Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-03
CHARGES IN THE
ALICE ROACH CASE
District Attorney Accuses Form
err Deputy Sheriff Of Attempting
To Assist the Defense.
coNDoNEO GIRLS ACTION,
Admits He Said He Would Sec That no
Harm Would Come to Her
After Arrest.

During the trial OF the case OF the
state against Alice Roach, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to murder Tony Hancn. Syrian
peddlcr, at Bingham, on Oct %, 1896. In
Judge Armstrong; court this morning
Dist, Atty, LOotbOurow charged former
Deputy Sheriff n f. Hlleman with Mt
tempting to assist the defense. He
succeeded In gaining an admission from
Hilenan that he might have told
friends OF the girl that he would see
that no harm came to her. Hllenian
was called to the stand In behalf of the
defense and 1T was during his cross
examination that he was charged with
assisting the attorneys for the defense.
THREE WITNESSES.
The state closed its case this morn
Ing and the defense put on three wit
nesses. Hleman being the third. SAM
uel Edwards. c. H. Lieber Deputy
Sheriff Steele and DR.. a. McFay Val
latta were called 10 the stand today
for the state and after theil testimony
the state rested its case
Charles f. Solomon was the first wit
ness called for the defense and he testI-
fed as to the character OF the girl on
trial Her sister Mrs Jennie Gibson,
at whose house the shooting occurred,
was called 10 the stand merely TO tes-
tify as to certain incidents connected
with the preliminary hearing. Former
Deputy Sheriff Hlleman was then
called to the stand.
SYMPATHETIC DEPUTY
On direct examination he testified as
to matters which tTansplred at the pre-
limtnary hearing. He told of a discrep-
ancy In the testimony of County Atty.
Hanson yesterday afternoon. AS soon
as he was taken In charge by the dis
triCt attorney the latter attempted to
attack his credibiity. He secured an
admission from I7ileman that he had
the peddl&r to lay on the floor OF the
saloon for several hours before remov-
ing him TO q hospital. Hiieman denied,
in answer to the district attorney tina.
he had any interest in the case or that
he had in any way assisted the attor-
neys for the defense in their case. He
admitted that he might have told her
friends that he would see that no harm
came TO her after he arrested her and
took her 10 his home for safe keeping,
COAT INTRODUCED
There was some delay in the case this
morning ewing 30 :te failure OF the
officers to find the coat which Hanon
wore when he was shot. II was thought
for a time that IL had Disappeared conn
pletely but 1t was finally located at
the county Jail where II had been kept
ever since the shooting, Hanon was
called TO the stand and Identified the
coat as the one he wore on the date OF
alleged offense,
VERSION OF THE SHOOTING
At the hearing yesterday afternoon.
Clarence Stringham ana Deputy Sheriff
Forbes testified as to finding Hanon ly
ing In the road after he was shot and
Stringhant helped the man to a saloon
nearby. Probes also testified as to the
story told by Miss Roach shortly after
the shooting, He declared that she
stated that Hanon attempted to break
the door down and she and her sister
were frightened and secured revolVers.
They then ordered Hanon away and he
refused TO go whsreupon the girl shot
him. County Atty, Hanson also testi-
fed as to the statement made by the
girl
The case will probably be concluded
today