The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-10
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ITO keep fellows out" was the re-
ply.
Lawrence then showed the officer a
card with Police Captain Browns
name on it. He said that Captain
Brown knew about it, and it was all
right. Lawrence appeared nervous and
excited.
Entered Beers Room.
Mrs. ]. c. Gasberg, proprietress of
the Colonial rooming house at which
Beers stopped, was an interesting wit
ness. She said that on the evening
prior to the tragedy Walker and Law
renee called and asked which room
was that of DIR. Beers 1t was pointed
out to them and they went in. DR..
Beers was not at home. The landlady
heard a noise that sounded as though
dresser drawers were being opened
She went into the room and asked them
what they we're doing in the room when
DIR. Beers was out. Walker replied
that he thought that the doctor was in
bed and that he wanted to see him. He
said that they had not opened any
drawers. and that what the landlady
had heard was the shaking Of the ia
BILE. They then went downstairs and
waited an hour and then went away.
Under cross examination she was
asked how often Lawrence had called
at the hotel. She replied he had been
there three times to see DR.. Beers, but
that he had not been at home at any
of the times. On one occasion he left
a note under the door of DR.. Beers
room.
well, wasn't Walker present when
Mrs Beers attempted to commit sui
eide at the time City Detective Pen
der called?" asked the lawyer for the
defense.
The court ruled the question out of
How did City Detective Fender hap
pen to come there?"
81 sent for him"
why did you send for him?"
This was also ruled out.
Mrs. Gasberg was asked concerning
a telephone message she had received
from the hospital matron. but she was
not permitted to testify with reference
to 1t. Judge Murphy allowed consid-
cradle latitude with reference to the
details of the tragedy itself, but sus-
tanned objections to questions concern
ing all other matters.
Mrs. Hull Appears.
When Mrs. Gasberg left the stand
County Attorney Harris said:
call Mrs. Gertrude Hull"
Immediately there was a hum of in
terest as the small, bright-looking wo-
man took the witness chair. She said
that she was the wife of Wilbur T.
Hull, and that her home was Wabuska,
New. On the day Of the tragedy she
was living over the Salt Lake Electro
cal Supply company's Ogden office. She
knew Lawrence slightly, but was not
acquainted with Walker.
on the morning of the encounter she
was in her kitchen with her daughter
doing the family washing. Her daugh-
ter, Bertha, 10 years old. was with her.
Her story of what she heard coming
from the room below as she told ii on
the witness stand follows:
Vivid Recital of Tragedy.
.~rha first that we noticed was some
one running right directly under us, and
someone hollered 'Ohi' as though he was
hurt awful, and then 1t was still for
moment.
same 'Ohr was repeated, In all three
times and at that time they entered the
back room, the large back room, and
it was continued for at least live min
peated at least halfdozen times du-
ring that struggle. and then there was
a few minutes of silence. could hear
someone asking a question, but could
not understand the question, but the an
swer was Once and the question was
repeated again. and once was again an
swered three times, and then with an
oath the other party struck this party
and he says OhP and fell to the floor
could hear the fall plainly. and then
there was one blow after another, and
every time there was 'Ohl' oh, DON'T!
You'll kill mel Don't" oh, Walker.
don't kill met
Lasted Five Minutes.
This third struggle lasted at least five
minutes, one blow after the other; then
at the end of that time this party that
addressed this other party as Walker