Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-18
.Ayard Lawrence Describes
Terrific Encounter Between
Beers and Walker.
EPISODE AT THE HERMITAGE
y.oueht out by Witnesscs-Beors'
Letters TO Mrs. Walker Ruled
out by the Court,

o.sen. Dec. 1S.--At $40 p. m. yes
,.r5av Edward Lawrence was called
= tbe witness stand by the defense In
N. case Of the state against Fred G,
,roiser. and for an hour detailed the
,.rrible night that occurred between de-
sendout and Dr. Beers resulting in the
,o,ter's death. While he uppearoO
.ar,evghst nervous. he told a straight
forward story In a nrm tone OF voice,
.i,b was listened to with intense In
.,resf by every body I'm the courtroom.
no testified that ne was born at
p,1yo Utah, 20 years ago, ana was
M SON OF Mr.. ana Mrs. Juo. Lawrence,
r-ro were IN the courtroom. when a
W, he started to learn the electrical
s,crl under his father and Mr.. Nionoi,
o,yner OF the Electric Supply and hix-
t,ro company's business. That In 1886
he began 10 learn his trade ana mas
1rtinued at the work ever since Al
~ lime of the trouble between Walker
ma Peers he was manager Of the Og-
son branch Of the kteCtrlC supply ana
sJvtnre companys store. That he hau
Known Walker since 1895, When ne
worked with him at salt Lake city
n, sent. u he received a telephone
IN from Mr. Walker stating he would
hi I'M ogden on the o'clock tram
leaving salt Lake. witness said no
,.ent TO the depot and met Mr.. Walker.
tle then detailed the same story as did
ne defendant, Of their going TO the
raetaurant. later looked Tor Detective
sbannon. and went to Beers rooms, but
eid not see him, and they parted about
N n m. on the corner Of Washington
and Twenty-fourth street, Walker stat
me he was going to Salt Lake on the
morning train.
All this point in his testimony he
Was asked by Atty. Hutchinson II at
anv time previous to Sept. II ne had
received a telephone message from
Mir walker.
10 which he replied that on Sept. 3
Mr.. Walker telephoned him and sald
his wife was visiting with DIT. and Mrs.
Beers that her mother was very ill ana
asked Lawrence TO go and tell hcr
M come home. He went 10 On. Beers
apartments but did not md anyone at
home so left a card under the door ask
inc that Mrs Walker come 70 his OF
fee as he had something important 70
Ten her. In a short time Mrs. Beers
came to the supply cOmpanys store
and told Mr.. Lawrence thai Mrs. Walk
IN was not at her place. Mr.. Lawrence
called Mr.. Walker up over The pnohe,
and informed him Of what Mrs. beers
bsd said, and told him Mrs. Beers was
there with him II he would Ike 70 talk
y her. Mrs. Beers took up the phone
and said to him: Mrs. Walker Is
not with me, there is somethins
wrong" and asked Mr.. Walker 70 go
and see Mr.. Black and ask II Dr. beers
had been TO see him that day.
Al s o'clock In the afternoon ne
again went to the Beers apartments In
the Colonial roominghouse where ne
met Mrs. walker. DR.. and Mrs Beers,
Dr. and Mrs. Daley, DR.. ana MIS-.
Beers were quarreling and Mrs Beers
on seeing him called on him 70 save
her. that her husband was going 10
leave her. Dr. Beers spoke to Lawrence
saying. Speak to her and tiy 10 Iv@-
son with her."
MIR. Lawrence told her to try and
calm herself and not to take ON so,
to which Mrs. Beers replied: They
have been UP to the Hermitage all
night" Mr. Lawrence replied, Don I
think that. ] have known Mrs. Walker
an my life and she wouldn't DO any
thing like that" DR.. and Mrs. Daley
left and went up stairs TO their room.
Mrs. Beers tried to climb out OF the
window onto the FIRE escape as II 10
Jump down and Kill herself; he heard
Someone say she had tried to kill her
self before, so he caught her and pulled
her back into the room and again aa>
monished her TO be calm. Witness then
told Mrs Walker the best thing she
could do was 20 get out OF there OF
that woman (Mrs Beers) would bs
doing something and get her into =
scandal Dr. Beers went into MS pll-
waite office and Lawrence Tried 70 geu
Mrs. Walker TO leave, but she sald
zbe wanted to talk 20 Or. Beers ana
g.
came In and DR.. Beers grabbed her
by the throat and threw her onto the
lounge saving Damn you, VIII you
shut IN" Again Mrs. Beers screamed
"He is going to leave me without a
cent" Beers replied, Pack your trunk
I'm no minutes and get out of here ana
eo 20 Salt Lake and / VIII take care
Of YOU, I don't want you here
Detective Fender entered the doctor
office Just al this time. and said
understand there Is someone here Wh'
Is trying to break up someone's hom'
ana 1 want 10 warn you that you are
liable 10 get into trouble If you DO.
Beers replied, well what business rs II
of yours?" to which Mr. Pender replied
you are liable 10 get your head bloWed
OF n YOU continue trying 90 break ul
homes" Mrs. Walker spoke up ana
said. There's nothing TO IT, u - only
little family trouble Ihen MT
Pender left and Lawrence tried agar
40 get Mrs. Walker to leave, put sh'
Insisted on seeing DIT Beers alone. 81
he len and went out into the han t.
wait for her. In a few minutes th,
door opened and Beers came out VIII
AIRS. Beers following him, poundlht
him over the head with an umbrella
and calling upon him 70 give her mel
watch.
Mrs Walker then left with Lawrence
aud they walked 20 the Healy hotel
where Mrs Walker told him she wa
registered under an assumed name. ~
advised her 10 so 20 Salt Lake WhleI
she consented 20 do ana asked mn
0awrence) to accompany her 10 ih'
depot TO see II Dr. Beers was there
They went across the street 10 tne de-
pot and soon Dr. Beers arrived ana ne
bought her ticket TO Salt Lake Mrs
Walker and Beers talked together ans
Just when the train was ready 20 pul
out Or Beers boarded n and went q
Salt Lake with Mrs. Walker She toll
Mr. Lawrence 20 call up Mr, Walktl
ten him she was on mat tfain, Mhici
he tried 10 do. but could not get him
Witness was then asked 10 tell o.
what occurred ON the morning or sept
rs az the place Of business OF IN
Electric supply a. FiHtnrf company
which he did about as follows nm
on the morning m"nuoned ne Nenl u
the store about o., and after transact
Ing "a small amount of business th'
phone rang and he was called by Mis-
stone the atenographer 10 answer u
lio took up the phone and shld, Jus u
Lawrence" and "a voice replied "ihlH II
Dr.. Beers. ! hoard you wanted 10 80
me last night" ana witness said on