day
clerk ar the European hotel. and W.
w. Wilson and Clerk MagnussOn of
the Hermitage hotel were called and
identified the registers covering the
dates that Beers and Mrs. Walker are
supposed TO have stopped at those
places.
Technical Tests Made.
The whole of the afternoon session
was taken 10 with the examination of
witnesses who made tests to ascertain
whether or not sounds emanating from
the work shop of the Electric Supply
& Fixture company could be heard in
the Hull apartments, as testified to by
the witnesses for the state: also as TO
their ability to see into the looking
glass at the foot of the stairs, where
it was claimed Walker was seen after
the fight. 1t was brought out that
these tests were made yesterday and
that at least one of those who did the
work did not possess perfect hearing
or eyesight. Nearly all of the wit
nesses testified that they could see a
portion Of the glass by assuming a
crouching position. With regard to the
sounds, it was not made clear as to
how loud the sounds were. Those who
testified in this regard were Architect
j. A. Smith, E. 2. Harrison and c. d.
Ives
t. ". Mathews testified that on the
day of the tragedy DR.. Beers came to
his place of business at 9:15 o'clock
and talked with him for about five
minutes. His store is almost directly
opposite the store of the Electric Sup
ply & Fixture company
John J. GALLAGHER. who conducted the
restaurant at the Hermitage during
the summer. was called in an effort to
bring out that he discovered Mrs
Walker and DIR. Beers occupying the
same room at the Hermitage on Sept
s. Counsel for state objected and was
sustained.
Mrs. DOnahue was then recalled and
asked to identify the letter said to
| have been written by Walker on Sept
Is TO his wife, who left the day before
for Los Angeles. Counsel for the de-
PENDANT asked the witness to read the
letter The district attorney SIREN
uously opposed this. and the arguments
for counsel continued until adjourning
time