The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-19
REACH END TODAY
IN WALKER TRIAL
Arguments Alone Remain and
Case viii Probably Go to
the Jury This Evening.

The Beers murder trial should be given
to the jury this evening. All of the evil
dence is in. The last day of taking testi-
mony in the trial was marked by the
strenuous efforts put forth by counsel
Tor both sides to exclude certain evidence
offered and by the Sharp exchanges be-
tween counsel At one time Attorney
Hutchinson grew decidedly bitter in de-
nunciation of Judge w. l.. Maginnis.
Judge Corn. one of the special prose
cutors for the state, will open for the
state. 1t is expected that both Judge W.
L. Maginnis and District Attorney Hal
version will address the jury on behalf of
the state. Attorney w. r. Hutchinson
will speak for the defendant
The trial has been on for sixteen days
and@interest in the case has been great
At each session the court room i'm the
county building has been crowded far
beyond its seating capacity. Although
much of the testimony was a repetition
of the evidence given at the inquest and
preliminary hearing, many new features
were added and it was the first time
that the public was permitted to hear the
defense's side of the tragedy. which oc-
CURED just three months ago yesterday.
Walker shows the effect of the terrible
strain under which he has labored. 1t
was feared for time that he would col
lapse completely before the end of the
to have been affected by the trial II
is almost certain that in case of an ac-
qulttal of Walker, Lawrence will never
be called upon to stand trial.
At the opening of yesterday afternoons
session counsel for the state objected to
the return made by the sheriff on the
attachment issued by the court for the
witness Russell Harrison, formerly night
clerk at the European hotel The return
stated that diiigent search had been made
in Weber county, but omitted to say any
thing about tbs state. This was later
amended by order of the court to read
that M TO the present time the sheriff
was unable to locate the witness in the
state.
Where Is Harrison.
Eventually Sheriff sebring was placed
on the stand and said that he had re
ceived information to the effect that Har-
man to take job. When he was asked
who the man wasS counsel for the de-
Tense objected. In arguing his point.
Judge Maginnis said that he thought the
matter. as he was of the opinion that II
could be shown that the defense knew
where this witness was.
This caused Attorney Hutchinson to
insinuation. IT is an insult to the defense
in this case and | fling it back In mis-
face. He has no right to make such an
accusation against the defense. Mr.. Hal
verson has been a gentleman in this case
and has never made an unfair accusation.
We have been fair. Now this man at
tempts to drag into this case something
of this kind No attorney who is a gen
tleman would do this"
1t was expected that Judge Maginnis
would reply to the remarks of Mr.. Hutch
inson. Instead, however, he merely called
the courts attention TO the fact that the
testimony of the witness on the stand
was addressed to the court and not to
the jury. He asked that the jury be ex-
cluded during the examination. This was
objected to and the sheriff was not per-
mitted to give further evidence. The tes-
timony of the defaulting witness was
then read to the jury by Mr.. Hutchinson
This referred to Mrs. Walker and Beers
going to the European hotel and regis
tering as W. w. Wallace and wife, with
the word wife" written over the word
lady" Reference was made to certain
copies of The Herald and Tribune con-
tanning photographs of the deceased and
Mrs. Walker. and the correspondent OF
The Herald, r. ". NicOi, and Defendant
Lawrence were placed on the stand in
graphs and papers with the case. The
papers were later offered and received
in evidence.
Didn't Suspect Mrs. Walker.
Lawrence was called to the stand when
morning, for cFoss-eXamination at the
hands of Judge Corn. The witness was
closely questioned regarding all that oc-
CURED in the building of the Electric
Supply & Fixture company on the day
of the tragedy and as to whether he had
any suspicious regarding the intimacy be-
tween Mrs. Walker and DR.. Beers prior
to the fight: also as TO whether or not
he had acquainted Walker with what he
learned and saw on Sept. at the Co
lonial roomng house and afterWard. To
the latter questions Lawrence replied IN
the negative. He said he did not suspect
that Mrs Walker was other than
chaste woman and thought that what
Mrs Beers had said, as well as what she
acted. was merely what might be eX
pected from an insanely jealous woman. /
The witness denied positively and sep |
arately each sta Vesnent alleged and testi- |
fled to by the shlls as passing between |
Walker, Beers and himself He was m /
terrogated on each exclamation alleged 1
to have been heard by Mrs. Gertrude |